Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-07-30
The LYON COUNTY TIMES
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time light compared with other 10
calities strictly suburban. The
north bank of the Allegheny river,
upon whose hillsides and in whose
valleys the upper portion Of the city
is situated, has been the scene of the
greatest disaster. The work OF de-
struction commenced at a point
about two miles north of the central
portion of Allegheny City. The
valley at its mouth is probably 400
or 500 feet wide, and at the point
where the work of destruction COM
menced-which is not more than
$50 feet wide between North avenue
and this northerly point-numerous
ravines empty into Butchers Run
Valley. Along this sundry houses
were built directly over the natural
river course, the culverts being
made in part as foundations for
dwelling-houses. The line of de-
struction followed the water courses
to the river, and involved an i'm
mense number of houses not on the
line of the culvert. When the rain
began, it seemed as though the
heavens had opened, and the water
came down as from huge pipes, and
the valley was soon filed with water
and debris of houses, barns, etc. In
the district west of Chestnut street,
the water rose twenty feet in places,
and the people could hardly save
their lives, much less their goods.
The dwelling of Henry Mattern was
struck, and he and his wife and two
children were drowned. Mrs.
Winker was carried off with her
house and children. Mr.. Shearing,
as soon as he saw the flood coming,
moved his family to the hills, where
one child rolled over The embank-
ment into the flood. The body was
discovered this morning. The glue
works were destroyed, and August
Regkeofss dwelling was washed
clearly away with its occupants, and
two children persisted. AT the inter-
section of Madison and East streets,
house was struck by the flood and
carried away, and all its inmates
six in number were drowned. The
torrent swept down the lowlands, in
width 200 feet, and everything
Welded to it like sand, houses being
literally turned upside down. The
house of Dederman Bolster was de-
stroved and one of his children
drowned. The next family on the
same street escaped-Jacob Fuchs,
his wife and one child and Joseph,
a brother of Mrs. Fuchs. In another
house adjoining, occupied by Jacob
Stone, his wife and two children, all
the family except one child were
lost. Their bodies were found this
morning on Chestnut and Spring
Garden avenue. About 20 houses
were destroyed in all this district,
and it is thought that many bodies
remain in the debris.
Fort Wayne, Ind, July 25.-Ad-
ditiopal reports from the surround
ing country indicate great damage
to property from the storm of yes
terday, which was the severest
known in this section for many
years.
Louisville, July ga stroke of
lightning in Woodford county last
night killed six persons IN the same
house..
Following is list of those already
recovered: Mr.. and Mrs. Metyler,
Conrad Gozen and wife, Mrs. Mary
Conlon, John Winkler, Jacob Schaf-
fer, Mrs. Henry Leopold and four
children, Mr.. Bold Arnold, the body
of female, the bodies of children
three boys and four girls, not yet
identified; John Schaffer and three
daughters, Henry Nottern, wife and
two children, August Bostler, son of
Mr.. Alderman, Bolster Young, a
Mr.. Ham burgh, drowned trying to
rescue family on Ohio street; EN-
ma Kykokoff, son of John Stear-
ing, a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hutfagle,
and the body of one unknown boy.
Spring Garden avenue lies on the
south of Butchers Run, from which
it is separated by high hill. In
this valley the same scenes We're
enacted as to the loss of life. 1t is
impossible to give anything like a
detailed account of the damage to
the dwelling houses in this vicinity.
Those not destroyed are greatly in
jured. Only two or three lives are
reported as lost. Michael Slaughter
and child were drowned while cross
ing the street.
At the foot of Spring Garden Run
the loss of life was fearful. In one
house ten persons were drowned.
Philip Hess and Henry Schaffer
rushed out of a saloon into the street
and were lost Hess body was dis
covered this morning, his hand
grasping fire-plug. William Peats
tied his wife and several small chill
dren with clothes-line, in a room,
to prevent their rushing off in alarm
and being drowned. The house was
carried far from its place and they
were saved, but he was lost.
The number of persons lost is
much larger than already reported.
At Woods Ruu two houses occupied
by Pat Forley and Frisbee We're de-
stroyed. John German and his
three children were lost. One of the
children was found near the rail-
road track to-day. @
The list of the dead thus far taken out is as
follows: Child of Ida Hunter, Thomas Britton
and son, Mr.. Thropp and wife, Isaiah Thropp,
Joseph O'Connor, housekeeper for Mrs. Doro-
tiny Semple. The following persons are miss