Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16
Sections of Augusta Being
Washed by High Waters
as River Rises.
cYcL0NIC :WlNDSTORM
:. OVER 0SWEG0, N. Y.
Conditions in Wisconsin Also Are
Alarming, According to Re-
ports From Four Cities.

ATLANTA, Ca, March 15.-F1ood con-
ditions In Georgia resulting from recent
| heavy rains today reached alarming pro-
portions, threatening great loss Of prop
| erty. A thirty-five-foot stage OF the Sa-
vannah river at Augusta is predicted
and sections of that city already are be-
ing washed by flood waters.
| Reports from MIlledgeville indicate the
largest freshet in the Oconee river bot
| toms in many years. The Chattahoochee
river is overfowing it's banks and resi-
dents in the vicinity of West Point are
making preparations to move from the
| lowlands.
surrounded with water from the over
flow Of the Ocmulgee river.
| Several railroad trestles have been
| washed away in different sections of the
| state. Atlantic Coast Line trains run
ming between Townsville. Ga, and
Montgomery, Ala, were delayed from
twelve to eighteen hours today on ac-
count of washouts.
Windstorm in Oswego, N. z.
OSwEGO, N. Y, March ia wind
by thunder. lightning and rain, swept
death and damage in its wake. An ice
house at the New York Central shops
collapsed and Earl Davis of Tacoma,
N. Y, was killed. Three men were seri-
ously injured.
Telephone and telegraph wires were
leveled.
Bad Conditions in Wisconsin.
FOND DU LAC. Wis, March 15.-Ice
jams have blocked the Fond du Lac river
and caused the worst local flood in ten
years. The damage already runs into
many thousands of dollars. The Eldorado
dam, west of here, threatened to give
way until Henry Stillman swan out to
the slush gates and loosed new torrents
The police today rescued many families
from their homes in rowboats. Railroad
bridges are in danger and business gen.
orally is at a standstill.
Ice Jam Breaks, Flooding Village.
MANITOWOC. Wis, March 15.-The
breaking Of an ice jam at Rapids. three
miles west Of here, has flooded the vii
lage and forced the people to fee from
their homes. Property damage is heavy.
Passenger Train In Washout.
OSHKOSH, Wis, March 15.-Passen-
ger train No. on the Chicago, Mil
waukee and ST. Paul road went into a
washout near Hokah, Mimi. this morn
| ing, killing the fireman and seriously
| injuring the engineer.
The Root river, overlooking, carried
away q culvert. and the train left the
| rails while running slowly. The engine
and most Of the coaches were partly SUBJ
merged in the river. but none Of the pas
sengers was injured.
Railroads Tied. Up.
LA CROSSE. Wis.,. March 15-condi-
tons are still far from normal today fol-
lowing the floods in this vicinity yester-
day. Three railways-the Kickapoo VAL
ley, the La Crosse and Southeastern and
the Green Bay and Western-ars tied up.
Many country schools are suspended,
teachers and pupils being unable to reach
| them. Viroqua is partly under water
and fears are felt for the dams at Sparta
and Galesville.
Danger of a sudden breakup Of the
| ice in the Mississippi seemed temporarily
removed today when a heavy frost tight
| ened the ice In the channel here Farther
below, however. the ice has broken and
has caused an alarming rise, particularly
at Lansing, Iowa
Storm at Louisville, Ky.
| LOUISVILLE. KY. March 15.-One
carpenter. ]. ]. Walton, was killed and
another fatally injured when high winds
today blew down a 1OO-foot construction
tower here The men we're at work on
| the top Of the structure and were crushed
| under the debris.
Only Two Killed Outright.
ALEXANDRIA. La, March 15.-w1re
L
| center Of yesterdays cyclone, was partly
restored today. Only two persons were
killed outright. but OF the score or more
injured four persons are believed to be
| fatally hurt.