The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-07-30
rHE WESTERN DELUGE.
..,rrc and Allegheny City Flooded
Ptlsuul Rain Storm-A Hundred and
Dy 9la~ q Lives Reported Lost.

Ne'~biI; rSb;cb resulted in a terrible devasta-
nss, y life and property III the vicinity of
ton y,,ra :, r A morning paper in that city
nI.sVb tbe following graphic narrative Of the
Hocli n The food gates of the heavens were
~ nd lust night, and a vast volume of
oPslsI r,os m discharged upon the city. Dur.
F1,i ,bs dav heavy showers took place, but
~ nv nroycd only preparatory to
w. THE DELUGE
,.h came down upon US between eight
7l'n ,;no o'clock in the evening. The rain
anu .p, .npo,oompanied with vivid lightning, and
VIZ .or S.r an hour the storm was fast and
o e;,ns on The water came down in sheets,
i1I:gD I:,I fairly glistened as the flashes of
Tj,tr .I.,ing fell upon them in quick succession.
guar" f,,rf1l loss of life is reported from
4 'naTbepy, and pecuniary loss beyond
a.. ht9 9conscd BY the late destructive confagra-
,l,' a." ~ At the Union Depot the tunnel of
". yy,. psp Handle Railway was flooded with
VI. D.,a fur feet of water, and Of course be-
s'r ;mrassable for trains, and traffic for
,En ,-' time being on the road was suspended.
~ ,.' +bo Tbirty-sixth Ward were felt the
ut II costly results of the deluge The
,-smendous body of water which
SWEPT DOWN THE HILLS
-, gawmill Run raised that stream with
,r ,ro,t rapiditv, and sent it whirling with
ss.smand6us velocity and power into the river
, large quantity Of barrels and lumber
n.ra carried away, and fast piled up against
,so nrw iron bridge, which did not long
,,si.t the fury of the assault. The bridge
H. Which Carson street crosses the river
was swept from its abutments. So great
~. is force that large numbers Of barges
9th coal were torn from their fastenings
and swept down the river. The towboat
B P. Wood was also carried away. At
Woods mill
/ TREMENDOUS SLIDE
oc.nrred. covering the rails of the Pan
Handle Read to the depth of about eight
fat \ train coming toward the city was
s,rrck there, and was not dug out until
nearly morning. Another train was bot
tloI N lust below the saw mill run. The
damage to the track viii be great The
damage done to business houses is very
craat, but cannot be computed at this time.
Ncssrs. Arbuthnot. Shannan & Co., in
Liberty street, had valuable stock Of goods
IN the third cellar, and this was flooded
and damaged TO the amount Of $4,000.
IN ALLEGHENY,
the greatest damage done was in Spring
Garden avenue, in the Seventh Ward. In
one tavern a number Of persons were seated
when the water commenced TO rise. \
man named Hess thought to attempt an es-
cape BY swimming, and was drowned. a
son Of Alderman Bolster lost his life in a
vain cndeavor to save the life Of baby.
4 young lady, sixteen years old, is also
among the victims. Thus far thirteen
bodies have been recovered in this section
Of the city. and at Woods Run three bodies
have been found Five or six persons are
missing. \ well known citizen named
John Schaefer, is supposed to have been
lost also. Adam Burgess, a police officer.
The names of the drowned at Woods Run
are Mrs. Brannon and child named Cor
man. The gas is extinguished, and until
daylight comes no conception of the trag-
edr can be felt.
Z Later Dispatch
affords additional particulars Of the food,
and giyes an increased, and, we trust, an
exaggerated account Of the loss Of life 1t
saws
Over one hundred and fifty lives have
been lost by the food. Of those lost, over
seventy bodies have been recovered, About
one hundred persons were drowned at
Butchers Run in Allegheny twenty eight
at Saw-mill Run, Of whom the bodies of
seven have been recovered ard ten bodies
have been lost at Castle Shannon.
AT WOODS RUN
the-havoc has been fearful. Houses were
swept away, and for hours the place was
one sheet Of water. One house was torn
down completely. and another overturned.
The lower story Of the house was com
pietely demolished by the stones hurled
against it. Brady and Justin streets were
completely washed away Stones weighing
from FIVE hundred to six hundred pounds
were carried from Centre avenue, through
the culyert, to Fifth avenue. Seventh
avenue is completely Quilted and will have
to be repaved The curbstones were carried
OF. \ wall at the head OF the street was
carried thirty feet. Eleven bodies have
eeca recovered, and SIX are missing. On
The soath side the
DESTRUCTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
was fearful Up to this time eight bodies
nave been found and there are twenty
missing One block of ten buildings was
swept away. The West End gas-works,
Ismperanceville, are gone. 1t is now a
q'nPiete % wreck. Deputy Mayor Grice and
t~iure Martin are holding inquests on the
'oales At Soho the destruction Of property
was large. One family there saved their
I'es ,.e BY getting out Of their houses into a
H>In. 4 number Of street and steam rail
ways are stopped. The Connellsville Rail
-&1 Is completely blockaded above the