Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-22
Reports From Throughout New York
and Pennsylvania.
CLEARING AWAY MUD and THE DEBRIS
Caring for the Sufferers Among
the Poor.
STORM. ON THE Asst.

PHILADELPHIA, May ZS.-heportS from
Williamsport and the territory north Of
there this morning indicate that the water
is falling as rapidly as it rose. 1t has
ceased raining, and the danger may now be
regarded as past. The Western Union
Telegraph operators got back into their
office this morning. and communication
with the outside world has been resumed.
At Renova, Lock Haven, Bellefonte,
| Clearfield and Driftwood the water has re-
ceded and the work of clearing away the
debris has begun. The wires are working
poorly, and information from these points
are meager.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, May 22.-All of
| the horrors of the disastrous flood of 1889
have been repeated. and Williamsport and
all of the country around has been swept by
mighty river that spread over almost
| every part Of the city. carrying away with
| II property Of such value that it is impos-
| sible, al this time, to calculate the amount
| The river is now going down rapidly, and
about one-half the flooded territory is out
OF the water. This is in the center of the
| city.
The lower parts east and west are yet TN
der water. and as the rain, that has con-
tinued Tor forty eight hours, did not stop
falling until this morning, the river is likely
TO keep up during the next twenty-four
| hours.
When communication with the outside
| world was cut off at o'clock Monday
| morning by the breaking of the wires the
river had overfown its banks east and west.
1t rapidly spread out over the city, and by
carry yesterday morning 1t was impossible
70 get anywhere except by the use of boats
The night was one of terrible experiences.
| Inc water came up RAPIDLY in some
places that the occupants of the houses were
compelled to flee to the upper stories for
| safety, and were rescued from there by
heroic boatmen, hundreds of whom risked
| their lives TO save others in danger
10 add to the unfortunate situation, the
electric light and gas plants were early
! crippled, and the city was in darkness after
3 O'Clock. Half the big boom, containing
l5oUUOJC feet of logs, went out shortly
after midnight. The other half went about
! 1 o'clock.
The logs in the mills along the river, as
we'll as thousands of feet of sawed lumber
and portion of mills Were also swept away,
ana the loss TO the lumbermeE is great
as ii was in 1889.
The Market street and Maynard street
bridges. which cost the company 100000
We're carried away early yesterday morn
ing. The Reading railroad bridge at Muncy
was swept away yesterday morning. All
the wooden bridges in the neighborhood are
gone. The noed reached its height at about
~ O. Clock last night. when the water began
to slowly go down.
AT that time Ii was about thirty two feet
high, and was within a foot and ten. incnee
as high as the food of 1889. The lef{y at
tnat hour was covered with water as far as
High stree, in the north and central part,
and the east and west ends were completely
submerged.
Many of the smaller houses along the
river banks were swept away, and others
that were Hooded were from four to sixteen
feet under water. The business portion of
the city suffered less than in 1889 for the
reason that the warning came in good sea-
son and their goods had been taken out of
the way Of harm.
PITTSBURG. Pa, May 22.-The rivers
n nr fy-an -fx-a and. Ale
feet In this city. and are now falling Be
yond the flooding of the lowlands and the
stoppage for a day of some manufactures
along the banks of the streams no serious
damage was done here by the high water
The weather is clear today. and the worst
Is thought to be over. The rivers are re-
ported falling at the headwaters.
PHOENINVILLE, Pa, May 22-The
Schuylkill river at this point is eighteen
feet above low water mark at 3 o'clock this
morning, and is still rising. The entire
plant of the Phoenix Iron Company is sub
merged to a depth of from three to eight
ieet, ana all operations have ceased. The
banks of the Schuylkill canal are broken
badly in a dozen places. and almost one
hundred families have been compelled to
move out of their homes. The borough
water works are submerged, so that no
water can be pumped into the reservoir,
which is fast running dry.
The Boom PASSES Columbia.
hanna river at this point is II feet above
low water mark, within eight inches of be-
ing as high as in June, 1882 and still rising
The logs from the Williamsport boom pass
ed here at 3 o'clock this morning All
boat houses on the banks of the river have
been swept away. There are trains run
ming west On the Pennsylvania railroad.
The tracks are three feet Under water for
three miles west of this town.
AT Marietta all the residents on Front
street have moved out of their homes
towns ere under water. The pumping sta
ton. electric light plant and many miles are
under water.
LOSSES ut Johnstown.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, May pa statement
of losses here caused by the flood, which
was given out today. is follows:
Pennsylvania railroad, s5O,uOO woodvale
property, 5000; pottery of II. Swank & Son.
5000; Cambria Iron Company, So 100;
business men and property owners in Johns
town, $4,000; Pennsylvania Traffic Com
rany, $1,000; the city, $1,000; McConaughey
estate, $1,000; other losses, $4,000
SUNBURY, Pa, May 22.-This city is now
flooded The Susquehanna river embaEk-
ment broke early this morning In several
places, allowing the water to pour into the
town. The water rose all night but il is
now falling slowly.
IN NEW YORK STATE.