The record-union., 1893-05-19
Terrible Effects of the Great Rain
storm in Pennsylvania.
BEAVER FALLS IN DANGER OF BEING
SWEPT AWAY.
Damage Already Done in the Flooded
Districts of Ohio and Pennsylvania
Estimated at Over O Million Dol
lars-Great Amount of Damage to
Railways and Farming Property In
Idaho and Washington.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN,

to-day and the great storm which has
prevailed over Eastern Ohio and West
ern Pennsylvania for three days is be-
lieved to be over. The Allegheny and
the Monongahela Rivers are still rising,
but their waters will hardly reach the
danger line, and no serious damage is
expected here.
The lowlands in Allegheny and at
Southside are partially under water.
Sharpsburg is several feet under and
residents have moved to the upper floors.
At Beaver Falls the people are at fever
heat, expecting the town to be swept
from the earth tomorrow. Few slept
last night, as reports were rife that the
upper dam was weakening and a break
was possible at any time.
If this should occur, a body of water
seven miles long, half mile wide and
eight feet deep, would be ready to dash
on the lower end of Beaver Falls, Falls
ton, Bridgewater and other towns below.
Strenuous, and it is believed successful,
efforts are being made to prevent break.
At Newcastle the situation is very
grave. The water is five feet higher than
ever known before, and is still rising.
All last night families were taken from
their houses, and the work is still GO
ing on.
A break is threatened in the levees
west of town at any moment and the
police and fire departments have been
sent to warn the people at South New
castle to flee to the hills. The break will
cover that part of the city to depth of
at least twelve feet.
Over ten miles of the New York, Penn
sylvania and Ohio road, between here and
Sharer, have been washed out since mid
night. A large railroad bridge went down
this morning with twenty loaded cars.
Several bridges and houses floated down
this morning. and carcasses of dead ami
mails fill the stream. Boats are plying in
three feet of water in the principal streets
and business is entirely suspended.
AT Johnstown the Conemaugh and
Stony Greek are booming.
1t is feared great damage will be done
in the lower part of the city.
The estimated damage sustained by the
railroads in the flooded districts in Ohio
and Pennsylvania is over Sl,0OOOOO.
Railroad communication generally is
cut off in these districts, owing to the
washing out of bridges and culverts and
the submergence of the track.
THE DAMAGE AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, May lS.-The rain, which
has been steadily falling since Sunday
night, ceased early this morning after
precipitation of II inches
The Cuyahoga River is higher than
ever known before. AS the waters re-
cede the property losses along the bank
are found to be greater than at first sup
posed. By noon the water had receded
three feet AS fast as it retired men were
set to work in the factories and other sub
merged buildings clearing away the ac-
cpmulations of mud. All the streets on
the flats are still flooded.
The body of John Johnson, one of the
life-saving crew, drowned yesterday.
was found on the beach this morning,
TERRIBLE JOURNEY.
TORONTO Ont, May 16.-The Canadian
Pacific train from Winnipeg, due at 4:4o
yesterday morning, did not arrive until
late last night. Passengers who came
through on it reported terrible Journey.
For the entire distance between Port
Arthur and North Bay washouts and
flooded tracks were frequent.
THE KENNEBEC ON A RAMPAGE.
AUGUSTA (Me.), May 1Sth.-The Ken
nebec River is on rampage. The
wharves are covered with from four to
ten feet of water. All the coal sheds are
submerged and many cellars flooded. gyy
IN IDAHO AND WASHINGTON.
SPOKANE (Wash.), May 1S.-The floods
throughout Northern Idaho and the
western part of the State have reached
the highest point known to the oldest
residents, and the damage already done
will amount to many hundreds of thou
sands of dollars. Several of the largest
railway bridges on the Union Pacific.
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
were washed out, and many of the finest
farms in the section are flooded and crops
entirely destroyed. Many families are
camping on the hills, having lost every
thing.