The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-22
ANOTHER rom IN JonNsTowN.
The IAttIo CIneinnugh was on the Ram
rnre nnh VI uch Damage Done.

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waters of the Little COnemaugh is on the
rempagc. Thu Lincoln bridge is guarded
bv noiice. who permit no one 70 cross, as
,be structure IS being battered ilercely
bv floating logs and debris and Is in
Imminent danger OF being washed from
its foudations The frame building at
tho bridge approach was swept away
fo,v moments agO and anOthe~ building
is lettering Fire and church bells are
ringing. Whistles blowing. and the people
are fleeing from the rushing waters. s.
far no loss OF life has been reported, and
it is not thought that there will be
any.
HALF MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE DoEE.
PITTSBCRG. PENN, May 2t-A des-
match from Johnstown this morning says:
The damage by food In Johnstown IS
estimated at about $4,000. The damage
along the line Of the Pennsylvania rail
road between Johnstown and Altoona is
placed at a quarter Of a million of dol
lars. owing TO the many washouts along
the railroad it is not thought that through
traffic can be resumed before some time
tomorrow.
Bv the cavng ~ m embankncnt. upon
which were several freight cars. two box
cars went down into the river In one
] of them five tramps were sleeping. Three
eseaped. two We're drowned. II is sup
posed that they were members of Galvin's
army.
MILLIONS or FaEr OF LUMBER GoNE.
PHILADELPHIA. PA, May PA big
/ boom at WilIiamsport containing mil
! lions of feet of lumber. broke between
/ and . o'clock this morning The river
/ has overnowed its banks. and the lower
! floors Of houses and business places
/ near riverside are flooded. The Western
! Union office there has been washed out
! and telegraphic communication is now en-
! tirely cut OFT
| WILLIAMSPORT. PENN, May Ill
! =. M.-The water in the river reached a
! HEIGHT Of thirty -one feet. one foot higher
| than the disastrous Hood Of 1889. The
/ entire city is under water. which ranges
in depth from four 10 twenty feet. The
water is still rising at rate Of six inches
an hour. All the logs at the boom, which
broke at / o'clock this morning have
| been swept away, as well as many saw
mills and houses I'm the lower part Of
the city. The loss has already reached a
sum Of more than million dollars.
AL DANGER Al 1oR>sloRS PAST.
| JOHNsTOWN, PA. May a.-At 3
O'Clock this morning this city was visited
by the highest water since the big food
of May 81. 1889. At o'clock Conemaugh
vas over its banks. and an alarm was
! sounded boy fire whistles and the bells OF
| the city. and almost all the people who
live i'm the neighborhOOd Of the river
! left their houses and took shelter on
higher ground. The water is now reced-
ing. and all danger is past.
scHuYLKrLL RIVER on THY RAMPAGE.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, May A.-Four
and a half inches Of rain have fallen here
since Thursday last. and all tho streams
I'm this section Of the country are OUT
of their banks. The food that has swept
| down the 'Schuylkll river all day has
| been gathering strength and volume with
| each hour and tonight the river is raging
| like mountain torrent Above the dam
| NJ the city Water Works the river is
wide and II had room TO spread over tht
grass lands and driveways OF Falrmoun'
| Park. and damage there is confined prih'
cinaUv TO washOuts on the drives. be.o"
! .bo don, the river is confined 20 chah-
-, about half the width Of the wharves
| lines The water IS three feet deep over
| tbe railroad tracks. and two feet OF Walei
covers the ground floor Of the sta'lon
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroau'
There are six feet Of water In the baill-
| more and Ohio tunnel between AFcn
street and Spring Garden station ana
ali travel South has been interrupted
since noon to-day.
The Schuykill river is twenty feet above
tho low water mark at Manayuk. a
suburb Of this city. and several of the
streets are flooded. Every mill along the
hanks Of the river IS flooded and a gen
oral shut down has occurred. The river
is rising al the rate of seven inches per
hour. .,,.t-
several boats were swept from their
moorlng in the Schuykiu river and one
was sunk IN collision with a bridge pier
THE FLOODS sUBsIDrNG.
vvAst1INGTON. May 21.-Advices this
evening from Western Pennsylvania in
dicates that the floods are subsidlng' and
while a great deal of damage has been
done I'm the aggregate there has peen
no serious disaster in any one spot. Ihe
greatest loss has been I'm the C0nemau.
valley where Johnstown IS situated, ana
the heaviest single loser is the Penn
s,,lvania Railroad Company In bridges
tracks. cars, and buildings.
TIT wtTEEs REcIDF.
WILLIAMsPORT. PA. May H.-The
river reached thirty-fve feet at o'cloch
| Tonight. making a new record Ior ils
Noods. An hour later she had begun t'
recade and at o'clock had fallen one
foot T,be loss 10 the city will aggFes al'
a million and half.
| N,,pcH WEATHER ~ NEw YoEK.
NEW YORK. May 4.-The weather II
mis- vicinity the past few days has beer
- Nforcb Kind. High winds have prevail
"a here and all along the Long lslano
S-av, Jersey coast. while rain has falleI
f.oo,entIv and copiousy. on few oc'
a..tons he sun managed to break through
80 clouds. but it's reign was not foi
,ors, as heavy, black clouds would com'
'Sa,ne aonei along and quickly blot out II:
rays. ....os ,,,,,cb los,
The heavy rains have caused mucn ,os'
90 farmers throughout New jersey ana OF
,ns, island. crops being badly damaged
,,.bns ,he high winds have played havoc
- o,,tbuildings, fences, etc.
- the coast the storm has beer
rau,' H'H severe. Atlantic City, AsourS
parrt( Long Branch. and seaoright' y,
an 80 coast. and Con% isiahu
InS ,..so, beach. Manhattan Beach, RICK
a1 and Long Beach all report "ihu'
"S hasvv rains. and consequently dam
60 - 90 beach property. No wrecks wer'
-,oa although several vessels were
ls,ad IN distress. A telegram from TN
a,ahIands says a vessel Is ashore neai
| Seabright.