The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-06
TELEGRA.PHIC
FmH FLOODS.

this locality FROM Friaay evening until
this DsruiBg, rereree ara eeniRg in OF
fresh cts at vsric IL Pelnts- washouts on
the raj roads. ard extensive damage to
publia aad privsee property. At Fro
meat, Ohio, the Saneasky River is higher
than was ever bstsre kBsRn. Streets In the
soatAsrs portion Of She tawn are and0r
water. = he Lake Shsrs EmilrOsd bridge
at that point was Carried away takiag
part Of freight srAia IA it. Tia
bridge st huron. Ohi0, Ia else reported
gore. At O5lawA, OUIs, sAe streets are
flooded, o4llars and many buildings in
undated. The Ices IL heavy. Railwsy
tracks are sRdsr water In May plsAss,
and trains ara sithsr entirely bisokOd or
running irregul6rly. Ths Gold weather
which followed il tends TO allsy apprS-
hension OF An immsdiEts brsAk up h srs,
although reports fFoBa RD river peiAbs
Wsre d waaliy apssripE.
Bradford, Va, 4.-BrAdfsrd Waa visited
on Saturday hiRBI by 6iEnFtrouE aOeS,
which lnInaR "a hbout 500 houses aoaR
Pearl, Globe, boiIssoR, Flerens0, PiRF,
Main Snd other streets. Tho yer D ,rt
OF the city Was submerged, ia aoaa cAGsS,
to depth Of ten feet. The hoed was
caused by the rama Of Friday and sAtur-
day, AID the Melting sRew or the RoaR-
tains. FivA bridges were swept away Aad
se7erGl hna along the creek badly dana
aged or -Syed. RiEhly-fvs families
on the A betweSa here Aha 1arPort,
living Id as@ story hoesss, had 10 Zee for
their ives whsn lhs lee gorEa broke, lssv-
ing ell their elects. ana mAAy houses
were swept away. Is is INA possible to o.
| tiEats tho loss. TIE waters ore aeW sab
si&isg and all fears Of faFthaE trouble arc
ever.
AoAdville, Pa, 4.-LSst aight the iea
gorge in the Rill-rua broko ARd the oaa~
trial part Of the towR Wa flooded. 0var
SEQ faEailies were rescued in boAta. TAsre
10 mueh suffering from eeld aad water.
The ga ssoTks are Rhdsr water ssa tha
city Is ia darkness. He trains eaa eater
or leave the city. TAe slatisR pgeAt at
tAe JuAetisa was rescued in beat just
before hia heusa WAs washed away.
May cattle PsrisRS2.
UFbaae, O., ALI streams are flooded
10 ChamPaiRe County; two wAsheass on
the Par RaEdis EeA2, in Soe Of which q
freight train and several cara LEFT she
track.
MArysvilla, O., Anil Greek ii
higher thaR ever before kaswu. A housG
WA AsOdsd sad live stock were drowned
RiohRond, lad, 4.-Ths river 10 Tx
highest in Aftssa years. Bridges ca thC
Grand Rapids and IndiAaA Railway 81
Fountain City we've swept away. Ther'
vera washOHH on she PistaSurR, Clnela-
Asti and St. Louis.
6hslbyvills, Lad. The creates
. floods ever kAoWa. FArsaa are food ed
away and travel saSpesdea. The tract
is uSder wafer. A pOrliSa o. Shelbyvill,
: is several fSSt under water. The 1rsa
Miami is GghGr thaa WAB ever knewa
The love0s lave broken and seae Deopl
of East Trey are driver from thor houses
PittsbHrR, 4.-Ths mild weather anC
heavy rama Of the pAAt week Oauaed tn
Allegheny River and tributaries to over
few their banks. washing away bridges
houses aHd barns and doing damage {,
property between Pittsburg and Oh
City to the extent of several hundrs'
Thousand dollars. The river CEN msRcSt
1rising here this forenoon. Ne dAsgs
was aPgrehsnded till this afternoon
when suddenly all retail coal dealers
bArgss and about twenty rAfls OF lumbS
were swept away in few minutes. Loss
i$10, 900. Residents in the lower portion
Of Allegheny City and the south aide AZ,
!, moving 10 safer quarters. Attic point
above the damage is estimated ct $3.50,
) 600. At Parker's, Pa, the river il
twenty-Rins feet high and rising. Oh
River AVeAue the water is from ak inche
to six feet deep, stores are all flooded
and occupied and q number Of unoceu
.. pied houses were swept away. Familie
and merchants are moving to the bluff
, In Framont the lever portion Of th
town 10 aubmeFged, aHd residents 81
leaving. As EmtentoH the bridge wit
four msA on it were washed away; tire
men ara kRewR to be saved. At Fox
burg the water overlooked ca Rive
= Avenue. The treqtlIpg and span Of th
new bridge were carried of. The Kit
tanning ia partially inundated. Com
= RquaGainR Creek ut Butler is higher tia
for twenty-five years. The pier 4
Pittsburg Bridge washed away, an
several bridges RbSve are Fsperte
wrecked. The ASOd at Bradford was u
most disastrous ever kHswn.
Delaware, O., 4-OlsntaHsy river
lraginR. The fFeShet 10 the worst known
7 The sHspoaSIoR bridge was swept ava,
n and two other bridges are expected
g go; families living near The river Nel
rescued in boats. Acres Of meadow lane
4 are inundated, and houses and thousAnG
Of trees are AHoRt, chair factory
partly submerged and the mechinel
much damaged.
A Mt. Vernon special reports Kokon
nj River as booming. One house 10 gu
rounded by water, Sad the family ia
the upper story cut off from assistaae
A bridge on the Baltimore and Ohio vi
' carried away while freight train WI
crossing, aud locomotive and the 70
ward part OF the train sank. All Il
train hands escaped except Hartman
brakeman, who was drowned.
,r Cleveland, 4. 80 The pork pRckiI
houses, some manufacturing houses, al
railway freight houses are submerge
Tho water receded somewhat tc-Eigh
but the damage cannot be sscertained +
several days. 1t is estimated that q
= 000, 600 feet OF lumber and from 10000
600 to 100000 shingles were washe
froM the lumber yards. The Vale
Z Railroad 10 several feeti under Wster 4
several miles, and lis bridge near Weis
Lock was swept away. Thirty horees
g stable at the lumber yards stood 6
plight in water up to their breasts. Thi
were rescued with difficulty to-day, ha
ing swan several feet to reacn place
safety. Two mills of the Cleveland T
per company, containing about go to
of manufactured paper, are in wat
nearly to the top Of the first story. L