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Show IilOlOT RIVER 01 TEAR AT WMEWffl Lower Part of Town Already Submerged; Levees and Bridges in Danger. H-H-I"I"!"I"H-H"H I Mil H'l I I I,v 4- 4 f Spoclnl to Tlio Tribune. V fr RENO, Nov., .March 0 (1 a. in.). -r Passengers arriving here confirm -J-' 4 story of floods at WInnomucca. 5 RENO. Ncv,, Mar. S. Breaking all previous pre-vious records, and coming with a suddenness sud-denness that caused general alarm, tho Humboldt river last, night rose two feet above all former marks. The lower part I of WInnomucca Is .submerged, the great bridge spanning the river at that place is threatened and levees aro now thought to be menaced. Great property damage has been done, the principal loser being tho Wostcrn Pacific. Pa-cific. Tho roadbed of that railroad is badly damaged, and lit one placo suddenly sud-denly sank into tho river with a train of loaded cars. Although tho river Is falling slightly ihls afternoon thoro Is still great fear thut the levees and tho bridge at Wln-ncmuccn Wln-ncmuccn will go out. Watchers have boon posted at various points, and all possible effort Is being made In preparation prepara-tion for still higher water. Ranches between WInnomucca and Battle Mountain Moun-tain have suffered much damago and many hc.ad . of cattle and horses aro , reported to have been drowned. Stool Oars for J&ock Island. Orders have just been pluced which will put the Rock Island well at the top of the list of owners and users of steel passenger cars. The latest purchase Is scvonty-ono cars, and these added to a recent order make a total already provided pro-vided for by the Rock Island running Into the hundreds. Before these cars would be accepted by the Rock Island management the makers mak-ers were required to subject a model to tests which demonstrated that they would stand almost any manner of concussion without injury, all tho time holding occupants oc-cupants safe from peril. This new steel equipment Is richly finished and fitted. The Interior finish of the cars Is In Mexican mahogany, tho plush covering on seats being made to harmonize with that wood. All cars arc supplied ivlth axle generators .and electric elec-tric lights, together with Pintsch gas lamps, thus Insuring illumination under every condition. All the new cars are equipped with Garland ventilators, one of tho best ventilating ven-tilating apparatuses ever contrived for railroad cars. These . never "produce a draft, but they automatically cause a complete change of air In a coach every few minutes. |