The New York herald., 1878-09-17
THE LATE STORM.
Further Reports Of Damage
to Crops.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC RESUMED
Houses and Lumber Drifting
Down Rivers.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

CASSgLToN, w. Va. Sept. 16 1878.
After the HERALD special IRON the coal valley
passed over the wiros the 18th inst. lost
munica;ion with the outer world. This evening work
ing parties from tho east and west ends OF tho
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway met here, bav-
ing restored roadway and wires along the whole
route The details of the freshet confirm the FIRST
Impressions Of It's suddonness and vastpesa At one
time there were probably Aity miles Of the railway
under wstcr, and telegraph poles ard wires were
washed away for mies However, NO bridges
were carrisd of, ana the money loss to the railway
not near SO great as was apprehsnded. The noun
tain s.reams within their banks, bat the
shores devastated.
CROPS AND TIMBEI.
Many people have boen uced 10 want by the less
OF CROPS Tnerc hare been large Quantities Of timber
v.sy 70 which
rattmen endsavoring to their property lost their
ivef, when the food In the kanawha WINS AZ Its
hoight. Two men cliDglnR 10 q log noated past this
place. They called for help and a skf wan put out
- their rchof, but the torrent nercs tho
river so crowded. with driitwOod that the boatmou
put oack II was reported sho Two were drown ned
lower down. Tho body Of white woman found
ON New River. steamboat building at Hinton 10
navigate New River was swept from the stocks and
partially destroyed.
HoUsxs AND CABINS ArLoAr
gentleman just In from Charleston reports that
fity-two cabins and houses hoated past st. Aibans.
We know certainly Of tho loss Of seventeen houses At
Greek and other places on ksDawha ana Now Rivers,
The incline plane Of Cannsiton mines, here, was
partially torn off by tho food. Hslf adoxsn mines
have uered but mono seriously and work will be a
once recommended az all.
HNHRaRrC WORK. 'tt5
The first view OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
by It's officers Indicated that two weeks would be re.
Qured 10 restore Il. In less than four days no woyer
trains were again running on the road TINS IL
largely due 20 the willing sp,rt OF the employees who
worked night and day in mud and water ~ get the
read into q good condition.
GREATER DAMAGE TO CROPS IN OHIO THAN
xxpECTED-THIRTY BRIDGES IN MAHoN1NG
COUNTY GONE.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 16, 1873
Adviees from Youngstown, Ohio, state that the
hood commenced 10 recede there yesterday, but IL
10 still SO high that over hundred families who
were driven from their dwellings on Thurs-
cay night by the water are prevented from
reoccupying them. Reports from ths country
surrsup ding that town indicate that tho
destruction Is greater than at nrst reported
Orchards fencss, barns and crops on all low lands
were swept away. Thirty bridges Mahoning
county several OF recent construction, gone. It
Is now estimated that the damage will roach fully
$500. 900. Railroad communication Is still cut
on, except by tho Atlantic and Great W estern Rail.
70 d. which running passenger trains transferring
passengers ~ the breaks. The Piusburg, Fort
Wayne ana Chicago Railroad track Is now clear, and
To- day passenger trans resumed runDingo regular
schedule time.
OF A BRIDGE.
At Warren, OHIO, yesterday, the bridge on the
Cleveland and Mahoning Railroad fell into tho. river,
making total wreck OF H. The bridge was Of throe
spans iron truss 160 ees long, and valued at S3 0O0
TIE RRlR AND PIrTsBURG ROAD.
No srains have been NE Ers and Pitsburg g..
road eince last saturday. Tho track from Sharon
Now CASTLE distance Of twenty miles. 10 stn under
water
TIE JAxKsTowS AND FRANKLIN RAILROAD
large trcste the jamestown and franklin
Railroad wss washed out, and notrains are running
that road.
TRAINS RUNNING on THB FAN HANDLE ROAD.
All The passenger trans the Pan Handie railroad
mug and are Abo to make connections by way
Of tho 1uscarawas Valley ana rltHourg and Foft
Wayne roads.