The Portland daily press., 1878-09-16
THE STORM.
Railroad Trains Wrecked and
Travel Suspended.
Lives Lost i'm Ohio.
The Most Destructive Flood for Years.
Destruction of Bridges i'm Canada.

DesirucHan of Bridges in Canada.
TORONTO, Sept. 1.-THE water in the Don
mas lallen Inlly i've feet since yesterday. The
city and county officials have set men to work
erecilng temporary bridges. Reports hourlv
reach the city of a number of wrecked bridges
10 the country. In the adjoining township Of
Scarboro not one bridge is left and the trafi 10
az stano-stll, the farmers being unable to
come to market All trains on the Northern
Railway and one on the Great Western be-
tween Hamelton are still cancelled Tba
Urahd trunk west cattle freight over the To-
ronto, Grey & Bruce Railroad to Weston.
elgnt miles distant, were transhipped.
Suspension of Travel.
MEANWHILE, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE water in the
river gradually rose up to about noon today
since which time it has fallen considerable
The lower part of the city along the river is
SILL Inundated and is only reached BY boats.
The Atlantic & Great Western Railway expects
to move passengers Sunday.
The James River Falling,
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 1.-THE flood in the
James river at Lynehburg reached its highest
at a. M, since which the water has fallen.
Inc waters from that section caused rise at
this poiut of ten feet and is still rising. but no
serious apprehensions are felt. The water in
the lower part of the city is over the haryes
and in the cellars.
Long List of Damage.
CINCINNATI, O., Sept. IA The bridpn at
Reed Mills on the Pan Handle route was
washed away atd freight train plunged into
the stream and badly wrecked. Engineer
Burke aud Fireman Mccormick have not
since been seen AMI it is feared they are buried
beneath the engine. No trans have passed
Steubenville, Ohio, on the Pan Handle and
other roads and it cannot be stated when trait
fic will be resumed. The Ohio river at stem
benvlile rose 16 feet in less than "A hours and
eight inches rain fell in the same time. The
damage 10 the surrounding country cannot be
fol nyyipv Ia
killed and injured in the wrecks on the Erie &
Pittsburg Railroad: Adam Schlind win. epei
Heer, leg and arm broken; John Baues, fire.
man. killed; S. M. q. Gable, engineer, fatally
injured Isaac Gousbermer, brakeman, killed :
all OF Erie, Penn. U. B. Mcdonald. brake-
man, was also killed. From Youngstown, o.
It is stated seven inches of rain fell in six
hours and residents near the river removed in
boats, at O'Clock a. m. the water being eight
rect deep: The loss to the county 10 bridges
alone will reach 100000 The following prop
erty is almost totally destroyed: Brown, Bur
nell q Co.'S rolling mill, Morse bridge works.
Dng!eby q Co., lumbermen, Nimroi Furnace
Co., Andrew Furnace Go.
No trains arrived or left yesterday at Me-
evansville, .. The dam gave way and num-
Der of houses were inundated. Loss $50 COO.
Az Salem, o., bridge fell with engine and
two cars, upon which were the engineer and
brakeman, who were severely injured. Near
Aiiiance, u the engineer of a coal train had
1919 AZ 50 oiohou ouu lTeudu severely Injured
by running in 10 the chasm left by bridge
which was washed away. At Baumhart Iniet
near North Amherst, O., two two-maste sail
ing vessels were totally wrecked. Loss $4,000
The Kanawaha river is higher than in the flood
OF 1861 and is still rising, overfo wing portion
OF the Charleston, West Virginia & Kavnawha
Valley railroad bridge and sweeping with it
the new steamer Advance and numberiess lum-
Der RATS.
Three Men Drowned.
BRADFORD, Dat, Sept. ia large amount
OF property was destroyed in this town by the
floods. West Bradford is entirely submerged.
Inc non bridge over Grand river gave away
yesterday afternoon. Three men on the brid "a
were drowned. Neo
Bridges and Mills Washed Away,
NEWMARKET. Ont. Sept 1.-THE flood of
the three last days was very destructive in this
section. Buildings foated off. mill dams were
carried away and the iron bridge on the North
ern Railway seriously damaged and thirteen
others destroyed.
Travel Resumed iu Canada.
TORONTO, Sept 15.-The damage to RAILWAYS
by the heavy rains has been rep aired and reg
ular traffic will be resumed tomorrow.