Telegram-herald., 1888-07-12
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PIrrssCRs. Jaiy lL-Ths heavy rskas q
Monday and Monday night. - ths heal
waters of fas Aanon kshslz a0d Chstt rivers
starts. ass sFeni1g. one Of tae most sud
dsn. add P@rnAEs. before Il subsiass. one Of
The meet disastrous aoots since l.5z- Al
Gsssasboro. ths river rose thirty two feet IN
tssnty four 10Grs Early this morning
the Eatsr measured f0fty-nye fest In The
channel az thzE place 2nd it - a. stand
great postion of BrOsnsgiIls . six tsst an
der xatsf. and much damage has already
been doos. A. clock this morning TIE
water had reached forty -thrss feet and be
EAn sl0siT - rscsde. iE sas eighteen
inches higher thsa tas h0od Of lo51 Fsom
Bsoensglile 70 Pitisburg and along Cnett
River, reports srs coming u trsmendu0us
loss 10 iumbsrmsa lrom Brsaking ooOms' 70
coal operators from damaged craft and de-
motion II coal upplss. and "a private
individuals. snose residences and prop
srty are h0odsd. Only one hfs nas
ben 0st 80 far as learned Georgs
Getter sas instantly Killed last evening.
BY the pairing Of a cable rope WITH which
hs sas checking the loaded eoal barge at
Wairon's landing. Telephone aud telegraph
wires along tie river are doNn. and exact
information - very hard 20 OBTAIN. re-
port from ClAsksDurz, ". Va. on the west
loFk of the A0nongaheis. IS 10 the effect
thsf twenty dwellings have been swept
aeaF and damage 70 property u almost
InesumAbls. A number Of IRON and sOoden
bridges. aud several large sas mills. to-
keLhsr Nith quantities Of lumber and logs.
baye gone down win the Hood.
A large number Of people are homeless AZ
th<z place.
A. Aoaonzshela City al the lower part of
The town - inundated aud the people
driven from their homes Ars camping ia
the streets GA higher ground.
The scene along ths river front this
morning Was one OF great excitement
River and coal men are on the alert fearing
toeir cFaf vii be tora from the mOorings
Occasionally a hoating barge or upple
would srrke one OF the piers OF the smith
hsid-st. bridge, and with a loud grating
sound. sink from view. Again the helpless
craft would pass bridges IN safety and con-
unus on is Journey TO Cincinnati
The g~atsst danger TO river craft Oc-
Cured between l.30 o'clock this morning
and daylight. shortly before daylight
number Of oarges came down the river and
struck the Smithheid- Sc. bridge. the huge
barges turning end over end aud breastins
the tow-boas Barnard in against the
stsrmer Jacobs. Every whistle on the
river sounded the alarm as the rays OF the
electric lights swept from side 70 aide
crossing the turbulent food IL presented
avid sight. Logs barges and tuel boats
dashed against the piers OF the bridge and
we're snapped like tUigs By the overw helm
fnz force OF the current About ffteen
minutes after the broken barges came down
anumber OF pieces of wreckage hosted past,
In the middle OF which a shAnty boat swept
along with lights Or beard River men
s.A .r1 uxh tafl 1sd ff, raE a n
ansser from any person who might be on
the boat, but no reply came. and ifthe own
srs we're on board and asleep. as some OF
the river men thought. they were swept
down TO inevitable destruction The ropes
tbat held the zlf-sunken Cincinnati wharf
boat which the owners bad been struggling
for twelve hours TO save, parted. and the
unbers on the craft was quickly swept
away few minutes later a lot OF barges
aud twsnty-six pieces belonging 70 Watson
A Co. were cut from their moorings and
carried down stream.
A. About Al O'Clock saw mill. including
az. tas machinery passed down the river.
II vas swept from Bellevernon. Pa, sixty
niles south Of this city and was valued at
$4,000.
Early this morning man with wagon
and team attempted TO cross the Ohio
River below q saw mill run IN fat.
When in the middle Of the river be lost con-
troll Of the Car and Il carried him down
stream. Il Il not known whether the msn
vas rescued or not
Early this morning. the heavy drift in the
share Of broken bridges. oargss. coal tip
pies, logs. and IA some instances dwellings
snd sbantles reached this city. They
clashed against ne bridge piers and were
snapped and broken Ike twigs By the over
whefminx force Of the current At 1880 a.
m. the river marx showed II feet 3 inches.
and rising.
A Wheeling special SAYS that the line Of
th- Baltimore q Ohio railroad between
Whesling and Petersburg. i unpreCedsntly
blocked cy ths storm. on the farkersburg
branch three tunnels are csged in The
Rowlesburg bridge over Chett river IL down.
snd other bridges have been swept away
While the track IS covered many feet deep
With earth 0t pumcer Of points.
All trains from she " est via Parksrsburx
are using the tracks OF The Ohio River road,
and 10 sast via the Fittsourx & Cumberland
six or sght hours late. Several bridges be-
tween " heeling and Pitsburg are badly
damaged At FsirDount the new iron
bridge OF tbe Nsw England Gas and Coal
Company vas destroyed, involving loss
OF so eco
At2p m. The marks in The Mononxahela
river showed 3 feet and rising slowly
Every hosf ia the harbor has steam M.
prepared Cor ar emergency. Il IS thought
that fhe worst is past.
West Elizabeth. Pa. special avs shst
D,e rir-r came - 4 stand ~ shout clock
this morniug ard - noon Began slowly
rscesifnE fhe poinf reached was tie hixh-
sst ever known. heiag y inches above the
fcod OF 1852 rbe entire town below the
railroad lrscks IS ron s 70 10 feet under
water
Travel On the Pitssburx. Virgins 4
Charleston Railway las been suspended in
deinitsiy. Severai miles AZ trscx are under
wsIer and = numher of bridges are either
washed sxs7 or Badly damaged.
ONeili & 20. lose rs coal bsrxes and a
iosdinE uppie. " Weigel Bros. a nnmber OF
rats, ccsi boats a1a oargss. and toe len
ans tipple ls gone.
river iese nesriy their satrs crops Of grain
ard v=Tetaoes-
A Whseiing ,elegrsrn savs hat he losses
from Nontavs storm. 10 the pper ONO
Vsiirv a. rrivs.e property and isnsse -
railroads. vii hoct ap nearly SLo1o 0eo
AZ fisdnont ~ Va. the long frestl- "a
ccuiolete wreck. A Grafton. several plan
ing mils Ard faousNniis OF loes we're carried
swsr iovuIv'eg t1ss nf kHo.0oo At
Brownsville. Pa. re total loss e estimated
A. s. no The Nnobt Coal Company l.,st
thefr tIurie ard sewers. c1ai boats kxton's
host vsri ard ssver8 vsIssbie rsf-s we're
carrisf swtv
A. NcSsesport. Pa. the damage - u~op-
srtV sIorE che Mononrahela ant Ysurbto-
shenv rNers Fi.i ae nearly dauhie that ever
oefcre experienced from tae sane csusa
sud : roughly estimated a. Sta0 90
fro,3 sFnn sstiiH sre sI-sosf entirely s1s-
user<sd. AMI VII r. - s',sxTd sbout s. coo.