Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24

was the Chicago limited, which reached
this city at 10 o'clock last night. Since
then no trains have arrived from or de-
parted for the East.
The trouble is between Johnstown
and Altoona, where the tracks are sub
merged in four feet of water from Cone
maugh TO Bennington, distance of Is
miles. Fifteen hundred feet of track,
together with the Conemaugh bridge,
have been washed away.
1t will take two days TO repair the
damage and in the meantime all Penn
sylvania trains will go over the Balti-
more d Ohio railroad, connecting at
Connellsville, Pa. Passengers from
Harrisburg will be compelled to first go
to Baltimore.
There was night of great anxiety at
lowlands closed their eyes. The entire
business portion of the city is under
water and at least 100000 damage has
been done. So far two lives have been
lost. The names arc not yet known.
All day and night Friday and Satur-
day and all day yesterday the rains
descended on Johnstown and the sur
rounding country. Last night there was
great alarm when it was reported that
the reservoir at Kittanning Point, a few
miles west of Altoona, had broken. For.
tunately the break was not as bad as at
| first supposed
-Four large crevasses were dug down
the face Of the dam by wave which
rolled across the lake and over its edge
to the lowlands beneath. Tho wave is
thought to have been caused by cloud
burst. There is no doubt that the dam
has been weakened and may yet give
way, although work is now being done
TO strengthen it.
In this city, the rivers are still rising,
but a stage of more than 25 feet is not
feared. This will submerge the lowlands
and cause suspension Of work in the
mills and factories along the banks of
the streams, but will do no other dam.
age. Trains on the B. 81 o., Allegheny
Valley and the Western roads are arriv-
ing on time. The weather is still cloudy
and threatening.
The iron bridge at this place was
badly wrecked aud several houses car
ried away. Fully $4,000 damage was
done to property within 100 yards of the
Pennsylvania passenger station here.
Between the freight station and the
river is an artificial embankment on
which were five loaded cars on a siding.
The swift water undermined the bank
which gave way about o'clock, carry
ing down in the river about 200 feet OF
track and cars. In one of the cars were
five tramps, who are said TO have been
members of Galvin's army. Three oi
them succeeded in getting away, but two
were drowned. Their names could moi
be learned.
In Woodvale the streets were covered
with water to the depth of six feet ano
small houses were swept away. Swankt
pottery works caught fire and this added
to the terror Of the inhabitants.
At Everett, Elmer Wagner wa!
drowned last night, making the second
victim of the flood. His body was mo-
RECOVERED. The citizens of Alexandra
were forced from their homes to-day
and much property there was destroyed
GETTING WORSE AT NEW YORK.
NEW York, May 21.-The storm
which begun here yesterday continue!
to-day, with but little abatement. All
unusually high tide swept the Ions
Island and New Jersey shores las
night, and sent waves we'll above tht
usual high water mark, but as yet h(
serious damage to property has been re
ported.
THE WORST MAY BE OVER,
ALTOONA, PA, May 20-The big reser
voir at Kittanning Point broke ct mid
night and the flood is pouring down
upon Hollidaysburg. The break in th,
dam is 10 feet wide. A mighty volum
of water is behind the breast and tn
extent of the damage cannot yet be as
certained.
FIVE BRIDGES WASHED AWAY.
HUNTINGDON, Pa, May 21.-Th
flood in the Junata valley is still raginI
with unabated fury. The rivers fel
slightly last night, but rose again thi
morning in consequence of waterspou
bursting and flooding the mountain dis
trict, north of here. Five new count,
bridges in Huntington county hav
been destroyed, making an aggrcgpt
loss of about S60,000. The commits
/ sioners are in dilemma as the consti
| tutional bonded Indebtedness has al
ready been exceeded.
SERIOUS SITUATION AT PHGNIxvIILE
PHGNGXvILLE, Pa, May 22.-Th
: Schuylkill river at this point was IS fee
above low water mark at o'clock thi
morning, and is still rising. The entir
) plant of the Phoenix Iron Co. is sui
merged to depth of from to fee
: aud all operations have ceased. Th
: banks of the Schuylkill canal are broke
badly in dozen places and almost 10
families have been compelled to NOV
l out of their homes. The borough watc
works are submerged so that no watc
= can be pumped into the reservoir, whic
is fast running dry.
i PITTsBURG ESCAPES LUCKILY.
PlTTsBuRG, Pa, May 22.-The rivel
' reached stage of 25t feet in this cit
r and are now falling. Beyond the flood
ing of the lowlands and the stoppag
for day of some factories along th
banks of the streams, no serious damag
a was done here by the high water. III
weather is clear to- day and the worst
thought to be over. The rivers are II
!. ported falling at the head waters.
q HEAVY LOSSES IN JoHNsTowN.
0 JoHNsTowN, Pa, May GA STATE
o ment of losses here caused by the foo
which was given out to-day is as TO
lows:
Pennsylvania railroad, ,$5O,0Oo; Wood
! vale property, $4,000; pottery of L
: Swank & Son, $4,000; Cambria Iro
Co., $4,000; business men and propert
: owners in Johnstown, $4,000; Penr
sylvania Traffic Co., $l0,000 the city
$4,000; McConaughey 6 Tate, So, ,00l
!. other losses, $4,000
D WATER POURED INTO sUNBuRY.
SUSBuRY, Pa, May 22.-This city
now flooded. The SusQuehanna rive
nmbankmAnt hrokn nnrlv this mornin