Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-18
TELEGRAPHIC.
RAIN And FLOODS.
Large Sections Of Ohio and Penn
SylYania Inundated.
FOURTEEN LIVES so FAR LOST.
Damage 10 Shipping aad Consider
able Loss Of Properly
Reported.

CLEVELAND, o., May 17.--A storm
Of rain and wind which began Mt noon,
Monday, and continued almost without
crssation until this morning, has pro-
duccd q Hood unprecedented In the
history Of northeastern Ohio and
northwestern Pennsylvania. Thus FAR
fourteen lives have been lost and great
damage done to shipping. The loss
ON property will amount TO siOV,oVv.
II rained Saturday and SUNDAY.
Monday q steady downpour began.
The roofs let the water through like
sleeves and the rain was driven between
the window sashes TIL the people de-
SPARED Of being able to keep II out.
by Tuesday evening there were warn
ings OF trouble and everybody began
city every sewer Is pouring q torrent
into the usually sluggieh Cuyahoga,
swollen 10 more than twice Its normal
size. Whole piles OF lumber have
been carried along the streets and
swept into the lake or lodged against
the abutments Of bridges further down,
huu iuotc btih oto SohihS uo"h s"o
river.
While great crowds were watching
tho Hood the first disaster happened
here, Captain Stanley Flanagan and
Michael lie Blonde were going down
the river In row boat when one OF Le
Blondes oars broke. The 1.-TWO men
were quickly carried out into the lake
by tho rushing stream, and Us II Was
A.. 81 - IA .ak
stay siioat preparations were quickly
begun for their rescue. Seven men
manned lifcboat and pulled away
toward the boat containing Flanagan
aud lie Blonde. When the liie.savers
were we'll out Of the mouth OF the river
un oar broke, and In m instant the
cofk.like vessel swung about. Tho
IN IA In the boat were totally helpless,
aud before assistance OF any kind could
be- rendered their boat hau overturned
and oil Of tho men were thrown into
the water. Three succeeded In catch.
ing hold Of the lifeboat, where they
hung until thoy were rescued In "a
terribly exhausted condition. Four OF
their fellow liie.savers were tossed
about 10 mercile,sly by tho wild waves
that they were unable to swim back to
for few moments they were overcome
nnd the battle OF life had to be given
up.
Reports from all sections vf north
eastern Ohio tell Of swollen streams
anu overhowed farm lands, but 1t 10
impossible to make an estimate OF the
damnge, neither IL 1t possible 10 tell
what tho property loss In Cleveland
nv i 4 Ia h.e
Costly swing bridges along the river
II seems impossible that they eau with.
stand the terrible strain now being put
upon them.
FLOODS IN PENNsyLvANrA.
PITisBuRa, Pa, May l7.-After q
steady downpour throughout western
Pennsylvanla for nearly sixty hours
the rain has ceased anu the weather II
clearing.
AT Tilusville the entire lower portion
Of the city In inundated by several feet
of water. The Titusvillo iron works,
hye rehnerles and many manufacture
Ing establishments, hunureds OF houses
and other buildings are under water.
At Leadviiie the water 10 two feet
higher than ever known before, All
trains have been abandoned betW cen
youngstown, o., and Cory, Pa. The
water ~ still slowly rising. The same
condition exists nj many places north
and nearly all the way 10 Allegheny.
Two hundred and nifty horses at a
kite track In training were with difli-
Guilty brought TO this city. The rail-
road shops, nearly every factory aud
mill, both the electric light stations
and gas works are flooded aud closed,
But one telegraph wire IL open and
that Is working imperfeotly.
AT Erie Mil creek has broken from
Its banks carrying fear and dcstru elton
along It's path, which It has strewn
with wrecked houses, bridges and
barns, causing many families to vacate
their homes and seek refuge with
their nsighbors. Tho damage done to
property OF all kinds Ia very heavy
and can't be estimated at present.
The only casualty 30 far reported 10
that OF young boy named Frank
Herbert whose body was found Ut the
foot OF Parade street this morning,
Over 200 houses have been ruined
and many manufacturing establish.
ments wrecked.
The flood at New Castle 10 the great.
est ever known In the history Of the
place. Tho Nypno road lost two
hundred yards OF track. In tho First
ward over thirty buildings were over.
thrown by the floods ami arc now
lying on the ground. All tho inhsbi.
tants OF the ward have moved out Of
the houses. In South New Castle
yhe damage ~ great. With the excsp.
tion Of Reeds mill all the other manu-
featuring plants are flooded. At New
Castle Junction the RAiney Touring
mills and many residences are In
danger Of being swept away. In the
Fifth ward Of Pulaski more than u
hundred houses are fillei with water.
A dozen italian families residing on
tue south flats south OF town Ind TO be
taken from tho second story Of their