Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-06-13
A CRY ron HELP.

PHILADELPHIA, June 7.-Were it not for
the unprecedented extent of the Johns
town disaster and the extraordinary loss of
life caused by it the foods which happened
at the same time in New York, Maryland,
West Virginia, Old Virginia and the east
ern part Of Pennsylvania would have
been regarded as almost exceptionally
des tructive to life and property, but
as 1t is they are almost entirely overlooked
in view Of what has happened in the Cone
maugh valley And yet from more than
one locality OF this food area there has
come up cry for help which the authori
ties of Pennsylvania and Maryland are
courageously trying to answer without
making any general appeal for contribu-
tions additional to those which are now
going forward to Johnstown
The great storm, which had its rise in tho
Mississippi valley and gradually swept east
ward, did no damage west of New York and
Pennsylvania nor east of those States, but
expended its force upon the mountainous
regions in a line north and south from Cen
trail New York nearly to Central Virginia,
and principally on the lines OF the Geneseo,
Monocacy, Potomac, James, Rappahannock
and the historic Appomattox rivers In
Steuben County, N. Y, and adjacent to it
between twenty and twenty-five lives have
been lost and probably about 5000 coo
worth ofproperty. In Eastern Pennsylvania
nearly 100 lives are known to have been lost,
and property to the amount of $4,000 900
at least has been swept away The most Sc
rious disaster was at Williamsport where
by the sudden collapse of a bridge forty of
the persons standing on it, watching the
flood, are said to have been drowned In the
rushing waters In Virginia fortunately but
two or three lives were lost, but at Rich
mond, Petersburg, 6taunton, Danville and
other points four or FIVE millions worth of
property has been lost In Maryland
fifteen persons were drowned and severe
money loss Is imposed upon the people.
probably amounting to ten or fifteen mill
iona
So far as actual loss of property is con-
cerned, these floods have imposed far
heavier damage than that at Johnstown, and
were 1t not for the terrible destruction Of
life at the latter point we should have
looked upon the other floods as among the
worst which have ever occurred in the
United States
LOCK HAvEN's MISFORTUNE.
LOCK HAVEN, Pa, June THE flood
reached here Friday evening and by Satur-
day morning the whole city was inundated,
people going around in boats The highest
water was at noon Saturday. The bOoms
gave way. letting millions of logs adrift.
Small buildings were upset. and the drift
ing matter injured many dwellings There
was no time to remove goods from stores.
and merchants lose heavily. People took
to the upper parts of their houses,
or If they feared to remain in their
homes went in boats to the courthouse.
The water was from five 10 twelve feet
deep. The city is now in muddy and di-
lapidated condition James Guilford was
the only person drowned mere, but twenty
eight were drowned in the vicinity. Most
OF the bodies have been recovered. Farmers
along the river have suffered great loss
of crops. barns, dwellings and live stock
The damage in this county win reach
into the millions The reservoirs o.
drinking water are rnined but river water
is being utilized Business is at stand
still There is no gas or electric light
Aid is being received and people are be-
ginning 20 recover their hopefulness II
hot weather comes soon there viii be great