The record-union., 1894-05-21

New York aud Pennsylvania long dis
tance. AT dark tonight it had com
menced raining, and the was still rising.
At Rushford two bridges were washed
away, and below the town, on Rushford
Creek, three.
PEOPLE MOVING To THE HILLS.
PITTsBURG. May 20.-The heavy rains
of the past few days have brought about
q high stage of water, the marks now
showing eighteen feet. Rivermen expect
at least a twenty-three-foot stage. which
will cause considerable inconvenience to
residents in the lower part of the city and
IN Allegheny. No seriods trouble is ex
pected here. but mountain streams are
reported out OF their banks and damage
elsewhere is apprehended. The Juniata
at 10 O'Clock was rising at the rate of
eighteen inches an hour, and people
along its banks are moving to the hills.
BREAK OF A DAM.
ALTOONA pa, May 20.-The dam in
the horseshoe curve above this city broke
at 1880 tonight, thirteen feet of it being
carried away. The people in the valley
had ample time to get away from the run
ming water If the rainfall continues the
rest of the dam will probably be carried
away. Altoona gets it's water supply
from this body.
Between this city and Mill Creek the
loss suffered by floods is very great.
Crops were destroyed and fences and
small buildings have been carried away.
Tho washing of the tracks of the Will
iarnsburg and along the Springfield
branch, and the destruction of railroad
bridges between Frankfort and Flowing
Springs has caused discrimination OF
train service on the Williamsburg and
Springfield branches.
FLOOD AT LoCKHAvEN.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20.-At O'Clock
this afternoon the Western Union force
at Lockhaven was driven out of the office
by Hood, and since that time nothing has
been heard from there. The office is
located in the center of the town, some
distance from the river, and the destruc-
ton OF property must be very great.
PEOPLE FLEEING FOR SAFETY.
LEwIsBURG (Pa). May 20.-The Super
intendent OF the Lewisburg and Tyrone
branch of the Pennsylvania road, run
ming from here to Bellefonte, reports
heavy washouts at Millmont, and west of
there bridges are gone and the expensive
tramway construction at Eddy Mountain
is washed out: water is two feet higher at
Coburn than it was in 1889. and the peo-
pie OF the valleys are fleeing to the hills
and mountains for safety.
LOOKS LIKE A VAST LAKE.
BUFFALO, May 20.-A special to the
Express from Olena, n. Y, says: From
present indications Olean is going to
f! have a duplicate of the great Hood of
five years ago. The water in the Olean
Creek is as high already as it
was then. and the river is within about
four feet OF high mark and rising at the
rate of seven inches an hour. People
along lower Barrie street began to move
out at noon. But few inches will be re-
quired to shut Oft the pump stations in
all the buildings in that locality.
East Oleon looks like vast lake. No
teams have been able to pass along the
Bormanville road east since O'Clock
| The tracks of the Bolivar route are under
water for five miles. The. Allegheny
River also runs along there, and 1000 600
feet of logs are in booms there. The cleo
trio street railway company has
abandoned its cars. The Erie has aban-
doned its trains on the western divisions
as well as all trains on the Western New
York and Pennsylvania.
At Portville the streets are submerged
and people are being driven from their
| homes. Merchants have been forced to
take their goods OFT the floors and pile
them on the counters and boxes and
barrels.
DOZENS OF STREETS FLOODED.
BUFFALO, May 20.-The steady rain for
the last thirty days sent the Buffalo River
booming over its banks and down
throughout South Buffalo. Dozens OF
streets are flooded, and hundreds of cell
lars are fall of water. The police have a
fleet of rowboats, and have been busy all
day rescuing people from the second sto-
ries and roofs of their houses.
SNOW IN KENTUCKY.
MOUNT STERLING (Ky.), May 20.-Six
| inches of snow fell here last night and
this morning. Growing crops have been
greatly injured.
HARRoDsBURG (Ky.), May 2O.-Snow
fell here last night to the depth OF two
| inches. A great acreage in tobacco was
put out last night, and farmers fear most
of it will be injured.