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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-21
A FOOT AN HOUR
The Rate the Water Is Rising at
jersey Shore.

The Rate the Water Is Rising at
Jersey Shore.
JERSEY SHORE, Pa, May 20.-At7
O'Clock this evening wind, rain an d
storm are causing grave trouble through
out this entire section. 1t has rained
heavily almost increasingly since las
Wednesday, and tonight there is a
twenty-siX-foot food on this branch of
the Susquehanna river, and it is eX-
pected to reach height only second to
the great flood OF June. 1850, and may
even exceed that, as at this hour the
river is rising at the rate of one foot an
hour. The water is now standing OH
Main street in this city. At Renova,
Lock Haven, Jersey Shore and country
approaches to Hlntindon have been
closed to travel by the destruction Of
bridges and wash-outs. AT Sloyes town,
Bedford county. Mrs. Jacob Miller.
while trying to save ser personal be-
longings. was drowned. Whole farms
on the Raystown branch have be ell
practically ruined, buildings and fenc-
ing washed away and crops destroyed.
All telegraph connections with out
side world have been cut off. At Du-
bois, Pa, four and nine-hundredths
inches fell IN the last forty-eight hours.
and all of the lowlands are flooded.
Many people have been obliged to move
out of their homes. the first stories
being flooded. The 1atlands at Rey-
nOldSville. BroOkville and New Bethle-
hem are flooded also.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-21
HUND REDS IN THE SWIM.
Bradford Visited by the Biggest
Flood in Its History.

BRADFORD, Pa, May 20.-'The worst
fool in Bradford's history is rushing
through Tuna valley today. Twenty
streets contingent to the creek are in
undated and hundreds OF families are in
the swim. The east and west branches
of the Tuna are both transferred into
good-siZed rivers. Below Foreman street,
at the confluence of the two streams, the
fool is quarter of mile wide and is
high enough to ruin all the carpets in
the houses on Hilton and other streets
in the lower part of the Sixth ward.
The Douglas dam is partly torn away.
Weaver's ice house is in ruins. The
railroad people are holding down their
bridges with heavy loaded cars. In the
Sixth ward twenty families were
taken out of their houses in boats
during the night, and On Clarence.
River and Hilton streets rescue corps
with skiffs rescued as many more.
Luckily there were no fatalities. An
eighteen-months-old baby fell into the
east branch this afternoon, and was
being swept away i'll the current
Thomas Potter leaped into the creek,
and, after a desperate struggle, saved
the child. The food from the east
branch covers the territory over which
run the Erie Railway company's tracks,
the Western New York d Pennsylvania
tracks. and those of the Bradford. Bord-
we'll & Kinzua railway. Weston street
is navigabie by boat. Across Corridor
to Newell avenue to Maiu, and then
down Davis street there is a rushing
body of deep water, and skiffS ply from
the Riddell house up aud down the
street. At the Henderson house on the
ground floor there is six inches Of water.
Twenty business houses on Main
street between Webster and the Erie
railway are in a still worse condition.
Sixty feet of the B., r. & P. track just
below the city eastern line has been
washed out, and the trains of that road
come in over the Erie track from Lime
stone. The fire alarm bell was sounded
this morning at 2 o'clock, and the fire
men were called out to help people
from their homes. They did excellent
work. a carload of lime in store
house near the track about Elm street
became Water-soaked and fired the
building while undergoing the Stacking
process, and in the flood to their waists
the firemeu had further work to do.
The rain yesterday, last night and today
fell as if from cloudburst, but this
evening has abated somewhat, and it is
believed that the worst is over.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-21
RIVERS RUNNING WILD,
immense Damage at Many Penn.
SylVania Points.

