Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-07-12
NEWS SUMMARY.
THREATENED WITH FLOOD.
Rains in tive Conemavgh Valley Do
Great Damage.
Heavy Rains In Pennsyivanis.

Heavy rains or the first few days In
July flooded out five families in Cambria
/ City, Pa, near JohnstOwn. The ter
came pouring down the mountain and tiied
the first floors OF the houses, destroying all
the furniture that had been saved from, the
big flood.
There was great alarm among the PEG
PIE over the condition OF the Conemaugh
river. The water rose five feet in
two hours, and carried away the foot
bridge above the Pennsylvania railroad
station.
There was danger Of the temporary
bridge erected by the Baltimore ~ Ohio
going out Six loaded freight cITs were
run out on the bridge 10 save IL, but
soon the abutments began TO sink
The temporary bridge erected at the lower
end of the Gautier offices is almost total
wreck.
II was thought all danger had passed.
when fresh storm broke over the
valley. The rain came down in torrents
and people feared that the Conemaugh
would yet sweep over its banks and flood
the town
The rains filled the streams 10 overflow,
and in consel uence much OF the rubbish il
the bottom cree - was dis urbed, and a
great deal of ii was Heated down stream
1t is also thought number Of bodies We're
carried down stream as several were found
along the banks at Cambria City.
When the waters began 10 subside
number of bodies which had been dislodged
by the swift current of the river, flo ted
down. They were taken 10 the morgu1e in
Johnstown, but as identification Was i'm
possible, they were burned at once.
A terrific thunder storm passed
over the vicinity OF and in Titus
Vile, Pennsylvania, on the Bird inst.
1t was followed by two cloud bursts that
caused furio IS overflow of Church ruu,
which traverses and winds through the
city From an ms gniticant stream the
run turned into furious torrent in few
minutes. coursing through the streets, I'LL
ing cellars and rising in some cases TO the
first stories of houses.
During the excitement several fire alarms
were turned in and the utmost confusion
prevailed. Fully three miles of streets
were flooded aud over two feet of water
was on the sidewalks Families along the
line of the flood became fr1ntic, nd mum
Der Of RATS were built on which women
and children were taken TO "A place OF sa q.
ty. The damage 10 residents in the city
is estimated at fully fifteen thOus ma dol
lars The force o. the water ripped up hun
q eds OF feet OF sewers. Roads IN the sur
rounding country were all " ished o [.
At t. 81 Tltusville anumber @. res denceS
are severely dam ged. several narrow es-
capes from drown NJ occurred in The city.
"A mily named Tay ,or, living on the banks
OF the creek, were taken out OF their house
after having fiOated on top Of chairs and
AdultS loI sever al 4uubcS. 1udIltS Nlllitls
"A boy of -, was sucked into bursted sew
er while crossing the street, and later was
taken out for dead, but after several miu-
utes work W resusCitated.
Water poured down the side hills north
west OF the city where the cloud burst oC-
Cured in a perfect avalanche, sweeping all
before IL. What were fertile gardens are
now stoney wastes and a number OF Yalu-
able farms are ruined Onicer Michael
Moran, at great personal peril, saved the
lives of man and wife who were being
washed in the run cling NJ 10 planks.
One OF the heaviest thunder storms that
h 5 occurred in years passed over Holt
daysburg at the me time, causing great
food. The storm commenced at clock
in the evening and in three hours tine
three inches OF rain fell The Juniatia
rose rapidly and by midnight the water
stood - feet above low wa er mark, and
only two feet lower than the flood Of
May 81.
The lower streets OF the town were COW
cred with from three 10 five feet o water
and m ny people had 10 leave their houses.
The stores, iron mill and houses on the
river bank were all fooled and the truck
gardens and farms 10 the surroundiny
country severely damaged Several lew
country bridges md much fencing were
carried away. The temper ~ bridge over
the Junatia river at Williamsburg was
destroyed and the telephone mes south of
the city all blown down
The mills of the Portage iron works at
Duncanvilie We're flooded and the fires put
out The water was higher at Duncan
vi lie than on the flood of May 81 las, and a
river live feet deep rushed through and
destroyed the main street OF the town.
Several houses were struck by lightning
and the inmates seriously ia urei. 1t is es-
timated that this food has caused about
sim Ofp A uaUa