The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-21
TRAFFIC STOPPED.


hatIrOaQ tracks Destroyed Oy CiuOus
and Landsiides.
HUNTINGTON, Pa, May 20.-Within
the past "a hours the Juneau river and
che Rextown branch have risen % feet.
flooding the low farmers and imprison'
ing entire families in their homes, who
cannot be reached. Portstown, a suburb
Of this town, was flooded to the second
floors of the houses, and Allegheny
street in the city WAS submerged. Inc
gas oompanies' works here have been
temporarily abandoned, and many resi-
dences and business houses are flooded
to the second floors. The Iron county
bridge at Mapleton and trestles at MIL
Rock have been swept away.
A landslide near Ryde station, on the
Pennsylvania road, covered the south
tracks for three quarters OF mile ana
the tracks below this city are washed
out. The country approaches to Hunt
ington have been closed to travel by the
destruction OF bridges and washouts.
At Sloyestown, Bedford county, Mrs.
Jacob Miller, while trying to save her
personal belongings, was drowned.
Whole farms on the branch have been
practically ruined, and bridges and
fences washed away and crops de-
stroyed.
AT JoHNsTowN.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, May 2O.-The heav-
lest rsinstorm since the big food OF
1889 gceased this morning. and early
light disclosed flooded streets and all the
alleys and cellars full OF water. Mer-
chants here worked all night getting
goods out OF the cellara. Fifty feet of
stone wall along the Conemaugh river
was washed away and crops in the vicia-
ity are ruined, entailing loss of thou
sands of dollars.
Reports from Ebenburg at 10 O'Clock
tonight say the heaviest rain since 1889
is falling there and the streets are under
water. Bridges across small streams
are swept away. The report says farm
Ebenburg continues and the river here
is likely to be again much swollen when
the streams in the north empty into 1T.
The ringing of the river bells ia the only
thing which has prevented heavy
financial, il not an extensive loss
of life. The water was higher last
night than at any time since the big
flood. The Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road tracks were flooded and trains were
much delayed. Street car lines stopped
last night. This evening the water was
Is feet 8 inches in Pittsbnrg, and Stoney
creek, IL feet. The damage to bridges
and crops is reported very heavy.
Tom McVealers, a lad Is years old.
was drowned in the Conemsugh river
today while trying to ride log.
AT CLEAN, N. Y.
CLEAN, N. Y, May 20.-From present
indications Oleon is going to have a
duplicate OF the great food OF five years
ago. The water in the Clean creek is as
high already as it WAS then and the river
is within about four feet of high water
mark and rising at the rate of seven
inches an hour. People along lower
Barrie street began to move out at noon.
But a few inches will be required to shut
off the pump stations in al the build
ings in that locality. East Clean looks
like a vast lake. No teams have been
able to pass along the Boardenville road
from East Clean at p. m. The las t
passed on the Portville road. The
tracks of the Bolivar route are under
water for five miles. The Allegheny
river also runs along there, and millions
OF feet of logs are held in booms at the
different mills. The electric street rail-
way company have abandoned their
cars. The Erie has abandoned all their
trains on western divisions, as we'll as
all trains on the Western New York and
Pennay lvania.
At Portville the streets are submerged
and people are being driven from their
houses. Merchants have been forced to
take their goods off the floors and pile
them on the counters and boxes and
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