Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-18

THE Business ssctses Of shs unsors
sasss Gu Already Submerged
fslgh Water Eiss~hers.

ScANsfoNS fA, teb lf--At n
e'eieok Menass night stony oross b.
gan "a overflow its e~nl<s saa ssaa The
water came poarinx steadily Into TIE
streets and flooded the business sisslrius
Of Johnssown. both the Allegheny
ana Manongaseia rivers were rising
rapidly and feeding the nacd Rsparts
came from different parts al the town
that thieves were taking advantage 1T
the excitement and Plaaaering rsght
and left Mayor Rose got 10 work
promptly and by his orders armed
men were detailed IN all parts of
the city - remove property ~
places of safety and ~ sho~ no
mercy 20 any body who as sren ~
steal any thing. A mounted patrol Ma
established and worked IN canaec-
ton with the g@ngs Of volunteers ia
tise rousing of slcepes and she moving
Of property. The railroad people sent
a crew OF men Who worked ell Bight
al the stone bridge keeping the
arches clear Seven men imprisoned Ia
the town Jail were liberated becanss
the authorities found that they might
be drowned like rats In . cage. a diG
actually occur at Iae time 81 the great
food Many bridges went down during
the night.
man Martin found al old man sfrug~
CLING in the water on Market street
he was James Padden. 10 years 81
age. and Is employed as Waterman
and was on his way home when over
taken by the rising water. Al over the
city business men hastily riggea pumps
and are labering 10 get the water out of
their cellars, but with dlscouraging re-
suits Both the rivers are swelling
from hour 10 hour. They show depth
of twenty-five feet which il past the
danger point. Snd zoe RAIN IL sill
pouring down. Both rs-ers and all their
tributaries are growing larger. A height
of thirty three feet al least Is looked
for. and the greatest efforts are being
made 20 meet this emergency. Should
the water 60 higher no effort can avert
enormous loss of life and property.
Word comes from the lower part 81
Allegheny that house has been swept
away and all it, occupants drowned.
but no names or particulars can be OBJ
tanned at present All the large
stores on Pennsvl vsnia avenue, a
short way from the Allegheny river.
are flooded. and the work OF removing
property is very dangerous aud slow.
All Of the railroads are seriously dis
ebled by land-slides and washouts and
all trains which have no; been aban-
doned are very late. At Jeanette
many persons have abandoned
their homes 10 the food and have sought
personal safety on the higher ground
Many bridges and houses have gone
down already. and the water is rising
at that point very rapidly. AL railroad
traf6c has been suspended at Washing
ton. Pa, since the bridges are not
considered safe, and at Temperance
Vile, sfuburb Of this city, the Charter
creek covers half the town and Is
spreading. Hundreds arc homeless and
since al the trains are tied up they can
only seek the higher ground and take
with them what few belongings they
can carry in their hands
PirTsBuRoH, Pa. Feb. II. - The
steady down-pour Of rain since SUNDAY
has had the effect Of imposing travel
on almost every railroad entering the
city. The largest landslide on the
baltimore & Ohio for several years now
covers the track for a distance Of 500
feet near West Newton The tracks
viii not he cleared for several
days The Youghiogheny river Is bank
full and rising. A big food is feared.
Reports from Greensburg are that the
streams in that vicinity are over their
banks and many people living on the
lowlsnds have been driven from Their
homes. The Manor Valley and Alex
andris branch railroads are covered
with water in many places The lower
end of the fair grounds IL submerged
The damage is great