Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-13
FLOOD AND FIRE.
Enormous Extent of Eastern
Storms.
TERRIBLE RAILROAD DISASTER
Losses by the Monongahela Deluge
StOrmswept Atlantic Coast.
A Michigan Blaze.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

4 Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
PrTTsBURG, July 12.-To-day the wat
ers that have been sweeping the valley
of the Monongahela and the valleys OF
its tributaries for the last sixty hours, are
again falling into their natural channels.
They leave in their track scenes of desol-
alton and ruin that never had the coun-
terpart in the same localities. From
Pittsburg to the mountain fastness of
Randolph county, w. Va. towns have
been ravaged, manufactures inundated,
boats sunk, houses and lumber floated
off, fields with their wheat in shock and
growing crops devastated, families driven
to the hills for shelter, and in many in
stances the accumulations of years of toll
and self denial have been lost in an hour.
THE LOSSES ENTAILED
By the flood will not. it was ascertained
to-day, be short of $3,OOO,0 900, large
proportion of which falls with crushing
effect upon the people of the thriving
counties of Monongahela,M Marion, Taylor,
Harrison, Lewis, Barbour, Upshur and
Randolph in West Virginia; in Penn
sylvania the losses are in the counties Of
Allegheny, Washington, Westmoreland,
Fayette and Green, the heaviest being
in Allegheny, Washington and Fayette.
These losses fall most heavily upon the
owners of coal property, railroad COM
panies and farmers. Notwithstanding
the suddenness of the coming of the
water and the area of distribution, the
losses of flats, barges and small river
craft has been comparatively small, and
nearly all the boat-owners are con-
graduating themselves on their good
fortune.
IN PITTsBURG PROPER
Most of the loss has fallen upon the own
ers of shanty boats and boat houses, but
these are for the most part insignificant.
The owners of mill property will lose
largely, and have to undergo no end of
Inconvenience on account of the invasion
of the mills by the water, putting out
fires and rusting and almost running tire
valuable machinery. Little lumber or
other movable property has been carried
away from this city, but from parts above
millions of feet of valuable timber and
lumber have come down and been car
ried off into the Ohio, a total loss to the
owners.
TRACES OF THE FLOOD REMOVING.
There was no rain in any part of the
flooded district yesterday, and by this
evening the traces of the flood will have
been generally removed. At 10 O'Clock
there was eighteen feet of water in the
river and falling. The drift had passed
out and the river had lost its turbulence.
Coal men we're busily preparing their
coal fleets for shipment and by to morrow
all craft will have departed for Western
and Southern ports The shipment will
aggregate 100000.
FURTHER EAST.
New YORK, July 12.-Advices from all
parts of New York, New Jersey and New
England show that terrific rain and
wind storm ragged all last night. The
storm was particularly along the coast,
and many sailing vessels went ashore. No
large loss of life is reported, but the dam
age to property is large. The storm was
very severe along the st. Lawrence and
on Lake Ontario. At Cape Vincent the
Islander and Annie Laurie, small pas
senger steamers, were driven ashore and
number OF barges sunk. At Sandy
Hook, this afternoon, the storm continued
and the sea is very rough.
A STEAMER IN DISTRESS.
FIRE ISLAND, N. Y, July IA United
States lighthouse steamer has just run
aground while entering the inlet. She
is flying a signal of distress. The cap
tain of the life-saving station has gone to
her assistance. A fresh gale is blowing
from tie northwest and heavy sea is
running.
DESTRUCTION AT BOSTON.
BosToN,. July 12.-Great damage by
the storm last night in this vicinity, so
far as heard from, was occasioned. At
City Point, it is reported, nearly dozen
yachts, large and small, were sunk dur
ing the night, and several persons sleep
ing in them were drowned. 1t is known
that one man on board boat lying at
the foot of M street was drowned, and a
police boat will 60 over to-day to search
for bodies. Many trees were blown