Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27
THE STORM AT READING.



schuyikill River Higher Than for Years.
READING, Pa, Aug. 24.-As the re-
suit of last nights storm, no trains are
running to-day on the Reading railroads
Lebanon valley branch between Read
ing and Lebanon.
Near Wernersville on this branch, just
after the engine of a freight train passed
over culyert in safety, the cuycrt was
washed away and the entire train of
ten cars plunged into the culycrt and
were washed away. August Kohn, a
tramp, stealing a ride, had leg broken
and his arm injured. Over one third of
a mile of track was washed away A
passenger train was Obliged to remain
near the scene Of the wreck all night.
Another culvert at tritZtown, on the
Reading & Columbia railroad, between
Reading and Lancaster, was washed
away, and no trains are running be-
tween these points. The wires on the
Reading Il Columbia division are down,
and communication west and south N
Sinking Spring, this county, has been
cut off A large force of employees were
| put To work this morning clearing away
the wreckaEe and repairing the damage.
| Passengers for Harrisburg and the west
crn mails were sent through via Au
burn. There were several slight wash
outs between Reading and Allentown,
but the damage WAS soon repaired.
At Mohrsyille, this county, eight
dams, each half an acre TO an acre in
extent, were washed away, and the hat
factories and mills will be unable to re-
sumo until the dams breasts have been
rebuilt. This will take at least three
weeks. The bridge and three piers of
the Reading and Southwestern Railroad
Company at Hendelon, this county
We're carried away, and a mile of lis
track was swept away Near Hamburg
this county, three barns belonging Il
Daniel Riegel, John Moglc and William
+ Roller were destroyed By lightning
Loss $4,000
The breast Of the big dam at the
Robesonla furnace, which furnishe,
Kohesonia, this county, with water
broke, and gardens, fences, vegetabl,
gardens and roads were all washed anC
trees uprnoted. Over 800 feet of tn,
Reading Railroad Company's track nea
Rohcsonia station was carried away 1;
The Schuylkill river was nine fee
above low water mark at IL o'clock las
night, AT a. m. the water had fallei
to seven feet, and al . O'Clock 1t wa
five and a-halt feet above low waite
: mark,
: CONSERVATION resigned at the Bow
man evangelical camp-meeting nea
t Mohrsyille, this county Lightnin
! struck number of trees, and some .
| them on falling came dangerously nea
. crushing upon tents. A stream of waite
: rushed through the woods and carrie
e away bedding and furniture. BishoT
| Bowman and Esher, Of Chicago, VIII
y Were present, say that in all their e,
e perlence they have never witnessed sue
e q storm at eamp-meeting. The wasl
r out where the freight train plunged int
i the culvert is 700 feet long and yer
9 deep. several hundred passengers wei
G compelled TO spend the night in the trail
: near the wreck. In this city one-fourt
&, OF the streets were under water. HUI
S dreds of cellars We're filled, sewers we
choked up, and in many houses the tloC
Il reached the first floors.
= There are quite number of peop
e from abroad storm-bound in this cit
?, and the Reading Railroad Company III
e 200 men at work at the scene of Il
& washouts, along the Lebanon Vail,
8 railroad, erecting temporary structur
for the passage Of trains. The fir
" train will probably leave Reading f
d Lebanon at q very late hour to-nigt
r, The Reading and Columbia road is St
u impossible,