The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-05-22
IN WATERS TRAGIC WAKE.
The Great Johnstown Flood to Be Gil
NAKED in Death and Destruction.

NAKED in Death and Destruction.
WLLIAMsPORT, Pa, May 22.-With
the horrors of the disastrous flood Of
1889, that which spread death and de-
struction throughout this valley, is
brought to memory by the threatened
danger of a sweep of water that prom
Uses to be as great as that of five years
| ago, and the people Of this city and all
through the west branch valley are in
a state of panic.
Since Friday night a steady and al
most continuous dOwnpOur Of rain has
been swelling all of the streams, and
late last night numerous cloud bursts
| along the Pine Creek and other tribu-
tarieS of the west branch of the Susque-
hanna nave made it impossible to con-
fine the water within the banks of the
streams. 1t has therefore spread out
over the country and with every point
is pouring in the main river.
Rain and CIouGbursts.
Throughout the day and night the
rain has fallen here and continues to
fall. Advices from all points up the
river say the same conditions exist. A
cloud burst at Heating, 20 miles above
Remove yesterday, raised the river there
90 feet, and the river at Remove is re-
ported higher than the flood of 1889,
when half the town was under water.
Above there and extending to the
head-waters at Clearfeld, every town
and hamlet has been reduced by water
to the conditions that prevailed in 1889.
Along the Philadelphia & Erie railroad,
between this point and Empereum,
traffic has been practically suspended
- 800 -i~If Trains a1sn T1nn1nT
between Williamsport and L~ockhaven.
but above the latter point landslides
; and track washouts have practically
= swept the tracks away, and the loss
! will be very heavy.
The Susquehanna Rising.
The S"usquehanna here flows TO the
= south of the city, and while 1t has not
vet reached the point Of danger, IL Is
crawling up at the rate OF a 1901 an
hour. Graffus Run, a tributary when
empties into the river below the city
Aovs north of Williamsport. 1t over
flowed it's banks and spead over a con
siderable portion of the city at noon
Sunday, flooding many houses and drlV'
ing the occupants from their homes
All of the houses were occupied by
Door people, and the rise wa
so sudden that the sufferers los
much of their personal property. Inc
fact that the water rushed down upoI
the city in the dark hours OF the nlgh
adds an additional element of horror u
the situation. The rush OF water tina
swept so much away in 1889 came a
!. davIicnt. and the work Of resculng tn
: neonle could be better prepared tina
after dark. In anticipation, however
: of what was expected the fire an
: church bells Of the city were rung a
s 10 o'clock yesterday morning to motif
the people of the impending danger
!. Praying sor Protection.
: Since that hour the work of pre-
9 pairing for the worst has been in pros
: ress. In the hundreds OF homes tia
. were submerged five years ago the pc
: ple are moving out and storing the
9 Goods in the houses of those living q
/: the highlands. The business part
: the city was a complete wreck ny
Z wears aro, and hundreds of merchan
: are moving their stock to places
ga fety. ~Conveyances of every desert
ton are hurrying through the stree
: of the city loaded with household goo'
: and merchandise, and the scenes be
: gar description. The regular chnF'
services were all suspended yesterda
and in all of tbs houses OF worsh
those who attended confined their d
votion to the offering up of prayers t
the assistance of Providence in t