Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-21
THE JUNIATA RISES 90 FEET.


HUNTINGTON, PA, May 20.-Within
the past "a hours the Jnniata river and
the Raystown branch have risen twenty
two feet, flooding the low-lying farms
and imprisoning entire families IN
their homes who cannot De
reached. Portstown, suburb
OF this town, was noodeo
10 the second floors Of the houses, and
Allegheny street in this city was SUBJ
merged. The gas compauy's works
here have been temporarily abandoned
to the rising waters aud many resi-
dences and business houses are Hooded
10 the second floors. The new iron
county bridges at Mapeton, Mil Creek
and Trexlers have been swept away.
A landslide near Rydas station, on
the Pennsylvania road, covered the
south tracks for three-Quarters OF
mile and the track below this city
washed out. At Stoyestown, Bedford
county, Mrs. Jacob Miller, while trying
to save some personal belongings, was
! drowned.
HIGHER THAN IN lSs9.
HoLLIDAYsBURG, PA, May 20-The
water has reached higher points In
| Blair county than during the Hood
/ OF 1889, and the loss OF prop
erty has been especially great at
Franktown, Gaysport, Williamsburg,
Duncansvlle and Rees Station. Sew
eral county aad railroad bridges are
| down and traffic is suspended on the
| electric and steam railroad lines.
FLEEING TO THE HILLS
LEwIsBURG, PA, May 2O.-The
water is two feet higher at Coburn
than it was in 1889, and the people
| of the valley are fleeing 10
the hills aud mountains for safety.
A number of bridges are gone and the
extensive and expensive tramway con-
struction at Paddy Mountain Is all
washed out.
! rwENrY-THREE FEET EXPECTED AT
PITTsBURG.
PIrTsBURG, PA, May 20.-The heavy
rains OF the past few days has brought
about a high stage Of water here, the
marks now showing eighteen feet.
River men expect at least twenty-three
feet, which will cause considerable In
convenience to residents in the lower
parts of this city and Allegheny. No
serious trouble is expected here but
mountain streams are reported out OF
their banks and much damage is appre-
hended.
DRIVEN FROM THE TELEGRAPH OFFICE.
PHILADELPH IA, PA, May 20.-At 5
o'clock this afternoon the Western
Union force at Lock Haven was driven
from the Office by the food, and since
that hour nothing has been heard from
that point. The Office is located in the
center of the town and s0me distance
from the river, and the ,'sstruction OF
property must therefore be very great.
BIGGEST MAY FREsHET KNOWN.
OIL CITY, PA, May 2l.-At 1890 this
morning the river is rising three inches
an hour, with the gauge at IA feet 5
inches. Specials TO the DerTicl from
Olean, n. V, and up-river points would
| indicate at least two feet more water, as
| heavy rains are general and the river
rising rapidly. Experienced rivermen
say il is the biggest May freshet rise
known in this vicinity. At the present
rate the Derrick pressroom will be
| flooded and the presses stopped in less
than two hours. The railroads and
| lum bermen are the principal sufferers.
! No trains will leave OIL City tonight.
BUFFALO RIVER BOOMING.
BUFFALO, n. Y, May 2O.--The steady
! rain for the last three days sent Buffalo
| river booming out OF It's banks and
down through South Buffalo. Dozens
| OF streets are flooded and hundreds OF
| cellars ars full Of water. The police OF
the Ninth precinct have a feet OF row
boats and have been busy all dav rescu-
ing people from the second.stories and
roofs Of their homes.
A special to the Express from Olean
says: From present indications Olean
is going to have a duplicate of the great
food of FIVE years ago. The water in
! Olean creek is as high already as il was
! then and the river is within about four
feet of high water mark aad rising at
the rate of seven inches an hour. PeO-
! pie along lower Barry street began TO
move out at noon and all the lower
! streets have since followed and the
houses are nearly all deserted in that
| portion OF the city. East Olean looks
| like a vast lake.
The electric street railway company
| has abandoned all the cars on their
| different lines. The Erie has aban-
doned all trains Oh the western division
as we'll as all trains on the western
New York and Pennsylvania.
ALrooNA's DAM WASHED OUT.
ALTOONA, PA, May 2O.-The dam in
| the Horse Shoe curve about this city
! broke at 1880 o'clock tonight, thirteen
feet OF it being carried away. The peO-
| pie living in the valley had ample time
/ TO get out OF the way of the rushing
water. If the heavy rain fall continues
| the rest OF the dam will probably be
| carried away. Altoona gets its water
supply from this body Of water.
CROPS WASHED AWAY.
RUSHFoRD, n. Y, May 20.-The
| heavy thunder storms of Thursday and
! Friday were followed on Saturday and
/ Sunday by almost continuous rains and
| to-day the GenesSee Valley again is the
| scene Of a food fully equal TO the
great freshet Of June, 1889 and tie loss
| TO the farmers on the loWlaads cannot
be estimated. Acres OF crops are washed
out completely, miles of fencing have
| gone down stream, many farms are
| badly cut up by raging water.
Several houses between Canaeda and
| Oramel were surrounded by the water
/ before the occupants got out At Can
| aeda at o'clock to-day the water was
within eight inches Of the highest point
il reached in June, 1889, and it was still
rising. Below -Houghton near the
site Of the old lattice bridge, the river