The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-18
GREAT DAMAGE By FLOODS
Destruction Of Property In Ohio, New
York and Pennsylvania
MANY TOWNS ARE FLOODED.
Damage to shipping and Many Lives
Lost-Trafic on the Lake shore Road
Entirely suspended-Heavy Losses In
Canada.

CONNEAUT, o., May 1S.-The dredge
Continental and her tug, which were lying
In Conneaut creek, broke loose yesterday
and were cFried into Lake Erie and cap
sized. Four men and two women on the
drowned.
The worst storm ever known here has
visited this section. Communication east
and south Is entirely cut of by the destruc-
ton of bridges. The Nickel Plate bridge
Is undermined and has been condemned.
No trains are running on the road. The
Peach street bridge at Erie went down
after the passage of q passenger train.
The Lake Shore docks at Ashtabula are
six feet under water and 10 vessels are
likely to be driven into the lake. A three
masted schooner was seen to go down
about two miles west Of this harbor yester-
day. The bodies of five persons drowned
In the harbor yesterday have been re-
covered.
CLEVELAND, May Is. -Railroad traffic
was completely suspended from the effects
of the flood. The water inundated the
tracks of every east bound road, so that
business was at a standstill. The Lake
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AIDED. Passenger and freight trains are
sidetracked where they were caught and
are unable TO move. Business Is at q
standstill, with no hopes of being better
untilthe rain Stops. Many miles Of track
are under water, while the culverts are
full to the brim, and in many places are
gone. Engines are standing on bridges
where the waters are rising to prevent the
food from carrying the bridges away.
The United States life saving crew
undertook to rescue two unknown men in
O rowboat at the mouth Of the Cuya-
hoga river yesterday. The unknown men
and six of the crew were drowned. The
lifeboat capsized and could not be righted.
Before a tug reached the spot all but one
of the crew were lost.
AsHTABULA, o., May 1s.-The schooner
Pelican sank off the pier here. The Peli-
can was loaded with ore from Escanaba
and was in tow of the V. n. Ketcham.
The matches Of the Pelican loosened and
began to fill rapidly as she entered the
harbor. The crew consisted of seven men
and six Of them were in the cabin when
she went down. Three of those in the
cabin were saved, but the other three were
lost.
Great Damage to Railroads In New York.
BUFFALO, May 1s.-Trafic on the Lake
Shore railroad has been suspended on this
division since 1 o'clock yesterday, on &C
count Of the washing away Of a bridge at
Harbor creek near Erie, Pa. No mails
from the west arrived yesterday.
LEWISTON, N. Y, May 1s.-The heavy
rains have done considerable damage to
the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburs
and the New York Central tracks. A land
slide occurred during the night near Stone
bridge. The land Is still sliding. The
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg sta
ton agents sheds were badly damaged.
ERIE, Pa, May 16.-This section of the
state has been badly flooded and wooden
bridges have been carried down by the
score, and the drowning of Jacob Herbele,
q lad Of ii. was due to the food.
Devastation In Pennsylvania.
TITUsvILLE, Pa, May 1s.-After an al
most continuous rainfall of 40 hours, Oil
Greek and It's tributaries ara once more on
a rampage, making it necessary for per-
sons living in the lower portion of the city
TO move to higher ground. All railroads
are flooded and are compelled to suspend
traffic for the time being. The Western
New York and Pennsylvania tracks above
Hyde are inundated. Church Run at the
lower end of the city overflowed, flooding
all the refineries and factories in that
locality. Trains are all stalled. Oil Creek
has flooded Mechanic street and part of
Washington, Franklin, Perry and Monroe.
Business is temporarily suspended, and
those who live in the neighborhood of the
city are watching further developments.
Oil Creek is still rising ut the rate of six
inches an hour, and the rain continues. A
landslide is reported on the Western New
York and Pennsylvania below the city,
which will likely prevent travel for several
days.
NEWCASTLE, Pa, May ia large por-
ton of Newcastle is covered with water to
the depth Of eight feet, and the flood Is
still rising. All the boats in the city are
in use for rescuing persons from the sec
ond stories of their houses where they had
to take refuge. Furnaces, factories and
mills are flooded, several planning mills
have been washed away and dozens of
houses nave been movedfrom their founda-
lions.
PITTsBURG, May 1S.-In consequence Of
the rain here and throughout western
Pennsylvania for 4S hours, the total rain
fall being - inches, disastrous floods are
threatened. River men look for 20 feet Of
water at Pittsburg. This will inundate
The lowlands and flood factories along the
banks of the stream. but will do no other
pamaRe. 1t is still raining.
CAMBRIDGE, Pa, May 1S.-This place is
under water. Two big summer hotels,
filled with guests, are cut off from commu-
nication and il Is feared that the only
bridge leading across the river will go.
The New York, Lake Erie and Western
railroad has been forced to suspend traffic
because of washouts, and il will be several
days before the damage is repaired.
The Saco River Rising.
BIDDEFoRD, Me-, May 1s.-The Saco
river has been gradually rising ever since
the storm and the water is the highest In
IL years, and several streets in Biideford
and Saco near the river are flooded. There
Is Gear that the booms may break.
Great Property Loss In Canada.
TORONTO, May 1s.-Rain has fallen in
oessantly throughout Ontario for the past
~ hours. A number OF rivers have over
flowed, doing much damage to property.
At ~Thornbury, Andrews & Co.'S dam was
carried away and their mill seriously dam
aged. The loss Is about ais. 900.