The Forrest City times., 1888-07-21
THE JULY FRESHEr.

E.o-zou. Damage Doa~ by the Kainssoru
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 fenasyivzas. and wess yirgf.ls-Inei-
 dents of the Flood
 PTTTsBURG, PA-, July lS.-The Eztefs that have been sweeping the Ealley Cf the Mcnonxahela and the valleys os it's tributaries for the last sixty hours are again falling into theif natural channels. They leave in their track scenes of desolatisn and ruin that have never had their coun- terpart in the same localities From Pittsburg to the mountain fastnesSes fl Randolph county. West Virginia, towns, have besn ravaged. mznu- factories have been inundated. boats have been sunk. houses and lumber have been ioated of, fields, with their -.seas ID shock. and growing crops have been devastated, families driven lo the hills for shelter, and in many instances the accumulation of years of toil and self-denial have been lost in an hour. The losses by the food will not fall far short of ss, ,ceo. .oco. a large proportion of which falls with crush ing effect upon the people of the thriy- ing counties, of Mongslis- Marion Tsy- Tor, Harrison, Lewis. Barbour. Upstuf, and Randolph, in West Virginia
 THE LOSS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
 In Pennsylvania the losses are in the counties of Allegheny, Washington, Westmofeland, Fsyette and Greene, the heaviest being in Allegheny, Wash ington and Fayette. These losses fall most heavily upon the owners of coal property, railroad companies and farmers- Notwithstanding the sud denness Of the coming of the water and the area of distribution, the losses of flats, barges and small river crafts have been comparatively small and nearly all boat-owners are congratu- lating themselves on their good fortune.
 In Pittsburg proTer much of the loss has fallen upon the owner of shanty boats and boat houses, but these are for the most part insignificant The owners of mill property will lose large ly. and have to undergo no end of in: convenience on account of the inya sion of their mills by the water yester- day morning. putting out the fires and ruStlng and almost ruining the valuable machinery. Little lumUer or other movable property has been carried away from this city, but from points above millions of feet of valuable tim Der and lumber have come down and been carried of into the Ohio, total loss to late owners.
 Following is a summary of the esti- mated losses in each locality. In some instances they are probably too high, owing to the prevailing excitement, but in the main they have been con seryatiyely compiled: Pittsburg, s25o, GOO; Caddcek, Pa., s ,000; Mckeesport, Pa, sl00.0 600; Dravosburg, Pa, s30, 900; Elizabeth. Pa. so OoO; West Elizabeth, F., s25,Ooo: Coal Bluff, Pa, s50,0Jo; Monongahela City, Pa, s75,0o0; Coal Centre, Pa, s20000; California, Pa. sl5,oo0; Belle Vernon, Pa, $500; West Brownsville, Pa, s5O.00o; Bridgeport, Pa, 5000; Brownsville, Pa, sl0o, ,Ooo; New Geneva, Pa, s5o.ooo; Point Ma rion, W. Va. s5o,OoO; Morgantown, W. Va, s55,e00; Fairmount, ". Va, SEQ, ,O00; Grafton, ". Va, $500, 900: tAa1 W tAss |ffB-nV'- al hCtS- burg. W. Va. si0 0O0; intervening towns ill West Virginia, s300, GO; Total loss. s2 .2s 0.0o0.
 Not included in the foregoing are losses on account of damages to rail- roads as follows: F., V. S C., in Penn sylvania, s75.Oc0; B. < O., in West Vir- ginia. sl50.0O0; Grafton and Green brier, in West Virginia, 5000 Wes- ton and Clarksburg, in West Virginia, s75, coo; West Virginia Central and Pittsburg. in Maryland and West Vir- ginia, s7i 800. Total, s475,00o.
 AFTER THE STORM.
 There was no rain in the flooded district yesterday. and by this evening the traces of the flood will have been generally removed But the July freshet of 1sss will never be forgotten in Western Pennsylvania. At 10 o'clock this morning the stage of water was seventeen feet and falling. The drift mad all passed out and the river had lost it's turbulence. The coal men were busily preparing their coal floats for shipment, and by tomorrow all the crafts loaded with the black diamonds will have departed for the Western and Southern ports. The shipments will aggregate ,090,000 bushels.