The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-18
Our Second Flood.


From Tuesday Mornings Joanstewn Democrat
Il is impossible to describe the intense ex-
element that prevailed n the city ali yes
teriay afternoon and all last night, owing to
the sudden and great rise in both the Stony
creek and CORemaugh rivers. The heavy
and continuous rain Of Sunday Right and sll
through yesterday, and the melting of the
snow in the upper end OF the county and in
Somerset county have caused the water to
come up more suddenly than was ever
known before. By noon the banks Of both
streams were nearly full, and at an early
hour in the afternoon fears were entertained
for the safety Of several of our bridges which
subsequent events proved to be well found
ed, as the East Conemaugh, the Woodyale,
the Poplar street, the Walnut street. and
Cambria bridges we're all swept away by 3
O'Clock.
By dark many families had left Vine
street, lower end Of Market, pretty much all
along Washington and Stonycreek streets
most Of the houses were vacated Families
were still going to the hills as late as 9
o'clock.
BY : O'Clock the water had broken over
the bank on Stonycreek, and from there on
down through Vine street the appearance
was that of full flowing river. Houses in
all the lowlying part of the city were Hood
ed by 9 oclock At that hour it required
wading to get on to the north end Of the
Franklin street bridge.
At MoxHAM.
The johnson Switch Works closed down
at o'clock yesterday. Tue rolling mill
suspended operations al O'Clock last night
GAMBIA IRoS COMPANY.
Th-se works, below the stone bridge, were
compelled to close about noon-the water
having flooded them TO an extent that pre-
vented work to be prosecuted. Their iron
bridge back Of the Company store, fortunate
j. stood the shock of The food, which be-
ing the only means Of Communication BE-
tween the city and the Pennsylvania Rail
road Station and Depot, the Company gen
eroasiy threw ii open TO city traffic
AT WooDTALE.
Early in the day yesterday the water be-
gan its work Of inundating ill.fated and
hood-dssiroyed woodyale By 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon, wagons. buggies, carriages
were laid under contribution in removing
household goods and people up or the adj
joining hills. By o'clock in the evening
there was not family left in the place. At
5 O'Clock last night water stood along the
lower part of Maple syenue deep enough to
take horse up 10 bis mid-sides, ana the
report was that it was still rising.
Latest FROM THE SOUTH SIDE.
At O'Clock in the evening the water had
broken into Somerset, Morris and Napoleon
streets. In the lower end Of these streets it
was from a foot to two feet in many places
All the cellars were iEIed and some of the
lower floors Of houses were flooded.
IN CAMBRIA CITY.
Down il the Fifteenth and Sixteenth
wards teams were employed in hauling goods
and families to the hills as late as 10 O'Clock
last night,
THE VERY Latest
Al half past II o'clock water had backed
up Main street above Market. as high as
Love & Sunshine's grocery Property down
there was in bad condition-the lower
floors of most of the buildings being covered
with ii. The lower floors OF the Norreilyille
House, and Mr.. Frank w. Hays fine resi-
dence had from two TO four feet in them.
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