The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-08-05
Another De}uge al Piltsburg.
A cry oVERwIeImED WITH RAM
observation-disclosures or, pRopERrxG4
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST, i,

J OHthe night of the ;26th one: OF, tn
most fearful rain, storms ever know
4 visited Allegtany City, ;Tennsylva
mia, and thel devastation, effected !i
widespread and shocking. The rail-
oommeneet TO- fall, about, 8 o'olooi
4 jqst whom the ehurSh bells had ceaset
! theiraolfing add when. worshipper
were engaged il" religious EXERCISES
singing hy mna of, praise to, God. L
scanned .ae if the gates of heaven hat
Opened Vide and allowed tho delupt
free scope, for never before has an,
one in this neighborhood witnessed
suoh an incessant and 80 heavy q
rainfall. Accurate measurement OF
the rains yesterday. shows fall ,qI
within ,ono;tTeptietG of Eve and one.
half tnehes-uiore than twice as much
as has ever been known to fall in the
same space. = The thunder and light.
nipg were terrific; and OH hux =,
Tiis DEATH sn4 .6rj scoREs OF VICTIMS
rose upoplth the dir, from dozen sub.
merged localities. The exact course
Of this cylone as yet is, nov tretisely
known, but secms to- be ''iH<::h; semi
circle,'etabsacing the northern, , wes-
tern and southwestern parts Of our
city in, its arc, leaving tho main por-
tions unharired. It was hot' Until
the break of day that the full hor~
rors' Of The fibed were known, and
then it?waB'dIscotsred that! the To-.
oality known as Butchers Rum, 10
'Alleg hany City, had suffered, most
seriously. This, is pobulots valley,
on either side 6f which high hills
range that 'are covered with ;unpre-
tentious wooden houses, the homes,
fol lost part, of y workingiugmen.
The valley at its mouth is probably
between 400 and 500 feet wide, and
at the point whore the work of de-
struotion commenced tits not more
than 1l50 feet wide.r Along this
route houses we're built diteBtly. over
a naturAt water course, oulverts be-
ing made and used in part as founda-
tions fotEdwelling houses. - a. ..
THE LINE OF DEsTRucT1oHI !,
followed the Water course to tho
river and involved an immense num-
ber of housca that were not in line
of the ;tulvett. Whom the rain oom-
menced falling but little apprehen-
sion was entertained, but those who
lived near the lead of the valley
state that suddenly it seemed as if
the heavens were literally opened ,
and water came down in great vol.
umes, which soou filled the lowlands
to ovctao~ing. Rnpidly the stream
filed and foated off from their faun-
dations one or more houses, which in
their course impeded the free flow
Of water,' aud thus the stream lose
tillthere wds at least atorrent TWEEN.
|ty.fve feet deep, which was as angry
as the sea. Houses were spcked, off
their foundations like as many jack,
straws and hurled against each other;
their occupants Being crushed or
drowned in their efforts, to escape II"
+ .',r' y. THE LOSS, OF: GtfE !. ,,,">
is appalling and tHos f5oons IL almost
indescribabie. An eye witness, ",liv.
ing oHOa high pbrtipn Of Spring GarI
tlen aYepue, wusable to-, ssenfor ,, O
considerable distance around. The
water below had risen to-, tho upper
stories tf The buildings" and. %hsh
the cries for aid Of the. doomed "ins
mates broke upon his eau, he at once
renl .zed. their terrible situation
Presently houueS bega q. to-, float, and
then it was that the air was rent
WIN Az. i:.,;4;. - .,,;s. .,t ,
| r. w'ttDr' tr'.E p's7FR 7R Ess'SEo SSH go cnsFs - %
Of t1others and children and tende,
bnbes. At short intervals fash, ,o
lightning would reveal gbastly
terror-stricken faces thrust from the
lwindows of floating houses, and pres
emily, when the, water began. to! rise
higher and higher, and buildings be-
Lgan'to crumbIe and fall to pieces
struggling forms Of men, women ant
chiidsen" could be seen in tho wate
battling for life. Then, after an in
terval Of darkness; lightning ~odle
again reveal the, place, but they hae
Disappeared boneath a,beavy mqss u
floating timbers. Never fof an in
stant did the wild, despaiffhg' crie
cease.' i.No snonsr would the scream
Of one despairing!mortal cease, witt
death than apother, wodld burst forth
4 ind 30 during the long hours of I'll,
! night they could 'keaf" them Boroam
and witness their dying struggle
without power to help. At time
they coqld, see throngh. ,the wiRdo@
df aAcatihg houee, where q ligh
still burned, mothers 'kneeling wit
| young ohildtSh III otheif arms; pre-!
emily thS' heGa6i would toppl6'3aff
tfalEwitR . crash, hut nottoe loud t
4 dtowp3 thosRlesE9iing shriekls ofIthe poo
d a''S9ao"S1o VIZ Soi"i "iNuiii Nuiiia I5hi&'ilA ;o soes'
: ! {fHkweRFoy REctovyEls.Ise REcto, yEl.Iuss.e ! lpooplEs
) 'oommepeed attday light and contip,
% sll DAY long, and even ,pey me ne