Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-09-18

try by floods cannot be calculated
Nearly all the bridges for miles around
are reported carried away. Hundreds
OF head OF cattle were picked up by the
waters and drowned. The break at
Swanville on the Lake Shore Road has
been repaired. Trains run as far West
as Geneva, where passengers are trans.
ferred. The body ofJames Dodsworth
was recovered this evening. There
are forty vessels in port storm.bound.
A schooner is ashore three miles be-
low Erie. The crew are safe.
WHEELING, W. Va, September l3,
This section of the State was visited
last night by the heaviest and steadi.
est rain ever known here. The rain
was continuous all day yesterday and
last pight it fell in torrents. The river
rose twelve feet in tho latter part OF
night and is still rising and the rain
continues. All the railroads leading
into the city have been badly damaged.
The Hempfeld trains have not yet
come in. The water is eighteen inch.
es over the track of the Baltimore and
OHIO Railroad east of Cambridge. No
trains have been running on the Cleve
land and Pittsburg or the p, W. and
KY. Road since yesterday A heavy
washout has occurred at the cast end
Of the Pan Handle bridge at Steuben
vile, besides serious damage at other
points. Heavy damages have occur.
red on the line of the Cleveland and
Pittsburg Railroad, including the loss
of a new iron bridge at Mingo. The
p, W. and Ky. Road is also badly
washed. No trains are expected on
the last two named roads to-day. The
creek opposite this city is two and a
half feet higher than ever known. The
turnpike roads in the noigbborhood are
also badly washed. No loss of life has
as yet been reported.
PITTsBURG, September 10.
The severe equinoctial storm which
has prevailed in this vicinity for three
days reached its full fury last night,
when the rain fell in torrents and was
accompanied by a tremendous gale of
wind. No damage of any consequence
is reported in the city yet, but rural
districts report great destruction, cspe-
cially of railroad property. Travel on
the Western railroad lines has gener.
ally been suspended, heavy washouts
having occurred on the Pan Handle,
Fort Wayne and Cleveland Roads, and
also on the Erie branch. The new
Wheeling branch OF the Pan Handle
line is also obstructed. Largo forces
of trackmen are at work, and travel
will probably reopen west tomorrow.
The telegraph lines suffered severely.
MrADvILLE, Pa, Sept. 13.
The storm did great damage. The
creek running through the heart of the
city overhowed its banks, flooding the
principal streets and damaging prop.
erty to the amount of 100000. Sew.
eral lives are reported lost. A freight
train on the A. & G. w. r. r. went
through the bridge a short distance
west of Meadville.
LATER.-The names of those who
lost their lives last night in the food
are engineer George Brown, fireman
George Hoffman, and brakeman Mi.
chael Cahill. The locomotive and five
cars are under water. About Z o'clock
this morning S. G. Derrickson went to
the corner of Park avenue, and while
engaged in pulling driftwood that was
up the channel fell into the
stream and was carried under the long
bridge A gentleman who saw the ac-
cident hurried TO the other end to res.
cue him, but was too late, only reach
ing it in time to see his body whirl
past in the rushing torrent,
At Guntown, FIVE miles north of
Conneautville, the house of Wm. Law
renee was swept from its foundations
early this morning and borne down
The stream some distance with the
Iamily in il. The entire valley at that
place is a perfect sea of water, and
iears are entertained for the safety of
ives. Parties from Conneautville,
armed with many ropes, are endeavor-
ng TO anchor the houses. An accident
occurred this morning at Shenango.
The train proceeding down the Erie
md Pittsburg Railroad just below She
mango ran into floating culvert and
vent down, killing the engineer and
fireman and injuring the first brake
nan so badly that his recovery is i'm.
possible. The bodies had not been re.
covered up to 4 o'clock, p, m.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 13.
A heavy gale prevailed here last
,vening and night, but did no serious
lamage in the city. Reports from the
surrounding country, however, show
hat in some instances the storm as.
umed the proportions of a cyclone,
lprooting and blowing trees through
he air. In the southern portion Of
Chesterfield county the storm ragged
leaving havoc and destruc.
ion along its path. A number of
louses are reported blown down in
hat county and several persons injur.
I'd. Similar reports are received from
,arts Of Henrico and Hanover coun.
les, in which buildings trees, fences
richards and everything movable suf-
cred 10 great extent The storm
'wept over the country near Peters
'urg in a northerly direction, its track
angling from fifty to three hundred
eet in width. No damage to the rail.
Dad is reported. Telegraph poles and
wires were down in several places, but
AVE since been repaired. The storm
anne from North Carolina, passing up
hrough this State in a northerly
curse. A telegram received this ai.
ernoon from Lynchburg, says the
ames river at that point has risen IL
Get, and is still rising at the rate of lS
inches an hour.
A dispatch from Lynchburg at . p.
n. reports the water rising rapidly. A
lumber of merchants here, doing bu.
iness in the lower part Of tho city
ear the river, are removing goods in !
nticipation Of ircshet at this point.
The latest from Lynchburg states
hat the river at that point has risen
itccn feet and Is rising SIX inches per
our.