The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-18
RAIN AND WIND STORMS
FURIOUS G4LES SWEEP SOME
NORTH WESTERN STATES.
Railway Tracks Inundated and Bridges
swept Away-seyen Men Drowned by
the Cspsizing OF a Boat.

CLEVELAND, o., May IA furious
storm, which commenced last Sunday
night. still prevails to-day. Up TO Q
o'clock this morning nearly three and one
half inches Of rain had fallen The wind
reached "a velocity of forty miles an
hour last night. Many half-completed
houses were blown down, and coal sheds
and outbundings were demolished Ia large
numbers.
This morning the Cuyahoga river Is
over its banks In the lumber district
ON the flats. and great quantities of lum-
Der are being carried out into the lake.
Railroad traffic was completely suspended
at noon from the affects OF the flood.
The water inundated the tracks OF every
east-bouLd road. so that business was at
q stdndstiH. Many miles of track are
under water. while the culverts are full
10 the brim, and I'm many places gone.
Engines are standing on bridges where
the waters are rising to prevent the flood
from carrying them away.
Seven Men Drowned.
The United States nfe-saving crew un-
dertook TO rescue two unknown men i'm
"a row boat amid the awful sea at the
noon. The life-b0at was capsized, ANA
seven of the crew We're drowned. Fol
lowing are the names of the drowned.
George Wilson. Chester NJ. Symonds John
Johnson. George LOher. Mich Icryas,
James Marks. Albert Cuyhcr only one
man was saved.
CONNEAUT, OHIO, May L-One OF
the worst storms ever known here wise
tied this section last night COmmunica-
#Ha. Hma
cut off by the destruction Of brid1 .s.
The Nickel Plate bridge at this place
was undermined and has been con-
demned No trains are running on the
road.
-Four Iife-sayers Drowned.
CLEVELAND. o.. May Flour men
were drowned by the capsiZing of a life
boat al the mouth Of the river to-day not
seven as first reported. Seven men We're
in the boat. and three saved their lives by
clincing 10 the overturned boat until
rescued by a tug. Two men in am un-
manageable boat. whom they sought 10
rescue. We're drowned. The accidents TO
both boats were due 10 the oars breaking
The names of the drowned life-savers are:
Chester Simons. John Johnston, Nicholas
Servids, Albert Currier.
More Western Floods.
The Newcastle, Pa. furnaces. facto-
rics and mills are flooded and stopped.
Erie. Pa. is suffering heavily. and re-
ports one case of drowning. Lake Shore
railroad docks az Astabula, o.. are under
six feet of water. and there are four feet
of water in the Union depot at Meadvile
Pa.
Titusyfle Pa, SIS again visited by
destructive flood. causing great distress
to poor families and eutailiug ereat loss
of property oil creek is rising six inches
am hour. Conditions very similar to those
of several years ago, when fire broke out
among flooded oil redneries. Great dread
is felt now lest fire may start Business
entirely suspended and railroad service
stopped.
Am streams in Western Pennsylvania
and Northern Ohio bank fun or over
flowing. Much the same state of affairs
prevails in the lake regions of Canada.
where forty-eight hours rain has fallen.
The Peach-street bridge at Erie went
down shortly after the passage Of the
passenger train last evening. The Lake
under water and sixteen vessels are likely
90 DE driven into the lake. A three
masted schooner was seen 90 go down
about ten miles west OF this h8rb0r this
morning The bodies OF five of the ten
persons drowned at his harbor this morn
ing have been recovered.
At Youngstown. o.. the fire department
was busy AN night and this morning res-
cuIug people in boats The American.
Tube and Iron Company is under water,
and 10 is expected that tonight the Brown
Bonnel Iron Company's mill win Doe iuun-
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