Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-27
SCORE OF DEATHS
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Streams Rising and Serious
Floods Are Threatened
in Many Cities.
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
ALREADY IN MILLIONS
Militia Ordered Out to Patrol
Stricken charlottesville
Is Cut Of.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 27.-At
least score of lives are known to have
been sacrificed to flood waters in western
and northern Pennsylvania and portions
Of West Virginia. Communication is seri-
ously handicapped and accurate informa-
ton not available. The property loss. 1t
is believed, will reach 100000.
Upward of $4,000 working people are
out Of employment temporarily through
the flooding Of hundreds Of industrial
plants.
Sharon and Newcastle, both in Pennsyl-
vania. face a grave food situation. The
towns are completely under water. the
heights at some points being fifteen feet.
At Sharon ten perspas are{kaown to be
dead. The victims mostly foreigners.
were crushed or drowned when their
homes were wrecked by flood water. In
the small towns surrounding Sharon the
situation is known to be serious. Efforts
to establish any sort Of communication
with adjacent points were futile to day
light.
Alarm as to Newcastle.
Accurate news as to conditions exist
ing at Newcastle. Pa. are unknown. 1t
il
swollen Shenango river reached one OF
the many blast furnaces In that city.
causing a terrific explosion The same re-
port 1ntimated that other furnaces might
be exploded In the same way. Serious
loss of life from the explosion of the
furnaces is improbable as the workmen
had previously been driven from the
various milis by the oncoming water. A
family of four. however, were drowned AZ
Newcastle when their home was swept
away.
The river stage in this city this morn
ing is o75 feet and rising slowly. A
wide area of Allegheny county 10 In
undated, while a number Of streets in
the downtown business section are under
water.
2 Troop B, Pennsylvania state constab-
ulary, is policing Sharon, Pa. Troop A
entraineI at Greensbdrg early this morn
ing for destinations throughout the
Beaver valley, below Pittsburgh. where
the flook situation is causing anxiety.
Stage Of Thirty-One Feet Predicted.
A stage OF thirty -one feet-ave feet
above that frst predicted-was indicated
for Pittsbul gh in a special warning is
sued today by the local weather bureau.
Heavy rains in the Allegheny watershed
are expected to cause the rise. At
O. clock the gauge at the Point bridge
showed 2S.4 and still rising.
For the first time In the history OF
the local cattle business there was no
market here today because the railroads
were unable to bring in stock trains.
Beaver Valley Flooded.
BEAVER FALLS. Pa, March 27.-The
Beaver river rose during last night and
this morning the entire valley from the
Ohio river north was flooded. The towns
D,,ty So1 RnQvaf
Falls suffered most. and there was some
damage at Rochester.
Traffic on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
and Chicago railroad, the Cleveland and
Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh and Lake
Erie railroad was suspended at daybreak,
and not q trolley car Is running in the
valley. Electric light and power plants
are out of commission. and the gas was
shut off. No loss Of life was reported.
!. Fear Submerging Of Oil City.
| OIL CITY. Pa, March 27.-Oil creek
began to rise again early this morning
after several hours Of heavy rain. and
fears were expressed that the city will
| be submerged. The rain turned to
snow at o'clock and added to the
suffering Of those marooned In homes
| surrounded by water. No lives have
been lost SO far as Is known. but thou
SdHos OF men nave Deen tnrOWn out
Of employment and no street car or
railroad communication win be at
tempted until tomorrow night or Sat
| urday. A company of the 18th In
fantry, N. G. p, Is still patroiiing the
town.
Bodies Floating in Streets.
SHARON, Pa. March 2T.-Although the
Shenango river had not receded far
enough at noon to make possible an ac-
| curate estimate Of the dead, 1t Is now be-
Heved that 1t will reach more than ten.
| Although many bodies floated through
| the streets today the first reports OF
dam bursting just above the city arc be-
| lieved to have been unfounded. A de-
tachment Of state constabulary, expected
| here today, will restore the order the
police have been unable to maintain.
Ttonesta, Pa, Under Water.
| TIONESTA, Pa. March 27-The great
er part Of this place, county seat of
Forest county. is under water from the
| overlooking Allegheny river No lives