Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-06-06
LOST IN THE FLOOD.
Storms in Pennsylvania Cause the Loss Of
Thousands of Lives and Millions Of
Dollars Worth Of Property.
JOHNsrOwN WIPED OUT OF EXISTENCE

Pur>TGEG. May :,l.-Th- Hood ut
''ohnstown has resulted in an awful
catastrophe. II is said the reservoir
above the town broke about ; O'clock
| this evening. and an immense volume
al water rushed down tn the city. ear
rying with it death and ~strt,ci ion.
Houses with their occupants were
swept away and many people were
drowned. THERE'S no communication
with Johnstown. but the telegraph
operators at sang Hollow, Twelve
miles this side al .IohnStown. say at
least seventy five dead bodies have
iloated past The wires are all down,
AMI no trains are running east Of
l'lairsNille. whirh j. about Twenty-Five
niilcs west nj John>town. There l. no
way To 90 Ia he scene of the disaster.
and full part iculars can hardly he oh
tanned tonight. Though every effort
i, being made to ,lo 50. There will be
no trains through tn the east before
tomorrow.
report inst received from Greens
burg says that the greater port ion of
.lOhnStown has been Hooded. and hun
lred~ al lives lost. Houses are iloat-
ing about. and the people who are free
are panic stricken AMI fleeing tn the
mountains. Al "a point near New
Florence eight y-iiNa persons have been
seen lloalin down the river on drift
wood. one report comes thai hut
two nj ihe houSrroof~ in .Iohn~town
can he seen. The toyetown aud New
Florence bridges have been washed
away. and all lac buildings along the
onrmaush. brtw-rn New Florence and
railroad towers have been abandoned
by the operators.
Johnstown iscompletely submerged.
and the loss oi lie i in-st Unable.
Houses are going down the river 10y
dozens. and the people can be- seen
cllngine to roofs. At Campt own. II
village OF several hundred inhabitants,
the houses are almost entirely covered
and great many dwellings ut Blairs-
willie are submerged. Scarcely dwell
ing IN the vicinity of sang Hollow can
bc seen. Bridges AT Boliver and Min
erva. il il reported. have given way.
and that M Salisbury. it is feared. will
be carried away. The p-ople here who
have friends IN the Hooded dist rict are
eagerly waiting for news AZ the telc-
graph office. Great uaea.inr~s pre-
walls. The river is rising and great
destruction will follow.
The latest reports of reliable infor-
nation received from .Iohnst ownrome
through the PENNSYLVANIA railroad
officials. and show that over two hun
drcd dead bodies have BEEN counted
floating down the stream at Johns
town alone. while along he line many
addi ional lives have been lost II 10
Johnsi own proper entirely above the
water line. \ special. hearing Penn
sylvaria railroad officials aud Assoc
ciated Press correspondents has lril
this city for the scene. Tclegraphic
cOmmunicat ion j. -nt irely eat OF. and
until telegraph relairmen and oIerat-
ors with necessary instruments open
up at he nearest point but little rrli-
able informal ION can I,- obtained.
I.atcr-The tracks west of Johns
town ara AT some points entirely ear
rie,i away and the roadb-,l gone. The
river for some distance above the
bridge is filled vii Il buildings aud drift
wood forty feet high. which is on lire
and likely To damage The bridge, which
is Ol ST one. The fire j. beyond control.
.Iohnstown is literally wiped out.
HAgII,BI RG, June 3.--General Hast
inss photographed the following Ia lac
manager of the telegraph company in
this city: Won had better INFORM
Gov. Beaver hat this morning report
town M bet w-en 10000 and $1,000.
The greatest disorder prevails. The
place is infested with thieves and van
dals who are robbing the dead and
appropriating everything they can
lay their hands on. These people are
eating almost everything in the shape
=. L Al I
sufferers