Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-05
MANY DEAD.
cse Irgh and Vicinity Visited by One
otthe Greatest Storms Known.
several Lives Lost. One Man Fatally uurs
ana Number of Others Seriously Iu-
1ured-s small streams Are Quickly
Turned Into Raging Torrents.

PrrrsnuReH. Pa, July eo.-whilc
there have been storms and floods in
this vicinity in past years that have
caused greater fatalities il is doubtful
II the cyclone which struck western
pennsylvania Monday evening was not
the greatest in its history in its wide
spread destruction TO property. Two
lives were lost, one man fatally hurt
and number of people seriously in
jured.
The dead are: John Fiegus, of No IL
Pine street, Allegheny; John Aufhold-
err, Forward avenue, Pittsburgh: Geo.
Miller, 220 Main street, back broken,
will die.
The men seriously in jured are: Jacob
Metz, East street; Frank OFT, IL Pine
street; Harry Haddell. Chestnut street;
Charles kosac, rs Perry street; rhos.
Conell, East Ohio street; Sadie Smith,
Center ave.
At Mcdonald, Pa, Monday night the
rainfall was unprecedented. Small
runs were quickly turned to raging
rivers which swept all before them.
The streets of Mcdonald were swept
clean of board walks, which lodged
against bridge spanning an ordinary
small creek just below town. This
backed up the water until the lower
portion of Mcdonald was for time
inundated. No lives were lost but the
damage To property will be heavy.
Several coal mines in the vicinity OF
Mcdonald were flooded. Near Cecil.
three miles southeast, six bodies have
been recovered from the mass OF
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and shantics occupied by oil producers
and worlSmen are thiclSly located along
the banks of Cecil creek. The torrent.
swept through them like mad, giving
no time for escape. samuel McKin.
ney's house was swept away, carving
with Il his wife and two children.
Two oil men sleeping in their shanty
were drowned, as was also n girl
named McElhaney, who lived in the
village of Cecil
The cloudburst which swept the
Cecil valley is said TO have carried
away n miners boarding house near
Bridgcvale, resulting in the death OF
10 of the inmates by drowning. The
bridge of the Bridgevale IL Mcdonald
branch of the Panhandle railroad over
CHARTERS creek was washed away and
the tracks for half mile near Bridge.
vale are covered with water.
John Ficgus and George Miller, with
several companions, were In camp on
the banks of the Allegheny river near
Aspinwall. Their tents were sheltered
beneath large sycamore tree. Either
the lightning or the wind tore n huge
limb from the tree and it dropped di-
IL ha -, -, til. al.
bcrs of the club had sought shelter.
Fiegus' skull was crushed Miller was
pinned to the earth and his back bro
ken. Five other members of the party
were held TO the ground under the
heavy limb, all severely injured. Their
more fortunate companions came TO
their relief and summoned medical as.
sistance.
John Aufholdcr met his death while
striving 10 reach place of safety from
the hurricane on Second avenue. just
as he reached il with his team, n heavy
sign was torn from its fastenings and
crushed him down into his wagon.
Death was instantaneous, his skull hav-
ing been crushed and his neck broken.
Throughout Pittsburgh and Allie
gheny many buildings were unroofcd.
hundreds OF trees uprooted, electric
wires Frustrated, windows shattered.
outbuildings and even some dwellings
upset and ruined.
The bodies OF Mrs. Mckinney, James
Mckinney, Jennie Holmes, Wilkinson
Higgins and an unknown man have
been recovered The CHARTERS creek
is higher than ever before known. The
m rgfi rf q ia.
TO the volume of the flood which swept
through the valley.
A corrected list of fatalities at Cecil,
just received from the United Press
representative is as follows:
Mrs Samuel Mckinney, aged 80; Jas
Mckinney, aged s; Margaret McRin.
ncy, aged 30; Clyde Beatty, oil pumper
aged 27, Sisterville, w. Va; j. c. Ha
gan, oil pumper, aged 80, residence un.
known; Miss Jane Holmes. aged 49,
daughter of coal miner: Charles vii.
kinson, aged ~, oil pumper, Clarion,
Pa.
All of these bodies have been re-
covered save one, that of Margaret Me-
Kinney.
PfTrsBUHGH, Pa, July 20.-All over
both cities traffic was suspended. In
the mill districts along the Allegheny
river, % large smoke stacks were top
pied over by the wind, in number OF
instances wrecking the buildings on
which they fell.
At noon Tuesday the body OF an un.
known man. evidently the victim oI
Monday nights storm. was found in
the Ohio river just below the city.
PfTrsBUEGH, Pa. July 20 "A report
OF the drowning Of 10 men by a cloud
burst Monday night in the vicinity oi
Beading Mines Is confirmed by WIN
Marion, an employee in the Pennsyl
vania railroad general Offices. who came
60 the city from Bridgeville Tuesday
morning. Bridgeville is three mile,
distant from the scene Of the Dire vn
ing. Marion says the men were Goa
miners and occupied one house.
Noted Horseman stabbed By m Empioye
CLEVELAND. o.. July 29.-JOhn Splan
the noted horsemau, had narrow es
cape for his life Tuesday az his home
in Glcnville Oliver Russell "a Young mar
who has been doing odd jobs for Splan
was discharged for using abusive Ian
Ruage 60 Mrs Splan. and when Splan
went into the house 90 get money e
pay Russell. the latter drew a knife
and plunged IL into Splan's back. Splar
turned and grappled Russell, but wa,
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