New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-06
Saturday was not unusual, and was succeeded by
colder weather before morning.
CONDITION OF OHIO RAILROADS.

| ACCIDENTS AND LOSS OF LIFE IN NORTHEASTERN
OHIO.
| CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 5.-1he railways center
ing here report as follows to-day: The Lake Shore
| trains running partly over the Bee Line the
bridge the Huron River Is gone and half of the
| Lake Shore bridge az Fremont is down. The FIRE.
| mont bridge was weakened by the rush of ice
against the abutments yesterday and went
down with freight train, the conductor,
Isaac Parker, and brakeman being killed The
Nlckle Plate" Huron River bridge is ex-
pected to be repaired to-day. On the Cleveland and
Plttsburg roa1 no serious damage has been sus-
taiDed but blockade has occurred, occasioned by
the New-York, Pennsylvania and Ohio road being
obliged 10 portions of the road. There is no
damage to the Cleveland and Columbus road and
trains time. The Lake Erie and Western
bridge at Fostoria was swept away. At Mahonng-
town. yesterday, pier of the Pitsburg and West
ern Railroad was swept away At Newcastle juno
tion the Ashtabula and Pittsburg Railway is three
feet under water. Trains from Sharon. Penn, could
not reach the city. The iron bridge at Hiltown
was carried away.
A Canton dispatch dated yesterday says: "a
south-bcund freight train on the Valley Railroad
was ditched last night in consequence of washed
out culvert. The locomotive was overturned and
the fireman, John McAlster, was killed, and F.
Connotton Valley Railroad bridge. south of the
city, was washed away. and large portion of the
Straitsvlle division is under water. Pacific ex-
press train ON the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chi
cago road, stopp ed at Louisville, because
Bridge Is was washed away. The train was backed
to Alliance and then divided into two sections.
1t then started for Orrville by the Cleveland and
Pttsburg Railroad. connecting branch Between
Akron and Orrville the first section was ditched'
section dashed into it, teescopng the sleeping car.
and killing the porter and severely tnjurng half-a-
dozen passengers"
The Cleveland and Columbus Railroad bridge at
Excelsior was saved by running the railway trains
it and by energetic work in fencing off the float
ing Ice and dritwood All the railroad tracks lead
ing out of Toledo are under water, and many
bndges are damaged 80 much as to make them un-
sale. Trains went out of Columbus this morning on
all the railroads
AKRON, O., Feb. 5.-Fuller information received
to-day increases the previous estimates of the losses
By the floods. The New-YOrk, Pennsylvania and
Ohio Railroad has trains running between Kent and
Gallon. The CuyahOga Valley road cannot be
operated for several days to come. The tonnotton
Valley road Will send trial train from Canton this
af ernoOn. On the Tuscarawas Valley road trains
nave been abandoned. Draining the water south
by Summit Lake 10 save the city carried away the
bridge on the Cleveland Akron and Columbus Rail
road just after a crowded Fort Wayne express tram
had pas ed Dve-. e In tton coal ia a has been
"ditched' AT brlmheld iii washoqt, ana the brake
man, James Meal lster was killed.
The losses by the floods in this city and county
are Increased to $4,000 by damages on the penin-
sula alone, mostly borne by the Valley Railroad
and the Ohio Canal Companies. The carrying
away OF county bridQ and mlll-dams by scores
will further increase the The alley Rail-
road Is reported be under water for twelve miles
south of Cleveland. The large costly iron bridge
over the Cuyahoga River al Brecksville lie is gone
Tie body OF Mary Strapp found to-day II few
hundred yards from her house frozen In the sand
construction train the Valley road came
through from Canton this afternoon.