Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-02-22
EAST AMID FLOODS
LOSS OF PROPERTY OVER ten
MILLION DOLLARS.
Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio
and West Virginia Partly Inundated
-Pittsburg Suffered Most--lndiana
to Connecticut Included in the
Flooded District.

flOOQed DiStrlCt.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 16.-Spreading
ruin and disaster in it's path, the an
nual food of the rivers and small
streams of this section still holds
Pittsburg in its grasp.
At 10 o'clock the water had reached
a stage OF 26 feet and was rising a
half foot an hour
At the headwaters the rivers con-
tinue to rise, and scores of cities and
towns in western Pennsylvania, east
ern Ohio and West Virginia are partly
inundated.
In the Pittsburg district alone the
damage, it is said, will amount to
several million dollars. The record
flood of last year, when the water
reached the stage of 361z feet, caused
damage estimated at $10,O00,OOO, but
sufficient warning was given this year
to save much property.
A conservative estimate places the
number of men thrown out of work by
the flood here at 10000. This great
increase to the army of unemployed
is expected to result in much suffer
ing. For weeks charitable organiza-
tons have been soliciting funds for
the unemployed, and today additional
appeals were made for contributions
to assist the flood victims.
A great number of families have Deen
compelled to move their household
goods to upper stories. They go to
and fro in skiffs. On the north side
of Pittsburg tonight, the policemen are
patrolling their beats in skiffs.
Wheeling, w. Va.-One thousand
families have been compelled to fee
from their homes to higher ground
owing to the flood.
Buffalo Streets Flooded.
Buffalo. n "a heavy rainfall and
melting snow under a high tempera-
ture sent Buffalo and Scanjaquada
creeks out of their banks.
While watching the flood at Brad
ford, Pa, r. r. Caldwell, II years old
was struck by train and killed.
Ohio on Rampage at Evansville.
Evansville. In.-The Ohio river con
tinues to rise here rapidly, and the
biggest flood in years is now looked
for.
Derby, COMFY the breaking up OF
a huge ice gorge in the HousatoniC
river at ero bridge, seven miles from
here. damage estimated at $1,0O0,0O(
was done in and near Derby.
Springfield Ohio.-Buck creek is
higher than since 1898, and fully 10'
folses in this city are flooded. Boats
=. H. It busy all night carrying people
D45 OF their submerged homes.
Waters Recede at Reading.
Reading, Pa.-The flood in thu
Schuylkill river reached it's heigh
when it was nine feet above low water
The ice broke up without causing an.
damage and passed down the river a
this point, after which the waters be
gan to recede.
Much Misery in Wake of Flood
Pittsburg, Feb. 17.-After reaching
3O.7 feet at noon today and remaining
at that stage for three hours, the hig
water in the river is now slowly re
ceding. The danger mark in this cit
is % feet
The damage, it is estimated, will ru
up to several million dollars, but Their
was no loss of life
The suffering caused by the high W;
ter is intense. Thousands of person
are living in the upper floors of thei
homes, using skiffs as a means {
transportation to and fro. The lowe
portions of their homes are filed wit
water. In many instances the hous'
hold goods were not removed, OWN
to a lack of time, and chairs, table
pianos and bric-a-brac are floatin
about the rooms.
To add to the suffering of the vi
tins the weather grew cold today an
some snow fell. The gas connection
of the houses have been disarrange
and in their present damp conditio
life is made miserable for the unto
tunate occupants.
Charitable institutions are makir
use of many skiffs, and RATS have bee
usually working throughout all of IL
last night and today, serving hot &C
fee and food to the people, many
whom are poor.
AS night advanced the waters begs
to recede rapidly, and at midnight Il
flood was passing away almost as "a
idly as it came-at the rate of half
foot an hour.
Young Child Dies in Fire.
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