Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-20
NEWS By TELEGRAPH
From All Quarters.
Fatal, CLOUD BURSTS.
Several Lives Lost and Much
I Property Destroyed.
NEWS NOTES FROM GREAT BRITAIN.
Capture Of a Notorious
Turkish Brigand.
THE WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE.
Train Robbers Sent to
vi .a Prison.
THE WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE.
DESTRUCTIVE CLoUD-BURsTs.

DESTRUCTIVE CLOUD-BURSTs.
Rivulets Turned to Torrents ana
Much Property Damaged-Seyeral
People foWned-Houses, Fences
- and Bridges, Carried AwaF-Heavy
Rain in Nebraska.
PrrsBURa, Pa, June IA cloud
burst at Leechburg, Armstrong county,
thirty miles from this city, on the West
Pennsylvania railroad last night destroyed
much property and fatally injured one
man. At 8 O'Clock the heavens grew
black and the peals of thunder shook the
houses to their foundations. Just out
side of Leechburg is deep ravine, through
which Anderson's Run flows. A collection
of houses on either side, occupied
by about two hundred persons, is known
as Georgetown. Suddenly the rain pour
ed down in torrents. The streets of
Leechburg flowed like rivers, while down
Anderson's Run the water poured in huge
waves, carrying everything before it.
Fifteen dwellings and many outbuildings,
stables, fences, etc., were carried away
and jammed against the railroad bridge at
the foot of the Run which, unable to
stand the terrific pressure, also gave way.
The occupants of the houses fed to the
hills. John Frank fell from the bridge as
it went down and was fatally injured. The
damage to property will be very heavy.
Traffic on tbs WestPennsylvania railroad
is temporarily suspended. The marks on
the hillside show that the water rose in
the ravine to depth of thirty feet.
OTTAWA, ILL.,, June 19.-Utica, busy
little cement and brick manufacturing
town, and the seat of many pretty homes,
was devastated by a cloud burst yesterday.
The cloud broke just north of the town
over tho high bluff, and came into the val
Icy with roar that caused the inhabitants
to rush before it and seek shelter upon
high ground.
In quarter of an hour the water rose
six feet in low lands and from one to
three feet in the dwellings, and stores in
the heart of the town. Buildings were
shaken from their foundations, sidewalks
torn up, fences and outhouses carried
away. Fortunately no lives were lost, and
the water soon receded. Not an edifce
escaped damage, and household goods to
the value of many thousands of dollars
were ruined. Beautiful lawns were de-
poiled and sand and mud to the depts of
several inches covered floors and carpets.
In the manufacturing part of the place
great loss was sustained. The principal
loss falls on the Utica Fire Brick company,
whose fires were put out. and the stock in
the kilns ruined. The Cement company
also lost heavily. The losses, it is thought,
will aggregate $150,O0O.
NELEIGH, Neb., June 19.-The heaviest
rainfall experienced within twenty-eight
years in Nebraska fell here yesterday, over
five and one-half inches coming down with
in three hours. Drains and ravines be-
came torrents and brooks became rivers
John Lorensen, farmer, was washed from
his wagon and drowned while crossing a
flooded ravine.
THDEN, Neb., June 19.-Three children
living in limerick township, about fifteen
miles southeast of here, were drowned dur
ing the storm yesterday while trying to
reach the house from school. A ravine
which the children were accustomed to
cross suddenly filed with the flood, wash
ing them away.
LoNGMoNT, Col, June 19.-The warm
weather of the past few days has caused an
unusual amount of snow to melt in the
mountains, the result of which is that the
st. Vrain river is overlooking its banks and
in many places inundating the valleys,
weakening bridges and doing thousands of
dollars worth of damage to the growing
crops. The waters are still rising.
bridges of the Lake Erie and Western
road between Crandall and Farmdale,
west of this city, were destroyed Wednes-
day night by a cloud-burst, which flooded
Farm Creek valley. Five other bridges
were crippled, and several trains had mar
row escapes and all were delayed.
FRANKLIN, Pa, June 19.-During the
heavy storm to day "Marjoram," flly
valued at SIC, 1000, owned by Miller and
an old old building. The floor gave way
and she fell and broke her neck. She was
entered in the two-year-old stake races all
over the country.