The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-03-08
PITTSBURGH HAS
BIG FLOOD LOSS
Exciting Scenes Occur In Streets
Of City.
MANY FAMILIES NARROWED.

EUlPioJWeUt ooato OeSo or tW-
portant Thoroughfares - Boys Use
Rafts-Reseues Oeeur---Wheelino and
Cincinnati Also Affected.
Pittsburgh recently suffered millions
of dollars damage as the result OF the
greatest food in the past forty-seven
years OF It's history. Thousands OF
men and women have been thrown out
OF employment homes have been mum
dated and wrecked. and altogether
great suffering In many directions has
been the result. Excessive ruins In the
mountains. swelling the rivers. caused
the food
Interspersing the details and incl
dents OF hardship many ludlcrous re-
ports relating TO the fun that accom-
panied the high waters rush upon the
city have been made. Pittsburgh citi-
zens, like the jewellers In other great
cities where disasters have come, are
possessed OF hopeful qualities. They
make the best OF their misfortunes.
Rowboats Used In Streets.
For instance. when the water began
20 sweep down their main streets the
people merely hauled out all the old
rowboats they could get aud became
ablebodied seamep. Many Venetian
scenes have been pictured by the cam
era at different points about the city.
The food also swept down with a
certain degree OF damage upon Nc
KEGS Rocks. Wheeling. East Liverpool
and Cincinnati.
About 10000 schoolbooks. most OF
them In excellent condition, purchased
by the taxpayers OF Pittsburgh for the
education OF their children Mt cost OF
from $4,000 10 $4,000, practically
were ruined and were all but afloat In
the basement OF n public school.
The boxes containing these valuable
volumes are very big and heavy. so
they were not exactly tumbling around
like educational households. but they
were getting theirs" just the same.
Loose books I'm scores dotted the rip
pllng, still rising pool. Several of the
smaller boxes rose TO the occasion and
the surface and meandered slowly
about among the gigantic specimens In
whose company they have been off the
Job so long, as though sightseeing.
Thrilling Rescues.
Conditions in nearby boroughs were
about the same as in Pittsburgh. Two
thrilling rescues were made at the
small bridge which crosses Streets
run, connecting Hays borough with
Homestead But for the timely arrival
OF employees OF the Second avenue
division OF the Pittsburgh Railways
company these two persons probably
would have been drowned. Street cars
from Hays borough could not cross
the bridge, as the water OF the creek
was two feet over the walk OF the
bridge. The two persoss who fell In
were trying 10 follew the example of
hundreds Of persons who were walk
ing across the railing OF the bridge.
The first to receive cold plunge
was Tony Vallla OF Rand Station. lie
fell into the water. but managed 10
hang on 10 the glrder or the bridge,
where he was rescued by street car
men Miss Nellie Allen, aged sixteen. OF
! Hays. attempted TO cross the bridge In
a similar manner, and she also took
cold plunge Friends rescued her.
| Fearing that lives might be lost by
persons trying 10 cross the bridge, the
railways company secured large
wagon. drawn by four horses. and cart
ed the people across the flooded bridge
School closed-Boys Use Rats.
+ At Mlllyale there were no sessions In
/ the First ward school for few days
as the building was entirely surrounded
by water, and q was impossible &c
get the pupils ana the teachers 70 tins
building. The children didn't seem "a
mind II IN the least. rs many OF the
boys improvised RATS and enjoyed
themselves by padding around the
school building.
With over |. 100 men thrown out oil
employment and many business houses
and homes inundated, Me lcod In Etna
and Sharpsburg eGacted heavy toll
Several hundred families were ma
rooned IN their homes the water about
them ranging In depth from several
Inches 20 four feet Business In both
OF the boroughs was az n standstill.
There was considerable suffering
among the flood victims. Many fam
lilies were confined 10 their homes
| completely surrounded by water, with
but a scant food supply. while some
were without any fires, the supply OF
coal and wood. which was laid n
when the water began 20 rise. bccom
ing exhausted. The gas supply was
low. and some OF the portions OF th'
towns were without any.
Street car service ia both sharpsburg