The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-21
The Storm and Freshets In Western
Pennsylvania.

trom Tee Ptttshurs Post June Is
On Saturday tight last this ciy ana coantry ai
joining was visited BIZ Of the most destructive rain
storms which has occurred hers for many years rms
"windows OF heaven seemed 70 BE opened to their
widest extent and for about three hours water
down in regular Niagara torrent. Quite number o:
accidents ane incidents occurred house on Peunsyl
varia avsnue, near the tunnel, swept away and
completely destroyed by the water, the
y escaping vta thtr lives. The paper mill OF kr. James
rents vhih down Elm stret, and large quantity
OF paper destroyed Other houses were also nv
the water and furnture and property destroyed The
Allegheny river rose suddenly several feet started
sdrft about two hundred RATS, which were mostly
wrecked en- the piers OF the different bridges Fears
ass that great damage has BEEN done to the
crops IS the ram appesrsto have Seen heavy all
over the country.
fFroE the plttsburg Post, June 1911
The storm OF rain, which down so visorou sy on
saturday night Seems TO have spread over greater
sarssce, and caused destruction Of property than
was hrst supposed. II seems 20 haye from the
northw est, and that portion Of the coarty csused
north and west Of the Allegheny river suffered more
than any other part
Fortunately, the rain was rot accompanied by much
wind, and the dsmsge Is consequently not great
II otherwise would nave been but, it is, the loss
from high water Is suflsiently serious 70 be tei.
Along the Ohio and Psnusyvanis Railroad, the rain
poured down in dense torrsnts tho creeks runs, E,
we're unable to carry away the immense bo1y of water
their hanks rnrping mo the asds. Souses. e.. TSs
large stone brcge across the Big Sc yicky about fifteen
miles from Allegheny, although ons OF the most sub
Etantsl the road, washed away; while the bridge
AT Coutasys Run WIS partially Destroyed Tee track
many places between this and 70 chester vas covered
with dirt washed down from the hills several feet deep,
through tko energy OF the ofcers 1t was cleared of
enough to allow the trains 70 usual In the after
noon.
Up tie Allegheny the STERN also APPEARS to have been
pitneks. Every little yill and rvulet converted
most instantly into foanrg torrent, and poured do
the bills with res!stless force Farms hill sides and
in valleys were ceiuge5 the fences swept away, and
every thing movable out doors started of in the ffshst
Pine creek than IL had been kno xn be-
fore, and spread over all toe adacen. country Four
coal railroad bridges, belonging TO Messrs Spsng Co.,
erosMrg This strei, were torn from Their PLACES
gsthsr with large portion Of tie railroad track Two
bridges OF the Allegheny and Butter Plank road on the
same creek, we're likewise washed down. rhe water also
rushed into the coal pits OF Msssrs spang stut
cd three miles up The run, and great trouble viii bs e-
persnced In clearing them oat that work can be re
summed again Many Of the market gardens at the mouth
OF the ereh when 70 Wis led hsm Jester fAy we're eth
partially under water, and Ii ofe from which The water
had been drained were covered with broken fences
brushwood tmter Sc We understand that the loss OK
spsng Co. viii be 81 900 5000 and We feel certain
that three tnes that viii hardly cover the a.
mage done 10 others.
Ten acres Of wSea, belonging I, Squire Shaw. four
the rain that koIe entertained tbs crop VII anouos
70 any thing.
The township bridge aeross Deer sreeh vas went awav
the bridge across Sqsa- Ran the Same, that travel
aIorg that way was entirely stopped yesterday.
bridge belonging 70 the Allegheny Valley Railroad at
Plum creek, opposite Farport was destroyed, IS was
alse the township srese.
In Birmingham the coal slack from the front o, Kse
land Co.'S coal pit. poured dswn the rail say, and
hed ND the street q. she hotto several feet Ia Tenn
persncsv)le the garden and yard Of Mr. Frank LAyca
were covered with the same hind Of stun, and several
days win be required to remove il.
The storm expended its force before reschng to the
east and south Of the city, and the only damage hsa
Of in that direction 10 to the crops which sad "a
extreme northern part Of the county the rain was pre-
ceced by tremendous hail storm.