Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-09-19
FLOODS IN THE EAST.

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RIVERS RISING AND GREAT
DAMAGE THREATENED.
An Unprecedented Rainfall, Averaging Six
Inches in Three Days-Thc Rain Has Mt
Last Ceased and the SlSys are Once More
fsright-ccndition at Various Points.
PITTSBuRG. Sept 1a.-The FLYERS here arc
rising steadily. and though not near the
danger point yet, adviccs from all along the
Allegheny and Monongahela rivers promise
much higher water before Sunday. The
rainfall averages six inches in the past three
days. something unprecedented in the upper
counties. Country fairs are suffering
greatly, being located on lowands as q rule,
and damaged exhibits and ruined race
tracks are reported from all sections, caus-
ing all OF the fairs to close at a loss. Rail
roads are suffering much inconvenience.
All of the lower streets in Canton. o.. are
flooded and great damage is being done by
flooded cellars, while small farmers are also
sufferers.
AT New Castle, Pa, 100 houses arc covered
on the first floor with from one to six feet of
water and families are obliged to move.
Scores of mills and furnaces at New Castle
and along the Neshannocll are covered with
water and have been shut down. All re-
ports indicate great loss to mills, houses,
roads and farms.
Has at Last Ceased Raining.
P1rrsBuRG, Sept. 13.-The rain in this
section has at last ceased, and this morning
the skies are bright. The rivers are high
and rising at the headwaters but no more
damage is reported from points above. The
water will reach twenty feet at this point.
At New Philadelphia, Ohio, a landslide on
the Cleveland and Marietta railroad oc-
CURED which will delay trains a long while.
A cloudburst occurred last night at Iron
dale. The water came down in torrents,
and in a few minutes the people living in
the lower portion of the town were COM
PEELED to flee to higher grounds, Several
narrowly escaped death.
Flood Raging at New Castle.
New CASTLE, Pa. Sept. ia disastrous
flood is raging in this vicinity. The Mes
hammock is higher than for years. and is
still rising with heavy rain falling. Several
of the thoroughfares are inundated and the
mills were obliged to close down. The
bridge on the Pennsylvania company's side
loaded with steel that had been run on the
bridge to hold it down. The shenange river
is also rising rapidly, and will be all over
the bottom land Tonight.
Advices from Charleston, w. Va, say the
sudden rise in the Gauley river carried
away thirty-one coal barges, all loaded,
of which eleven, valued at $50, 900, were lost.
The barges inflicted heavy damages to the
government dam at BrOWnSton
The Susquehanna Valley Inundated.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept 13-Floods
along the Chemung river the past few DAYS
have swollen the Susquehanna at this point
to an unusually abnormal altitude Should
it rise two feet more during the night all
communication on the west side Of the river
to points along the line of the Lackawanna
railroad VIII DO Off a largo ,,ort,o,, of
the low land has already been submerged,
and farmers who have not yet harvested
late crops will suffer loss.
New York Also Sufferer.
" ROCHESTER, N. Y, Sept 13.-Reports from
the fertile Genessee valley say that the
damage to crops will reach 100000. 1t has
rained almost necessarily for forty eight
hours, and the fats are covered with water
from one to three feet deep for miles.
WATERTowN. N. Y, Sept. 13.-The rain
which has fallen in torrents almost continue
ally for five days has swollen every stream
in this section to spring freshet height, and
to-day the effects are seriously felt here
abouts by the almost complete tieing up of
the Rome. Watertown s. Ogdensburg rail-
road and its branches, obstructing the mills
and other damage to manufacturing and
CHI
the Rome, Watertown g. Ogdensburg rail-
road between Evansville and Pierrepon,
Manor, in this county, last night
the flood carrying away the track
for about thirty feet and making a
deep channel across the line. new iror
bridge which had just been completed a,
Centerville, mile west of Richland on the
Rome branch, was also carried away during
the night. Direct railroad and mail com.
munication from northern New York is shu,
Off with the south, east and west Many
acres OF good farming land are under water
The Black river is raging, being within
several inches of the unusually high poin,
which it reached last spring, and with fire.
quent showers still coming and the water
Still flowing into the valley from yesterdays
rains, there is a probability that it will pas.
thathigh water mark and become dangerous
Whole village Inundated.
NEW PHILADELPHIA, O., Sept 13.-Inces.
SAINT rains have caused landslide on tho
Cleveland & Marietta railway which viii
delay trains a long while. The whole vii.
lage is inundated
Damage in Ohio.
COLUMBUS o., Sept. 13.-The Sciota rivel
is at a very high stage. All the low farm
lands north and south of the city are i'm.
mersed and the loss to crops is heavy
Much other damage is done.
In West Virginia.
PARKERsBuRG, w. Va, Sept 13.-Tht
Little kanawha was twelve feet and rising
last night at Grantsville. Tygart creek i.
ont of its banks; the Big and Little Hook.
ing rivers are rising very fast and are do.
ing much damage.
LOOKS LIKE RUSSIAN OUTRAGE
Survivors of an American Crew Fired on
from Anush, One Being Killed.