The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-28
THE FLOOD.
Great Destruction of Life and
Property.
Disaster Greater than was at First
= Supposed.

Disaster Greater than was at FIRST
3 Supposed.
PITTSBURGH, July 27.-The storm
which swept over the city last night was
| the most severe and destructive to life
and property that has ever occurred in
this vicinity. The rain came down in
! perfect deluge. the water coming down
! the streets leading from the Avenue with
fearful velocity, the torrent being swelled
| also from the side streets. The Union
depot being inundated with water three
tr four feet in depth. The water in the
Pam Handle r. r., tunnel was four
feet, rendering it impossible
for trains. Considerable damage was
done to property on Smithtield and Lib
erty streets. From all the side streets
leading to the hill bouldcrs were rooted
from their positions and hurled to the
level below, while in many places great
holes were opened up in the streets.
Some of the cross streets are rendered
almost impossible, and will require
large expenditures. Among these are
Henry, Brady and Tustin streets, in the
l4th ward. Vanbram, Miltenbergcr,
Marian, Pride and Stevenson streets, in
the Sixth ward, are also terribly cut up.
Where the new sewer on Forbes street,
was recently covered great bitches are
opened up.
In Allegheny City tina flood was terri
Bile. A sewer on Madison avenue and
Vista street bursted, inundating the whole
upper part of the city. A number of
houses were swept away on Spring Gar
den street, the water attaining depth of
10 feet causing large loss of life in
this vicinity 1t is reported that % bodies
have 80 far been recovered. The deStruc-
ton of property in the South Side Is
great, large number of stables and
buildings being swept away. Several
Ives are replorted lost.
Appalling.
The loss of life by the food has been
appalling. Thirty-eiglt bodies have
been recovered in the Butchers Run
district, Allegheny County, and as many
more are missing and are supposed To
hayc been lost. The havoc at Woods
Run WAS fearful, and the place was Il
nerfect sheet of water; several houses
were swept away: nine bodies have been
recovered so far and five or six are still
missing. oh the couth Hiuc III '"' VA"
Mill nun district clSht ooo'cS nav oc'"
Ieco'eFes h, anu ai5's L:oI IS,ro " hnIding wcro
ny, ',,r "'D'. .hi' G''J d;s.r;o, T. ;"7homgbt
SM.p' """I - ,1,'s .u.ans Lo,.o nori,hod IN
I':' i';'' al
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More "f the fi''sp"rgh Dis"
For more than II inIlc out on HPrihS
Garden avenue Allegheny IitE' th'r'
are marks ot the destruction Plaihly
visible houses were W"shT" away anu
buildings were thrown toSeIher III heSp>i
some twenty-five or th'rIY Sl""Si''I
houses on TINS avenue were al'o "">nSu
away Uu'Iu'.'s .i.. '""S ",u Ia,,.noI | Tba
DESTROYED were greatly damaged ! he
water rising to II heiSht OF ht'eGI i'''
flooded the hrSt h"orN ot All the DulidiiG'
and in many cases the second stories.
Several HOUSES were swept INTO the street
ana o'lcIS
yards, and shattered /" pieces
\ house contalng TWO or thr'' l1l'IL'e''
ut the rear OF centre street, ""- I "','I"!-
ed and the inmates arc all suppose" |"
nave o''t oro"'''"'
storms Doings at Tempcrance'iiie
and IN" Mill Run.
In Tcmpcranccvillc and Saw Mill run
the elements made sad havoc. Fierc"
torrents Of rain descended and Sw"ll"d
.y,rv little tributary. to Saw Mil run
irt,o boiIinr stream. and the accumuln-
finn nf wafer rushed with mad and ire
si.tihl. fury down the valley. sweeping
,,.,r,.tbinG hrfnrc il The track Of the
destructive food j. marked by the wrecks
of buildings. bridges. imrpcnsc heaps Of
stone. and larg" plI"- "i hood wood ana
. torn and r:lHHrt ~liIt- 81 nuns. Ni'l'
the waters -urgcd and gnawed IN their
very vitals.
Seven Lifeicss Bodies
have already been found. and from %
to 30 persons are missing. Tn" ron
bridge crossing Saw Mill Kun at MAN
street and five Others above, w"r" swept
away.
At McLauGN'',,' : - "Dy"' ~ - ,','', .,,
on 'h' / ''I "i"a,I, d" b"ro boon drownch. also
are rcPI''G ~ .,Ia ."' h,r.n. sb.on .Sc
huhuFeu' " '"''''
Disaster Greater ina" nrs' S"pP
The accounts Of III" ter5ibI" Hood Wh'ch
has destroyed nearly All the suburban
,cctiun. "r this city, a. they came IN
during tn" afternoon and evening rh"w
that tn" disaster i i"' S'H''' ,u".I
hr't ~ iii -, b. 7b,r. e
. the tbItl los 'i INV va ''''e w .'''N