The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-08
MORE BAD NEWS
DESTRUCTION BY THE FLOOD IN
HUNTINGDON COUNTY.
800 HOUSES SWEPT AwAY-sIxTEEN
PERSONS PROBABLY DROWNED.

800 HOUSES SWEPT AwAY-sIXTEEN
PERSONS PROBABLY DROWNED.
PITTsBURG, Jnne ga report just
received from Huntington, Pa, says:
The late news from suburban districts
in this county, Just received, show
that destruction to property by the
dood is infinitely greater than at first
reported, The waters are receding
and the Juniata river Is passable in
| several places. Couriers have arrived
bearing news Of the unprecedented
dood. From Bedford to Huntington,
on the Rosstown branch, and in Lewis
town, on the Juniata river, the de-
v~astation Is the greatest in Central
Pennsylvania, except, Of course, in
Jamestown.
Not a house is left that stood within
reach Of the swollen stream here. The
damage to property will reach S5UJ,-
900, while the other towns in the
county have suffered correspondingly.
At Napoleon, tine immense tannery Of
l., A. Roberts was damaged to the
extent OF $500 900, and the loss to other
property will reach $l0O, 900 more. The
Powell furnace, at SaxtOn, sustained a
loss of $500 900, and at that place
both the railroad bridges were swept
away, leaving railroad communication
with Bedford cut Oh. The Hunting.
don and Broad Top Railroad sustained
but slight damage. For a distance of
three miles below here four miles OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks are
destroyed, with bridges gone at Mana
yuuk and Lewistown, the latter hav-
ing gone down during a heavy storm
last night.
Railroad communication with AL.
toOna on the west will be opened on a
single track by tomorrow.
From here to the junction of the
Juniata and S%usquehanna rivers the
sweep of the food extended, filling
this once beautiful valley with desola.
ton and ruin. Growing crops in the
lowlands were destroyed, and in
smiths Valley. this county, the farm
ing lands, comprising an area Of twelve
by two miles, have been stripped of
every vestige of soil. AS far as known
800 houses have been destroyed In this
county. Relief committees are now
engaged and are seeking assistance for
the destitute. Three families, COM
prising sixteen persons, living on the
Roystown branch, named Dean, Hef-
ner and Montgomery, are missing, and
II is feared that they have been swept
away with their homes.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, June 5.-This
.vening at six O'Clock Lieutenant
Governor Stone reached here with
even car loads of provisions, which
will be brought across the river to-
morrow and distributed. Five addi-
.ional cars are on the way and will ar
Give during the night. These cars have
, lot of tents from Harrisburg.
A meeting of the ladies of the city
Is be-n called for to morrow to ar.
n!o for r. receiving and distributing
JGDing, u full supply of which is
p-cted w reach here very soon.
trains will run to Lo:k Haven and
eenovO s0m- u ne I .o.row.
The lost lumber committee Of the
Lumbermen's Exchange visited Ran
,om's Island, below the city to-day, and
iound in that locality over $4,000, 900
feet of lumber and 10000, 900 feet OF
logs.
In a house that had lodged on Ran
sons Island the body Of a young
/ woman was found. Her name could
/ aot be obtained. Some letters were
| aear by her, signed "W. II. Jackson"
The city continues in darkness, but
lC. A. Byers, Secretary and Treasurer
II the gas company, reached home
to-day from Philadelphia, after driving
| over the mountains from Danville, and
ne promises to have the gas lighted
again by Friday night, The electric
| light company also hope to have their
lights burning again In a few days.
At the daily meeting of citizens to-
day an additional committee of 80 was
| appointed to look after the needy.
Cases Of extreme distress were ar
bounced as existing, and many in.
| stances OF sickness we're furnished.
WILLIAMsPoRT. Pa, June 5.-Des.
patches received to-day bring the news
| that all the logs and lumber OF Sprague,
| Striilby and Bubb, and those of Tweed,
supposed to have been lost, have all
been saved, leaving these parties $780,
600 better off than they thought they
| were.
At Reynoldsville, on Sandy Creek.
A. c. Hopkins & Co., of Lock Haven.
lose their whole stock of logs and lum-
Der, ten million feet. At Brookvllle,
Wainright & Bryan lose all their logs
md lumber, twelve million feet. AT
Little Trout Run, on Big Pine creek,
six men had been employed peellng
bark. Since the water subsidized a
| search was made for the men, and all
were found In the cabin drowned.
! One of the number, Enoch Wier,
was a resident of Jersey Shore. where
bis body vas taken yesterday. Joseph
Cesserman. Of the same place, had to be
buried where found, his body not being
in condition to be moved. The names
Of the other four were not learned.
No lives were lost by the breaking of
Maynard street bridge but that Of a
boy named Geiger, who was killed and
washed away. A man named Miller,
who was on the bridge, Is missing.
| All others who were on the bridge es-
capped.
HARRISBURG, Pa, June Gov
ernor Beaver has received the following
telegram from Mayor Mason, of Lock
Haven:
"Your telegram received. Dona-
ti0ns In the shape OF provisions and
money are what we need. Money Is
necessary to place the streets in a a
tary condition.
Both our reservoirs have been swept
away. Our bridges are gone, the river
bridge is down. Our merchants are In
Ia deplorable condition, their losses