The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-15
WATERS ARE OUT
Western Pennsylvani a Is Ex-
periencing Its Annual Flood.
Damage to Property Along
Streams Already Heavy.
WORKED ALL NIGHT.
People Removed Their House,
hold Goods to Higher Ground.
Skiffs In Use i'm the Streets OF
Several Towns.
WORKED ALL NIGHT.

Pittburg, Pa. Feb. 15.-With a
stage of 10 feet at o'clock this morn
ing and rapidly rising at the rate OF a
foot an hour. the Allegheny, Mononga-
hela, Ohio, Youghiogheny and Kis-
minet rivers were~slowly spreading
over the lowlands of Pittsburg and
western Pennsylvania points today
The local United States weather bu-
reau predicts a stage of 80 feet by
nightfan. Rain continues 10 fall to-
day.
The damage to river craft and prop
erty located near the rivers is already
heavy Large ice gorges in the A1le>
gheny and Youghiogheny river above
this city are momentarily expected to
break, wrecking and demollsh1ng
craft in its path. Some alarm is also
felt for a numbe of bridges.
At Wheeling, w. Va, and Stueben-
Vile, Ohio, a serious flood is expected
to occur but not before Sunday night.
Word from Stuebenville today says
that a stage of 40 feet will be reached
there by Monday morning or sooner.
At points here the high water has
risen to the ground floors of business
houses and dwellings,. Throughout the
night hundreds of people were actively
engaged removing their household
goods to places of safety. Before even
ing several railroads and street car
lines will be forced to abandon service
in this city on account of the water
covering the tracks. All the small
streams in towns surrounding Pitts
burg are beyond their banks and the
water is rapidly rising, Thousands OF
families at Sharpsburg. Etna, Aspina-
wald, Charleroi, Oakdale, and numer-
Gus other places have been compelled
to remove their household goods to
the upper floors. In some of the towns
skiffs are being used as a means of
transportation to many homes.
The tow boat Robert Taylor. which
was wrecked last night at Coraopolis
is entirely submerged today and will be
q total loss
The rainfall is especially heavy at the
headwaters of the Allegheny river.
Colder weather is expected tonight and
should it occur it is thought the record
of last years great flood will not be
reached. The stage at this city, how
ever, it is predicted, will bring the wa
ter up on Penn avenue to the down
town district This will seriously Grip
pie several theaters and cause sus-
pension in many stores and manufac-
turing plants. Flood stages are report
ed from all points above here. At
Franklin, Pa, the water is several feet
above the danger mark this morning
and rising. similar situation prevails
at Johnstown, Freeport, Warren,
Greensboro and other places.
floating ice and a large gorge several
miles long is slowly approaching the
city. Parker, Va, on the Allegheny
river and another from West Newton,
Pa, on the Youghiogheny river.
Several heavy landslides happened
along the Pittsburg, Virginia & Charles
ton railroad from the rain, delaying
trains and making the run dangerous.
The B. & o. tracks, freight houses and
station have been abandoned.
A number of pavements along Penn
avenue have collapsed and cellars are
rapidly filing with water.
The Saturday afternoon concert of
the Pittsburg orchestra in the hall of
the Pittsburg exposition, Duquesne
Way. was called off and all traffic in
the vicinity of the building halted. At
McKeesport the water is rising grad
ually and unless the cold spell predict
ed for tonight materializes 1t will be
necessary to close down the steel and
iron mills of that district Thousands
of workmen will be affected and great
hardship will be experienced as the men
Just recently returned to wrok after
weeks of id1eness.
Many coal mines along the river bank
are flooded and thousands of coal min
ers compelled to abandon their work.
In Allegheny a squad Of picked pa
trolmen are guarding the inundated
districts.
Many plants are partially submerged
and hundreds of men are put out of
work The damage there amounts into
the thousands of dollars.
At Beaver. Pa, the Ohio river has
risen II feet in ten hours and indica-
lions point to food stage of danger
Gus proportions.
High Water in Kentucky
Lexington, KY, Feb. 15.-Streams
throughout eastern Kentucky are ris-
ing rapidly as result of the four
days rain and damage is feared by
lumber concerns along the Kentucky
the Red, Cumberland. Licking and
Big Sandy rivers River men have ex-
ira forces of men at work strengthen
ing log booms to hold thousands of
logs which will sweep down upon
them. This rush has already begun.
Several towns in the lowlands along
danger of the water. Most of the
fencing in the lowiands has already
been carried away. Traffic on rail-
ways and interurban lines running
out of this city, is delayed because of
high water.
High Water at Buffalo.
Buffalo. N. Y, Feb. 15.-The wat
In the southern and northern sections
Of this city respectively, overlooked
their banks early today and there is
three feet Of water In the streets.
Many cellars are flooded, fires In fur
macs extinguished and thousands of
dollars damage has been done to
property.
Rural Routes Abandoned.
Indianapolis. Ind, Feb. 15-while
northern and central Indiana -
swept by snow and wind storms to-
day, the southern part of the state Is
suffering from foods Rivers are out
of banks and in several counties