The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1894-05-26
CITY UNDER WATER
wliLIAMspoRT. pa. IN DANGER
OF DESTRUCTION.
The Entire city Ia From Four to
Fifteen Feet lmaler Mater anal u
Further Rist. IL Eruresi-Niv ~ Fnn-
jlien Are llOna.leMn.

Williamsllort. t';.. May 9!..-~As mglr
approaches and darkness settles down tin,
teilOrs Of the tlaod increase. 4 vel
low torrent rusllcs down from the hill
sides, fed by thousand mountain
strC"ms and growing with each passing
minute, assumes new terrurs and tho
stricken people look forward with dread
to the ordeal through which they must
pass before morning. Cut off from the
rest of the world: no railroad commune
cation and with no avenue Of telegraph
NJ telephone communication. save the
slt nder quivering wire over which this
message is speeding, surrounded on every
hand by the slowly rising destroyer which
has already swept away Il million dollars
worth of property and may sweep away
million more, the condition of Will
ian.slmrt is indeed pitiahlc. With thirty
three feet more water in its channel than
is its normal height the North Branch
Of the Susquehanra threatens to flood
the town. Every foot Of ground in the
city is four feet under water. and much
of it is fifteen feet below the surface of
the stream. Many families are home
less. Hundreds more expect to be driven
from their homes in the second stories
of which they have found refuge. and
unless the flood ceases there is no power
on earth that can avert greater dis
astrr than has allrady come upon the
helpless city. The loss Of the property
ranno, even be appr"Ximatc.l until the
waters rccc,le and accounts are cast up
The gas and electric light plants are ,lll-
der water and the city is without lights
Every one is desperate. tcrror-strickcn
and discouraged. Just after midnight the
big log boom gave away with Il crash
and went rolling and tumblins down the
stream. As it passed the four bridges
below the city the logs crashed and
banged against the piers with Il roar that
could be heard for miles. The bridge at
Montgomery street was left intact, as
was also the PENNSYLVANIA roads span
across the river. The Market street
tritge was carried away, and three Of
the four spans of the Maynard street
structure succunbel to the rush Of
waters.
The flood reached its maximum ut Z
O'Clock. when il was tllrty-iive feet above
low water mark OIL the river register
and eight feet deep on the pavement of
tho court house in the center of the city.
Fer an hour the water hung ut that
point. and then to the intense relief of
gun slowly to recede.
Flilndclplia, May ~ 4 telcgr, III
from General Manager Shepard. of the
Fem .ylvnnin railroad, reports that the
rein continued to fail Until = o'clock,
causing much t.ouble along the line east
of Altoonn. At Mill Creek, Vandykc,
Mcxi'Un, Port Royal, The Narrows.
Lewiston Junction, McVcytnn and
Martyunk bridges the tracks next the
river are not pa>s;blr. and ut one or
two points there have been serious cave
ins. At Remove, Kcating and Kart
house, about sixty miles from Williams
port, the river has fallen over two feet.
Montgomery bridge. the milc-long struc-
ture which spans the West branch, just
EOrth Of WatsOntown, is weighted with
he: Willy laden freight cars, and until the
water recetlcs no traffic will be allowed
to cross the bridge. The Pacific express,
which left here ut 11:9O last night, is
held ut WatsOntowl, and may not be
able to proceed until late this evening.
The PENNSYLVANIA road has large forces
OF men Oh the ground, ready to repair
all damage as soon as the water falls.
Three train loads of west hound Knights
Templar are held up in this city awaiting
the opening Of the line to Pittsburg.
They may not BE- able to proceed before
tomorrow morning.
Pittsburg, May 2222.-Two lives were
lost in the flood to-day. Adrian Weichrl,
ngcl thiryive years, was trying 10
rescue u team of horses near Etna when
his feet caught in the harness and lie
was drowned. a few minutes later an
unknown boy about fifteen years of age
was drowned in Allegheny while catching
driftwoul. Both bodies were swept down
the stream.
Bradford, Pa, May 2222. 222 = The water
which covered twenty of Rradford's 8
streets to the depth of several feet is re-
celiEg, and it is believed the flood has
spent its force. The property loss here
is at least $12,WD. There was no loss
Of life, but there we're numerous narrow
escapes.
HUNDRED rI.INKS.
Aid. Rollins Receives liis pmnish-
MnnpapOlis. MAY 30 - Martinez R