The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-18
FLOODS CAUSE DAMAGE.
Towns Inundated and Railroad
Traffic Impeded.
SEVERAL FATALITIES REPORTED.

streams In Northwestern Pennsylvania
are Washed Away-ohio Also Visited
by the Storm.
ERIE, Pa, May 1s.-The floods in this
city caused by tho heavy rains are the
most destructive over known here 1t is
impossible to estimate the damage done,
but II Is probably not less than half a mil
lion dollarA The damage to the Jurecki
Manufacturing company's plant alone is
placed at 100000 Scores Of houses were
washed away, but no fatalities are re-
ported since that of the boy Jacob Heber-
ley. Railroad bridges and culverts are
washed away on all sides of Erie. All
trains arc cancelled on the Erie and Pitts
burg and Philadelphia and Erie. The
gorges in Mill creek have been cleared
away, and tho food through the heart of
the city is subsiding.
i NEWCASTLE. Pa, May 1s-The water Is
eight feet deep and still rising in a large
part OF this city. Several planting mills
have been washed away, houses have been
moved from their foundations, mills, fac
tories and furnaces are flooded. The rail
road bridges have been weighted with cars
10 keep them in place. Families were
sfrscued from the second stories of their
homes a prisoner in tho lookup was al
most drowned. The contents of the eel
lars In the business part of the city are
badly damaged.
MEANWHILE, Pa, May 1s.-This city Is
Undergoing the most complete inundation
in Its history. Business is practically sus
pended and the day has been one of terror
and despair. There are several feet of
water In the New York. Pennsylvania and
Ohio depot and the train service has been
pindoned. Residents of Fallonia, Com
amy island and the lower part of the city
We're taken from their homes In boats, The
Miller and Sibley race track is covered
with four feet of water. The new railroad
bridge over the French creek to the race
track has been swept away and other
bridges are In danger.
TITUsyILLE, May 1S.--Keavy rains caused
the creeks to rise to the food points In
this vicinity. The Western New York aud
Pennsylvania tracks above Hydetown are
Inundated. Church Run, at the lower
end OF the city, overfowed, flooding the
residences and factories in that locality.
Trains are all stalled. Oil Creek has over
flowed, and has flooded Mechanic street
and parts of Washington, Franklin, Perry
and Monroe. Business Is temporarily sus-
pended, and those who live in the higher
portion of the city are watching for further
developments. Oil Greek is still rising.
An appeal was sent to the governor, and
the governor has instructed the st ate board
Of health to take immediate action.
CAMBRIDGE, Pa, May 1s-The most dis
astrous flood experienced in this section of
the country since 1882, is raging here, and
20 far shows no signs of abatement.
French creek, which follows through the
t0wn, has become raging torrent, sweep
Ing along at a frigh.ful speed, and carry
ing everything in its wake.
BUFFALO, May 1S.--Adyices from points
west and southwest of here report one of
the worst rain storms ever experienced,
md rivers and creeks are overflow ing their
Anks and doing great destruction. At
aipley, N. Y, I1arbor Creek and North
east Pennsylvania the tracks and masonry
;onlverts of the Lake Shore and Nickel
Plate railroads are washed away, and
damage done which will take considerable
time and much money to repair. Shortly
after the east bound express No. Q, passed
Harbor Greek the immense stone cuiverts.
which at that place spans the creek, gave
-asay with a crash beneath the immense
pressure of water. The railway embank-
ment in several places on either side of the
destroyed stone bridge was badly washed
out All the roads suffer heavily. The
loss to the Lake Shore is very large The
destroyed eulverts are worth from S27 900
10 $40 900, and IL is estimated that the total
Damage may roach 81, ,0o0, 600