The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-04-01
Is Deaths
Caused by
High Water
IN d ustrial Operations at
Standstill in Ohio District
Rail Traffic Slowly
Being Resumed.
Heavy Snowfall in West

Cumberland, Md, March 31.-The
flood stricken people of the Cumber-
land valley today took stock Of dam
age wrought by the Potomac river.
Hundreds Of men were put to work
in Cumberland cleaning the streets,
while the owners of scores of flooded
business establishments undertook
the task Of restoring their places to
normal.
Fifteen deaths have resulted from
the floods, two additional ones being
reported today.
Reports Of heavy damage to other
cities and towns along the river, in
eluding Keyser and Piedmont, w.
Va, and McCoole, Westernport and
Luke, Md, were verified today. Many
bridges were washed out, but railroad
traffic was resumed today in and out
of Cumberland.
officers of the Western Maryland
railroad said that loss in the Cum
berland- Ridgeley section alone would
amount to 100000.
Reports from Luke told Of serious
damage to West Virginia pulp and
paper plants. Officials expressed the
belief that the loss would reach
$4,000
Death at Wheeling.
Wheeling, w. Va, March 3f.-One
death and widespread property dam
age resulted from flood waters in
the Ohio river and it's tributaries in
this region today.
The Ohio river here reached stage
of IL feet. Houses and industrial
a,,lants in the lowlands were flooded
and street car and railroad traffic
was suspended.
The East Liverpool Ohio Pottery
district was under water. five plants
employing more than 800 men sus-
pending. y
Baby browns.
Steubenville, O., March s1.-Flood
waters claimed one life in Jefferson
county, the body of Joseph Bavery,
3-year-old son Of David Bavery, Piny
Fork, O., being found on the banks
of Piny Fork creek today.
Industrial operations were practi-
cally at a standstill in this district,
all big mills being affected by the
The Wheeling & Lake Erie, Cleve-
land & Pittsburgh division and Ches-
ter branch of the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn and all interurban lines were
tied up by flood waters.
Towns Of New Cumberland and
Wellsburg In West Virginia, Toronto
and Mingo Junction in Ohio suffered
the heaviest property loss. Scores
OF families fled from their homes.
Seek Avalanche Victims.
Provo, Utah. March 31.-Rescue
crews were still at work today in an
effort to find the bodies OF Don Alfred
and Mark Hyslop who were killed In
a snowslide in Provo canyon near
here last Saturday. Forty-eight men.
with whom Hyslop and Alfred were
working. narrowly escaped death
when the avalanche OF snow and de-
bris slid down upon the road on
which they were working.
Trains Annuled.
Denver, March 31.-Trains over the
Denver 4 Salt Lake railroad (Moffat
road were annuled today because OF
the high winds and shifting snow on
the right Of way west OF Tolland.
Colo, officials announced. Although
the snow had stopped falling at an
early hour today. a 40-mile-an-hour
gale was said to be blowing near Toll
land, and one Of but little less In
tensty was reported at Corona. The
storm has been raging in the vicinity
of Corona for 10 days.
Snow plows will be sent from Den
yer today to clear the road. should
the storms abate, officials announced.
Passengers numbering 1877, who|
we're stalled on a westbound train
near Tolland Saturday, were returned
TO Denver last night when officials
Of the road abandoned their plan to
break through the drift at that place.