Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-08-29
WATERY GRAVES

An AW1M COtlaeaON nOCW001 tho R00i1o
Ocean Steamers Oceanic and City OF
Chester In San Fraaoisco Harbor-Ths
Latter Vessel Sunk, and Thirtoen Lives
Lost. s#3%3
BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. GA dispatch
from Still Pond, Kent County, gives pa,,tio.
ulars of the cyclone that On Tuesday AFTER
noon wrought such destruction in that
neighborhood. The large frame building
occupied as canning establishment hv
Black Il Krebs, OF Baltimore, was struck
about 4:30 O'Clock ind completely de-
naolis hed. About 100 men, women and
children were Mt work, and in their efforts
% escape from tho wreck nine were killed
outright, three wero dangerously hurt
and . nunber slightly injured by the
falling timtera- Tho storm demolished
many houses asad barns and swept
clean all the orchards In the vicinity
The dwelling Of Willian, Willis Was
crushed like N egs-sho1l and Willis was
fatally injured about the head, The storm
came from the southwest and swept across
the state diagonally, in q track about two
miles in width. On tho west side Of
Chesapeake buy there was considerable
damage. Frame houses and barus were
crushed aud growing crops we're swept
away.
FLOODS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 23-The food
has almost reached its limit here, and will
not reach disastrous height. The low
lands, however, are submerged, and the
damage will be quite heavy.
The water is now receding and viii! soon
allow the residents of the fats to return
to their homes. The loss Is estimated
at 100000. Four deaths are re-
ported-Rev. N. B. c. Corning, and
F. c. Ortiz, an architect, of this
city, Moses Calvin, of Monongahela.
City, and an unknown German of McKees-
port The two former were drowned while
making canoeing trip down tho river
Mr. Corning was one OF the most promi-
nent ministers Of the city.
High water in the Delaware, Lehigh and
Schuylklll rivers has carried away several
bridges and caused washouts on the roads.
The rain in the mountains and up the
Monongahela river was almost unprece-
denied. For over twenty-four hours the
down-pour was incessant, and all the
small streams were terribly swollen:
In many places they overflowed
their banks and floated large dis
tricts. Raccoon creek, which flows
through the central portion of Burgers
town on the Pan handle road, leaped over
its boundaries. and as result the
whole lower portion of the town was
submerged. Gardens were destroyed,
while driftwood and the increasing
~olulno of water placed many houses
in imminent peril. Reports from the ad-
joining districts state that the valleys are
all overfiowed and the damage to crops can
scarcely be estimated. Bridges, stables
and out-buildings were whirled away be-
fore the rushing flood, and the scene is
one of great devastation.
At Greensburg the great rain left many
traces of it's devastation. In tho fair
grounds the water at some points was
eight feet deep, covering the entire track
and overturning the horse stable.
The towns of Larimer, Shafton, IT.
win, Penn and Manor are partially
under water, and many of the inhab-
itants are living in tho upper stories of
their houses. In the mountains the head
waters Of Bald Eagle creek, Spruce creek
and Junction river are swollen beyond all
bounds, and an August freshet, great in
destruction, covers the Blair, Cambria,
Bedford, Centere and Huntingdon sections
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