Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-05
WILLIAMSPORT'S DEAD.
Those Who Perished i'm That Vicinity
as Far as Ascertained.

WLLIAMsPoRT, Pa, June 5.-The list of dead
in this vicinity includes the following: Three
children of James Edwards; three children of
Joseph Shultz; Jacob Genon. Abram Freder-
icks and son. fourteen years old: child of
Wm Dietrich; two unknown children; Jacob
Muchler, and one child of Charles Edward all
of whom were drowned at this place; the wife
OF George W. loungman, jr.. five children and
Lizzie Phelps, the gOyerness. of ALBANY: the
wife of Vim. /. Ioungman and two children.
and Miss Maggie L. EOutZ, of Jersey Shore, at
Antes Creek: Mrs. Platt. at Fields station on
the Northern Central railway; five men and a
baby. names not obtained. at Baller's camp,
near English Center; an unknown man on
Plunkett's creek, near Sullivan county; seven
teen persons. including Mr.. and Mrs
| Whitney and Mrs. Emerheiser and
three children, at Salona. Clinton county;
an unknown child near Driftwood. Beside
these a number of persons are thought TO be
drowned whose names cannot be learned. At
Lock Haven Daniel Clifford was drown d. Two
persons named Emert and Mrs SNYDER were
drowned at Mill Hall
child of Lewis Hller and Sanderson John
Harder, Andrew Ryan and wife and mother and
Mrs. Wolister and three children at Hamburg
Nittany valley, Clinton county. Twenty were
drowned in Lamar township and two in Porter
The total number drowned i'll the Nittany val
ley is said to be thirty-slx.
The camp-meeting grounds on McElhattan
creek. West Branch, are badly torn up and other
damage is done. In this locality Vim. Confer
wife, and four children and two children of
Jacob kehner were drowned. Seven persons
were drowned at Morris mines. Tioga county.
The Pine creek aqueduct is damaged. three
spans having been carried away and lodged
near the mouth of the creek. The railroad
bridge across Pine creek is lodged against the
aqueduct. DIR. Martins grist mill on Larry's
creek is lodged in some trees below the creek.
All bridges along the river between here and
Lock Haven are carried away.
|. When the Dam Was Built.
PITTsBURG, Pa, June 5.-The Conemaugh
dam was originally built about sixty years ago.
About fifty years ago it burst and let the waters
down the valley, but there were few people
living there then and little damage resulted.
An old resident of the valley named Cough
know, who died some time ago, predicted an
other invasion of the valley by the waters of
lake Conemaugh escaping from the restraint of
its dam. 1T may not come in my day." Mr.
Goughknow would say, but it will come
surely"
Lost Wife and Three Children.
CLEVELAND, ONO, June 5.-A dispatch re-
ceived here states that the wife and three chill
dren of F.. S. Tarbell, of this city, were lost
from the train at Conemaugh.
Fears for Congressman Reed.
CHICAGO. June 5.-A special despatch from
Council Bluffs, Iowa, says: There are grave
apprehensions that Congressman Reed Of this
district is one of the victims of the Johnstown
disaster. He was due to leave Washington
about that date, and no word has been received
from him.
No Depredations Last Night.
HARRISBURG, Pa, June 5.-Gov. Beaver re-
ceived the following telegram from Adj. Gen.
Hastings to-day
JoHNsTowN, June 5.-The chief of police of
Johnstown informs me that there were no dep
relations last night, and everything is quiet
this morning. The stories about lynching are
untrue, and are sent out by persons desirous
Of making Q sensation.
(6igned) d. h HASTINGS