The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-06-07
ANN|H|LATED TOWNS
Johnstown and Other Penn
sylvania Towns Swept
Away by Flood.
Over Eight Thousand People
Thought to Be Lost in
the Drink.
The Loss Of Property Is Great
and Cannot Be Esti-
mated.

= Detailed Account OF the Great
Rain sturm That Wrcaked
Its Vengeance On the
stste OF Pennsyl
The Disastrous Flood Subsiding.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 1.-The flood
which overwhelmed the town yesterday
and caused death TO hundreds and misery
and want to thousands is-rapidly subsid-
ing. II is impossible yet 10 obtain exact
information. Many supposed to be lost
may have been rescued far below where
they were carried on floating dcbris
There are thousands missing and it i.
certain several hundred sre lost. Tier;
was but little warning before the rush o1
water came. A low, rumbiing sount
heard at Conemaugh. was at FIRST attrib
utcd to n meteorological disturbance, bu
as it came n,a!e-, suspicion of danger
then forced itself on all. This increased
tj a certainty when, few minutes later
the waters came with mighty rush, car
rying everything before it.
TGere was but little chance for escape
and many Iafot;anateS We're carrie.
away At Johhstown similar seen,
WAS ensctcd, only on a larger scale, a
the population is greater and the wate'
seemingly gained more force. 1t is in
possible to describe the scene CT horror
Ii has tcw parallels in the history O
casualties In a moment, almost,
beautiful town was wrecked and hun
deeds Of women and children, strugglin!
aud drowning We're carried away by tn
torrent. Attempts a, rescue were use
less aad fathers, mothers and friend
were compelled to see loved one
drowned before their eyes. To-da,
sgarchers IRE out everywhere from
Johnstown to BlaiIsville.
SEVERAL BODIES SECURED.
PITrsBURs, June IA Times 10 a. n
special from Bolitar Gays: 1T NcS
Florence this ml r9ing seven bodies hav
been taken from the water and debris o
The banks. One body has also been take
from the river at this point. The Who'll
face of the county between here and Ne,
Florence is under water and houses
bridges and buildings FL the fields en-
even perch upon hillgidcs all the way t
Johnstown. The banks of the river al
lined With people looking for bodies
Pitiable sights and scenes mu!tipl
rapidly. The Concmaugh is one gre,
valley OF mourning. Those who hay
not lost friends have lost their homes.
wREcKED AND SWEPT AWAY.
New FLORENCE, Penn June l.
man Just in from Johnstown says Il
town is anuihilated Conemaush
wrecked and Cambria City has bee
swept away, Fully 1000 lives are los
One huudfed bodies have been reco
cred. At Ninegeh seventy persons a
reported to have been burned 10 death
Johnstown bridge.
5000 LIVES WE'RE Lost.
piTTsBURa, July IA telephone !
port from near Johnsto1n, Pa, sta,
that but 200 houses are left standing
the city and fully 5000 lives are 10
The water reathed a depth of foriy-t'
feet on Main street The Pcnnsylval
!. railroad is washed out for thirteen mi
near Johnstown and there are several la
/ slides east of the town which cannot
D opened up for several days. The ;s
= more and Ohio is also washed out in
G number Of places. Telegraph wires v
c be up long before the railro'
!, are opened. Wires are do
! six miles east of Pttsburg ard on
G Lake Saore route are down forty M
y Gust of Olean, n Y. The northern ro
is all right to Utica n. Y.
BODIES AWAITING IDENTIFICATION.
e PITTsDuEG, June IA special to
o Leader from Greensburg says; AT
8, o'clock this morning 100 bodies of
victims OF the flood were lying at \
u u c.eh station awaiting identi6cati
# Only 200 houses remain standing in
,e city Of Johns.own, and the water at
e writing IS thirty feet deep on the III
= streets.
,r a AEoCM BURSTS.
G. WILIIAMspoRT, Pa, June 1.-Sko
er after midnight the boom at Lock Ha
burst. The break opened up the rive
all logs above this place which will
forced into the boom. The boom {
n taina logs valued at $S 900, 600. The
hi will be serious and viii necess!tate
!, closing during The season of all mills
: will entail great suffering.
- DROWNED IN THE FLOOD.
ly CuIcAGo, June Captain Fiiz
a, rick, of The Central police detail,
il celved dispatch from his brother
Id Iohnstown, Pa, which says: "R
le her husband md child: my wife
II three children wero all drowned. S,
as Of Bab's children are also in the foe
Rose is Fitzpatrick 5 sihter and Be
his brother The latter had nine {
dren I! is not known how many of Il
us were in the flood.
re THE LOSS CANNOT BE ESTIMATED.
v. JonssTowN. Pa june The fugit
I'D are returning to the place where
is hours ago they were happy and pros
he us but where all is row desolation
id IN a few hours more work of SYSTEMS
m ally searching for victims of the 4
nj will begin. The water is still to hig
es even attempt to estimate the exter
cd the disaster, but the city is a comp
to wreck and it is certain the loss Of
on will be immense.
ed RAISING A FUND FOR THE SUFFER
PfTTsBuRG, june The bodies
-, man and woman, evidently victim
-. the foodin Concmaugh, have been t.
re-. from the Allegheny river at the foo
'sI Sixth street. The Times heads
1c scription tnnd for the relief of the
TINS of the terrible catastrophe