Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-05-25
Treshets and Storms.

\ania are to the I'll cts that the
heavy rains which have prevailed
for several DAYS have caused
tresheis in the West Branch of the
Susqnehanna river and IN the
Juniata river and other treams
that threaten to equal, if not sur
pass the disastrous overaows Of
1889 and 1866. The rise ia The
'Susqpefanna is expected to reach
20 cr 80 feet. RtnOvO, l. ok
Haven and WlllidmSpOrtare partly
uuGer water. Last evening the
boom at Lock Haven broke and
10, 100000 feet of logs were lost.
The Upper Linden boom also broke
releasing, 10. 100000 feet more. AT
| 3 o'clcck yesterday afternoon the
Western Uuion Telegraph Com
pany's Office, in the business
centre of Lock Hlyen, WAS abaE-
doned.
sLEIGHING N MICHIGAN.
Alpena, Mich, May 20.-lJ Is
still blowing a gale from the north.
1t is bitterly cold and there are
three inches of snow, making good
sleighlng. It is feared that the
crops are badly injared.
Somerset, Ky3 May pa wet
snow over SIX inches deep was
found covering everything this
morning. 1t began falllug rapidly
about midnight and continued
long after daybrak. The thermOme-
ter has not been low.r than 80
degrees. 4 NJ y snow was never
known before in this section. Thls
oae extends son h to Chaltan ooGa,
Tenn.
William sport, PJ., Nay 2l-1 p.
M.-The water in the liver has
reached a height of 81 feet at this
hour, one foot higher than the
diStastrOus food of 1889. TIe ell
tire city is under water, which
ranges IN depth from four to -
feet. The water is still rising at
the rate OF six inches an hour. All
the $4,000, 600 logs at the boom
which broke at O'Clock this morn
Ing have been swept away, as well
as many saw mills and houses in
the lower part of the city. Not a
telegraph or telephone wire IS
working out Of the city with t.
single exception of staky long
distance telephone wire, which
was placed at the disposal OF th3
Associated Press correspondent.
While he was talking to PliIl.
delphia he was driven out by tie
water. In the business portion OF
the city the water has reached a
depth of eigh feet, and shows 10
signs of rcctding. The lain at !
o'block is coming down in torrents.
The loss has already reached more
than million dollars, and unless re-
lief soon comes it will BE- three
times that much. No trains have
arrived or departed from the city
for X hours.
Pitt8burg, Pa. May 21-The
floods haye stoppcdtrafic complete
liz on the Pennsylvania railroad
east Of Greenhnrg, which is but %
miles from Pittsburg. The Ia {
through train to arrive was the
Chicago limited, which reached
this city at 10 o'clock last night.
Since then NJ trains have arrived
from or departed for the East.
The trouble is between JJhnstown
and Altoona, we're the tracks are
submerged in four feet OF water
from Cone naagh 10 Bennington, -
distance of IS miles. Fifteen hun
dred feet of track, together WITH
the COaemalg, Bird e, have been
washe away. / @iil take tN1
days t. rep ir tla dtmtg3 AMI il
the meantime al Pennsylvania
traius will 90 over lhs b dtim rs
and OaO railroad, connecting at
ConnelIsvillc, PA Passengers for
Harrisburg will be compelled to
first 90 to B fillmore.
Chattanooga, T.un., Nay 30
An unprecedented cold wac
strack Chattanooga Friday uisht.
The Weather Observers thermome
ter shows a fail of 80 degrees.
Sow fllrries are Also reported On
Lookout Mountain and Walden's
Ridge anu Overcoats and fires are
needtul for comfort.
Lexington, Ky, Nay 2O.-Thr(e
inches Of snow eli here between
and o'clock this morning, co m
pletely covering the ground. The
thermometer stood about 20 d,'
prees all day. Wheat and other
products IN tn coaltrJ are dim
aged.