Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-06-03

mind Ofsbe hundreds Of intimate ac-
qnaintances Of the writer who grasped
lis hand, not one could restrain the fast
flowing tears. God spare him from
another such trying ordeal
( The frst to give details was Mr.. Frank
Benford, proprietorof the Hubert House,
who, after assuring the writer that his
son, VIII, who was reported to be lost,
was safe, said, my mother and sisters,
with forty guests and servants, are ali
gone-myself and two brothers, Lou and
Wall, only escaped" John D. Roberts,
cashier Of the banking firm Of Dibert &
Co, said Mr, John Dibert and one
daughter, If not more Of his family, are
dead ; Harry G. Rose, Pros Atty. was
drowned, also Judge Potts and family
Air. Mcconoehy and family, and all fami
lies on Washington street, including the
Robbs. CreeGs. Shiffimans, ex-Sheriff
Ryans. and nearly all families along
franklin street from the b. & o. railroad
depot out 10 Main street, and some on
Main street from franklin down also
on Lincola aud Vine streets, and as to
Iron street he hardly thought one was
left to tell the terrible story.
The next party seen was Mrs. Dr.
Yeagly, along side OF whom the writer
had lived for eight years, who said her
family and that of Dr. D +. Yeagley are
all alive, the doctor lying in little
frame building TO which she pointed)
from the effects Of an injury received in
escaping. "Our houses and the one YOU
lived in, she added, are all ruined"
Cyrus Elder, Esq, was seen among
others, who with streaming tears, said
his wife and two children were gone, but
who, on meeting him at an hour later
exclaimed, Ny God, worse and worse;
all, all gone; all three Of my IoYed chill
oren and dear wife" lie was at his
brother Nirgel's house, he said, at the
time Of the disaster. and though the
house was carried away, they escaped in
a way he could hardly remember. Thus
the fearful visitations were heard from
hundreds Of lips. Sometimes the loss
would be mother, then father, then
children. Occasionally an inquiry would
be made about the house. but in every
instance the reply would come, Don't
mention property: though nothing left
but the few clothes now on, that is moth
ing-noihing in comparison with cur
bereavement"
As to loss Of lives in Kernville, Cone
maugh Borough, Woodyale, East Cone
naugh, Minersyille, Cambria City, Nor
rellyille and Coopers,lale, no details
could be had It must be enormous,
however, as Conemangh, Morrellyille
and Mnersville we're partially swept
away, while woodvale, Conemaugh
Borough ana Cambria City are complete
/ " destroyed.
In walking over ruined houses and de-
bris from Fourth Ward School House
down TO Clinton street nothing could be
seen along upper part Of Locust street,
Bedford street or Clinton street 10 indi-
cate locations Of the houses that had
been carried away. Clinton street is a
barren waste, and scarcely stone or
brick marks the place where the HUI
bert House stood, as its demolition was
50 complete. OF the So guests and ser
wants, IS we're carried away. The
wrecks Of Luther's buildings, the Mer-
chsnt's Hotel. and the brick houses on
the other side Of Main street, down to
Franklin, stand as the sad memorials Of
the disaster; while all on down to Wal
nut is a great waste excepting the banks,
Alma Hall and DIR. Lowman's house
From there doxn the fine residences Of
3 Mr.. John Diebert, W. r. Rose, Esq, Mr.
&. T. Swank, of the Tribune, Dr. Lee, Mr..
Jacob Friend, Col Farszer, are all gone
Mr.. Frank Hays beautiful home stands
with partial destruction of one wall
The submerged homes by back water
from Walnut street down TO Stonycreek,
judging from the steps seen above the
water, will remain. From Clinton clear
down TO Walnut street the only build
ings left on Washington street are the b.
& o. station and the Company's store.
The amount Of property losses, inelud-
ing wire mills, will run up into many
millions. To what extent the large
works Of the Cambria Iron Company are
injured cannot be conjectUred as they
: are stii under water.
In addition to losses Of life mentioned
reports said that jacob Swank's. Mr..
! Lenhart's, Mr.. Luckhari's, Dr. Stoutz-
mans families, 7. J. Swank's wife and
sisters, DR.. lee and family, DIR. l. T.
Bean and family, Ms Osle and daugh
ter, Mrs. Hursi, Esq. Brady, John H.
Fisher, Esd and family, Mr.. r. T. Fish
er and family, and long, long list Of
others are missing. The names Of those
who persisted in Kernville could not be
learned.
II should be said that among other re-
ported losses Of Somerset county people
are tie two shaaers, but think Russell
! UhI and Ferg P srker are safe.
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