The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-07

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Al Lockport Edward Dtck. . young
~railroader, rescued a old gentlsman, .
lady named Adama OF Cambria. and her
TIVE Children BY swimming cut to the
house in which they were imprisonsd,
cutting . hole in the root and pulling
them through. He then swan ashore
With them. one At . tine, until all VEN
saved. Then he fell exhausted
Patrick Madden WA nearly dead when
pulled from the river. He was In the
house Of Edward Garvey. All were
caught Ton minutes later the house was
wrecked. Garvey and his son.in-law were
drowned and Madden Vas thrown into
the food. when I rose to the surface,'
be said, Il saw my wife hanging on to .
piece OF scantling. She let it 60 and
was drowned, almost within reach
Of my arm and I could TOT help or
save her. 1 caught a log and fioated with
it for i've or six miles, but it was knocked
from under me when I went over the dam.
/ then caught q bale of hay and was taken
out BY 0r. MareneE. My wife is certainly
drowned, and six children all missing and
l fear are drowned"
There VI without doubt fully q thou.
san people lost between Conemaugh
borough and Cambria City.
OTHER DISTRESSED TOWNS.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, June l.-Reports from
along the kiskiminetas river into which
the Conemaugh empties are most distress.
ing. The river near S~altsburgh is Fl led
with wreckage, and . number Of persons
were noticed clinging to suca timber ~
would bear their weight At Blairsvills
men are stationed on the bridges and
banks in the hope of rescuing SONS OF
those who were being carried down the
stream.
The volume of water is unprecedented.
The iron bridge connecting Blairsville
with B:airsville Intersection has been
carried away and with it . train Of heav.
lily loaded cars standing upon the bridge
to ho'd it in place. This was the largest
and strongest bridge on the West Penn.
sylvan,a road 1t is thought that all Of
the West Pennsylvania railroad bridges
will share a similar fate.
AL the towns in the Kiskimenatas val.
ley are expected to be submerged. Among
them are LivermOre. Salisbury. Apollo,
Leechburg and Avonmore. having popu.
lations of from ZOO to 10 00 each The
inhabitants along ths river have been
warned but are almost panic stricken at
the idea of their great loss Of property,
which is inevitable.
Later reports from Coketown is to The
effect that the entire town 10 submerged
and q number Of lives have been lost at
that place.
NARROWING SCENES.
DERRY, Pa June la food Of death
swept down b Allegheny mountains
yesterday afternoon and last night al.
most the entire city OF Johnstown vas
swimming about in the rushing, angry
tide Dead bodies were floating about in
every direction and almost every piece of
movable timber was carrying from the
doomed city q corpse OF humanity drift.
ing with the raging waters God knows
where.
At Derry . group Of railway officials
were gathered who had COM from
Bolivia. the end Of the passable portion Of
the road westward They had seen but q
small portion Of the awful food, but
enough to allow them to imagine the rest
Down through the pack.saddle came the
rushing waters. The wooded heights Of
the Al.eShanies looked down in solemn
wonder ut the scene of the most terrible
destruction that ver struck the romantic
valley OF the Consmaugh The water wea
rising when the men left at six O'Clock a
the rate Of i've feet an hour.
Clinging to improvised RATS, con.
structed in the death battle from floating
boards and timbers. were agon zed meo,
women n children. their heartrendinR
shrieks for help striking horror to the
breasts Of the onlookera Their cries were
Of no avail. Carried along ata railway
speed on the breast of this rushing tor.
rent no human ingenuity could devise Q
means Of rescue.
With pallid cheeke and hair clinging
wet and damp to her cheek, q mother VA
seen grasping . floating timber, while
with her other arm she held her babe.
The tidal wave struck Bolivar Just after
dark and in i've minutes the Conemaugk
rose from six to forty feet and the waters
spread out over the whole country. Soon
houses began floating down and clingine
to the debris were men. women and chill.
dren %shrieking for aid. A large number
Of citisens at once gathered on the county
bridge and they were reinforced by .
number from Garfield. . town on the oppo.
site side. They brought a number OF ropes
and these were thrown over into the boil.
ing waters as u~nfortunates drifted by.
Up the river there was . sudden crash
and a section Of the bridge was washed
away and f1oated down the stream. strik-
ing the tree and washing it away. ALI
three were thrown into the water and
were drowned before the eyes Of the hor.
rified spectators just opposite the town of
Bolivar.
Early in the evening . woman with her
two children wers seen to pass under the
bridge at Bolivar clinging to the roof a .
coal house. Arope was lowered to her but
she shook her head and refused to desert
the children. 1t was rumored that all
three were saved at Cokeviile. . few miles
below Bolivar.
A later report from Lockport says that
the residents succeeded In rescuing i've
people from tie nood-two women and
three men. One man succeeded in getting
out Of the water unaided. They were
kindly taken care Of by the people Of the
town.
A little girl passed under the bridge just
before dark. She was kneeliDg on part of
a floor and had her hands cIasped as il in
prayer. Every effort was made TO ave
her. but they all proved futile.
There is absolutely no news from Johns.
town. The little city 10 entirely q Cd
from Communication with b outside
world Tho damage done 10 inestimable.
No one can tell its extent The Cambria