Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-13
SURGING WATERS.
OHIO FLOOD LOSSES RUN UP INTO
MILLIONS.
Scenes OF Desolation and Ruin--PArtiai
List Of the Amounts Lost BY the strick-
on Towns-It Falls with Crushing H.
feet Upon the Sufferers.

PIrrsBURsH, Pa, July 13.-The waters
that have been sweeping the valley Of the
Monongahela and the valleys of its tribu-
taries for the past sixty hours are again
falling into their natural channels. They
leave in their track scenes of desolation and
ruin that have never had their counter
part in the same localities. From Pitts
burgh to the mountain fastnesses OF Ran
dolph county, W. Va, towns have been
rayaged, manufactures have been inundat-
ed, boats have been sunk, houses and ium-
Der have been fioated off, fields with their
wheat in shock and growing crops have
been devastated. families driven to the
hills for shelter, and in many instances the
accumulations of years OF toll and self-de-
nial have been lost in an hour.
The losses entailed by the flood will not
fall short of SS.0O0,000, a large proportion
of which falls with crushing effect Upon the
gahela, Marion. Taylor, Harrison, Lomis,
Barbour, Upshur and the Randolph in
West Virginia.
In Pennsylvania the losses are in the
counties OF Allegheny, Washington, West
moreland, Fayette and Greene, the heav-
lest being in Allegheny, Washington and
Fayette. These losses fall most heavily
upon the owners of coal property, railroad
companies and farmers. Notwithstanding
the suddenness of the coming of the water,
and the area OF distribution, the losses of
fats, bsrges and smaller river craft have
been comparatively small, and nearly all
boat owners are congratulaaing themselves
on their good fortune,
In Pittsburgh proper, much of the loss
has fallen upon the owners Of shanty boats,
and boat houses, but these are for the
most part insignificant. The owners of mill
property will loose largely, and have to un-
dergo no end of Inconvenience on account
of the invasion of their mills by water yes
terday morning, putting out fires, and rust
ing and almost running the valuable ma
chinery. Little lumber or other movable
property has been carried away from this
city, but from points above. millions Of feet
of valuable timber and lumber have come
down and been carried of into the Ohio,
q total loss to the owners.
Following is a summary of the estimated
losses in each locality affected. In some
instances they are probably too high, ow-
ing TO the prevailing excitement but in
the main they have been conseryatively
compiled
The losses in detail are given as follows:
In Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, $3.50, 600; Brad
dock, 5000; McKeesport, $l00, 600; Drsvos-
burg, $4,000; Elizabeth, $30, 900; West
Elizabeth, $4,000: Coalbluf, 5000; Mo
nogshela City, SIS, 200; Coal Center. So
600; California, sl5.0oO; Belle Vernon, S.
600; West Brownsville, $40, 900; Bridgeport,
5000; Brownsville, 500. 900: New Geneva,
5000. In West Virginia. Port Marion.
$4,000; Morgantown, $75, 900; Fairmont,
$4,000: Grafton, $500, ,Oo0; Clarksburg,
$4,000; Parkersburg, $l0Q 900; Phillippi,
$4,000; Weston, $4,000; intervening
towns in West Virginia, $500, 900. Total
loss s., $4,000.
Not included all the foregoing are losses
on account of damages to railroads, rs fol-
lows: p, v. & E. in Pennsylvania, s75,OO0;
B. q O., in West Virginia, $50. 900; Graf
ton & Greenbrier, in West Virginia, $780,
600; Weston a Clarksburg, in West Vir-
ginia, $4,000; West Virginia Central &
Pittsburgh, in Maryland and West Vir-
ginia, 5000 Total, $475 600
There was no rain in any part Of the
flooded district yesterday, and by this
evening the traces of the food win have
generally disappeared. But the July
freshet of 1883 will never be forgotten in
Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia
st ten O'Clock yesterday morning the
stage of water here was IL feet and falling.
The drift had all passed out and the river
had lost its turbulence. The coal men
were busily preparing the coal fleets for
shipment and by tomorrow all the craft
loaded with the black diamonds will have
departed for the Western and southern
ports The shipment will aggregate
10000, 600 bushels. a 3E