The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-05-20
|THE GREAT FLOODS.
Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsyl-
yania Suffer.
AMONG THE HEAvIEsTLoSERS
Arc the Railroaa Companies The. Damags BY Ii
Loss Of Bridges. cnverts and Washou,s win
Foo, UP One Million Dollars,

PfrTsBuRam, May 10. lit would be
hard to estimate at the present time
the amount Of damage TINT has leen
sustained by the railroads III eastern
Ohio and western Pennsylvania on ac-
count Of the great floods. In the val
leys Of the Shcnango and Mahoning
rivers the railroads are covered with
water to depth Of nearly eight feet In
some places. and for distance Of seven
miles nothing can be seen Of tho tracks
Along the headwaters 81 the Allegheny
river the same condition Of affairs ok
lists Railway communication h cut
Off between towns IN these sections
owing to the washing out Of bridges
and culverts, and AZ oiher points Il Is
impossible TO RIM trains owing 10 the
great depth Of water over the track.
The tracks Of all the railway lines
running into New Castle. Warren,
Sharon and Youngstown arc covered
with water, and no trains have been
run since Wednesday noon. The officials
Of the Pennsylsania company 10 tits
city say they hope 70 have the
roads open by Saturday. II Is believed
that the worst Is over in the section
drained BY the headwaters Of the Al
legheny, is tho water hns began TO re-
cede. The damage to the railroads by
the loss 81 bridges and culyerts and
the washing out Of entertainments n
roughly estimated at $1,000, 900 though
that Is probably TO low an estimate.
NEw CASTLE, Pa, May 10. The She
mango river Is at last at standstill,
after rising toa height Of six feet above
all high-water marks. Ten miles Of
tho New York. Pennsylvania a Ohio.
track has been washed away. and q
railroad bridge with twenty loaded
cars was destroyed during the night,
Although the river has reached its ut
most height for this freshet, as the rain
has ceased, all danger Is not yet over by
any means
A break In the levees Is threatened at
any moment, and the mayor has sent
policemen and firemen to warn the poo
pie to Zee To the highlands. Dozens 81
houses have been swept from their
foundations. and the water Ii four feet
deep on the principal street Of the city.
People arc taken from the west side
rum INC pUEA III 0Sts1t1t anu NtiN net5Aks5
between the park and the bridge nre
al flooded
Heavy pIanlrs were nailed TO the ties
Of the N. X, p ~ O for several hum
dred feet near the gas works, and the
track was turned over into the creek 10
prevent the water from washing
through the embanISment and flooding
the city When the water subsidies
and the warm rays Of the sun strike
the territory now covered by water,
disease and epidemic are snro to BE- the
result.
The tracks Of oil the railway lines
running into New Castle, Warren and
Sharon arc covered with water, and no
trains have been run since Wednesday,
noon. The Erie and Pittsburgh road Is
submerged all tho way from New Castle
to Sharon by the overflow Of the Shcn-
ango river, and there has been no com
munication between this city and Erie
by rail since early Wednesday morn
ing.
The loss in this city will amount to-
800, 600 Of which $4,000 Is to the
tracks and roatEbed of the New York,
Pennsylvania q Ohio railroad. The
same railroad lost five miles Of tracks
Just outside Of town that cost $3.50. 600
rs build