The New York herald., 1878-09-15
Cessation Of the Overflow Of
Rivers.
COUNTING THE LOSSES
The Lower Part Of Meadville
Pa, Inundated.
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ordinary high water proportions. The cellars in the
lower portion efaitne city have not been reached
within three eet but the water s nearly level with
the wharves at Rockets. The heavy rains wore con-
Aned to the mountains, so that none OF tho lower
ana the Rivanua helped. as formerly, to
increase the volume. The highost point TO which
End then Il began to r.cede
while last reached the extraordinary height OF
.weu.v-three feet six inches Thus great volume !.
will be remen bored, Was augmented by Hoods in all
the lower tributaries ;his side OF Lynchburg, which
at that tme tho CITY to an extent unprece
dcntcd IN its history. Tho river ut eleven tonight
10 about ten feet above nigh water mark and
VIII continue TO rise A. the rate of eight inches per
hour until two O'Clock A. NJ, when II Will begin TO
tali unless reinforced irom some unknown source.
Every precaution has been adopted with viswto
save lie and property, and though the people In the
lower part OF the city will remain up tonight nothing
serious Is opprehended.
THE LOWER PART OF MEANWHILE, Pa,
FLOODED RECOVERY OF BODIES LOST ON
THE RAILROAD WRECK. sfst5.tg.si.
MEADvLLE, Sept IA. 1873.
The water In she river has gradually risen up 10
about noon to-day since which time II has fallen
sderabv The lower part OF the city along the river
Is still inundated and only reached by boats. Many
families compelled 10 live up stairs. Skifs have
all day been plying about among tho residences In
that part Of the city doing necessary erTands.
After repeated efforts to secure tho bodies OF the
men lost on the wreck below the Junction that OF
Engineer Brown was recovered last night he
died at his post and Was found beneath the tender
OF tho locomotive. Tho body Of Nike Cshill was
taken from the wreck NJ nine O'Clock this morning The
body Of Hoffman,, the arsmsn, has not yet been
found farmer living OF the city lost $50 head
Of sheep which were pasturing in the iowands. Much
loss felt by tue farmers IRON tho loss OF corn. &C.,
that doated away. Reports from all the small towns
near us indicate terrible storm and damage
FLOOD BoJND PASSENGERS
The Atlantic anu Great Western Railway is running
bridges and cuvsrts west 10 slow. Tho company
hope to move passengers BY sunday afternoon oy
transferring over brcaks. The FrankIin branch Is
reported covered with two or three feet OF water
oUsued ior .rans, only when the w.,er recedes The
railway company ars dong everything In their power
for tho accommodation OF the food bound passen-
gers. 1t believed our trouble Is at an cnd as the
day is clear and beautiful.
LOSSES IN oHIo-THE KILLED AND INJURED
ON THE ERIE AND PITTsBULG RAILRoAD-
WRECK OF SAILING VESSELS.
CINCINNATI Sept. IA. 1873
Advices from great number OF points in ONO,
West virginia and Pennsylvania Indicate that the
storm OF the past days has been the most
experienced Tor years. The destruction TO railroad
property. especially tho heavy washouls OF cuivsrs
and bridges. has caused railroad travel 10
| cease entirely on some routes The storm seems
tohave expended greatest force In the interior
eastern portion State oi Ohio
| syivanio down TO and beyond tho West Virginia
border. ON tho limo Of tho Chesapeake and oh'o o
iniiicseo. A dremso, a brakeman ana an en-
slnesr were killed on Thursday nigh!
| Reeds mill, on the Panhandle route, WAS washed
away aud freight train No 10, coming east, plunged
siaoer, ,hac % Burke, and hreman, Charles B. McCor.
! mick, have not since been seen II 10
feared ,nsy are buried M beneath % the oeo%o,ve;
So ubsnv,llc OHIO or Panhandle Railroad, Pntsburg,
wheeling ana Kentucky, or Cleveland aud Pittsbars
.oada and cannot be stated how soon tranc Will bo
"a >uuied. The OHIO River at stcubenve rose six
teen feet In less than twenty-iour hour.. Eight
inches ef rain fell In the samo time Tie damage by
floods II. the surrounding country cannot be esii-
mated
Tho tolIovny Is list oil persons killed and injured
in The wrocks o The Erie and Pittsburg Raiiroad:
BARNES jon Y. Ere, fireman.
GUUsHEiMER, INAAC. brakeman.
MACDONALD, N \. brake" brakeman
soHLENDwIN. ADAM, Erie, engineer leg and arm
GcCABLE, s., Erie, engineer, fatally injured inter
naily.
From youngstown, ono, It, Is stated that seven
inches OF rain fell In twenty-irur hours AZ thres
O'Clock yesterday morning the resiaenn on tue
streets IN the vicinity OF the Mhbohing hNeI were
beng removed IRON their dwcanss "a ooa'S. ua
Mahouing avenue the water was eight ioct deep
soveral small dwellings, were swept away liko driit
wood
The County Commas lssioners state that the loss to
the county in ruined bridges viii reach sl0o. oO0
The following properties were almost totally de-
stroved:-Brown, Bonneii& x Co.. rolling mill morse
Bridge Works: DingIcby X Co.. lumbcrmep; hinrod
Furnace Company and Androw's Furnacs.
DAMAGE ELsKwHkRE.
At Nechanicsvle, near Painesviile, the ONO Dam
gave way, aud number OF houses were inonaatea.
Tue Ia IS iu tnat vicinity estimated at S500 600 AZ
SALEM Uhs bridge iel, with tho engine aud Two cara
which were upon II. The engineer ana brakeman
were severely tujured. Near Alancr ONO, Richard
Teeters engineer OF the coal tram. had both lees
broken, ana ths fireman was severely injured ny tne
tram running into the chasm lett BY the BRIDGE
whcn swept away.
WRECK sAILffG vbssELs.
Al Baumbart Inlet, near North Amherst, Ont,
twu ~ D. stsd vesses Sterling and tho L'ghi,
from Can ada were totally wrecked, the loss amount
ing To $ls.0o0
OVERFLOW KkNAwEA.
Tho Kanawha River IL higbsr than II was IN tho
food OF 1891 ami H. st rising ovsrhowing poriien
of Charleston, W. Va, and the kanawha valley. ahd
sweeping with u the now steamer Advance and mum
beress lumber rats, &c.
THE RIVER DON RAPGI LY FALL ING -RfPoRTs
OF DAMAGE N TORONTO AND IT'S NEIGn-
BoRHooD.
TORONTO, Ont, Sept IL, 1878
The water In the Don has issn fully ve feet since
yesterday. Tho city and equity officials have
set TO work erecting temporary bridges Re