PHILADELPHIA. May 2O.-Dispatches
10 the Pennsylvania railroad officials
report that it has been raining for sew.
eral days; that the water of the Sus-
quehanna is still rising, and that con-
servative estimate places the probable
total rise at from twenty-five TO thirty
feet. At Remove the water has risen
this afternoon to tWenty-three feet
above low-water line; at Driftwood ten
feet, and at keating sixteen feet. At the
latter point the river is rising foot an
hour. AT Driftwood the stream is within
two feed of the lower chord of the Iail-
road bridge. At Westport the sides have
been removed from the railroad bridge,
and the water is flowing freely through
it. At Sinnatuahoning the stream is
within eight or nine feet of the bridges.
Communication with Karthous has
been cut off since 1880 this morning.
Part of Lockhaven is under water,
and the flood there is very high,
and between Baliefonte and Rising
Springs two spans of one of the railroad
bridges have been carried away. In this
district it has been raining since yes
terday. There is seven-foot flood in
Lycoming creek, and at Rising Springs
the water is eighteen inches higher
than 1t was III 1889. AT BXiars aud
Vineyard number of county bridges
have been carried away. AT Upton the
railroad bridge has shifted somewhat,
and the tracks are under water. On
the Cambria q Clearfield railroad the
piers of the bridge have been under
mined and the road obstructed by a
number of washouts. Seventy-fve cars
have been loaded with stone. All the
quarries are being worked to their
capacity and large forces of men are
l loading cars with cipdeEs-t4 As @ 1
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-21
MANY BRIDGES DOWN.
The Pennsylvania Company Char
ters Line Of Hacks.

HoLLIDAYsBUR RG, Pa, May 20.-The
water has reached higher point in
Blair county than during the flood of
1889. and the loss of property has been
especially great at FIankstown. Grays-
port. Williamsburg, Duncansville and
Reeses' station. Several county and
railroad bridges are down. and traffic is
suspended OH the electric and steam
lines. Today the Pennsylvan la railroad
chartered line of hacks to convey pas
sengers to Williamsburg. Lakemont
park, the most extensive pleasure
ground in. this section of the state, is
under water. Hundreds of acres of
farm lands are submerged and crops
destroyed.
ALTOONA, Pa. May 20. - Between
this city and Mill Creek the loss from
food suffered by farmers is very great.
Their crops are destroyed and fences
and small buildings have been washed
away. The washing away of the tracks
of the Williamsburg and along the
Springfield branch, and the destruction
OF the railroad bridge between Frank
town and Flowing Springs have caused
a discontinuance Of train service On the
Williamsburg and Springfield branches.
SUDBURY. Pa, May 2O.-The flood is
expected here tonight. Washouts on
the Reading and Pennsylvania rail-
roads nave laid out passenger and
freight trains.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-21
CROPS WASHED OUT.
The Damage Done to Farmers in
New York Large.

The Damage Done to Farmers in
New York Large.
RUsHFoRD, n. Y. May 2c.-The
heavy thunder storms of Thursday and
Friday were followed on Saturday and
Sunday by almost continuous rains, and
today the Genesee valley again is the
scene of food fully equal to the
freshet of 1889 and the loss to the farm
ers on the lowiands cannot he estimated.
Acres of crops are washed out COM
pletely; miles Of fencing have gone
down stream. and many FARMS are
badly Gu. up by the raging waters.
Several houses between Canadea and
Orarlel were surrounded by the water
before the occupants got out. AT
Caneada at 3 o'clock today the water
WAS within eight inches OF the highest
point it reached in June, 1889. and it
was still rising. AT Houghton the
cLeek ouerfiowed and made river of
Main street. filling cellars and carrying
Off all loose property. Below Houghton.
near the site Of the old lattice bridge, the
river went over the banks and washed
out the track of the Western New York
& Pennsylvania u long distance. At
Fillmore and Cold Creek floods took off
the highway bridge about noon, and
families were taken from their houses
in wagons in the lower part of the
towns. At dark tonight it had ceased
raining, but the river was still rising,
The roads in many places are under
water and washed out SO Dadiy that
they are impossible.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-21
GREAT PHlLAD tLPHIA BL Axe
Damage of Over Half q Million
Dollars.

