The herald., 1893-05-18

predict stage Of water here Of from 20
TO rs feet tomorrow. This will inundate
the low lands and flood the houses and
mills lining the banks OF the river. Only
one life ie reported lost so far, but the
damage TO property will reach hundreds
Of thousands OF dollars.
AT Titueville the entire lower portion
OF the city is inundated by several feet
OF water. The Titusville iron works,
five oil re6neries and many manufacture.
ing establishments, hundreds Of houses
and other buildings are under water.
All trains on the Western New York
aud Penneylvania road are stalled here.
Oil creek is very high tonight, and
higher water is anticipated before morn
ing.
higher than ever known before.
All trains are abandoned between
Youngston, O., and Cory, Pa, and the
water ie still slowly rising. The same
condition exists at many places north,
and nearly all the way to the Allegheny
river on the south.
Vallonia for the fret time in it's histo-
ry ia several feet under water. Two
hundred and fiftysfast horses at the kite
track in training, were with difficulty
brought to this city. Railroad shops,
nearly every factory and mill, both cleo
trio light stations and the gas works
are flooded and closed. But one tele-
graph wire ia open, and that Ia working
imperfectly.
At Sharon, families living in the
lower portion OF town are moving into
houeee on the hills and large number
of families are being rescued in boats.
The following factories are closed down
on account Of high water: The stewart
Iron company, Graft Il Co.'s foundry,
the Ashman Steel Casting company,
Taylor Bros planning mill, the Atlantic
iron works, the Sharon Iron company,
,J. V. Roses brick works and number
OF others. The New York express on
the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
and the Pittsburg express, are both tied
up at this place. Buildings Of all de-
scriptions are being carried away Wabh-
outs are reported all along the different
railroads.
At Greenville the residents were COM
PEELED to seek shelter on higher ground.
At Beaver Falls all the factories along
the river were compelled to close down
today.
At Erie, Mil creek has broken from
ite baDka, carrying fear and destruction
along its path, which ia Btrewn with
wrecked houses, bridges, barns and
mountains OF driftwood, causing many
families TO vacate their homes and Geek
refuge with neighbors. The damage
done to property OF all kinda ia very
heavy, and cannot be estimated at pres
ent, The only casualty 80 far reported
is that OF young boy named Frank
Herberle, whose body WAS found at the
foot Of Parade street this morning. Over
200 houses are ruined and manufaotur-
ing establishments wrecked. III. d.
Young'e rag warehouse is entirely
wrecked at loss Of $40 600 alone. The
Ball engine works and the Jerecki en-
gine works are damaged to the extent of
SIS, 200. All traffic Ia suspended on the
Philadelphia and Erie, tho Erie and
Pittaburg, and the Pitteburg, Shenango
and Lake Erie railroads, by reason Of
bridges being destroyed. Lake Shore
trains from the west, with thousand
hungry passengers, are at the union
depot.
The flood at Newcastle was the great
eat ever known in the history OF the
place. The "Nypeno" road lost 200
yards OF track. In the first ward over
80 buildinge we're overthrown by floods
and are now lying on their sides. All
the inhabitants of the ward have moved
out Of their houses. In South Newcas-
tie the damage ia great. With the ex-
'ception of the rod mill all the manuisc-
turing plants Gre flooded. At Newcastle
Junction, Rainey'a Touring mile and
many residences are in danger of being
swept away. la the fifth ward Pulaski,
more than 100 houses are filed with
water. A dozen italian families resid-
ing on the south flats south OF town had
to be taken from the second story of
their houses In boats.
At Greenville the flood is the worat
ever experienced in the towns history.
Several streets are under water and
much damage has resulted.