Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-22
THE STORM-SWEPT EAST.
The Upper Ohio Floods
Renewed.
THE DELUGE OF JULY OUTDONE.
Cyclones on the Eastern ShOre-The
Southern Characterization
at the Hub.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD l.
PITTsBURG, August 21.-It has been
raining necessarily since II o'clock last
night. Since s O'Clock this morning over
three and one half inches of rain have
fallen, being the greatest fall in eighteen
years. The same reports are coming in
from all sections OF Western Pennsylva-
mia, Eastern Ohio and West Vir-
gina. At Brownsville, Pa, the water in
the Monongahela river is rising at the rate
Of three feet per hour. Great damage
has already been done to the railroads
leading from this city. At Uniontown,
Pa, four and half inches of rain fell
since early this morning. Redstone
creek is higher than ever before. People
living in the lower portion OF the city are
moving out of their houses to might.
Trains on the southwest branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio have stopped
running.
DISASTER AT WHEELING.
| WHEELING, August 21.-A storm which
in its disastrous effects rivals that of July
49, last, has been in progress since SA.M.,.
and shows no signs Of abating. Wheel
ing Creek in the narrow valley east of
Wheeling is a foot higher than ever be-
fore, the roads being flooded from two to
six feet deep and bridges destroyed. The
valley is now one angry flood and the
damage can only be estimated by the
wreckage that is strewn around. At 3 :4OP,
NJ. piece of B. 4 0. wooden bridge from
out the Pittsburg division, struck the B.
q o. bridge at Main and Sixteenth
streets, which was destroyed in July and
rebuilt, and it was carried away with the
rapidity of a cannon-ball. The stone
bridge, 140 feet long, over Wheeling
Creek at Main street, fell in with
crash. Over thousand people had
been on the bridge watching the rushing
water, bnt were warned in time to escape.
Water, gas and natural gas mains, tele-
graph and telephone wires and street car
tracks were carried down with the,
bridge. The losses will reach $25O,OOO.
THE GULF COAST TORNADO.
New ORLEANS, August 21.-News from
Morgan City is to the effect that dozens
of houses were wholly or partly unroofed
and fully fifty buildings thrown off their
foundations. The floating elevator of
George Gilchrist was destroyed. Among
the heaviest losers of property along the
river are the coal dealers. The total loss
is $240,000 The steamer Keokuk, at
Batcn Rouge, valued at $4,000, was
wrecked. At Pass Christian trees
we're uprooted and houses blown
down. At Oak Lawn eight cabins and
sugar houses were wrecked. At Tom
Schoffei's plantation only three houses
were left standing. At Franklin
eighteen dwellings were unroofed. In
the Teehe country the damage to cane
will exceed one-third of the crop. The
steamer Ward, from Truxillo, encoun-
tered the storm last night when within
four miles OF the pass and was driven
seventy-fve miles beyond Mobile Bay.
| HAVOC ALONG CHESAPEAKE BAY.
BALTIMORE, August 21.-The Sun has
dispatches from various points in South
ern Maryland, giving particulars of a
severe storm that swept up both sides of
Chesapeake Bay. Houses and barns
were demolished and two schooners
overturned, but no loss of life is vet re-
ported. Entire fruit orchards we're de-
stroyed and corn fields were in many
instances swept clean.
CYCLONE IN DELAWARE.
| WILMINGTON, DEL, August 21.-A cyc-
lone passed across the State this fore
noon, about six miles below the city,
cutting path 200 yards in width, leveling
trees, orchards and outbuildings and doing
damage estimated at about $50, 900. One
person is rep orted killed. In this city
the buildings of Mablow Brothers iron
works were wrecked in an instant. Huge
timbers were tossed about as though
they had been straws. A man employed
in the works was killed by flying tim
bers.
STORM PATH IN NEW JERSEY,
SALEM, N j., August 21.-A cyclone
passed over this section this afternoon.
Nearly all the buildings at the Salem
Brick Works were swept away. Orchards
and growing crops were badly dam
eyed.
HIGH WATER AT THE HUB.
Boston, August 21.-A storm struck
Boston with great fury at about 3 p. M.
Three and one half inches of water had
fallen at midnight. In the Journal press
room the water is within two inches of
the press blankets, and further rise
will prevent the issue of the paper.