Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-19
FIVE DROWNED
In Flood in Pine Greek, in the vicin-
ity of Pittsburgh. Pa
The Result of Cioudburst and Electrical
storm-The Darkness Was Extraordi-
nary. while the Thunder and Light
ming Was simply Terrific.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 14.-The dark
ness that lowered over Pittsburgh
about o'clock Thursday morning was
scarcely ever surpassed. For a short
time the business part of the city was
almost as dark as midnight, and not
few timid people were appalled,
at the unnatural spectacle. This
was followed by an electrical storm
quite as terrifying and by a rainfall
(which continued until noon. the rainfall
measuring 1.s5 inches. All over the
city sewers were filed to OVERLOOKING,
and accommodations of mud and debris
covered the streets. Ali of the traction
lines were brought TO standstill, but
aside from this no serious injury to life
or property has been reported.
At the hamlet of De Haven. on the
Pittsburgh Il Western railroad, seven
miles from the city. six lives are known
10 be- lost, while II persons are missing
and much damage TO property was sus-
tanned. The family of Mr.. Appleton.
consisting of parents and five children,
were all lost except one child. The
disaster is the result of cloudburst
which came very suddenly about S
o'clock. The darkness was something
extraordinary. while the thunder and
lightning which accompanied the rain
was terrifying in the extreme. Pine
cr' elS and other small streams in the
vicinity of De Haven quickly became
torrents. sweeping everything before
them. The Appleton residence was
completely wrecked, and with the
father mother and four children was
carried with the wreckage into the
Allegheny river The body OF one of
the children was recovered later. at
Sharpsburg.
he Pittsburgh and Western railway
bridge at Pine creek. rs well as one OF.
TWO others, We're swept away, while
portions of the tracks were washed
out IN number of places. Dwellings,.
sta bles. fences and many domestic an
finals were carried off by the rushing
waters When the storm subsidized res
cuing forces organized Fully a dozen
persons who were known to bc in the
vicinity where the worst DAMAGE was
done can not be found. and il is very
probable that their names will Uo
toward swelling the list of fatalities.
Portions of Sharpsburg and Etna
were flooded and much damage to
property was done
he first definite report of the cloud
burst at De Haven has just been re-
ccived from n representative of the
nlted Associated Press who was
sent to the scene. His report reduces
the list of fatalities to three. all Of
which were women. and is as follows:
Mrs James Poppleton, aged GO years.
Mrs. James Robinson, aged "a wears.
daughter of the first named; leaves
husband and two children.
Mrs. John Aud, widow, aged %
years.
The cloudburst occurred at the iunc-
ton of Laurel Head and Pin creek
where the residences of James Robin
son and Mrs. Aud were situated. The
home of Mrs Aud was carried from
the foundations and wrecked in the
torrent. The Robinson house was car
ried away at the same moment. Rob
lnson saved himself and two children
by jumping with them into the wafer
and wading out. The house was
wrecked when it came in collision with
the bridge, 80 yards below. and his
wlie and mother-in-law were thrown
INTO the stream and persisted.
The body of Amiel Shelter. IA wears
OF age victim of Thursday mornings
storm, was taken from Pine creek near
Etna, late Thursday afternoon. The
huue pody OF man. supposed to have
been drowned in the storm. was seen
noatlng in the drift in the Allegheny
river near Sharpsburg. Rescuers were
unable to recover the remains This
makes hve the total known loss of life.