, 1889-07-04
MARKED FOR RUIN.
1 IncOnceivable Horror of the
Norfolk Disaster.
Terrific Cloudburst Sweeps the
COnemaugh Valley.
Bcaasy Savings IRON, Former Flood
Swept kuthlessiy Awsy-Milss VI
,ktrs@ts Under Water.


the terrible disaster near rnaxton's on the
Norfolk & Western iailroad IL beyond
description. Hardly enough 10 left of the
train of eight cars that took the leap to
the bottom Vt the awful pit, to make car.
A. soon as the boiler of the engine ex-
oied. the entire mass Of debris took FIRE
Those who went down, who we're not
killed outright. we're burned to death.
Portions Of eight bodies have been taken
out and 1t is believed that fully ff'n"n
others we're eLtirey consumed by .De
dre.
A survivor Of the wreck says the cries
Tor help could be heard from all portions
OF tbe wreck and those who were unhurt
were powesiess to render assistance.
A woman VINO managed TO escape
Law about on the damp ground
suffering from h"r injuries until day.
break, and many had to walk long dis-
tances to farm houses. A few passengers
who were lett uninjured, did all in their
power for the unfortunates.
The dead are Engineer Pat Donovan, of
Lyn .hburp; Travelling Eueineer A. ".
James. of Roanoke, Fireman Edgar Bruce,
I. Of Roanoke; Mail Agent Rose, of Abine.
doni }. W. Lipsey, train dispatcher, OF
bicksford, Va Peyton, stanographer for
Superintendent Osborne of the Western
division OF the road, wife and child ;Steed,
OF Co.land. Tenn; and John Hardwick
and Will Marshall, of the same city.
Passenger John Kirkpatrick, OF Lynch
burg. ~ supposed to be killed; Passenger
Nathan Cohen. OF Roanoke, is also sup
posed to be killed. Some Of these are
still In the ruins. In addition, about
tvt nty were hurt, some OF whom will die.
bishop Wilso', Of Dalton. was badly cut
In the head.
AVALANCHE OF WATER.
TITusvILLE, Pa, July "a terrific
thunder storm patsed over this city last
evening, followed by two cloudbursts that
cause u furious overflow OF Church river,
which winds through the city. From an
ipsignihcant stream the river was turned
into trrious torrent in few minutes,
eours,nR through the streets, filing Gel
lars and rising in some cases to the hIst
stories Of the houses. Fully three miles of
streets ore flooded. and over two feet of
water are on the sidewalks. Families
along the line Of the flood became frantic,
and nurnber Ut RATS we're built on whi ;h
: women and children were taken to places
Of safety. The force OF the water ripped
up hundreds OF feet OF sewers. Roads in
the surrounding country are badly washed
out. At East Titusvlle q number OF resi-
dences were badly damaged, and there
were several marrow escapes from drown.
ing iL this city. The water poured down
the side of the bills north west of the city
where the cioudburst occurred, in per-
feet avalanche. sweeping all before it..
What were fertile gardens are now u
stony waste, and a number of valuable
farms are ruined,
WOE on WOE.
DOWNTOWN. Pa, July 3--The heavy
rains of yesterday and last night flooded
out five families in Cambria city. The
water came pouring down the mountai o
last night and filled the first tioor, OF the
houses, destroying all the furniture saved
from the big Hood. There was great
alarm among the people over the condi-
tion OF the Conen,augh river. The water
4nd carried away the foot bridge above
tne Pennsylvania railroad st 'tion. There
, was danger OF the temporary bridge
erected by the company going out and care
we're run out on the bridge. At o'clock
this morning the abuttment began tc
sink. The Temporary bridge erected al
the lower end OF the Gautier offices Is al
most a total wreck. Orders were River
outat General Hastings headquarters al
10 o'clock to get everything in shape fol
quick removal, as it was feared che tent,
would be washed away. At 1880 1t wa'
thought all danger was passed. when
afrestastorm broke over the valley. the
fear tt{oe.onemaugh will yet sweep ove'