The morning call., 1893-05-18
town, Ohio. and Cory. Pa, and the water
is still slowly rising

town, Ohio. and Cory, Pa, and the water
is still slowly rising.
The same condition exists at many places
north and nearly all the way to the Allie
ghanY River on the south. Vallonia, for
the first time in its history. is several feet
under water. The go fast horses at the
kite track, in training for coming races,
were with difficulty brought to this city
The railroad shops. nearly every factory
and mill, both electric ligat stations and
the gas works have been flooded and
closed. But one telegraph wire is open
and that is working imperfectly.
At Sharon. families living in the lower
portion Of the town are moving into the
houses on the bills. and large number of
families are being rescued in boats.
The following factories have been closed
down In Sharon on account of the high
water: The Stewar! Iron Company, Graft
& Co.'s foundry. the Ashman Steel Cast
ing Company, Taylor Bros planing-mill,
the Atlantic Iron Works, the Sharon Iron
Company, j. V. Roses Brick Works and
number of others.
The New York express on the New
ork. Pennsylvania and Ohio, and the
PittsDurg express are both tied up at
Sharon. Buildings of all descriptions are
being carried away.
Washouts are reported from all along
the different railroads. AT Greenville the
residents have been compelled to seek
shelter on the higher ground, and at
Beaver Falls all the factories along the
river were compelled to close down to-day.
At Erie Mill Creek has broken from its
banks. carrying fear and destruction
along its path, which it has strewn with
wrecked houses, bridges, barns and noun
talls of driftwood, causing many families
to vacate their homes and seek refuge
with neighbors.
The damage done property of all kinds
is very heavy and cannot be estimated al
the present. The only casually so far
reported is that of young boy named
Frank Herberle, whose body was found
at the foot of Parade street this morning.
Over 200 houses have been ruined and
manufacturing establishments wrecked
Ii. ID. 4oung's rag warehouse has been
entirely wrecked at a loss of $40, 900 alone
! The Ball engine works and the Jareck
engine works have been damaged to the
extent Of SIS, 600.
| All the traffic is suspended on the Phila-
delphia and Erie, the Erie and Pittsburg
and the T. S. and l.. E. roads by reason
of bridges being destroyed LSake Shore
trains from the West, with thousand
hungry passengers, are at the Union depot
The flood at Newcastle is the greatest
ever known in the history of the place. The
'Nypan0" road has lost 200 yards of track
In the First Ward over thirty buildings
have been overthrown by the floods and
are now lying on their sides. All the in
habitants Of The ward have moved out OF
their houses.
In South Newcastle the damage is great
With the exception of the Rod mill all
other manufacturing plants have been
flooded.
At Newcastle Junction Rainey's -four
| ing-mills and many residences are in dan
ger of being swept away.
In the Fifth Ward of Pulaski more than
I I1t houses are filed with water, and a
dozen Italian families residing on the flats
south of town had 10 be taken from the
second stories of thei- houses in boats.
At Greenville the flood is the worst ever
experienced in the towns history. Several
streets are under water and much damage
has resulted.