Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-10
DIRE DEVASTATION.
FrightfuI Work of the Streets
since the Recent Rains.

Flood sufferers get relief--The Awful
story of the loss and destruction In
detail. in the Grasp of
the Flood Demon.
For sometime the steady eneroach-
ments of the streets have been view
with alarm by the more thoughtful
of our population. Their fears have
been the object of many jest with
those who can see no further than
the end of their noses on any ques-
ton. Now it is seen that the warn
ings given were well founded. For
some days under the encouragement
of the steady rains the streets have
steadily risen and are now sweeping
everything before them. The rea-
sons for the variation in the depth
of the channel are hard to discover
but it is generally accepted that the
cutting down of the shade trees has
so deranged the rainfall that we
must now expect wide differences in
the amount of water to be found at
different times in the streets. Our
reports gathered up. by wide awake
correspondents in the various flood
ed districts give in graphic pictures
the awful havoc of the angry waters.
From all directions comes the same
story. What will be done in the
face Of the terrible Suffering is hard
to tell All remedies suggested are
inadequate except paving the streets.
This would forever remove the
chance for the floods to do any fur
ther damage The dispatches are as
follows:
MAN MISSING
MUNICIPAL HALL, Jan. 10.-A man
has been employed at odd times to
keep the crossings clear. He was
sent out recently and since then no
traces have been found of him al
though diligent search has been
made 1t is feared that he has been
lost,
TERRIBLE LOSS AT CROSSINGS.
FRONT STREET, Jan. 10-The rag
ing streets under the recent rains
have reached "a stage before unheard
Of They have completely over
whelmed three of the crossings at
the mouth of Peasants street and
the other is momentarily expected to
be drowned
HEROIC RESCUE.
LOWER BEECHURsT, Jan. TO-
While attempting to make the pas
sage of a dangerous crossing young
lady whose name could not be learn
ed fell overheard and was rescued
with great difficulty. Her rescuer
displayed unusual heroism and was
the recipient of many compliments.
A DANGEROUS BAR.
WILEY STREET, Jan. 1O-A dan
gerous bar has been giving much
trouble to navigators. 1t is suppos-
ed to have been formed of large |
quantity of sand stone which was
recently dumped into the street at
this point.
COAL BOAT STAGE EXPECTED.
WALNUT SRTEET, Jan. 10-Ten +
feet and rising. The street is ex-
pected to reach a coal boat stage +
within few hours.
SMALLER BOATS TIE UP
SPRUCE STREET, Jan. 10.-The
street is navigable only to boats Of
great power. The current has long
since become so fierce that the small
Ter boats can not make the passage
MOVING BACK TO HIGHER GROUND.
LOWER MAIN STREET, Jan. 10
The memory of the oldest inhabi-
tant does not go back to the day I
when the street was asst is at pres
ent. No lives have been lost but the T
people living in this vicinity are
moving back to higher ground
GOVERNMENT AID TO FLOOD SUFFERERS
PLEAsANTs STREET, January 10
The flood sufferers in this section /
have appealed to the government for
aid and supplies have been forward
ed from Washington. 1t is not
known whether the attempt to deliv-
er them will be successful or not as
the current is too strong to be easily
stemmed.
BILL TO IMPROVE THE STREETS.
WASHINGTON January 10-Rpp-