Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-06-02

O'Clock this afternoon states that the city
is flooded, and the water still rising
The railroad bridges are beginning to &c
out. Up to / O'Clock no news has been
received from Lockhaven as to the state
of affairs there, and the condition OF tha'
water.swept city is matter OF conJec
ture.
A dispatch from Lancaster says tina,
sixty-fve RATS broke loose near wright
vile this morning and were carried down
the Susquehanna.
FLOOD IN NEW YORK.
ELMIRA, N. Y, June 1.-The flood has
reached the highest mark ever known
here. The Chemungo is still rising an
inch every five minutes. Miles OF Hat
land with growing crops are under water,
and immense damage is being done to
houses and bridges floating down the
stream. The Fire Department was
called ont at 8 O'Clock to rescue the in
mates of houses in the eastern part OF the
city. X
HARRISBURG CATCHES IT.
HARR1sBURe, Pa, June "A great
rainstorm has eD. lied p loss here.
In the east and outh er IF the city the
water rose al 20 the t..Aks of the Paxton
creek, swept away the bridges and
-osched the first stories OF the houses
Last night hundreds of families were in
distress and forced to leave their homes.
The Mayor conducted relief expediii IN
which utilized all the boats to be had i,
and, while the rain came down in tor
rents, he and his assistants did good
work. While thus engaged, the Mayor
and one of hi" officers narrowly escaped
drowning. i lie Susquehanna river at
this poi'.t is eighteen feet above low
water mark, and rising every hour. Inde-
pendence Island is completely covered
The tracks et the Pennsylvania road
south Of here are covered by two feet OF
water.
Advices Ist received from points up
the river say that the beautiful fish
houses built by the Harrisburgers, about
ten miles from here, were washed away,
as were sheds and outhouses of every
kind. The great entertainments here
have caved in, the culverts of the sewers
have been demolished, and great trees
laid prone.
THE FLOOD IN MARYLAND.
ELLIOTT Cry, Md, June Hundreds
of people line the banks of the Patapair
today, watching the rushing flood, which
has receded but few inches since last
night. Nothing since the food of 1867
equals this. All communications further
west by rail are cut off. Several build
ings have been swept down the stream.
The only death reported is that of Will
liam Hudson, at Orange Grove.
FREDERICK, Md, June Rain has
poured necessarily since Thursday night.
The wheat crop in this county has been
damaged to an extent that cannot now
be estimated, and the early fruit is de-
stroyed. The Potomac at Point of Rocks
and the vicinity is rapidly over-reaching
its banks, and the damage will be great
Advices from Westminster, Nd, says
that the surrounding lands are inundated
and many Of the workmen are unable to
get to their homes. Between New Wind
sor and Linwood, and between Linwood
and Uniou Bridge, the Western Mary
land Railroad is covered with water to
denth of three feet by the waters of
Litrle Pipe creek, and the track is washed
away for a considerable distance. Two
feet of water flows over the bridge at
Harper's Ferry, which is heavily loaded
with locomotives and cars. The tracks
ON both sides of the river are submerged,
as they are at Point of Rocks and st.
Johns Run, between Cumberland and
Martinsbusg. There are four small
bridges undermined between Glen Cove
and Hyndman. The Cambria branches
leading to Johnstown and the Sauls-
bury branch are still blocked.
THE BALLTossERs STALLED.
HARRISBURG, June 1.-The Indianapo.
lis and Pittsburg ball teams are laid up
here in consequence of washouts. They
were to have played at Pittsburg to-day.
DUBOIS, June 1.-The heaviest foods
in the history of Dubois occurred Thurs
day night and yesterday. Rain began
falling at IL P. NJ. and came down in
torrents without intermission until yes
terday noon. The low lying parts OF the
First Ward were entirely submerged.
Small outbuildings we're lifted from their
foundations and, in many cases, foated
away. The greatest excitement prevailed
in the vicinity of Pentzrun, which sepa-
rates the First and Second wards of the
city. AT one time the buildings which
face this stream were in danger OF having
their foundations undermined, but now
all is safe. No casualties reported.
THE PRESIDENTS SYMPATHY.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The President
has sent telegram to the Mayor of
Johnstown, Pa, expressing his sympa-
thy for the people of that city in their
recent calamity, aud saying that the
Secretary of War is considering means
for their relief He also made contri-
button to the relief fund.
THE PASSENGERS Persisted.
PITTsBURG, June IA Greensburg
special says: The first section of the
day express, which passed here at
O'Clock, was lying between Sang Hollow
and YOUNGSTOWN yesterday afternoon
when the waters came down. The food
cut one of the cars, containing about
fifty or sixty passengers loose, and it was
carried away, and it is supposed that the
passengers perished. A few of the
occupants of the other cars, it is thought,
escaped, but it is doubtful. S. M. Bell,
of Latrobe, was the conductor, and
escaped by the assistance rendered him.
ABURNING BARRIER.
PHILADELPHIA, June IA Dispatch re-
ceived at P. NJ. from Pittsburg, states
that the Pennsylvania railroad people
have succeeded in getting a temporary
wire through from Sang Hollow to the
Western end of the railroad bridge which
is west of Johnstown. The debris lodged
against the bridge and piled up to dis
lance of probably forty feot, is stated to
be still burning. Until the flames die
out, 30 as to admit of passage across
tbo hr;doa nothing can ha done toward