The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-06-06


GREAT Doay OF "Ator three anu A''
Miles Long andA Quarter Wide, In somo
Places n Hundred Feet Deep Piung-
% Down from n Height OF Three
u.nar.a F..t-Fift.en Thou
-, -, "a r.
"e"se De''ruo''o"
OF Property.
PrTsBURoH, PA, juno 1.-The Hood at
Johnstown has resulted In an awful catas-
trophe The reservoir above the town
broke about five o'clock, last evening, and
the immense volume OF water rushed
down TO the city, carrying with II death
and destruction. Houses, with their oc-
cupantH were swept away, and scores
probably hundreds = OF people were
drowned. There is no communication
with 'ohnstown, but telegraph operator
In the Pennsylvanih railroad town OF
Sang Hollow twelve miles this side OF
Johnstown, says at least seventy hvo
dead bodies have noated past Tho wires
are all down and no trains are running
east OF BlairsvilIe which is about twenty
ave miles west Of Johnstown.
A4AsNeN eNAt-1sN $500
from Johnstown comes through Pennsyl-
vania railroad officials, who aver that
over two hundred dead bodies have been
counted floating down stream at Johns
town, while along the line many addition
al lives have boen lost 10 10 asserted that
there arc but two houses In Johnstown
proper entirely above the water line. A
special train, bearing Pennsylvania rail-
nfI laI q m n
paper men, has left this city Tor the scene.
Telographic communication Is entirely cut
on, and until telegraph ropairmen ana
operators, with necessary instruments,
open up at tho nearest point but htue re-
lieble Information can be obtained
special from Greensburg saysi "A re-
port has just reached here that tho greater
portion OF Johnstown has been noodeu
and thousands OF lives lost Houses are
floating about and the people VINO are
free are panio-strioken, and are neelng 70
tho mountains AT point near new
Florence elghty-hve persons have been
aesn floating down the river on driit t-wood'
One report comes that but two roofs oil the
houses In Johnstown can be seen. Inc
oovotown and New Florence bridges nave
been washed away. and all the buildings
MohB sno SouVs"
Florence anu JonhstoWh nave peen eA
ried away. ine raiiroau toWc,s na'e
been aoanaoneu oy .ne operators
w. ~ nAyes, ouPsrNisor VI , .uo sos'v.. -,
OF tne fohhsyNan IA ,ai,roau "a vo,ei.u ~
the nooo' te'egrapnsa ~ ~ vo'oeA aI ,sI
night 20 superih'enuon' au ,it,. " ~, IT,,
lows; The Destruction Is terrioie ine
dump at Jonhs'o"h - eono Sot"oon -.
bridge and tower. west OF y9nns'own, y y
some points tne 'Iacks are enrley III & oa.s ~.
away ahd ROAD Dea gone ing fTeI -,
tnree quarter o. my 49, sn,,,..Hs ~
J hnea WIN puliu,nss ana uit."yo.,
forty feet hign' ana - on nr ouin.ns
iurious,y, anu = en...sy oeyV oua oon
uo- can no, .Is.S os.r fron,
Of aamas" Sr Ss.. IL.
sonns.own 70 ,,n s.n.
Sonns'own ~ nverAny "'po1 @ n FIor.
intonden. r,.cAru, wno p,.,.h,ruh s
.nce siAy nv. hss M. m o,a brrdrad man wo.
.e.osrAPn' l,iss nm 80 .s.ad sanahol,ow
men anu 'a,,un sn, p 80 rascv.d =,
Shng,hs 70 u.o Cona.nrh Fnrnacs
oangholio"' wv r,S.a oni, ,nrtv.
anu wv ~ rv aS aaS go ,,a.sod Nav
sssol s,s =. s"9 Ths - - re- and nronartv
rsvrs ,.w, ~ ....ihis trs,oht engineer saws
WI. =. s.,i.I 80 th,as rna9 and a wo.
snas .. !, ~, ,or thsIr lives in The Cone.
pan ~ ~ a,slsr ssIs y, - ha,o,y Johnstown
'naaH Tss wa.tarn Tr.,on of,ce In .Jobnstown