St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-02
RUIN EVERYWHERE.
Many Pennsylvania and Virginia
Towns Damaged.

SHAMoKIN, Pa. June 1.-Seven
bridges and twenty houses in this vicin-
ity have been swept away. The dam
age to mining property cannot be esti-
mated. A number of collieries are
flooded and many are completely
wrecked. 1t will be two weeks before
the mines can resume. The Reading
Coal and Iron company will be the
greatest sufferer. The losses are esti-
mated at S250,000. There were no fatal
river at York reached is greatest height
about 6 O'Clock this morning, when all
bridges. save one, were under water.
Business places and residences were
flooded. The damage in this city alone
will amount to $4,000. A number of
bridges in the county have been swept
away and the loss in the county. exclu-
sive of the city. is estimated at Sl0O, 600.
James McIlvaine was drowned this
morning. The heaviest flood ever known
in the Cumberland valley is now in
progress. There is great loss of prop
erty along the line of the Gettysburg
& Harrisburg railroad. Several miles of
track were swept away and on the line
of the Harrisburg & Potomac railroad
there were many washOutS, and bridges,
telegraph wires and poles were carried
away. Williams grove, the gaeat
granger picnic grounds, is
ENTIRELY FLOODED
and several of the summer buildings
were swept away. All the bridges, per-
away. In one of them Henry Wilson
and his wife. who are tramps. sought
shelter, and it is thought they went
down with the bridge. A bolt of light
ming struck the Presbyterian church at
Carlisle. Five hundred feet Of track
along the Dillsburg q Mechanicsburg
railroad was washed away. The entire
loss fo0ts up at least 100000. At Alex
andria, Va, there is rapid current in
the river, and lumber, canal boats,
small houses, and much debris washed
away from above have been pass
ing down stream all day. Mill
races and bridges are damaged.
Growing crops are injured. Much dam
age has been done to railroads lead
ing from the city. Yesterday evening
trains on most of them were annulled
till further orders. The Alexandria &
Fredericksburg track near the bridge
over the Cameron river was badly
washed and the grade is out of plumb.
Near Cherry Hill there is a big wash
out and others are reported. A large
force is at work making repairs.
Washouts are reported on the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg & Potomac road
above and below Fredericksburg. AL
exandria and Washington trains are
running regularly. though between
Fort Runyon and the long bridge the
TRACKS ARE SUBMERGED.
On the Washington and Ohio road
many culverts are washed out and the
rOad-bed in many places is damaged.
Goose creek bridge is unsafe. On the
Midland road the track near Cameron
Run is washed and the approaches to
the bridge are unsafe. WashOutS are re-
ported at Edsalls, Burkes and other
places. Between Orange and Char
Iottesville the damage is severe. The
places from Fort Royal to Strasburg.
is completely submerged and great
damage has been done to growing
crops. 1t will be days before travel
will be resumed. At Staunton, Va,
rain has been falling necessarily ana
copiousIy for twenty-four hours. The
middle and south branches of the Shen-
andoah river are swollen nearly to the
high water mark of 1870. Whole dis
trictS of
GRASS AND WHEAT
along the streams are flooded, fences
swept away and several bridges de-
stroyed. HOwling's Touring mill OH
Middle river is flooded to the second
story. All streams are unfOrdable, rail-
road trains are delayed and telegraph
communication interrupted. The riv-
ers are still rising. At Bridgewater, a
town seven miles southwest of this
place. North river, a branch of the
Shenandoah, has overflowed it's banks,
and the lower parts of the town are
under water. Houses are washed away.
1t is impossible to get particulars of the
damage in the county. High waters
have cut us off. The Shenandoah is