The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-28
A CLOUD BURST.
MUCH D. MAGE DONE by MONDAYS
STORM.

Monday was a rainy day, and at
about half past four in the afternoon
the climax was reached. The heavens
opened their flood gates and for an
hour the water fell in torrents. The
run coming down by the Lightstreet
road became so swollen that the culvert
across Main street could noe ca. Y off
the water, and backing up it came
tearing over the fence Of c. w. Meals
lot at corner of Main and Lightstreet
road, and rushed down the street in
resistless flood. Much damage was
done to George Martins property Just
above the Neal lot. His COW and
pigs were saved with difficulty and
many of his chickens were drowned.
On Main street the strea.. occupied
the entire width of the sti. i and over
flowed the pavements. The store
pavement in front Of c. w. Meals lot,
which had just been relaid was com
Pletely torn up. Nc ly every cellar
from East street to Iron on the east
side of Main, was filled with water.
Among those suffering the most were
Andrew Solleder who had a lot Of leath
er in his cellar. The run in the rear
OF his lot over flowed, and the lot was
more than a foot under water.
J. III. MERGERS cellar was flooded
and his loss may reach $1,000. The
water was about four inch ; deep on
his store floor. He had large stock
of wall paper in his cellar, which is a
complete loss, besides { lgs. oils, &c.
Jerry Hess shoe store and Evans &
Eyer's clothing store were a'so flooded,
the water running through the stores
and filling the cellars. Fortunately
neither of them had muca in their
cellars.
c. c. Mars residence is in the rear
of his store, and his dining room,
kitchen and some other rooms are in
the basement. The town authorities
had opened a ditch to lay a sewer on
Iron street across Main, and the dirt
thrown up formed dam which turned
the water down Iron street, flooding
Mr.. Mars store cellar, and all that
portion Of the basement occupied as a
residence. The furniture was over
turned, the carpets ruined, ID about
fo' = inches of mud left on the floor.
His loss may reach $500.
d. A. Creasy's cellar also had several
feet of water in it.
Below Mr.. Ma. IS but little damage
was done on Main. The cellar of the
Episcopal Recto.y had about four feet
of water in it, but being we'll drained
this ran out before next morning.
The water ran over the pavement at
the Post Office, and if it had risen
four inches more it would have gone
into the basement Of THE COLUMBIAN
office where much valuable machinery
would have been damaged.
Iron street was flooded. Every
house between Main and Third had
several feet of water in the cellars.
Charles Krug's barn was over flowed
and the horses were removed through
water three feet deep.
Third street between Centre and
lion came in for big dose. w. c..
Richie, Mrs. Mcbride, John:: Arm
strong, Mrs. Watson, FAITH McCann,
Mrs. Gruver, P. Unangst IN fact
every property along the street had
water in the cellars except J. n. Bitten
bender and the Rawlings property.
Centre street from Third to Fifth was
also flooded, and much damage done.
In Scott town the cellars of w. For
tune, Thomas Metherel and others,
were full of water.
The board side walk in front of
James Magee's residence on Fifth
street was torn up.
Big washouts occurred on Scott tow /,
hill, and on Market street at the
Grange store. On Sixth-street much
of the water from all the streets unit
ed and completely submerged the d.
l.. & w. track. Down at the School
Furnishing Company's works 1t was
like a river. The water came into the
buildings and considerable damage
was done to goods ready for ship
ment.
Along Sixth st eet cellar were filled,
and the lot back of Giger's Hotel was
covered with water after the storm had
ceased. But little damage was done
on East street. The shops of the
Bloomsbury Car Company had foot
or mole of water in them, and it is
hard to estimate the loss.
The ID. L. & w. train south at 4.os
got only as far as Danville, The
north bound train due here at 6.36
reached here at 7 o'clock, and laid al
the depot until II.3o on account OF
the culvert being washed cut at Creve'
ling's this side Of Espy, and destruc
ton Of several hundred feet Of track
There were slides below between
Rupert and Cataw,ssa, I'd two be
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