Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-06-07
NEWS SUMMARY.
STRICKEN VILLAGES.
Towns Which Sustained the Heaviest
Losses,

Losses.
Cambria county Pa, in which most of
The devastated towns were situated, has an
area of 900 square miles. IL is drained by
The Conemaugh, Clearteld aud CAest
sreeks. the main ridge OF the Allegheny
mountains extends along the south east
border OF the county, which Is "A high table
land, having an uneven or billy surface ex-
teusively covered with forests OF pine, oak,
chestnut, hickory, sugar maple, etc. IL mas
valuable beds oil coal and iron ore. Iron
and lumber are the chief articles Of export.
The county is intersected by the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. The valuation OF real and
personal estate was ell, 529, DO
Appended are brief descriptions OF Johns
town and other towns in Pennsylvania re-
ported devasted by the mood
JohnstownThe population OF JOhnstoWn
was about eight thousand. II was situated
on the Conemaugh river, in Cambria county,
- miles southeast Of Pittsburg, and had "A
number Of thriving industrial concerns, the
chief OF which was the Cambria Iron Co y
plant, which employed about two thousand
men ia the manu- .cture OF steel rails and
COMPRISED property worth $5,00O,000. BE
side these JohnstOwn contained national
bank, a savings bank, private banks, two
daily and four weekly newspapers, III
churches, several tanneries, silk mills,
-four mills, planning mills, wooden mills, IA
number OF shops and stores. II was at the
eastern terminus of the Pennsylvania canal,
surrounded by picturesque mountains.
South FoRK-'Chis place was situated
nine miles southeast OF Johnstown on the
Conemaugh river, in Cambria county. 1T
was "a station on the Pennsylvania railroad,
and contained a church, two or three stores,
"A lumber mill and about fifty dwellings.
The village was dependent upon coal mines
in the vicinity from which much coal has
been mined.
MINERAL PoINT-This was post.vllage
OF Cambria county on the Conemaugh creek
and on the Pennsylvania railroad. IL lay
seven miles northeast OF Johustown and ~
miles west of Altoona. The place contains
one church and "a few dwellings. Coal is
found in abundance in tho immediate
vicinity.
Woodvale-This borough was situated in
Cambria county, two miles from Johns
town. II had -four mill, d tannery and a
wooden factory
Conemaugh-T place was a post Dor.
ough of Cambria county on the Coucmaugh
river and OH the Pennsylvania railroad two
or three miles east OF JOhnstoWn and 81
miles southwest of Altoona. Its prosper.
ity WAS derived chiefly from the manuiac-
ture of iron, etc. 1t h d two churches and
machine shops Of the railroad. Coal was
mined extensively in the neighborhood. Its
population was 1886.
Cambria-This was an enterprising post
borough of Cambria county on Conemaugh
creek and on the Pennsylvania railroad,
- miles east OF Pittsburg and one mile
northwest of Johnstown. Its population
numbered l,144. The Cambria iron com
pany had here large establishment for
the manufacture OF forged and rolled iron
for railroads, employing about sixteen
hundred men. Their shops turned out in u
week about eighteen hundred tons Of iron
and steel rails. Cambria had also three
banks, six churches and manufactures OF
cement, fire bricks and wooden goods. Four
newspapers were issued there.
Lock Haven This city, the capital of
Clinton county, was beautifully situated on
the right bank of the west branch Of the
Susquehanua river. The Pennsylvania
railroad ran through the u ace. 1t was %
miles northeast Of Altoona and % miles
southeast of Wiliamsport. Its site is des-
criocd as a triangular valley formed by
three mountain ridges, tue openings be-
tween which afforded beautiful views in
various directions. II contained IL church
es, a state normal school, "A Catholic acad-
envy four select schools, two national
banks, two good hotels, gas works, three
newspaper offices, eight steam lumber
III lis, two steam tanneries, several found
res, machine shops, planning mills, brew
cries, etc. Pine lumber was the chief arti.
Gle of export. The population was in the
neighborhood of 20,O0J. News from this
town has been meagre, and the extent of
the work of the hood there is unknown ex-
cept through rumor.
Cokevllle-Thls was post village OF
Westmoreland county on the Conemaugh
river and on the Pennsylvania railroad. II
lay about thirtytwo miles directly east of
Pittsburg. 1t contained church and
large coke works of 200 ovens. LIS popula-
ton was about five hundred.