FLOODS IN ST. PETERSBURG.
'_"y Cable.—Proeo Association.—Copyright.) ST. PETERSBURG, January 27. A galo extinguished the street lamps and rang tho church bolls. The lower parts of the city are flooded. Many residents took refuge on the roofs. ("Time-"-Sydaey "Snn" Special Cable.) (Received January 28th, 10.47 p.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, January 28. Tho Neva rose six and a half feet, and it only required a rise of another six feet to flood the city. Guns were fired in the fortresses throughout tho night, and green lights displayed in the Admiralty tower, to indicate the extreme danger. Traffic was stopped on the bridges. The gale whirled houses away, derailed waggons, and overturned pedestrians.
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Press, Volume L, Issue 14887, 29 January 1914, Page 7
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