Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-05-24
CITIES INUNDATED.
Disastrous Floods In Many Portions Of
Pennsylyania.

ALTOONA, Pa, May 2s.-The reser-
voir atKittanning point, miles above
here, broke at 2 a. M Monday morn
ing, sweeping down upon Holidays
burg. "A locomotive was sent down to
that place to warn the people who had
already been put upon the lookout
B WILLAMsPoRT, Pa, May Since
Friday night steady and almost con
tinuouss down-pour of rain has been
swelling all of the streams and late
Saturday night numerous cloudbursts
along the Pine creek and other tribu-
taries of the west branch of the Sus-
quehanna. have made all of the streams
overflow their banks. The water has.
spread out over the country and at
every point is pouring into the main
river. ~
Four miles of track of the Glen Allen
Lumber company have been swept
away. The boom at; Lock Haven has
broken aud 100000 feetof logs have
been lost. The Upper Linden boom
also broke Sat $50 Sunday afternoon.
SIticontained 10000, 900 feet of logs and
they have gone down. There are about
$50, 0OO, 900 feet Of logs in the main boom
and half as many more in the city mill
ponds that may go on a 25-foot flood.
Situation Elsewhere.
Advices from all points up the river
say the same conditions exist. Acloud-
burst at Heating, 90 miles above Re-
novo, early Sunday morning raised the.
river about 90 feet, and the river at
Remove is reported. higher than in the
food of 1889, when half the town was
under water. Above there and extend
ing to the headwaters at Clearfeld every
town and hamlet has been reduced by
water to the conditions that prevailed
in. $780, Along the Philadelphia &
Erie railroad between this point and
Emporium traffic has been practically
suspended since Saturday night.
Driven from Their Homes
BRADFORD, Pa, May 92.-The worst
food in Bradford's history is rushing
through Tuna valley. Twenty streets
contiguous to the creek are inundated
and hundreds of families are driven
from their homes. The east and west
branches of the Tuna are both trans
formed into good-sized rivers. Below
Foreman street, at the confluence of
the two streams, the @ food is
p quarter of mile wide
sand. is high enough to ruin all
the carpets in the houses on
Hilton and other streets in the
lower part Of the Sixth ward.
TnnryrlS0ned in Their Honnes
HUNTINGDON. Pa, May 22.-Within
the last forty-eight hours the Juniata
and the Raystown branch have risen
le2sfeet, flooding the low farms and inn
poisoning whole families in their
homes Portstown, a suburb Of this
town, was flooded to the second floors
of the houses, and Allegheny street in
this city was under water The gas
company s works here have been aban-
doned to the rising waters, and many
residences and business houses are
flooded to the second floors.
.Johnstown Flooded Also.
q YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, May %. The beav-
lest rainstorm since. the big flood Of
1889 ceased Sunday morning and early
light disclosed Z flooded streets and
alleys and cellars full Of water. Mer-
chants here worked all night getting
goods kept in cellars to higher
places yhere the water could
not damage. them About $751;
600 worth timber belonging to
thes ConemSugh Lumber company
broke leose and was carried away,
tearing two bridges away and causing
great damage. Fifty feet Of stone
wall along the Conemangh river was
washed away and crops in the vicinity
were ruined, entailing q loss Of thou
- 1lIiI v il =
.lIsy 81 The heaviest
rai6StStFm laS ting nov fortys
eight h61rs, RI suseds great flood
in the GenSsko 1sttxer andsan iimmepse
ampgnt damag has been done.
The liver ontifnnes Is rise at the rate
OF 8stp incLes an hour sud only
lacks - inches Of the highest food In
ten years. sts sss. ssssss ss 8 ]
bundle Doss Not Escsps.
3 BuEFALo GA ]. May al he
lower portions OF the City are flooded
AT Portville the streets are submerged
and rfannle are being f1rivAn from ffaip