. The street railway review . s given to theinhabitants. No similar loss of life was recorded elsewhere,but the other damage was very great. At Columbus, O., the levee guarding the west side brokeand the city experienced the worst flood in its history. Theaccompanying illustrations convey a good idea of how theScioto river ran riot over a portion of the city. The street The bridges throughout the Licking valley were washedaway and cut off all means of transportation around Newark,O. The power station of the Newark & Granville Railway Companywas underwater and operation hadto be
. The street railway review . s given to theinhabitants. No similar loss of life was recorded elsewhere,but the other damage was very great. At Columbus, O., the levee guarding the west side brokeand the city experienced the worst flood in its history. Theaccompanying illustrations convey a good idea of how theScioto river ran riot over a portion of the city. The street The bridges throughout the Licking valley were washedaway and cut off all means of transportation around Newark,O. The power station of the Newark & Granville Railway Companywas underwater and operation hadto be suspended. The Tuscarawas river was higher than ithas been in 50 years and much damage was done aroundNew Philadelphia. The interurban line between and New Philadelphia sustained damages to its road-bed to the extent of $2,000 or more. Miss Anna Mitchener, superintendent of the Tuscara-was electric line, distinguished herself during the flood. Theelectric line was badly crippled, more than two miles of the. THE FLOOD AT ZANESVILLE, O. railway service was interrupted on some lines where thewater was so deep as to flood the motors. On High streeta lake formed 200 yds. wide which the cars could not crossand it was necessary to transfer passengers in busses. Thewater flowed into the wheel pits of the power station onWest Spring street but pumps were put to work and thewater kept pumped out until the river had fallen below thedanger line. The two dynamo rooms of the Columbus Elec-tric Light & Power Company were flooded and the enginesand dynamos were covered by the water. A thorough over-hauling and cleaning of the machinery is necessary and willentail a large expense. The Ohio river was out of its banks and considerable dam-age was done around Cincinnati, Newport and conditions were substantially the same as last year, adescription and illustrations of the flooded districts beinggiven in the Review at that time. The patrons of the carsin Dayton and Bel
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