Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-22
FLOODS AND GALES.
Narrow Escape from Death of Thou
sand Persons at Wheeling.


WHEELING, August 21st.-A storm, which
in its disastrous effects RIVALS that of July
18th last. has been in progress here since
A. NJ, and shows no signs of abating.
Wheeling creek, in the narrow valley east
of Wheeling is a foot higher than ever
before, the roads being flooded from two to
six feet deep, and the bridges destroyed.
The valley is now one angry flood, and the
damage can only be estimated by the
wreckage that dashes through the city into
the river.
AT $40 piece of the A. B. and O. wood
en- bridge struck the B. and o. bridge at
Main and Sixteenth streets, which was de-
stroyed in uly and rebuilt, and it was car
ried away with the rapidity of cannon
ball.
The stone bridge 40 feet long, over
Wheeling creek at Main street, fell with an
awful crash. Over a thousand people had
been on the bridge watching the rushing
water but were warned in time to escape.
The water, gas and natural-gas mains,
sewers, telegraph and telephone wires,
electric light and street car power conduct
ors were carried down. The losses will
reach $250,000.
DESTRUCTION ALONG THE GULF.
New ORLEANS, August 21st-News from
Morgan City is TO the effect that dozens of
houses are wholly or partly unroofed, and
fully fifty buildings are off their tounda-
tions. The floating elevator, George Gill
christ, was destroyed.
Among the heaviest losers of property
along the river are the coal dealers whose
total loss is $24O,0O0.
The steamer Keokuk, at Baton Rouge,
was wrecked, the loss reckoned at $4,000
At Pass Christian trees were uprooted
and houses blown down.
At Oaklawn eight cabins and sugar
houses were wrecked.
At Tom Schotfer's plantation only three
houses were left standing.
At Franklin eighteen dwellings were un-
rooted.
In the Teche country the damage to cane
will exceed one third of the crop
The steamer Ward, from Truxillo, en-
countered the storm last night when within
four miles of the Pass, and was driven sew
enty-five miles beyond Mobile Bay.
GREAT FREsHETs IN PENNSYLVANIA.
PITrsBURG (Pa.), August 21st.-It has
been raining necessarily since IL o'clock
last night. Since o'clock this morning
over three and one-half inches of rain have
fallen, being the greatest fall in eighteen
years. The same reports are coming in
from all sections of western Pennsylvania
eastern Ohio and western Virginia.
At Brownsville, Pa, the water in the
Monongahela river is rising at the rate of
three feet per hour. Great damage has al
ready been done to the railroads leading
from this city
AT Uniontown, Pa, A. inches of rain fell
since early this morning. Red Stone
creek is higher than ever before, and people
living in the lower portion of the city are
moving out of their houses.
ieyhf la Coz I, CT oh,
Of the Baltimore and Ohio stopped run
ming.
BOSTON DESTRUCTIVE STORM.
Copyright 1855, by the California -4ssoci0ted Iress
BosToN. August 21st.-The rain.storm in
this vicinity is almost unparalleled. Sew
ers are bursting in all quarters. Stony
Brook is out of its banks, and three feet of
water is reported in Easements on State
street.
Much damsge has been caused in
Bowdoin Square by bursted sewers. Hun
dreds OF people were driven from their
homes in Roxbury district by the Stony
Creek overflow.
The damage will reach many thousands.
Suburban railway trackswere washed away,
and telegraph wires are down in all direc-
tions.
FATAL CYCLONE IN DELAWARE.
WILMINGTON (Del), August 2lst.-A
cyclone passed across the State this after
noon about six miles below this city, cut
ting path about 200 yards in width, lev
cling trees, orchards and buildings and
doing damage estimated at $I50,000. One
person is reported killed.
In this city the buildings of Mayblow
| Bros. Iron Works were wrecked in an in
stant. The huge timbers were tossed about
as though they had been straws. Several
! workmen were killed by the flying timbers.
GREAT HAVOC IN MARYLAND.
Copyright. 1855, Jya DE California associated Press;
BALTIMORE, August 21st Dispatches
from various points in southern Maryland
give the particulars of a severe storm this
afternoon. Numerous frame houses and
barns were demolished. Two schooners
were overturned, bat 10 loss Of life is re-
| ported.
Entire fruit orchards were destroyed and
| corn6elds swept clean.
An immense water spout formed at the
| mouth of the bay, and was carried with
! terrific force across Pools Island.
The full extent of the damage cannot be
estimated.
DAMAGE IN NEW JERSEY.
SkLEM IN y, August 21st.-A cyclone
passed over this section this afternoon.
Nearly all the buildings at the Salem Brick
| Works were swept away, and orchards aud
growing crops badly damaged.
FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IN NEW YORK.
! New YORK, August 21st-Rain fell all
| day, and was very heavy at times. The
Everett Hotel and restaurant were deluged.
The tide was so Ugh the sewers could not
discharge. The probable rainfall for the
| day was four inches.