Huntsville gazette., 1894-05-26

| the Result-Johnstown Flooded Only in
Less Degree Than In ISS9-The Penn
syvania Railroad Badly Damaged and
Trains Tied Up.
JoHNsTowN, Pa. May 22-At a. M.
this city was visited by the highest
| water since the big flood Of May 81,
1889. For several days rain has been
| falling continuously. Sunday morning
Stoney creek reached height of II
| feet and then began to recede. 1t was
then thought that all danger was passed
| Sunday evening, however, heavy rain
| swept through the valley between
Johnstown and Altoona, and by 10
o'clock
THE coNEMAUGH RIVER wAs-RIsING RAP.
IDLY.
To make matters worse, there was a
cloudburst near Ebensburg and this
mass of water poured down the Cone
Inaugh valley, and by midnight the
river was a torrent. BY a. m. the
Conemaugh was over it's banks, and it
was evident serious damage would re-
suit. The alarm was sounded by the
fire whistles and bells of the city, and
| almost all of the people who live in the
neighborhood of the Conemaugh river
left their houses and
TOOK SHELTER ON HIGHER GROUND.
The water continued to rise rapidly,
and by 3 o'clock had reached its highest
point. In many places it was from to
S feet over the banks. 1t is now reced-
ing rapidly and all danger is passed,
The loss by the flood is variously es-
timated at from S75,O 900 to $780, 900. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Co, whose
tracks follow the river for 25 miles
above this city, is
PERHAPS THE HEAVIEST LOSER,
and its loss is placed at $4,000. The
river runs Immediately along the track
above Conemaugh and it is here the
greatest damage was done. For a dis
tance of almost miles the furious
stream dashed against the embanllmcnt
and undermined the roadbed 50 badly
that it will require several days work
to get the track into condition so that
it can be used. The fast mail, due here
at 1920 Sunday night, was held here
ON ACCOUNT OF THE WATER ABOVE
Conemaugh, and did not get through
until this morning by using the Hill
side track. Other trains are now run
ming through in the same manner.
At Conemaugh, which is miles
above Johnstown. is situated the large
round-house of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Co., and here it is that the greatest
damage was apprehended but did not
occur The round-house seemed about
to be destroyed and all the engines
were
REMOVED TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.
The foundation was undermined. but
the building stood. The overhead bridge
at this place, erected by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Co. three years ago, was
badly damaged, and number of houses
were flooded, but none washed away.
AT wooDvALE, A MILE BELOW,
almost every house on the main thor
oughfare, Maple avenue, was inundat-
ed, and an Oklahoma house belonging
to man named Seymour was washed
away. Another larger building, be-
longing TO Philip Brown, was torn from
its foundation. The iron bridge at this
town proper much damage was done
along the Conemaugh river.
THE GAUTIER WORKS WE'RE FLOODED
to the depth of several feet but no
great damage was done. On the north
bank of the river at the Pennsylvania
freight depot is side track built upon
an ash and cinder bank 80 feet above
| the bed of the stream. The water
| lashed against the embanlxment, which
was finally washed out, and at 4 o'clock
about 200 feet of the track fell into the
| water, carrying with it four common
| box cars loaded with mercha ndise, and
| palace horse car. In one of the box
cars were
FIVE TRAMPs TAKING NIGHTS REST.
Three succeeded in escaping, but two
slept on and were lost in the angry
waters Their. names are not known,
and the bodies have not been recovered,
| but it is said that they were members
| of Galvins army.
Pennsylvania Railroad Trains Tied Up.
PITTBURGH. Pa, May 22.-The tor
rents of rain which have fallen have
caused disastrous floods along the line
OF the Pennsylvania road, and through
traffic has been obstructed to such an
| extent that trains may not be running
for forty-eight hours. Pennsylvania
road officials state that it will be two
| DAYS before any trains could be got
through over the tracks to points east
| of JohnstOWu
| THE LAST THROUGH TRAIN
to the east to get through Sunday night
was the eastern express, which left
| Union station, Pittsburgh. at o'clock.
The fast-line express that leaves for the
east at $40 p. m. was caught in the
food at Bennington, and was compelled
| to return to this city.
| The last train to come in from the
east was the limited, due at 1910 Sun
day night. All trains following were
stopped by the high water. and are tied
up near Johnstown. Everything Is IN