Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-18
HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH WATERS.

HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH WATERS.
Great Damage From Floods Caused In wes-
tern Pennsylvania
After a steady downpour throughout western
Pennsylvania for nearly sixty hours. the rain
has ceased and the weather is clearing The
heavy rain has caused all the streams in that Sec
ton TO overflow their banks and great loss to
property Is reported from all directions. In
the vicinity Of Pittsburg the water is rapidly
rising, but no serious damage L. apprehended.
From reports received tine river men predicted
from twenty to twenty-five feet today. This
will inundate the lowlsnds and food houses
and mills lining the banks of the rivers. Only
one life has been reported lost so far, but the
damage to property will reach hundreds Of
thousands of dollars.
FLOOD AT TfrUsviLIE-
At Titusville the food resembles in many
respects that of last June, when scores of lives
were lost The entire lower portion Of the
city is inundated BY several feet of water
Franklin. Washington. Perry. Monroe and
Mechanic streets are rushing rivers. The
tracks Of the Western New York and Peunsyl-
vania are under water for half a mile. The
flood Is caused, rs it was last year. by the over
How of Oil creek and by the mill race which
v,
ing from its banks. The Titusville iron works,
i've refneries and many manufacturing estab-
Hshments and hundreds of houses and other
buildings are under water. All trains on the
Western New York and Pennsylvania are
stalled.
The damage will amount to many thousand
dollars.
The following was sent to Governor Pattison
by Mayor Robinson:
TIrUsvILLE, Pa, May II.
To His Excellency, Governor Pattison,
Harrisburg, Pa.
Titusville is again visited by a destructive
food. causing great distress TO poor families
here. and entailing great loss Of property.
GREATEST FLOOD MEANWHILE HAS KNOWN.
At Meadville the greatest flood ever known is
at its height The water is two feet higher
than ever known before. The track above and
for many miles below Meadville is under water
All trains have been abandoned between
Youngstown and Cory, Pa, and it is still slowly
rising from the city along the river front clear
to the hills the west side. The valley is under
water aud this same condition exists at many
places north and nearly all the way to the Allie
gheny river at Franklin in the south.
Natonia village on the west side of the river,
about half mile north, is for the first time in
Its history several feet under water. Miller and
Sibleys kite track in Vatonia under water
and it with difficulty the $50 fast horses in
training there were brought away.
IL Is impossible to estimate the damage In the
city or valley until the waters go down. The
railroad shops, nearly every factory and both
electric light stations and the gas works are
flooded and closed There is but ore telegraph
wire open and that is working imperfectly.
HIGH WATER AT SHARON.
At Sharon the water is higher than for fifteen
years. Families living in the lower portion of
the town are moving into houses on the hills
and large number of families are being
rescued in boats. number of factories have
closed down on account of the high water.
Train No. 8. the New York express on the
New York. Pennsylvania and Ohio. ard No. ODD.
the early Pittsburg express. are both tied up at
Sharon and are unable to proceed Buildings
OF all descriptions are being carried away.
Washouts are reported all along the different
railroads.
At Greenville the Shenango creek has been
transformed into a mighty river and all low
Lands under water. The residents have been
compelled TO seek shelter on higher ground.
At Beaver Falls the Beaver river is higher
than il has been since 1884, and is a toaming
torrent All the factories along the river have
been compelled TO close down great many
Of the superstitious people of the town are very
much alarmed at the rapidly rising river. Six
months ago IL was predicted that the town
would be swept ont of existence on Friday, the
18th instant. and many Of the residents now
preparing to depart from the town.
DESTRUCTION AT ERIE.
At Erie Mill creek has broken from its banks
carrying fear and destruction along its path.
Tuesday night one of terror 20 hundreds
OF families, who saw the water creep nearer and
nearer to their homes, finally compelling them
TO Zee for their lives through pitiless rain and
irkv darkness. In some cases people had to
wade through water up to their knees to escape
from their homes. The damage done property
OF all kinds is very heavy and cannot be es-
timated at present, but may reach as high as
ei25,000L Only one casualty is SO far reported,
that Of young boy named Frank Herberle
whose body was found az the foot o. Parade
street yesterday morning All traffic is sus-
pended on the Philadelphia and Erie and Erie
and PittsbGrg and p s. L. and E. roads BY
reason Of bridges being destroyed. Lake Shore
trains from the west with thousand hungry
passengers are at the depot
At NEW CASTLE.
The Hood at New Castle is the greatest ever
4 iow n in the history Of the place. The Penn
sylvania and Western is the only railroad
running trains out. The Nypano road lost
almost 200 yards of track. which is now in the
river. In the first ward over thirty buildings
have been overthrow BY the floods. All the
inhabitants Of the ward have moved out of
their houses. In South New Castle the damage
y great With the exception of the rod mill
the other manufacturing plants there are
flooded. The Shenaneo river is higher than
ever known and is still rising at the rate of nine
inches an hour. At New Castle junction and
at Mahoningtown, two miles south of there,
the Shenango river is two miles wide. covering
the entire valley. Rainier's big Touring mills
and many residences are in danger of being
swept away. The wrecks Of many bridges
north came down the Neshannock river during
the day. The water is four feet deep on the
Pennsylvania lines near Pulaski. nine miles
orth.
4, is thought the Shenango will rise eighteen
inches more before 1t begins to go down. At
New Wilmington accommodation train was
wrecked yesterday morning BY the washing out
OF the ballast. The engine was thrown over an en-
bankment. but fortunately the coaches remained
on the tracks. Several of the crew were hurt
and some Of the passengers were badly bruised.
All the roads leading to New Wilmington are
under eight feet Of water.
IN THE TRIANGLE"
Advices from points in the Pennsylvania
"triangle" report one of the worst rain storms
ever experienced. and rivers and creeks are
overlooking their banks and doing great de-
struction. At Harbor Creek and Northeast the
tracks and masonry culverts 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 eastbound express, No. 2,
which ia due in Buffalo at 20 a. M. passed
Harbor Creek Tuesday night the immense stone