Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-06
OTHER STRICKEN SECTIONS
List of the Lost at WnliamspOrt and Ad-
Joining Towns.

joining Towns.
WILLIAMsPORT, PA, June 5.-The list
of dead in this vicinity includes the fol.
lowing:
Three children of James D. Wards
three children of Joseph Shultz; Jacob
Cenon, Abrsm Fredericks and son IA
years; a child Of VIM. Dietrich; two un-
known children; Jacob Mueller and q
child of Chas. Edwald, all of whom were
drowned at this place.
The wife of George Youngman, Jr., five
children and Lizzie Phelps, the eoverness.
all of Albany, the wife of Wm. L. Young
and two children, and Miss Maggie p.
Foutz, of Jersey Shore, wee drowned al
Antes Creek. Mrs Pl4tt, at Fields station,
on the Northern Central Railroad, FIVE
men and a baby, names not obtsined, At
Ballers Camp near Englis Center; an nm
known man on Plunkett's creek, near Sal
livsn county. Seventeen peesons. includ
ing Mr.. and Mrs Whitney and Mrs
Emerheiser and three children. were losi
at Salona, Clinton county, and an un.
known child near Driftwood. Besides
these a number Of persons are thought tC
be drowned whose names cannot be
learned.
At Lock Haven, Daniel Clifford wa.
drowned. Two persona named Emmert
and Mrs. Snyder were drowned at Mil
Hall. A child of Lewis Siler. at Sander
sons; John Harder, Andrew Ryan and
wife and mother, and Mrs. Wollister and
three children, at Hamburg, in Nittany
Valley, Clinton county. Twenty wer,
drowned in Lamar township. The total
number drowned in the Nittany Valley /,
said to be 36.
The camp meeting grounds on Neil
haitian creek, West Branch, are badly torn
mp and other damage is done. In this 10.
cality William Confer, wife and four cbil.
dren, and two children of Jacob Keshner.
were drowned. Seven persons were
drowned at Morris Mines. Tiops county
The Pine creek aqueduct is damaged
three ahanties having been carried away
and lodged near the mouth of the creek.
The railroad bridge across Plue creek is
lodged against the squeduct. D. K. Mar.
tins grist mill on Larry's creek is lodged
in some trees below the creek. All bridge,
along the river between here and Lock
Haven are carried away.
Dispatches received here to-day bring
the news that all the logs and lumber OF
Sprague, S'ridey and those of Tweed,
supposed to have been lost, have all besn
saved, leaving them 500, 600 better of
than they thought they were.
At Little Trout run on Big Pine creek.
six men have been employed peeliog bark.
Since the water subsided search was
made for the men and all we're found in
their cabin drowned. Cne Of the number.
Enoch Wier, was a resident of Jersey
Shore, where his body WAS taken yester-
day. Joseph Cossermsn, of the same
place, had to be buried where found, his
bondy not being IN "A condition to be
moved. The names OF tina other four were
not learned. The city continues in dark
ness.
This evening at o'clock Lieut.. Gov.
Stone reachsd here with seven car loads Of
provisions, which will be brought across
the river tomorrow and distributed. Five
additional cars are one the way, and will
arrive during the night. These cars have
a lot Of tents from Harrisburg. A meet
ing Of The ladies of the city has been called
for tomorrow TO arrange for receiving and
distributing clothing, full supply OF
which is expected to reach here very soon,
Trains will run to Lock Haven and Re.
nova some time tomorrow. Work will be
begun on the Williamsport bridge Of the
Pennsylvania railroad tomorrow and it
will be pushed forward steadily. The
Law Lumber Committee, of the Lumber
mems Exchange, visited Rsnsom's Island,
below the city, to-day and found in that
locality over twelve million feet of lumber
and twenty million feet of logs. In a
house that had lodged on RsDsom's Island
the body OF young woman was found.
Her name could net be obtained. Some
letters were near by her signed w. II.
Jackson.