PHILADELPHIA. May 20.-Fire con-
sumed S525. 900 worth of store property
today III the heart of the b usiness sec.
ton of the city. The flames were dis
covere about 1880 o'clock in the cellar
of the store of the Julius Schiel com
pany, dealer i'll dry goods and millinery,
50. 81 anu 81 North Eighth street and
sos Arch street. Before the department
arrived the flames had communicated
with the upper floors through the ele-
vator shaft. and the entire property was
Quilted. Tue fire quickly spread to the
wholesale millinery and straw goods
establishment of Nj. Dannebau ms Son
& Co., adjoining on Arch street. and
their stock and building were totally
destroyed. The two buildings belonged
to the estate of Moses Dannebaum.
The, flames were confined to these two
buildings, but adjoining stores on Arch
and Eighth streets suffered loss from
fire. smoke and water. The origin of
the fire is unknown. The losses are as
follows: Julius Schiel IL Co., Sl25, 900;
partially insured. Nj. Dannebaum's Son
IL Co., Sl50,000, partially insured; es-
tate of Moses Dannebaum. S175, 1000,
fully insured; j. 0. Beutly, S25.000;
William Encke Il Bros, 5000; Mono
tuck Silk company, of New York. Sl5,-
000: John w. Leemaister. $40, 900: Germ
Sous, S25,000; William kenath, owner
of the building at Sl2 Arch street,
81 O0O
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-21
ITS SEVENTH WEEK,
Tariff Discussion Going at a
Snail-Like Pace.
SEN AT0R HARRIS rs HOPEFUL
That Good Progress Will Re-
Made This Week.
L0NG SPEECHES NOT NUMEROUS
The Metal Schedule to Coma
Up this Morning.
STATE BANKS H THE HOUSE
STATE BANKS H THE HOUSE

WASHINGTON, May 20-The senate
Will begin the seventh week of the dis
cussion of the tariff bill tomorrow at 10
O'Clock by taking up the metal schedule,
and the prospect is now that the entire
week will he devoted to the tariff with
out attempting any other business than
that which can be done in the first half
hour of the daily sessions, and possibly
an occasional brief executive session
after O'Clock for the disposition of IN.
contested nominations. Senator Harris
today reaffirmed bis intention of press
Ing the bill forward as rapidly as IL may
De possible to do so, but he said he had
no idea of an attempt to extend the
daily sessions beyond o'clock so long
as the work should go on as satIsfac-
torily as it is going at present. He
expressed the opinion that the Repuo-
llcan senators who have Deen oppos-
ing the bill, and apparently seeking to
delay its passage. had decided to
change their policy and to let the bill
proceed upon its passage, after giving
the various items of difference the at.
tention demanded by their merits. and
lnstanced the fact. noticeablY on Friday
and Saturday. that there had been a
decided cessation uf long speeches aud
OF roll calls as well. This change in the
course Of those of the opponents of the
Dill who have sought to put obstacles in
the way OF its progress the Democrats
attribute TO the two facts that their op-
ponents have discovered that they mean
to pass the bill. and that the Repub-
Ilcan conferences of the past Week have
developed decided sentiment in the
Republican party on the question of de-
lay, with. as they think, a majority op-
posed to all dllatery tactics. Senator
Aldrch~ expresses the opinion that the
week will be spent upon the metal and
woolen schedules, and he saws the dis
cussion will go on much rs it has dur
Ing the past week that the Republicans
Will allow some Of the items OF the bill
to go unchanged, and they will
ask explanations and give their opinions
Of changes made in others. He says
that many paragraphs of the metal
SS-iSNo'S uAS tSNSPbuOiC " luS
cans, and that, taking the times and con-
ditions which now prevail into con-
sidera;ion. the rates in some Instances
are even more liberal than those Of the
Mckinley law. He says, however, that
there is dissatisfaction with the miscel-
laneous items of the schedule, anu that
these bills cause considerable debate.
He also says the lumber question will
be discussed when the wood schedule is
reached. Senator Aldrich thinks 1t im.
probable that the sugar schedule will be
reached during the week, while Senator
Harris considers it possible that it may
be. They agree that this schedule will,
when reached. develop sharp debate.
Senator Hill, who hes been absent since
the consideration of the schedules was
begun, is expected to be in his seat on
Monday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-21
TRAINS ABANDONED
On the Dunkirk 81 Allegheny Val.
lev Road.

