Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-14
Eiic Storm.

IN fNGlnia, " est hS!nl:, O1!o. GGGE5y W.
MA aud IS far north a5 Canada, si7e accounts
of destructive gales, accompanied b. heavy
rains causing extensive damage to railroads.
canals and other property, and in s3me Instances
less OF life. a ruulbcr of merchants doing
business in Tho Iower part Of Richmond Dear
the river removed their goods in anticipation
Of a trcshet.
The storm has been very severe over wide
section Of country la sho neighborhood Ct
RicbmoEd thc gale vas very severe, aad the
railroads 10 Nirgiria aDd West Virgiuia have
suffered great damage.
Several bridges on tho Mahouiog division of
tho At!aatio aaA Great Western Railroad in
Ohio have bcca carried away ard traffic was
suspended yesterday.
A dispatch from Meadcviia. PENNSYLVANIA,
soys:-"Thc storm did great damage. The creek
running through the heart OF the city over
flowed its barka, flooding tie principal streets
and damaging properly to The amount OF
$lO0.000 Several lives are reported lost. A
freight train on the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway went throush the bridge short dis
TANGO west of Mcadvillc. The engineer and
fireman and brakeman arc reported lost.
The names OF those who lest their lives last
pigt in the food arc Engineer George Brown,
Fireman George Hoffman. and Brakeman Mike
Cahil!. These men were all drowned in Watson
Run cu!vcrt, on the Atlantic and Great west
ern Railway, three r0iics southwest OF this
city. The locomotive and il7c cars ere under
water.
About seven o'clcc, this mornine Samuel
&. Dcrrickson went to tho conner OF Iark ave.
Due, where bis father had residence, and
while engaged ia pulinz dcI:%oad that was
blocking the channel, fell into tho stream and
was carried ia i nloG2nt under Long Bridge.
A gentleman who saw The accident hurried to
the other end TO rescue HIM but vas too late.
only renchiog it 10 time to see his body WhTl
past 10 the rushing torrent.
"At GuntoWo, live miles north Of Co1ncaut.
vile, tho house OF William Lawrence ~ss
swept from its Foundation early this mornlog
and borne down the stream some distance,
With tho family in it. Tie entirely valley at
that place is perfect sea Of water, and tears
arc entertained for the safety OF lives. Parties
from Conncautvile, armed with many ropes,
are endeavorng to anchor tho house.
IAN sccidont occurred this morning st She's
mango. The train proceeding down the Erie
and Pittsburg Railroad. Just below Shenange,
ran into boating culvort and went down, Kill
ling the engineer and ti!oman and lnJurlng the
first brakemen so badly that his recovery IS I'M
possible. Tho bodies had not bnen recovered
up to 1 D. N.
SAT Geneva, Pa just west OF mere high water
did much damage A man, said to have boom
intoxicated, fell OF the bridge while looking at
the high water and WIS drowned. 4 dispatch
from Geneva says boy, named not stated, was
also drowned. Tins makes tho list in this vici-
nifty reach total of9."
TORONTO. ONT, Sept. Midnight ALL
trairs running vest aud north from the city
have been cancelled: until farther notice. The
cSpIanado is much damaged. and tho railway
tracks are moro or lesa washed away. Up to
this hour the water has fallen in the Don
nearly three feet, and tho residents are
moving their furniture back. Tho Downfall
from half past three 'clcck Oh Tug day up to
noon to-day according to tho meteorological OBJ
scrvatory was Sol inches, the heaviest since
1913.
PORT DALH0UslC, ONT, Sept. l3-mid.
Dight.--The water hero Is running over the
top Of tho lock and is now level with tho en-.
bankmcnt above tho lock and tho dam at tho
new lock- Great fears are entertained that it
will break through both cmbankmcnt and
dam. No vessels have been look cd through
since Thursday The hatbor Is full Of them,
aud if the water 6verhows the cmbankn1ont it
will cause q great deal OF damage to all the yes.
sells here. 1t is now blowing u gale and the
waters arc still using
CINCINNATI. o., Sept. 14-Advicaa from
great number of poutsin Ohio, West Virginia
and Penn 81 lvania Indicate that The storm OF
the past TWO days has been the most severe
experienced for years The destruction to
railaoad property especially, the heavy wasa
outs of culver,s aud bridges has caused rail-
road travel to cease entirely Ga some routes.
The storm seems 10 have expended its greatest
force 10 the iuterioc and eastern portion Of the
State of Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
down to and beyond The West Va, border. 90
the line Of the Chesapeake and Ohio r. X.
very serious damage has been Inflicted
A fireman, q brakeman and al engineer
were killed OF Thursday nisht by trains
into wsshGuts. \ bridge At Reed
Mill, OF the Pan Handle route was washed
away, and freight train No. 10, coming cast,
plunged into the stream and was badly wrecked.
The engineer, Burke, ard fireman Charles Is.
Mccormick have BOT since been seen. 1t is
feared that they are buried beneath tho loco
motive. No trains have rassen Steuben.
vile, Ohio, on the Pan Handle Railroad,
Whecloc and kcotucky or CIcvo.
land and Pittsburg Roads, and it csanot be
stated how soon traffic will he resumed. The
Ohio river at Sterbcnvlle rose l6 feet in less
than 81 hours Eight inches Of rain fell 10 the
same time. The damagc by n)cda 10 the sur.
rounding country connot be estimated. The
following is list OF persons killed aad Injured
in the wrecks on the Erie aud p;!taburr R:il.
road Adam Sohlcpdwin, Of Eric, engineer,
leg and arm broken John Baues, of Eric,
fireman, killed S. McCablc. Of E7ic, engineer,
fatally injured. Internally; Isaac Goushcimer,
brakeman. killed Z. Is. Mcdonald, brake
man. killed. From YouogstnIu, O.. it Is stated
seven inches of rain fell in "a hours. At three
o clock yesterday morning the residents On tho
streets in the vicinity Of the Mahoning
river wore being removed from their dwell.
ipga 10 boats. On Mahopiny avenue the
water was eight feet deep. Several small
dwellings, were swept away Ike drift wood. The
county commissioners state that the loss 10 the
county in ruined bridges will almost reach
100000. The following properties were 81
most totally destroyed brown, Bonue &
Co.. rolog mill; Morse Bridge Works, Jingle
by & Co., Iumbermcu; llmrod Furnace Com.
pany. Andrews Furnace. No trains arrived