West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-06-13
FEARFUL RAVAGES.
A WIDE AREA oy DIS AsrER
The sweep OF the s,ossn aud Prop
etty tossca


II Il interesting 10 trace the rise, frogres.
EN- extent of tho rain storm iha, culmin,
aioi Last week In Central Penasyivsnia On
the " stern s'ope o tho mouatai1s and IN the
great Susqu,hanna bas.n. lts progress Il oa~
servabis by th, weather reports fro n s uth-
ern "a itornia, where IL appsars on Sunday
May -, 70 the New Eaglapd State, the close
Of the wosk. It's coura was vario
mr h AMI south from a. east aud west
line, by prevailing viniS With ut doing
any very seriois damage In ths West IL reach.
ed Western feansylvana on Mon lay. May
30. AMI IL was held here through Friday,
whom il divided, one set on passed to New
England aud a lotber siuth sastsrly, siuxins
Maryland, W,s, Virginia and Virginia. An
atmosphere thoroighiy stturated was held
over Western and Central T. nnsyivanla by
the force o. north as an sou,ho ~ win e.
The downpour only adl lei - ths acsumu
laii' ms Of heavy rains ot tbs pcocs iiog SIX
wooks.
The fearful los OF life In tho C0nsmaurh
Valley. resulting from excip / 1aal clrca "a.
stances not existing elsswaero. has with.
drawn attention from ths great ilssss Of life
- IANINAtN - An' NRRA - 1T hAN NNUtAANM
Of tho great Susqus1anna basin. aiong the
! Io,omac, anl on he james an other rivers
OF tide water ia Virginia. Thy wo-s tro-
men lous. and unier other circumstances
would have en- the coater OF Interest.
Tie struotion OF propirty In the valleys
Of the Su q i,halnt "A its t-ib a. lrlol was
without .llsL TIE city % WHliamp1rs
ha, be-, n griovousy stsiokeI. Toe dosfruc,
liOn Of lumber interests there aud elssvsbers
was verJ ,rsa', run log into many millions.
Happily, Wills ihi loss % iifi has bsIa clH-
siisra5le, u b'irs 20 relation % shas on the
Conem1 lgh. CIul AL rair0u Bird css.
end valu be u1lio and private improve
me Is ave been swep. away. II s5ma Of
tho central counties not q bri izc Il left siaad.
Ing.
Coin s uh. along thu Po'onto tho De-
siruotion has been, thi wrpck %, the Cbfsa.
peake an Olio Ctnai--lfig tfed - Wasb.
inzton--from Cunb, sud 20 q orrot0wn h..
IN the m 80 sefious result. Tbs mes = aot
Only the total los aid abandon neat %
great Ta'er way. waica oririn Il. y cast tif.-
0O00)O AID upo waic !, hes besn erpsuded
dnco hs be inning nearly f1 og0. 90 mort b fg
u mea sals1 The ath of Oeorgeiown ~
coal port. AID an ic tlcu.sbis losa in bus
ness 10 tbs merch o. that piscB ani ne
coal operators o, tle Cumosr alt rsgot
siii gonf 3 usb, tao iamaxl ia virxiaia.
lsr .uiariy IL tho James riy.rvsl.B, IL stld
20 10 incalcuisbie, in property. crops. and
railway destruction. Msny ivas sels io.t
and a dispa CD from Riohm1ni slytt sVirrn e
rs p o ably suffer d ore than aoy oibor
State exec in los q lfe.
Any cstimate of the values n prop .rty
destroyed IN 20 Insyiganii, ths bird o5u1-
iie5 of New York End thB thres sta alutl
san only be en- spproxim1toi of tbs
mes, vogul chsfsct D. 10 A.
appalfng a1d Int for ths
loss Of life, { D itself would be- rsoagoir "a as
The grostcst ctlamity thar has fefiiisa the
parts of Eve States Involved. An orimata
by active msl losatel there % losla ia ere
Conem ugh Valley. With its 400O0 popufa,
tion between Sou Fork s1d ths A iexhsay.
snd its crest in usffiss ora railroad im
provements, Is p'so a. tD.0o0 90. H. ihs
su a iohanIa basin. from New York doNs
% Port Dsposif, At tho moult
Of tic river, in lum or. mi O.. rsilrosd
property, cyunty Improve 10 its, and
private property ETC.. the loss b.
counted ~ 70 i5.s than ai0.OJJ,0Jl. anI
in daryiand an Virginia ss.00J.005
These cstimuss axe NJ account of the loa
oftime and busin g; consequent on tis su.-
psosiou Of operations On large o)mmuaitiss In
OH departments o. activity.
Here We have total destruction % prop
erty in this lin ted srsa, compared with che
entire area Of the States over part % which
the storm swept, % not less than g3s. 0J800J
The estimste of course ccuds. uutlt gives
q fairly g0oi idea Of the imm5uso desiruo
ton of property.