New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-06
WrLIIAMsp0RTS GREAT LOSS
ELEVEN MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF
PROPERTY DESTROYED BY FLOOD.
..uv s,ry sr,11, IN WANT AND THOUSANDS OF
propaE HomELEss-LossEs OF VARIOUS

THE CITY STILL IN "AI>A "A'N
.vop1n HomELEss-1ossEs Of VARIOUS
etrr FIRms-LoCK HAVEN IN DISTRESS
,Br TELEGRAPH TO THE TBIBUsEl
yill,smsport Penn, June o.-Ths CITY mas Oeon
a,,.v all day cleaning up the RUBBISH n poF'on"'
tnsseetion only confirmed the former Reports win
.xesntson Of the loss of lie which was al hrSt
ovesSsttmated Thousands OF people are hOmeiess
ard without anything but the clothes upon tner
n.sss provisions are scarce and most needed. Many
~ The peoule are In absolute want OF the necessaes
- ste Fifteen hundred people arc without MONIES
n.nph, The Relief Committee have been busy all
das furnishing provisions 10 the dcsutute' INC inc
citizens OF wiiiamsport alone have subscriber Si2ooo
a the relief fund. a train load OF seven cars Oh
,,-ov,stons and supples tents, ETC., arrived this
afternoon and the people tonight are as cheerful as
can be expected. .,
The geatest danger at present arises Hem o s'on'
ana Il wss fortunate that the sun has been hidden De
hin1 clouds all day. The loss OF life thus lar Known
is sixteen persons ...,-
The loss Of property within the city may De saieE
nut at 81 900 oOo including the loss OF logs ana l
ia, h., uent ont from tho boom. Reports from up tne
river are to the effect that large numbers OF logs o
tha chores 1t is estimated that at least ooOV''00c
Net of nine logs will be driven the boom here OIL"
manufactured in this city tho present summer
The following arc some Of the principal losses Vi ''
merchants; ....,o, s,o 600:
IA IL.
n e Andrus A Co. musical instruments, sO"oOo' M"
Brothers clothing s26, 900; Mcgahan sprou.' u.s
$4,000 S. o. Lngle Co., maslcai me ra,,o,s
100000; John II. HaElett art store Ss,oVV oe. "a
eroekery ware ana groceries, $1,000; brewer 49, ~,
,ewclty al 500; George r. Neal dry-goous "o'oOy'
Hughes and Bowman boots and shoes, S=V'o0' -.
shelter merchant tailor, $1,000 Mrs semson' 100
$1,000 70 a, 900; /. Sampson, toys s o,O0o 80 e
n Green grocery and croekery ware, sloVooi puOe
Corpsn druggists sto 900 to $4,000; T. u MuanS.
Jeweiry ss 900; shaner Co., boots ana snUS
H. s. II. Il. Goldenbers. dry'soods sOooVV n ~
Aes'elt notions between $4,000 ana S-V'Ooo, cs
-. ~. q IA. comnany store SOS 900 TO $4,000 George
NJ spraeuo boots and shoes $1,000; John " thurman
tobacco s1 200; Thompson Gibson 20, sZVOV 800,
Huhb & Sons. wholesale groceries. sZooVoi '"Vpo .
camh,e 4 Co. drygoods, $4,000; j. H. D. i""'e'
~. ana furnishing goods 81 coo; william Neusehaier
hnn,. ana shoes $1,000; Reharo H'"P'"'
nerehant tailor, $4,000; John r. Rehm eoe'ee1'oueI,
Al 900; s. j. N. stabler. shoe store SLoVo' hoool'
Moore eweler $50 600 George Rothrock hSness Sore'
% 600. r ~ Rates grocer $1,000 George u. BaStsn'
al s,ore $4,000; Justin L. Ill., drug store SS'ovo'
T. KoonA grocer, $1,000; Kline Co., haIa"9re' ti'V,
F. II. Baker Co.. druS store st,ooO a. % shoe
"a books and stationery. $1,000; Golden RUE enoe
s,ora ana 600: IAwares Co., hardware. sN'Ooo' NJ
Levi clothing $4,000; Star Clothing House. SLOW
Charles Conway. clothing. $4,000 George ~ emtn, Nv
lions 81 200; Huber suess, druggists saw eSNe"
rr Mu,stnA teweiier $4,000; schol Brothers DOOR
..ps,e s14oo0; Beck Brothers Co.,
ssrdwsse slS.ooo: Fisk, stopper w.
nnsiodealerx a, 900; Grand Union Tea store SZVVV'
Iunax Co. books stationery, ETC., el"Oop' J. o Fun
,bon 4 Co. hardware, s5 600 Harris RING tHffishs
Foods $1,000; +. H. Keller Co. hauwSfs' 800 800.
p Kuhn clothing. $50 900; John ~ Dean 20, DOOM,
ctr sje ooo Dr. william +. Logan, drug store sSooo; ~
yrs,n.Y SONS furnishing e. 500 JE Dayton Co.
boo,s and shoes $4,000; Moses Ulrnans sons eothns
$50 600; Yochsberg L Ulmnn. millinery goods sloooo
r. W. Cooks Son h Co.. dry. goods, $4,000 Bush nun
Deh, 4 Co. drygOods $4,000; H. X. Smith Co.. mats
and furnishing goods sl,Joo; George A. Cohick OooAs'
ste $1,000 10 $4,000; Mrs. Della Enright Millinery
20 600; j. H. Linek hardware stoves, etc. s2oco; f.
Zones notions 81 500 Chambers, Mesahan keea iur'
n,ture etc. 60 ooo John Winner. groceries SZo oVo'
An interest at present centres In the cary iero
structon Of the Philadelpha and Erie Railroad ods'
az Montgomery for unl 1t is paSsaoe no trains can
reach this point the Pennsylvania system fGnr
snans out OF eight arc nearly completed IL is haIH
probable that the bridge viii be passabc Oeiore cat
ufday evening on Sunday through TO this place. ..
There has been no communication from LOCK raven
BIZ rail or wire yet party who came down NE
river today in boat from that point reports that the
peorle are suffering for food and large humoer oi
people arc homeless, ~, -. eoo non
Al blackwell station Walters Brothers lost 600 600
seet Of logs, ard seven people were drowned. Az
Norris stailon Ave men and boy were drowned Five
dwellings washed away, and II is reported that
twenty eight people lost their lives ct "aierflle'