The evening world., 1894-05-21
ANXIETY AT
JOANST0WN.
Flood Has Already Cost Two
Lives and 100000 Worth
Of Property.
W|LL|AMSP0RT UNDER WATER.
Pennsylvania Railroad Blocked
Between Altoona and
Johnstown.
$500 FEET OF TRACK is GONE.
Reservoir at Kittaning Point
Hay Pave Been Badly
Weakened.
1900 FEET OF TRACK IS GONE.
my Asanclated Press.l

P1TTSBUEG, May 2l.-The floods have
stopped truGa completely on the Penn
sylvania Railroad east of Greensburg,
which is but twc,lty-elght miles from
Pittsburg. The last through train to
arrive was the Chicago Limited, which
reached this city at 10 o'clock last night.
Since then no trains have arrived from
or departed for the East The trouble
Is between Johnstown and Altoona.
The tracks are suAmcreCed in four feet
of water from Conemaugh to Benning-
ton, a distance of eighteen miles, and
1,5o0 feet Of track. together with the
Concmaugh bridge. have been washed
away.
1t will take two days to make the re-
pairs and in the meantime all Pennsyl-
van!a trains VIII so ever the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, connecting at Con-
nellsvillo, Pa. Passengers for Hnrris-
burg will be compelled to first go to
Baltimore.
Anxiety at Johnstoyyn.
There was great night of anxiety at
Johnstown. and few residents In the low
lands closed their eyes The entire
business portion of the city is under
water and al least $4,000 damage has
been done. So far two lives have been
lost but the names of those who per-
ished are not known.
All day ard night Friday and Satur-
day. and all day yesterday, the rains
descended on Johnstown, and the sur
rounding country.
Last night there was great alarm
when it was reported that the reservoir
at h!ttaaning Point, few miles west
Of Altoona. had broken. Fortunately
the break was not as bad as at FIRST
reported
Freaks i'm IA Reservoirs.
Four large crevasses were dug down
the face oil the dam by q wave which
rolled across tho lake and over its edge
to the low lands beneath. The wave II
thought to nave been caused by clouda /
burst. and this theory is borne out by
the fact that there was but the one, and
thnt water is nlw running over the
s,'l-ray. TIcre IS no doubt that the
dam has beer. weakened, and there may
yet be trouble, although work Is now
being done to strengthsn 1t. The men
and horses who are engaged upon the
new reservoir Immediately below the
present one have been removed to higher
ground for lafcty. &
The Flood at Pittsburg.
In this city the rivers are still rising,
but n stage OF more than twenty-five
feet is not feared. This will submerge
the low lands and cause a suspension
Of work in the mills and factories along
the banks OF the streams, but will do
no other damage Trains on the Balti-
the Western roads are arriving on time
Unless there is more rain the worst in
this section isbolieved 10 be over The
weather however. is still cloudy ana
threatening. M
NillinmSpOrt Under Water.
WlLLIAMSPORT, Pa, May 1.-The
river continued to rise during the night
ana this morning the entire business
portion of the city IL under water The
Western Union Telegraph Office, which
is situated on comparatively high
ground, has six inches OF water on its
floor. There has been no telegraphio
communication with I.ockhaven since
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, at which
hour the telegraph operator was driven
from his Office by the rising flood.
Juniata stops aisIng.
NEWPORT, Perry Comfy. Pa, May
1.-THE JuEiata River is twenty-five feet
above low water mark, about five feet
lower than when the terrible Hood OF
1850 occurred. Families on Front street
have abandoned their homes. the water
flooding the first stories OF their houses.
GrsGer + Shreflier's planning and saw
mills are under about Ave feet OF water.
and about 5000 worth OF lumber has
been swept away.
The water Is now at standstiil. The
loss viii be very heavy.