The Forrest City times., 1894-05-25
TURBULENT WATERS.

Their Banks-Great Damage Has Been
 the Result-Johnstown Flooded Only in
 Less Degree Than in 1SS9-The Penn
 syvania Railroad Badly Damaged and
 Trains Tied Up.
 JoHNsTowN, Pa., May 22.-At a. m. this city was visited by the highest water since the big flood of May 31, 1889. For several days rain has been falling continuously. Sunday morning Stoney creek reached a height of 12 feet and then began to recede. 1t was then thought that danger was passed. Sunday evening, however, heavy rain swept through the valley between Johnstown and Altoona, and by 10 o'clock
 THE CoNEMAUGH RIVER WAS RISING RAP
 IDLY.
 To make matters worse, there was cloudburst near Ebensburg, and this mass of water poured down the Cone maugh valley, and by midnight the river was a torrent. By ? a. m. the Conemaugh was over its banks, and it was evident serious damage would re- suit. The alarm was sounded by the fire whistles and bells of the city, and almost all of the people who live in the neighborhood of the Conemaugh river left their houses and
 TOOK SHELTER ON HIGHER GROUND.
 The water continued to rise rapidly, and by o'clock had reached its highest point In many places it was from to 8 feet over the banks. It is now reced- ing rapidly and all danger is passed.
 Nl,x 1.~.. I, xl q l.. timated at from S75, 900 to S150, ,000. The Pennsylvania Railroad Co.,, whose tracks follow the river for 25 miles above this city, is
 PERHAPS THE HEAVIEST LOSER, and its loss is placed at S5O,00 The river runs immediately along the track above Conemaugh and it is here the greatest damage was done. For dis tance of almost miles the furious stream dashed against the embankment and undermined the roadbed so badly that it will require several days work to get the track into condition so that it can be used. The fast mail. due here at 10:3O Sunday night, was held here
 ON ACCOUNT OF THE WATER ABOVE Conemaugh, and did not get through until this morning by using the Hill side track. Other trains are now rum hing through in the same manner
 At Conemaugh, which is miles above Johnstown, is situated the large round-house of the Pennsylvania Rail- road Co.,. and here it is that the greatest damage was apprehended but did not occur. The round-house seemed about to be destroyed and Rll the engines were
 REMOVED TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.
 The foundation was undermined. but the building stood. The overhead bridge at this place, erected by the Pennsyl- vapia Railroad Co. three years ago, was badly damaged, and a number of houses were flooded, but none washed away.
 AT wooDvALE, A MILE BELOW, almost every house on the main thor oughfare, Maple avenue, was inundat- ed, and an Oklahoma house belonging to a man named Seymour was washed away. Another larger building, be- longing to Philip Brown, was torn from its foundation. The iron bridge at this point was badly damaged. In Johns town proper much damage was done along the Conem maugh river.
 THE GAUTIER WORKS WERE FLOODED to the depth of several feet but no great damage was done. On the north bank of the river at the Pennsylvania frieght depot is side track built upon an ash and cinder bank 30 feet above the bed of the stream. The water lashed against the embankment, which was finally washed out, and at o'clock about 200 feet of the track fell into the water, carrying with it four common box cars loaded with merchandise, and cars were
 FIVE TRAMPS TAKING A NIGHTS REST.
 Three succeeded in escaping. but two slept on and were lost in the angry waters Their names are not known, and the bodies have not been recovered, but it is said that they were members of Galvins army.
 Pennsylvania Railroad Trains Tied Up.
 PITTBURGH, Pa, May 22.-The tor rents of rain which have fallen have caused disastrous floods along the line of the Pennsylvania road, and through traffic has been obstructed to such an extent that trains may not be running for forty-eight hours. Pennsylvania road officials state that it will be two days before any trains could be got through over the tracks to points east of Johnstown. s4
 THE LAST THROUGH TRAIN to the east to get through Sunday night