The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-29
HUNDREDS CUT OFF
BY BUFFALO FLOOD
pittsburg in Peril From
Waters Which Threaten to
Engulf Low Sections.
CLEAN. ". v. IN DANGER

UrprttO, March 2S,-Hundrcds or
homes in south Buffalo are cut of from
,he rest OF the city BY the most critical
Good situation In the history OF the city.
canoes and rowboats are being used to
carry residents to points where they
NAV take cars for their work.
Sores Of miles OF streets are SUBJ
merged. Ice jams and crushed freight
.,samers along the Buffalo River are
bn,d,nr back the food Of water result
to-. rom the sudden thaw OF the past
go DAYS. Half a dozen boats tied up
', puSa,o Harbor have been taken down
buffalo River by the high water.
ror hours to-day elevators wav-
u,.., along Cannon street were cut OF
,sow fire protection. as the huge jack
n,,fe bridge by when the Are engines
cou,d reach them was put out OF COM
mission when a tug struck IL last night,
,ner being carried away from her moor
Irss Extra precautions are being
,o.nisht Throughout the warehouse dis
,ri,, TO prevent fire, as II Is sui I'M
possible for the engines to reach many
places.
throughout western New York flood
cond,,ions prevail. Hundreds Of resi-
dents III lOlNW dtlud, StVois . "''
s,onr the Gcnesec River Valley are
rrepared to flee their homes at a mo-
ments notice.
oLEAS. =. V, March eS.-The Alle-
sheny River and Olean Creek overlooked
To-day. \ large part NJ the low sections
Of the city is flooded, hundreds OF
homes being surrounded by water.
olean creek threatened tonight to
food the Standard oil property here
and city employees and the oil works
men we're throwing UP entertainments TO
prevent the water from reaching the
'ank yards. where a quantity OF oil IL
stored witch might imperil many homes
II It caught fire.
Pittsburg In Peril.
rirrssrno. March 2s.-The Allegheny
Eiyer is risins rapidly tonight. and VIII
reach a f,ood stage by tomorrow morn
Ing. according to predictions made by
Weather Forccaster Penny weight. TWEEN
ty.,wo feet IL consider I'd flood stage
here. Indications now point TO a mark
o, .venty-four feet being reached.
SHOWS in the upper river valley have
Welded TO the warm weather Of the
last few days and now arc swelling the
Allegheny and Monongahela rivers be-
You'd their banks.
on Saturday there was more than two
feet Of snow at many places on the Ale
gheny watershed and ice was running
out OF the upper reaches OF the streams.
Both the ice and heavy volume of water
are expected to reach this city some time
tonight. Rain fell over the Allegheny
watersheds all OF to-day.
Up until late tonight the water had
no, reached the danger stage. Unless
the rise In the rivers Is much greater
than now expected the damage here and
al nearby points will he light.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. March 2S.-Cntess
heavy rains continue danger of destruc-
I've Hoods in central and northern ONO
has passed. The Scioto River here y
stationary. while reports from upstate
bring news that the river liz almost at a
stards.ill. Residents OF the lowlands
VINO fed from their homes were return
ans today.
\ tram from Carlisle due at Euston
station at \ o'clock this morning ar
rived 1T . 80 o'clock this afternoon. The
.ngine driver said that IL WAS the Wild
50 ana most terrible trip ne had ever
experienced. He had never known such
= cold wind. he said. and the snow drove
In sheets. making II very difficult to see.
Travellers from Dublin describe the
storm which they encountered in cross
iag the Irish Sea as a terrible tempest.
lNen some OF the sailors were seasick.
The train from Liverpool was stopped
more than nifty times between Holyhead
and London by Instructions on the track
Or 10y the absence OF signals.
Other trains bring similar stories
One Scottish train was twelve hour,
ate. \ mail train from South Vale,
due IN London at , 30 this morning ar
rived at | 80 this afternoon.
The railways have been blocked en-.
,irely In parts OF South Wales. So;ns
- the drifts here have reached a depth
Of twelve feet. Work has been stoppc,
90 the Barry docks and at many mines
Twelve thousand miners in the Rhonda
Valley have stopped work. The wreck
ing OF telegraph lines has stopped com
limitations over LARGE areas. There
has been no such %stoppage In thirt!
yeass.
s~suthern wisconsin waterbound.
MILWAUKEE. March 2S.--A summar!
H hood conditions in Southern Wiscon
Tin shows that despite a check to tn
waters about ESQ miles OF trackage q
We Milwaukee. the Northwestern and iii
nots Central Railroad has been rendered
useless. More than thirty towns OF
these roads are cut OF from mail. freigh