The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-23
'MESTINaBLE DAMAGE
TERRIBLE pRsFRUcrIcN WROUGHT
BY THE RECENT RAINS.

The Heavy Rainfall Works Woe In Hal
Dozen .5stAos-Pennsylvania the
Greatest ,<Vistim-Railroads Sub
merged. a
PiTrsBURo, Tas Aug. 22.--Ths Boo
has almost rcaskjl its limit here and will
not reach dissgterous hight The low.
lands, howevet bre submerged and the
damage will bsqutc heavy. Atll O'Clock
this morningth stage Of water was twenty.
four and hall feet Both rivers were
still rising, but the water was coming up
very slowly, and experienced river men do
not look for more than twenty-six feet. The
Hood from the Allegheny river was not as
heavy as expected. North OF Mahoning
there was very little rain and all the water
from that stream came from points below
freeport, Pa. The rainfall at Oil City was
only one-tenth OF an inch, and had but
little effect on the river 1t is still cloudy
and more rain is not impossible. The rain
IN the mountains and up the Monongahela
river was almost Unprecedented. For over
twenty-four hours the downpour was in
cessant and all the small streams are ter
ribly swollen, in many places overlooking
Their banks and flooding large districts.
Raccoon creek, which flows through the
central portion of Burgettstown, on the Pan
Handle road, leapcd over its boundaries
last night, and as result the whole lower
portion OF the town was submerged
Gardens were destroyed, while driftwood
and the increasing volume OF water placed
many houses IN imminent peril. Reports
from the adjoining districts state that the
valleys are all overlooked, and the damage
to crops can scarcely be estimated.
Bridges, stables and outbuildings were
whlrled away before the rushing food,
and the scene this morning is one OF great
devastation.
Az Mckeesport the flats are under water
and several mills have been compelled 10
suspend operations The leo pond on the
hills burst and the floods swept down
Whites hollow, oyerturning two houses
on Firth avenue. The inmates fortunately
escaped. An Italian laborer was in the
Long Kun cuivcrt whom IL went down, and
was drowned or covered by tons Of debris.
Al drocnsburg tho great rain left many
traces OF its devastation. In the fair !
grounds the water at some points was |
eight feet deep, covering the entire track |
anu ovcrturning the horse stable. The |
view on the Pennsylvania railroad, looking |
down 10 East GscCnburg valley, seems |
like great river rushing on rs far ms the |
eye can carry. Many people were driven |
from their homes AMI the water swampel |
the feed store Of David McKelvey and the
general store OF Mr.. jacob Fries. Tho |
Hungarian camp below town was sub.
merged, and many Of the Iungarians
larcly escaped drowning.
At Jeanette, where the Sellers Mckee
glass works are being erected and have
Just gone into operation, twO-thirds OF the
pant u under water and IL IL reported
that eighty OF the houses belonging 10 the
Western Land andimproyement company
arc under water The boarding. house OF
liilarias lOucIHt near the glass works
Is reported lOadug down Rush creek. and
many Italians bad TO swim out TO save
heir lives. Tho toNnsof Lariner, Shniton.
irwin, Pcnna aud Manor are partially un.
Ter water, and May OF the inhabitants
IRE living Ia ithe upper stories OF their
houses.
In the mountains the hradwaters OF the
Bald Eagle creek, spruce creek and JUNG.
ion rycr are swollen beyond all bounds.
ND an August ireshct, great in dcsiruc-
ion, covers the Blair, Cambria. Bedford
enter and Huntington sections OF the
Pennsylvania railroad.
In this city the water got up into the
iy pits OF the many mills and factories aud
'anscd q suspension cf work. IN, Polish |
inhabitants OF Shantytown wcrc again
.ompollcd to remove their goods aud aro
now vhrainpcd on the banks Of the river.
~ Allegheny City u row OF spyrn nc,y
mmc houses In Pleasant Valley vcr,
wrecked 10y landsldcs. The lo,s l. ah,n,
$1,000 The exposition grounds and law.
ands are covered with water, but ths lo,,
sill be trilling.
The railroads arr tho creates, snfrrrcrs
n this section. No trains have arrival or
departed over the Baltimore q Ohio since {
yesterday morning At Osccoln st,tinn
N the eastern division. they have sevcn
cres OF q landslide. while every briJgc ,
mi cnlycrt on the Wheeling division bas
'ecn washed away. The Prnnsylyani,
main line eastward has had was6out nj :
arimcr, aud last night trains were run
yer the west Pennsylvania division nom a
Evansville.
The tracks Of the latter are now undcr .
'aler, however and no through trains '
lill arrive or depart before touorroW u
ne eastern trains due at II O'Clock Ia, y
lgli arr still ON the ruld. They ara lying y
Derry, Ia, and passengers arc bcing 9
ell clwd Tor The wishout Is the greatest
! the history Of the road.
On the liitsburg, Virginia x Charles. q,
~ no trains are running south OF Draws.
lfg twelve miles irom this city. The ,'
acks are covered with debris and many h
ridges have been swept away. The Char. 81
ln branch Of the Fan Handle is also ob. "
ruc.pd, aud no trains arr running. The al
.ilshurg y Western tracks arr three fr,t MI
llor water, but tullc, although DELAYED.
- not been suspended. The Fort WAYNE
~ Handle, Cleveland 4 pittsburg. and ~
Irghcny Valley rpils have been morn
llunaic, aud trains are moving rs usual ~
The Castle shannon railroad suffered Va
e loss OF a bridge at smiths station. nnI be-
tween Fairhaycn and Cooley two b,ayv n
nj slides covered the track. The Iarro
zee Of mon put 10 put work ON il Mill
rdly have the track cleared today. All 60
vel Is suspcndsLs n0
The telegraph Hssscc il badly crippleJ =
les and WINS #oduWn ia all directions
d business II greatly delayed.
nsryfhrd disasters.
BALTIMORE, Ma, Aug. -. A spccial
the Eo1,ing hi1q jr,m Sull Pond, Kent
inty, gives nAflgulau Of the cyclone
IT, Yesterday afternoon, wrought such
'tructicn in thai Ecighborhood. The