JAMESTOWN, n. Y, Nav 2O.-AlI The
trains on the Dunkirk & Allegheny VAL
ley road have been abandoned owing
to the damage to its tracks by the storm.
a portion OF the large. bridge at Loana
is washed away. There is heavy
landslide covering the tracks for quite
a distance between Falcon and Eegcy.
and the railroad bridge at Frewsburg is
washed out. The waters of the Cana
dawhy creek have risen until the stream
is nearly half mile wide between
Loana and Fredonla. In Dunkirk, the
lower portions of the place are flooded,
and the cellars and easements filed
with water. ChautauQua lake has risen
several inches within the past few
hours, the outlet is over its banks. No
special damage has yet been reported
i'll this city.
GENESEo. N. Y, May 20.-The heav-
lest rain, storm for years, lasting now
forty-eight hours, has caused great
food in the Geneseo river, and an i'm
menSe amount of damage has been
done. The river continues to rise at
the rate OF eight to twelve inches an
hour, and only lacks eighteen Inches of
the highest flood in ten years.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-21
UP TWENTY-FIVE FEET.
Entire Families Imprisoned in
Their Homes.

HUNTINGDON, Pa. May 2O.-Within
the past twenty-four hours the Juniata
and the Raystown branch nave risen
twenty-five feet, flooding the low-lying
farms and imprisoning entire families
in their homes. who cannot he reached.
Portstown, suburb of this town. was
flooded to the second floors of the
houses, and Allegheny street in the
city was submerged. The gas COM
pany's works here have been temporar-
ily abandoned 10 the rising waters, and
many residences and business houses
are flooded to the second floors. The
new iron county bridges at Mapleton,
Mill Creek and Trexlers have been
swept away. A landslide near Ryde
station, on the Pennsylvania railway,
covered the south tracks for three
quarters of a mile, and the tracks below
this city are washed out.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-21
THE STATE BANK ISSUE
Will Come Up On an Amendment
tothe e rawIey 6iiI.

WASHINGTON, May 2O.-The state
bank issue, which has been gathering
strength at caucuses and conferences
ever since congress assembled, promises
to be fought to finish in the house
during the coming week. 1t will bring
out sharp contest on party as we'll as
economic lines. as the state bank plank
of the Democratic national platform
has advanced the question to place of
Importance second only to those of the
tariff and silver. The advocates of state
banks have been restive for weeks to
test their strength. They failed to get
bill reported from the banking com.
mttee. Thereupon caucus was called,
aud resolution passed that the issue
should be made before the house on an
amendment to theBrawley bill. This long
deferred bill, with the state bank amend
ment. is now to be brought to a vote.
The bill is not important in itself, and
its main use is IN serving as bank bill
to which a state bank amendment is
germane. Chairman Springer, of the
banking committee, and Representa-
tives Cox, Culberson, Swanson and
Otuer StdlG Udllh duNOcdleS expect 10
begin the contest Tuesday or Wednes-
day OH question of consideration. The
anti-state bank men are expected to in-
slst that the Indian appropriation bill
has equal privileges, in which case a
test vote will decide the strength of the
state bank men. They are confident of
winning on the vote of consideration,
and Mr.. Springer is prepared to open
the debate. The main Issue, however,
will be on conditional or unconditional
repeal of the tax. Mr.. Swanson says un.
conditional repeal can certainly muster
14O votes and conditional repeal 155.
Aside from the banking bill. Repre-
sentative Hatch (MissourD is hopeful of
taking up the anti-option bill during
the week. Monday is the regular sus-
pension day, but it is expected that the
legislative bill will hold its place and be
passed. The Indian appropriation bill
is next on the calender. The most i'm.
portant committee work of the week
will be the reporting from the rules
committee on recommendation that
the naval committee investigate armor
plate frauds. The report is expected
Monday. On Tuesday the judiciary
committee will consider Judge Jenkins
and his strike injunction. On Thursday
MIR. Bland will again try to get his free
coinage bill reported from the coinage
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-21
IT HITS JOHNsTOWN.
The Flood-Swept Town Of 1850
Also Catches It.


