The herald., 1896-07-16
STORMS AND CLOUD BURSTS
Pittsburg Damaged Half a Mil.
lion Dollars
SEWAGE FLOODS THE CITY
Heavy Losses Visited Upon the City Of
Cheyenne
struek BY Lightning snd Three
Probably Fatally Injured
Associated Press Special wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
PITTSBURG, July ia heavy storm
tonight, which was practically cloud
burst. did great damage throughout this
city and Allegheny. Estimates made
from reports coming in from outlying
portions indicate loss of nearly $500, 900.
All street car lines have been stopped.
At Forty-eighth street water is In the
second story of the houses, caused by
the bursting of large sewer. Part of
Allegheny cemetery has been washed
away ard nearly two miles of the Citi-
xens' street railway torn up. Tons Of
earth and stone have been washed onto
the Fifth Avenue and Duquesne Trac-
tion company's line at Soho The sewers
in Butcher Run and Woods Run in Allie
gheny are reported as having given
away. flooding these sections. No loss
Of life has yet been reported.
The weather bureau officials report
LIT inches Of rainfall during the fifty
minutes which the storm lasted. One
inch of this amount fell in the first twen-
ty minutes of the storm. Coming 80
early in the evening doubtless saved
many lives. as very few people had re-
tired Many narrow escapes are re-
ported.
At Forty-eighth street, Lawrenceville,
probably the most destruction was
wrought. Every house on the north
side of Butler street from Forty eiGhth
street east was flooded, many being
entirely ruined. The immediate cause
of the trouble at this point was the civ
ing way Of the Allegheny cemetery stone
wall. which abuts on the street. When
The wall gave way the flood rushed down
No the houses below, filling them to
depth of four feet on the first floor. The
loss at this point will be many thou
sands of dollars The Citizens Trac-
ton line for nearly two mile was under
water for q long time, and much Of it is
ruined.
In Allegheny, Perrysville avenue was
flooded from one end to the other. under
mining the new street railway. render
ing 1t almost a total loss. Several miles
of the Sawmill Run plank road is de-
stroyed, the planks being carried away
and the roadbed ruined.
The soap factory Of George Harley &
Son, on Madison avenue, has three feet
of gravel on the floor, and $4,000 worth
of soap was destroyed.
The house of John Mueller on Spring
hill. near Royal street was washed down
the hill with three children. AL we're
rescued, however, by the brave work
of the neighbors.
IN WYOMING
DENVER, Col. July ia special to
the News from Cheyenne, Wyo., says:
About 2:30 this afternoon rain began
falling and within ten minutes tor
rent Of water came down. 1t was evil
IDENTIFY cloudburst, and in q very little
time after the storm burst the streets
were running full Of water. The cellars
in town were all flooded and the damage
will reach many thousands Of dollars.
The destruction Of goods in the business
portion of town is enormous and cellars
in the residence portion of the city are
flooded with water. The electric works
tare under water and the city tonight Is
in darkness. Boxes, barrels and other
debris were floated down the streets, and
half dozen improvised RATS were
pressed into service to take people across
the streets The Denver and Pacific
railroad has a number of bridges washed
out and trains are compelled to go to
Denver via Julesburg. The Union Pa
cific shops are entirely surrounded by
water. 1t is simply impossible at this
time to give an estimate of the damage
done by the storm, but 1t is very large.
The storm seems to have centered in
Cheyenne, as there was little or no rain
fall east or west within few miles,
IN COLORADO
LEADVILLE, Col, July 15.-During
q terrible thunder shower in the noun
tains west of the city today five men
were struck by lightning, and all are
now in the hospital here, three probably
fatally injured. The men composed
section crew on the Colorado Midland
railroad and were working near Thomas
Vile, about thirty miles from Leadville,
Heavy rain drove them to shelter. which
two of them found under a large rock
near the track, the other three getting
under giant pine. Soon there came
binding flash and the great tree was
riven to splinters. The three men under
1t were stricken as with death, while the
two under the rock near by were shock
ed and stunned, but soon recovered con-
seiousness and were able to summon as
sistance. They found three blackened
trunks from which all clothing had been
torn, but there were signs Of life.
MISS TILLMAN KILLED
COLUMBIA, s. c.. July 15.-It is re-
ported here tonight that Miss Addie Till
man, the eldest daughter of Senator
Tillman. was killed by-lightning on a
mountain near Vrevard late this after
noon.
The Gold Reserve
WASHINGTON, July 15.-The treas
ury today lost $1,15S. 400 in gold coin and
$31,500 In bars, of which 100000 in coin
was for export. This leaves the true
amount Of the gold reserve at $97, 1885,
778.
An Actress Sulcids