Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-03-15 | Page 1 | West Virginia Swept by Worst Flood in Years

WEST VIRGINIA SWEPT BY WORST FLOOD IN YEARS By International News Service CHARLESTON W. W V. V Va March 14 Western Vestern Western and central Vest West Virginia are arc washed by tho the worst flood since the beginning of the century rort forty eight hours of or heavy but intermittent rain swelling swell lag hue the rivers ers until they cover cr all tho tim lowlands swamping the lie cities of Charleston Morgantown l Elkins El El- kins Clarksburg and West Weston n and destroying millions of or dollars' dollars worth of or property The flood nood season reached its highest mark toda today lea leaving ing thousands thousands thou thou- sands homeless and practically cutting tho the state Iron from outside communication Most of ot the tho railroads have cancelled cancelled can celled their running schedules the gas gns supply has been seriously diminished by broken mains telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone and telegraph lines are aro down and industry has practically stopped