The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-18

| slowly rising. From the city, along th
| river front, clear to the hills on the ives
/ side the valley is under water, and th'
| same condition exists at many places
north, and nearly all the way to the ALE
| cheney river at Franklin on the south
! Nallenia, a village on he west side of the
| river, is, for the first time in its history
| several feet under water It is impossible
! to estimate the damage IN the city or IL
| the valley until the waters 90 down. The
| railroad shops. nearly every factory and
mill. both the electric light stations. and
| the glass works, are flooded and closed
! But one telegraph wire Is open, and that
| is working imperfectly.
At Sharon the families living in the
| lower portion OF the town are moving into
| the houses on the hills. and large num-
| Der of families has been rescued IN boats
! The factories are closed. Buildings Of all
| descriptions are being carried away, and
washouts are reported all along the rail-
| roads
AT Greenyille the Shenaglo creek has
! been transformed into mighty river. Ali
| The low lands are covered aud the resi-
dents have been compelled to seek higher
ground.
AT Beaver Falls the river is higher than
since 1854 Supersttious people are
alarmed, test the town be swept away, as
predicted six months ago. Some have re-
quested the town burgess to issue "a procla-
nation telling the people to leave before
the town is swept oat Of existence.
At Erie Mill creek has broken over its
banks. crrrying destf uction along its path.
The food at Newcastle is the greatest
ever known in the history of the place. In
the Firft ward over thirty buildings have
been overthrown by the floods. In South
Newcastle the damage IS great; with the
exception of one mill, all the Manufacture
ing plants are flooded. The wrecks OF
many bridges came down the river today.
a dozen families had TO be taken from Sec
ond stories in boats.
At New Wilmington an accommodation
train was wrecked by washouts this morn
ing. The engine was thrown over the en-
bankment, but, fortunately, the coaches
remained on the track, Several OF the
crew were hurt and some of the passengers
were badly bruised. ALI the roads leading
to New Wilmington are under eight feet
OF water.
CAMBRIDGE, Pa, May 17-This popular
summer resort is under water. Two big
summer hotels, filled with guests, are cut
off from communication, and it is feared
that the only bridge leading across the |
river will 20 down The New York, Lake |
Erie and Western railroad has been forced |
TO suspend traffic because OF washouts, |
and it Will be several days before the dam
aye is rodaiTed.
state has been badly flooded owing to Il
heavy and iucessant rainfall. Buildings |
and wooden bridges have been carried
down by the score, and the drowning Of
Jscob Herbere, lad of Ii. Is due to the
flood. Many manufacturing establish
ments, warehouses and similar buildings
are flooded. The fire department was
kept out ali night rescuing people III the
flooded district. The water is still rising
and there is yet danger to life from the
floods. The damage to the city cannot be
BUFFALO, \. Y, May 17-Advices from
points west and southwest report one of
The worst storms ever experienced. Rivers
aud creeks are oyerfiowing and are doing
great destruction. Shortly after the east
bound express, due at Buffalo at 1:20
o'clock a. M, passed HarbOr creek Oh
Tuesday night, the immense stone culvert
1t that place. spanning the creek, gave
way vita crash beneath the immense
PRESSURE OF the water. Railway embank
nents in several places have been de-
troyed and stone bridges badly washed
)ut. 1t is estimated that the total
iamage will reach 81. 000, 900.