New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-12
THE MONONGAHELA FLOOD.
WATERS FAILING AS RAPIDLY AS THEY ROSE
BRIDGES. MILLS AND HOUSES CARRIED AWAY
VAST DISTRICT DELUGED AS If BY /
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BRIDGES MILLS AND HOUSES CARRIED AWAY
A VAST DISTRICT DELUGED AS If BY
CLOUDBURsT
Pittsburg, July 11.-At o'clock this evening 'ho
water falling at all points between Pitsourg anu
the head waters and no more damage from the feshet
is apprehended Tho highest point reached here was
twenty-thrce feet and at o'clock It had fallen 10
TWENTY-FIVE feet At Brownsville, California and
other towns along the upper Monongahela River
there were three feet water than ever Oeiofo'
The current IS still running at the rate OF nine miles
an hour but the river IS comparatively clear OF or''
everything having out The coal men are no"
getting their coal tows in readiness and tomorrow
about 100000 bushels will be started down the
river. The report that Lock No. had been carried
away by the freshet Is untrue. 1t IS substantially
built and will withstand many more such HOODS.
A dispatch from California says During tho
highest point OF the food the long trestlc worS OF
tho Plttsburg Virginia and Charleston Railroad, span
ming Pike Rum turned from one end TO the other
submerging the Western Union telegraph wires. Mr.
Laird the section boss, 1t at the time, but no
escaped without injury. The county bridge spanning
the creek lust below the tresto lifted from It's
abutments and carried ashore. An effort VIII be
made TO drop 1t back the river recedes' Inc
damage to gardens and crops and TO property along
the river cannot be estimated TWO passenger trains
are now blocked at this place. The damage to the
railway company and The inconvenience to the busi-
ness men anu Travelling puDHO VIII DO eiN"N' "' -
will be at least days before the trestle over Pike
Run can be rebuilt
dispatch from Wheeling says that in the flooded
district of West Virginia the money loss by the rains
viii reach nearly e. 100000 At least three lives have
been lost The water is now falling rapidly at all
points, and it Is becoming possible to get detailed
reports from the small towns and villages In the
mountains. Not less than fifty bridges arc gone In
Marion Harrison Taylor wetzeI, Wood Writ, RItchie,
Tau and adf hundreds OF houses
have been swept away are badly damaged
So far only life has been reported lost that OF
George Geter, who struck by parted cable and
instantly killed. The great damage 10 river craft
occurred between 80 o'clock this morning and day
light. Shortly before o'clock a large number OF
barges belonging to jenkins & Co. came down the
river from second pool and struck the smithheld
Street Bridge the huge barges turning end over end
Logs barges and fuel boats dashed against the
piers Of the bridge and snapped like twigs by tho over
whelntng force of the current About hfteen MIN
utes after the broken bargcs came down, number
Of pieces Of wreckage noaed past, in the middle of
which a shanty boat swept along with light on
board. The rivcrmen shouted and the whistles
screamed TO get answer from any persons who
might be tho boat, but reply came, and II the
owners we're on board and asleep. as some Of the
river thought they were swept down to inevitable
destruction.
~PoIlshtown.' along tie bank OF the Monongahca
South Twenty fourth sts., in sorry plight to-
day. There arc nearly seventy-fve shantyboats at
that point, occupied by over $50 families. moro than
500 people All Of these with the exception Of about
families camped out last night and tonight From
the smlthfeld-st bridge to considerable distance
above the BaItlmOro and Ohio depot were number
Of boat houses occupied by families. The sudden
rise of the water found these occupants totally un-
prepared, and a number Of them were forced to
ma>c a hasty retreat to dry Lard.
4 dispatch from Wheeling says: " The rise In the
Valley River at Grafton yesterday morning from the
rains OF the last days unprecedented, and
tho result the lumber interests of this region is dis
astrous At about o'clock yesterday morning, the
river BOOM in which thousands OF logs had lodged,
gave way, carrying destruction in its path. The
planning mill of Morgan & Magn was swept away, as
was the Fetterman bridge, about two miles below
this town. At o'clock the river had risen fully
twenty feet and was twenty-nn feet in channel
Several buildings, including saw mills, etc, we're
washed down the river and crushed when they struck
the strong IRON railroad bridge large humDeF %
of dwelling houses In South Grafton and West Graf.
ron flooded TO depth Of ten or fifteen feet and
the losses are severe The Grafton and Green
hrier Railroad completely flooded and trains
delayed. The loss at Grafton Will not fall short OF
s2JO,O0O. The damage at Raullsburg will reach
Sl25 900. Seventeen houses. mill. one plan
lnc mill ard pullman patent iron railroad bridge
the little = 1awha bridge at Parkersburg. the food
ba. done other severe havoc Two tunnels between
Parker4burg and Grafton are caved in. The new
Ianesvillc and Ohio Road IS reported TO be badly
damaged. The Ohio River road damaged 10
some extent below Partcrsburg. Great losses ot
cross t.es and timber reported. The destruc-
ton 10 property all along the Little kanawba ard
ohio Rivers is greater than in 1854.
A dispatch from the general passenger agent Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Rallrcad Baltimore states
that all trains now running regular schedule
all the breaks I'm the line in West Virginia on
count of the hOCd having been repaired.
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