The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-14

ERIE, Pa, Sept. 13.-The rapid rise
last night in Mill creek, flowing through
this city, carried away house resting on
its banks and drowned the inmates, JAS.
Dodsworth and his sixteen year old daugh-
ter. The house was utterly destroyed.
The stream is partially utilized as sewer
and the bodies we're swept through it into
marshy pool at the mouth OF the creek.
Several mill dams and barns back in the
country have been carried off and numbers
of culverts in this city. The damage is
quite large and railroad traffic is tempo
rarily interrupted on all railroads center
ing here.
PAINsvILLE, Ohio. Sept. ia steam
barge broke loose to-day and drifted
against the steamer Pearl, breaking her
fastenings The Pearl drifted at the
mercy of the waves two hours, when she
went ashore here. One fireman was
drowned while attempting to jump to the
dock. Reports from all points in this
vicinity state that the storm last night was
one of the heaviest ever known. The
damage tc property is very great and can
not now be estimated. Trains on the Erie
division Of the Lake Shore road were de-
| layed by damage frem high water. 1t is
expected that the track will be in good
running order some time tonight.
-pITTsBURG, Sept. l3.-The total lives
| lost in this vicinity are ninety-two. Trains
on the Atlantic & Great y estern railway
have been abandoned in all directions to-
day, owing to several washouts and
wrecks. West trains may not be expected
to get through for several days, The
Eastern division has suffered less. To-
night trains will be able to 60 through
safely.
At .Guntown, FIVE miles North of Con.
meanwhile, the mouse of VIM. Lawrence
was swept from It's foundations early this
morning and borne down stream some dis
tance with the family in it. Parties from
Conneautville, armed with many ropes. are
endeavoTing to anchor the house.
An accident occurred this morning at
| Shenanpo. A train proceeding down the
Erie u Pittsburg railroad, just below She
mango, ran into flooded culvert and went
down, killing the engineer and fireman and
| injuring the first brakeman so badly that
his recovery is impossible.
| CLEVELAND, Sept. l3.-Dispatches from
the surrounding country state large losses
of property by flood, Bridges and rail
road washouts are numerous. Trains or
all roads leading into the city are running
very irregular. The rain ceased falling
about o'clock and the weather is now
clear and cold Much damage has beer
done to some of the streets in the city ano
many narrow escapes were had, but no los;
of life. The damage has not been esti
mated yet. The water works crib was
damaged several thousand dollars by ths
heavy sea. Our city is filled with stran
gers who are storm-bound for the present
l. is thought the storm is over tonight
The loss in the city will reach 100000
| MEADyILLE, Pa, Sept. l3.-The name!
Of those who lost their lives last night il
the food are engineer Geo. Brown. fire
man Hoffman, and brakeman Mike Cahili
These men were all drowned in Watson
!. Run culyert on the Atlantic & Grea
, Western railway. three miles west of th
city. The locomotive and five cars ar
under wafer.
PTTTsBuRG, Sept. 13.-The severe equi
noxial storm which prevailed IN this Vi
: cinity for three days, reached its fulles
} fury last night, when the rain fell in to.
l rents and was accompanied by tTemen
dous gale of wind. No damage of an
: consequence is reported in the city, but tn
I rural districts report great disasters, Ell
, pecia|iy of railroad property. Travel O
D the Western lines has generally been SUI
] pended, heavy washouts having occurre
Il on the Pan Handle and Fort Wayne
9 Cleveland roads. and the Erie branch
e TORONTO, Sept. l3.-The rain has fa
: len almost necessarily the past four day
e and washouts on the Great Western raj
& road, between Toronto and Hamilton, an
e on the iJrand Trunk, between Toronto ar
It Brompton, are reported Navigation {
it the lower half of the Welland canal
d entirely suspended. The food is great
|. than ever known before. Several SIN;
y boats and open yachts have been carri,
y away. Also steam ygcet.