Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-06

struction of property, buildings flooded and
bridges damaged No indications OF break
up here vet.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb D.
While the river at MONDAY was At the
highest point ever known TO reach, II has
lust commenced to recede. The damage Is
yery serious, but cannot be estimated as vet.
The Wabash River is high at all points ana
two spans of the Wabash, st. Louis & Pa
cific Railroad bridge are down at Logans-
port. The regular trains are abandoned.
The floods are general throughout the State.
nearly all the railroads having suffered dam
age from wash-outs and the loss of bridges.
On account of the disordered condition of
the telegraph lines it is difficult to get accu-
rate information.
PIrTsBURG, Feb 5.
The Alleghaney river continued rising all
last night, and today floods several acres of
Alleghaney City. Household goods have
| been moved to the upper stories of the houses
The bridge from Alleghaney to Heirs Island,
in the Aileghaney, was washed away this
| morning, leaving one hundred persons on the
island without means of escape from the. RS
ing waters Fresh fatalities and disasters
are reported every moment. and more are
anticipated 1t is feared that all who were
left on Hers Island will perish. The Pitts
DuTy N NtslSIu hdllTodu has -
verely, every bridge and culvert from Col
lery junction to this city having been washed
away The Alleghaney Valley and Fort
Wayne roads have also suffered greatly and
travel has been nearly suspended. The
damage here will exceed 100000, while the
loss above here cannot now be Appropriated.
At Kittaming the water is falling. Between
10 and 100 families are living in the second
stories of buildings, or have moved out en-
tirely. There is great suffering on account
of the cold weather. The trains are all de-
layed.
NEWCASTLE, Pa. Feb ).
A number of bridges across Neshannock
Creek have been swept away. All the man
ufacturies have shut down, and many fam
lilies have been washed out.
CoLUMBUs. O., Feb ).
Reports from all parts of Central Ohio
show the highest water, bv from to 20
inches. ever known, Scioto river here was
fourteen inches higher than ever before and
he damage is enormous, mostly to the mum
dated portion on the west side. Over 100
families had to quit their houses. The river
has now fallen and the worst is over. Re
ports come from all points OF the loss of
bridges and devastation of farms.
CHICAGO, Feb 5.
will be cut off. Four men at the crib are
busy keeping the inlets to the channel clear,
and should these clog the water supply would
be cut of. More help is needed, but it is
impossible to reach the crib on account of
the ice Trains now leave here on time but
those bound inward suffer delays.
EMPORIUM, Pa, Feb ;.
The passenger train on the Buffalo, New
York & Philadelphia railroad, which left
Olean at s o'clock this morning for Buffalo,
plunged into a creek near Ischua. Engineer
Hall and Fireman Briggs were killed, and
Conductor Love seriously injured, and sew
raj passengers slightly injured. The accident
was caused by high water undermining the
track.
BRADFORD, Pa, Feb B.
A Il, 900 barrel tank at Cooper Station,
Forest county, burst today, and set fire to
the United Lind pump station and burned it.
A Mrs. Davey was burned to death, and Col.
Hegar and boy were badly burned. Loss
$50, 1000.