Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-24
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storm Rivers Fleeing to tho Hills and
Mountains Millions Of Feet OF Timber
Adrift-The Worst Storm Ever Known IN
observation-disclosures Called out TO the Aes-
cue.
HUNTINGDON, May 21.-Yesterday's
great flood has been exceeded only
once in the history of the Juniata val
ley, the last four days rainfall having
raised the Juniata river and Ralnstorm
branch twenty-one feet above low-water
mark, and entailing great destruction
to property. In this place the waters
flooded the lower street, driving the
people from their homes and in the
lower farming districts whole families
are imprisoned in their houses, unable
to be removed owing to the turbulence
of the streams.
Three new iron county bridges span
ming the Juniata and Rainstown
branches have been swept away. The
destruction of scores of mine bridges
and washouts on public roads have
closed all rural approaches to this
place. The gas company's plant here
is submerged and the lower floors OF
many business houses are flooded.
Mrs. Jacob Miller was drowned at,
Saxton while trying to save some prop
erty.
A landslide at Ryde station, on the
Pennsylvania railroad, covered the
south track for a distance of nearly a.
mile, and portion of the track was.
washed away. Great damage to prop
erty and farm lands along the Rains
town branch is reported.
The Worst Flood Ever Known at Belle
fonte, Pa.
BELLEFoNTE, Pa. May 21.-Belle-
fonte was yesterday visited with the
worst flood ever known here, the water
being two feet higher than in June
1889. The lower streets of the town
were flooded and the Waterman and
Daily News press rooms were three
feet under water.
A number of dams broke, as well as
many bridges, and thousands OF feet OF
lumber were swept away.
At Spring Mills several bridges. in
Guiding the railroad bridge, were
washed away.
Central city is all under water, and
fences and bridges have been carried
away all through Bald Eagle valley.
The loss throughout thecountry dis
tricts will be very heavy.
Ffremen Called to the Rescue.
BRADFORD, Pa, May 11.-At 2 o'clock
this morning the firemen were called
out to rescue the families in the flooded
district. Twenty families were re-
moved to places of safety. Seventy
Pittsburgh railway bridge have been
swept away. The property damage is
now estimated at $15O,000. The rain
continues.
Millions of Feet of Timber Afoat.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, May 2O.-Profit-
ing by the experience of five years ago
those in prospective danger have spent
the day removing their effects to places
of safety, and the day has been a Bed
lam in Williamsport. The situation to-
night is discouraging to say the least,
for the rain is still falling in torrents
and all the streams west of this city
are raging torrents. At least $1,000, 600
feet of logs have gone down the river.
Between noon and o'clock the boom
at Linden broke. There were about
ten million feet in the structure. The
Lock Haven boom was reported to have
given way under the pressure of high
water and it was stated that $4,000, 900
feet started down stream on ten foot
flood. The logs and boom at Two Mile
and Cooks branches of Kettle creek
broke loose at about 10 o'clock.
Heavy Rains and Resultant Floods.
CORNING, N. Y, May 2O.-A heavy
rain has been falling for the past forty
eight hours and much damage has re-
suited. The Chemung river overflowed
its banks and large tracts of land have.
been submerged, most of which was
under cultivation. The east-bound
tracks of the Erie railroad were mum
dated and trains had difficulty in pass
ing. Bad washouts are reported at
Cameron, Canisteo and other points on
the western division of the Erie. All
trains from the west are late. The viii
lage of Hammondsport was visited by
a terrific wind, rain and electrical storm
which did great amount of damage.
Fleeing to the Hills and Mountains.
LEwIsBURG, Pa, May 21.-The super
intendent of the Lewisburg & Tyrone
branch of the Pennsylvania railroad,
from here to Bellefont, reports heavy
washouts at Millmont and west to Ris-
ing Springs. A number of bridges are
gone and the extensive and expensive
tramway connection at Paddy mountain
has been carried away. The water is
two feet higher at Coburn than it was
in 1889 and the people of the valleys are.
fleeing to the hills and mountains.
Excited by Rising Floods.
WLLIAMsPoRT, Pa, May 2O.-This
city is passing through state of food
excitement unequalled since the me-
morable June 1, 1889, when the river
reached the unprecedented height of
331 feet and inundated two-thirls of
the city. For forty-eight hours past
rain has been falling heavily through
out the West branch watershed, and
tonight the river is twenty-one feet.
high and rising rapidly.
People Fleeing for Their Lives.
JOHNsTOwN, Pa, May 81, 2:2O A. NJ
The Conemaugh river is OVERLOOKING
and people are fleeing for their lives.
The water in front of the Western
Union telegraph Office is 318 feet Deep
Death Of G IN. Phil Cook.
ATLANTA, Ga, May 21.-Gen. Phil
Cook, secretary of state, died this morn
ing at o'clock. The general was out
Saturday and the cold wave gave him a
cold, which resulted in pneumonia. He.
was u years of age and one of the most
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