New-York tribune., 1908-09-28
DROUTH STILL UNBROKEN
Western Pennsylvania Suffers
Endemic Feared When Rain Comes.

PfttsburE. Sept with losses aggregating sew
eraI million dollars from forest hres and heavy
damage to crops and livestock. rhe reported loss
Of a number of lives due TO lighting timber con-
hagrations the enforced fdlsness os thousands ot
vyorkrnen owing 20 the suspension OF r1anufsctur-
ing establishments because OF lack OF water tne
health authorities fearing a serious epfden11c OF
contagious Diseases and many small streams dried
I'D and practically obiterated the droUth oS 1913.
which has held Western Pennsylvania Easrsrn
Ohio ana West Virginia In grasp for more than
two months. remains unbroken. each day gradually
increasing the seriousness OF the unDrecedentsd
situation
Aside from the millions Of feet Of timber d-st-oy-5
and the daily loss TO manufacturers and rarre-s-l
nrobabIv the most serious phase OF the Situation .
the threatened epidemic A majority Of the popu-
lation of Western Pennsylvania Eastern OHIO ana
West Virginia are now suffering from tnroar
affections caused by the great accumulation o.
dust and heavy clouds OF smoke In this ety.
need n smoke the sun is almost obscured oy tns
smoke from the forest fires miles away. and per-
sons in the vicinity these fires are experiencing
difficulty in breathing II Is feared tnao 49, Na-1'
rain does come ii will wash great amounts or 1t
int the already stagnant streams. with the restIr
that disease especially typhoid fever. viii oecorne
endemic The health authorities have sounded
Earnings 70 the public 20 boil all water used Tor
internal ourposes and say BY doing this only can
r1anv deaths and much sickness be prevented
Nax+ in importance comes the enforced suscen-
sfon OF numerous industries and the throwing Que
Of empIoyrnent OF thousands OF Workrlehs hl1nS u
whom had lust returned TO work following the -
oa,+ 4anression While in the Ptrtsourg cisrrfcr
the water supply is sufficient TO carry on al oCsi-
,ass +he low stage Of the rivers mas caused
CONGESTION Of much coal in this vicinity Every
o,aj1ab1A barge and float has been loaded WIN
.oaT ard AZ present. with almost twenty uiLion-
+.be1z in the Pittsburg harbor. the river coal
t,a- have beer compelled TO shut down for the
,+ of sbippng facilities There are about nfteen
,o-,sand miners employed in river mines along
49, 1so,,nqahsIa Valley. This great feet or eoaA
= .or the z1ppIy Of points n the west ana ooU1H'
- +t,e nroba btiss are there Will De a coaI Iarne
ata,red especially IN the Northwest shoulo
,t+io,s prevent the shipment OF the coaI Oel'1S
cold weather sets in -
- v-ae+ Virginia lumber plants glass Iac-
= - iron and steel mills, located along 1ns
- =, closed on account OF insufficient wafer
= r-..-r ohio the same conditions prevail anu
=. - fa.-ad the great iron and steel mills az
- ,-+,7vr7 Ohio employing over twenty thou-
sand men will have 10 suspend operaIlOllS 1lA47
- 5-o,+b * speedily broken IN all sectonS OK
+ba dry zone prayers for rain are onerec Up oA4S-
Nfahanov city, Penn Sept 10 reAeVe u7
= <,-,t,a IN the mining towns OF New Boston,
R,,ck Mountain and Morea and 10 OBTAIN So
tent sr1pulv to start up the collisries' Wnlcn "a
-, fdIA for over a week, the Mil CreeA OOa-
I-,-,,sn- has force Of drtliers working ns4lI a.
- Lo-f-z a-testan wells. Eight large coIneries
60 - = dozen uasherfes in the Mahanoy ' a.
- 80 tied M because OF the water snorIase -.
r7anv OF the churches to-day prayers were O-si7