JoHNsTowN. Pa, May 2O.-The heay-
lest rain storm since the big food of
1889 ceased This morning. and early light
disclosed flooded streets and alleys, and
cellars full Of water. Merchants here
worked all night getting goods kept in
cellars to higher places, where the water
could not damage them. About SIS 900
worth of timber belonging to the Cone
maugh Lumber company broke loose and
was carried away. tearing two bridges
away and causing great damage. Fifty
feet of stOue wall along the Cone
maugh river was washed away and
crops in the vicinity were ruined, en-
failing loss of thousands of dollars.
RepOlts from EbenSburg tonight say
that the heaviest rain since 1889 is fall
ing there ands the streets are under
water. Bridges across small streams
are swept away. The report says that
the crops are washed out and every
thing is big loss. The rain at EUen..
burg continues. and the river here is
likely TO be again much swollen when
the streams in The north empty into it.
The widening of the river beds here
is the only thing which has prevented a
heavy financial loss, it not all extensive
loss of life. The water was higher last
night than at any time since the big
flood. During the storm the Baltimore
x Ohio tracks were submerged, and the
trains were much delayed. Street cars
were stopped last night. At the historic
stone bridge the water was Is feet 9
inches high and in the Stony creek it
was IL feet. Throughout this county
and Somerset the damage to bridges
and creeks is reported to be very keavy
Tom McFeaters, lad thirteen years
old, was drowned in the Conemaugh
river today while trying 10 ride Oh a
log
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-21
OLEAN SUBMERGED
The New York Oil Town Having
Hard Time of

Hard Time ofIt
OLEAN,N, Y, May 2O.-From present
indications Olean Is going to have
duplicate of the great food of five years
ago. The water in Olean creek is as
high already as it was then, and the
river is within about four feet of
high. water mark and rising at the rate
of seven inches an hour. People along
Lower Barry street began to move out
at noop, and all the lower streets have
since followed, and the houses are
nearly ali deserted in that portion OF
the city. But few inches more
will be required 10 shut off the
pump station, and all the build
ings in that locality are submerged now.
East Olean looks like vast lake. No
teams have been able to pass along the
Boardmanville road from East Oleon,
and at S O'clock the last passed on the
Portmanville road. The tracks of
the Boliver route are under water
for five miles. The Allegheny
river also runs along there, and
millions of feet of logs are in booms at
the different mills. The electric street
railway company has abandoned its
cars. The Erie has abandoned all its
trains Oh the Western division, as we'll
as all trains OH the Western, New York
& Pennsylvania.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-21
SNOW ON BLUE GRASS.
Kentucky Gets Its First May Snow
Storm.

Kentucky Gets Its First May Snow
Storm.
SOMERSET, KY, May 20.-A wet snow
over six inches deep was found cover
Ing over everything this morning. 1t
began about midnight and continued
until after daybreak. The thermometer
has not been lower than 3S. A May
snow was never known before in this
section. This one extends south to
Chattanooga, Tenn.
HARRoDsBURG, KY, May 20.-Snow
fell here last night to depth of two
inches. The thermometer registered %
deg this morning. A great acreage in
tobacco was put out last week. and farm
ers feaI most of it will be killed.
FRANKFORT, KY, May 20.-Several
inches of snow fell here this morning
between and O'clock.
LEXINGTON, KY, May 2o.-Three
in cbes of snow fell here between 3 aad
O'Clock, completely covering the
ground. The thermometer stood it
about 35 deg all day. Wheat and other
products in the country are damaged.
CARLISLE, KY, May 2o.-A heavy
snow of seven inches fell last night.
damaging wheat. gardens and trees to a
considerable extent. The like has new
er been seen in this section since 1854,
but there was not near SO much destruc-
ton in that year. The snow fell in that
year on June 8. Should it freeze to-
night. as present conditions indicate,
the tobacco crop will be very short in
this section, as much has been set and
and plants are scarce.
MOUNT STERLING, KY, May 20.-Six
inches of snow fell here last night and
this morning. Growing crops have
been greatly damaged. Wheat. rye and
other crops were fiat and will be Il total
loss. Fruit trees are also greatly dam
aged. Had the ground been prepared
to receive the heavy fall it would Lave
been foot deep.
CINCINNATI, o., May 20.-Specials to
the Enquirer from Eastern and South
eastern Kentucky report SHOWS all over
the eastern part of The state. At Mount
Vernon. s inches; at MIC holasville, S
inches: at Catlettsburg, 4 inchss-tem-
perature about 35. Here in Cincinnati
the mercury stands at AZ tonight with
drizz ling rain falling.