The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-05-23
IRISH OF THE WATERS.
Terrible Floods in the Omit aud fenhsyN"-
Mia Hivers-Greal Damrce Done.

Cleveland, O., May 17.-The storm or
arm and wind which began ut noon Monday,
and has continued almost without ceSsa'ioh
till this evening, has produced IL nood uil-
precedented i'll the history Oh nortnea snt
Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania. nus
far fourteen lives have been lost, great uaili-
age has been done to shipping ana the ioSs
to other property will amount to hundreds
of thousands of dollars. 1t had rained on
Saturday and Sunday but lightly. Sunday
night there was heavy rainfall accompa-
MED by thunder and lightning. At noon
Monday the wind veered around to the
northwest and steady downpour began
The sky for fifty-siX hours has Deeh Oh i
dull leaden color and the low hanging ana
scurrying clouds, which We're hurried along
by the northwest gale, seemed to nave every
drop of water shaken out OF them. lhe Wllld,
which at times, reached velocity OF more
than fifty miles an hour, drove the ram
horizontally and in sheets making IL III
most impossible for pedestrians to get along
in the streets Roofs. that never leaked be,
fore let the water through like Stoves, ana
the rain was driven between window saSh-
es until the people dcspaired OF beng aple
to keep it out. .,
The entire life-saving crew, with the eX-
ception of two men. has been drowned.
Their boat capsized while they were IN the
river. The crew had started out INTO the
lake in their lifc-savng boat to rescue wv"
men in a skiif, when from some UNKNOWN
inc is = list of the drowned George Wilson,
Chester Nj. Symonds John Johnson, George
Lohr, Nicholas Sorvas, James Marks anu
Albert Cuyher.
The Storm at Conneaut.
Conneaut, o. May 1.-THE worst storm
ever known here visited this section last
night. Communication east ana sou.H 10
entirely cut off by destruction OF bridges.
The Nicke-Plate bridge at tins place j.
undermined and has been condcmne1 NO
trains are running on the road me ieaGn
street bridge at Erie went down SHORTY
after the passage of the passenger tram
last evening.
feet under water and sixteen vessels are
likely to be driven into the lake
A thrcemasted schooner W;iS seen "
so down about two miles west OF tnS
| harbor this morning. Jhc bodies Oh Nv
of ten persons who were drowned at thiS
harbor this morning have been recovered.
The tug Continental and scoW were
washed out into the lake from the harb4r
| at 6 O'Clock this morning ard founh"feu
Seven men and two women on board Were
| drowned Seven of the nine were IN si@hi
when the boat went down. rive OF the
| bodies have been recovered.
in Pennsylvania.
The Shenango creek has been TRANSFORMED
| into a mighty river and all loWiandS arc
| under water The residents have been
compelled to seek shelter on higher ground
and anD p. s. and t. h. roads b,
reason of bridges being destroyed. Lake
Shore trains from the west with tnouSah'
| hungry passengers are at the union depot
| The flood at New Castle is the greatest
ever known i'll the history OF the place.
The Pittsburg and Western is the only rail
road running trains out tonight.
MahoniD.: River Two Miles Wide
At New Castle junction and at Mahon
ing, two miles south OF here, the SncnahG'
river is two miles wide tonight. hinncy
Touring mills and many residences are II
danger of being swept away. The Wrcck
of many bridges north of the city paSee'
down the Shenango river during the Gay
The water is four feet deep on the bcnn
sylvania lines near Pulaski, nine n1ie
north In the fifth ward more than nun
drcd houses are filled with water. III ScNTra
instances the water rose so faHNilH iaS
night the people were almost nroWhcu j
their beds. dozen ltallal laimieS f'S''i ~
on the flats south of town had to he take
from the second stories in boats. tafclS'i'
of dead horses. COWS, sheep and hogs nay
| frequently passed down among other dcoF"
II is thought the Shcnango will rls" ~ leaS
eighteen inches mere before 1t begins I
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Washington, May 1S-The following
the latest from the floods.
At Fairfield, Me; The river is the higheS
for ten years. The Fairfield boom hI
begun. The logs belong TO Lawrence, Ne,
hall 4 Co., whose loss is heavy.
AT Augusta, Me, the kcnnebcc river is o.
the rampage. The Wharyos are covered
with from four to ten feet of water
At Iockport. n. Y, the Eighteen Mil
creek has overhowed its banks ard ha
done much damage between that city an'
| Ocott.
At Tonawanda, n. y, the heavy ri
has caused the canal and creek to rise fou
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