Evening journal., 1889-06-01
extent cannot he ascertained until the water sub
sides. The storm is still raging, and u Is thought
no trains will be passed until Sunday.

extent cannot he ascertaIned unti the water sub
sides The storm is still raging, and II Is thought
no trains will be passed until Sunday.
Laid Up In Altoona
The Chicago limited express, which left
New Yora at O'Clock; the fast line,
lowing there at the same hour, and the
train leaving that city at s o'clock, are all
laid up In Altoona
AT 1890 dispatch was received by Cen
eral Manager Pugh, dated Wilmore, from
the conductor OF the east bound New York
and Chicago limited, which left Pittsburg at
o'clock, saying the train was safe and that
all were well ON board. Mr.. Pugh inferred
from this that the limited was laid up some
where west of Llllys The C nductor report
ed that the bridge at South Fork was washed
away, and expressed the opinion that all the
bridges between south Fork and Johnstown
would be swept away The Chicago and
New York day express and all other east
/ bound trains are supposed TO be laid up
between Cresson and Pittsburg. When
Mr. Pugh wns shown copy OF the press
dispatch from Pittsburg announcing the
breaking OF the dam near Johnstowr, he
said that this report confirmed a dispatch re-
ceived from Wilmore which said that man
had reported 70 the Penn ylvania railroad
operator there that the South Fork dam had
broken and the waterhead carried away the
'coal tipplen and telegraph tower at South
Fork station, and also a portion OF an east
bound freight train. The telegraph oper-
ator who was in the tower managed te es-
cape, but several OF the train hands are re-
ported TO have been drowned.
An Immense Body Of Water.
The reservoir or dam at South Fork, which
Is said 20 have burst with such terrible re-
suits, is described by a gentleman acquainted
with the locality In which 1t was situated to
be an immense body OF water, formerly used
as a water supply for the old Pennsylvania
canal II has been owned for several years
by number OF Pittsburg men, who used il
as a fishing ground. The man who gave this
information said that II the report OF the
bursting OF the dam was true he had no
doubt that the damage aud loss Of life wns
fully as great as indicated in the dispatches.
The conductor OF the east bound limited ex-
press, who reported the safety Of his train,
also said that a report had reached him of
the breaking Of tie dam
Five Feet Above the Road Bed.
General Manager Pugh said that he could
not understand what was meant when he
received dispatches announcing damage IL
the tracks at Lillys "Such a tn ng had
never been heard Of BEFORE said he, "and
nothing short Of waterspout could have
caused such damage. Lillys is a mining town
Of about 800 or 400 inhabitants. For the
water 70 rise high enough 20 obstruct the
passage Of trains Is unprecedented A dis
patch just received by me says that the water
is rushing over the tracks at "A height Of at
least FIVE feet above the road bed and this,
say, could be brought about by nothing short
Of waterspout ] have no doubt, II our
operator at Song Hollow said he saw tn,
bodies from Johnstown floating down the
river as reported, that it is true, as his tower
Is located right ON the bank Of the river