Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-06-02

Jumped into the water, and in two triI
saved both mother and child. or thu
dead, nearly sixty have been identified
among whom were James Mcmillan
Superintendent of the Cambria Ire I
Company's store, his wife, four children
and daughter-in-law, John p. Linton,
leading lawyer, his wife and five children
Mrs. Thomas Kirlen aud two children
John Nolan and seven of his family Dr.
| George Wagner, wife and three children
Frank p. Bowman, wife and two chill
dren, Mrs. Richard Worthington anC
seven children, Pearson Fisher, wife anc
six children.
THE TERRIBLE FIRE.
JAMESTOWN, Pa, 10 40 p. NJ, June L.
Most Of the accumulation Of the buildings
which we're swept by the angry waters
to the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge
piled up fully fifty feet high, have
burned to the waters edge. Before the
buildings took fire many people, dead
and alive, were taken from them, and in
many instances the unfortunates were &c
wedged in that it was necessary to chop
their legs off in order to release them
The Catholic Church was also destroyed
by fire this morning. A number of peo'
pie were on the roof when the structure
took fire, and all of them were consumed
in the flames. The damage is as yet I'M
estimable, regardless of the great loss Of
life. The Pennsylvania Railroads loss
will be enormous.
TEN THOUSAND DEATHS.
SANG Hollow, June 2, 1 A. M.-The
first accounts sent out of the Johnstown
disaster are far below the widest est.
mates placed upon the extent of the
calamity, and instead of 1000 or 5000
it is probable the death list will reach
5000, many say 10000. 1t is now known
that two passenger trains, two sections
of the day express on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, have been thrown into tie
maddened torrent and the passengers
drowned. These trains were held at
Jamestown from Friday at II A. M, and
were laying on the siding between Johns.
town and Conemaugh stations. An awful
torrent came down the narrow defile
between the mountains, q distance Of
nine miles, and with fall of 300 feet in
that distance sweeping away the villages
of South Fork, Mineral Woodale and
Conemaugh, leaving but one building
standing, WOODEN mill, where but an
hour before had stood hundreds, and
dashing on with the roar of a cataract
and the gpeed of the wind upon the fair
city at the foothills. The plain in which
but yesterday sat YOUNGSTOWN, sits in the
mountains like a jewel in a diadem.
The great Gautier steel works were in
this plain and the city below
it, railroad tracks bounding it
at the base of the mountains
on the north. Here is where the tains
were standing, when a tide of water
like catapult came down upon them
with such resistless force that heavy
trains, locomotives and all, were over
turned and swept down with the torrent,
and lodged against a great stone viaduct,
along with forty-one locomotives from
the Johnstown round house, heavy ma
chinery and the pondroui frame work OF
the Gautier mill, and the accumulated
debris of more than a thousand houses,
furniture, bridges, lumber, drift and
human beings. The low arches OF the
stone viaduct choked up Immediately,
and the water backed over the entire
valley upon which the city stood, to the
depth of what, from the water marks,
indicated about thirty-eight feet. In the
great sea thus formed, thousands Of
people were struggling for life.
NO TELEGRAPH WIRES.
CARLISLE, Pa, June 1.-The heaviest
flood ever known in the Cum berland
Valley is now in progress. There is
great loss of property along the line of
the Gettysburg and HARRISBURG railroad.
Several miles of track were swept away,
and on the line of the Harrisburg and
Potomac railroad there were many wash
outs, and bridges, telegraph wires and
poles were carried away. Williams
Grove, the great granger picnic grounds,
are entirely flooded, and several Of the
summer buildings are swept away. All
the bridges, perhaps ten or TWEEN.
ty, have been carried away. In
one of them, Henry w. Elson and wife.
sought shelter, and, it is thought, they
went down with the bridge.
FLoTsAM AND JETsAM.
ALEXANDRIA, June There is rapid
current in the river and lumber, canal
boats, lighthouses and much debris
washed away from above have been
passing down the stream all day. Mill
races and bridges are damaged. Grow
ing crops are injured. Much damage is
done to the railroad leading from the
city. Near Cherrr Hill there is big
washout and others are reported. Wash
outs are reported in the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac road above
and below Fredericksburg.
IN THE CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The water at
midnight has reached to within few
feet of Pennsylvania avenue. The Balti-
more and Potomac station are surrounded
by water and are inaccessible to pas
sengers.
"A RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, Va, June 1.-Franklin
Main and Gary streets and all interven-
ing streets to the river are covered with
water. All the wharves are submerged.
The fires have been put out in the gas
works. and the city will be in darkness
before morning. One hundred families
have been forced to remove their house
hold effects.
NEWS THROUGH RAILWAY SOURCES.
PHILADELPHIA, June Information
was received about IL o'clock tonight al
the office of the Pennsylvania Railroad Of
a frigbtful disaster to Two of their through
trains from Pittsbug, which were sup
posed to be safe at Conemaugh. Assistant
Superintendent Trump telegraphs from
Blairsville Junction that the day express
eastbound from Chicago to New York,
and the mail train from Pittspurg, bound
east, were put on back tracks in the yard
~ Conan,oI,ub wben the floodad condi.