The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-30
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An a Awful Collision I;etween the Pacific
Ocean steamers Oceanic and City 0f
Chester In San Francisco Harbor-Tho
Latter Vessel sunk. and Thirteen Lives
Lost.
BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. ga dispatch
from Still Pond, Kent County. gives partc-
ulars of the cyclone that on Tuesday after
noon wrought such destruction in that
neighborhood. The large frame building
occupied as canning establishment by
Black a. Krebs. Of Baltimore, was struck
about 4:30 o'clock and completely de-
molis he'd. About 100 men, women and
children were at work, and in their efforts
to escape from the wreck nine were killed
outright, three were dangerously hurt
and number slightly injured by the
falling timbers. The STERN demolished
many houses and barns and swept
cean all the orchards in the vicinity.
The dwelling Of William Willis was
crushed like an egg-shell, and Willis was
fatally injured about the head. The storm
came from the southwest and swept across
the State diagonally, in track about two
miles in width. On the west side or
| Chesapeake bay there was considerable
damage. Frame houses and barns were
crushed and growing crops were swept
away.
FLOODS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
| PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 23.-Thc 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 will soon
| allow the residents of the flats to return
| to their homes. The loss is estimatcd
| at sl,0O0,OOO Four deaths are re-
ported-Rev n. b. G. Corning and
+. c. Orth, an architect, Of this
city, Moses Calvin, Of Monongaheiar
! City, and an unknown German Of McKecs-
| port. The two former were drowned while
making canoeing trip down the river.
| Mr. Corning was one Of the most promi-
| ncnt ministers of tho city.
High water in the Delaware, Lehgh and
/ EcAuylklil rivers has carried away several
BRIDGES and cause wa,houts or the roads.
The rain in the mountains and UP the
Monongahela river was almost unprece-
| dented. For over twentyfour hours the
down-pou was incessant, and all the
/ In many places they ovcrflowed
their banks and foated 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 tho
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 ad-
joining districts state that the valleys are
all oyerflowcd and the damage to crops can
scarcely be estimated. Bridges, stables
and out buildings were whirled away be-
fore the rushing food and the scene is
ono Of great devastation.
AT Greensburg the 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
and overturning the horsa-stable.
The towns of Larimcr, Shafion, IL
win. Penn and Manor arc partially
under water. and many Of tho inhae-
| itants are living in the 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, Cambr. "a,
Bedford, Centcre and Huntingdon sections
Of Pennsylvania.