Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-27
A RESERVOIR BURST.
Town of Chauneey, o., Was
Flooded.
TWO MEN KILLED AT AKRON.
storms and Floods DO Great damage In
Ohio streams IA Western Pennsylva-
MIA on Rampage High Water Expected
at pittsburs-Fire and Flood at ,, Village.

Athens, o.. Nov. 27.--As result
Of Tie heavy rains the reservoir near
Ghauncey burst and flooded the town,
mile away. The reservoir covered
three acres aud was 20 feetTleep. a
hundred yards of railroad track was
washed out and nearly ali the resi-
denees Ia Chauncey were flooded. A
hill detecting the course of the Wa
ter saved the Ghauneey mine, where
100 men were at work, from being
flooded.
Akron. O., Nov. 27.-The storm
cost two lives aud did much damage
in this city and vicinity. The great
est havoc was among electric wires
and the telegraph, telephone and
light companies suffered heavily
number of people received more or
less heavy shocks from contract with
these wires. The most serious acci-
dent occurred on Wooster avenue.
Frank Wernet and Louis Rohr were
going up street together, when they
noticed a telephone wire lying across
the street In their path. Both men
stopped to pick it up at the same
time The wire had fallen across
light or trolley wire and the men
both received a heavy charge of cleo
tricity. killing them instantly. Both
men caught the wire III their left
hand and both their hands burned
to crisp Wernet was So years old
and had family. while Rohr was
only 20 years old and single.
Pittshurg, Nov 27-Rains at the
headwaters of the continent Monon-
gahela and Allegheny rivers had
swollen their currents above the dan
ger line of % feet along the local
fronts. and the full volume of the
rise is yet impetuously swiriing to-
ward the city. Frank Ridgeway,
United States forecaster ut the
weather bureau, at 1870 o'clock last
night stuck to his prediction that the
ultimate stage of the waters will be
from - to &c feet. though at that
hour the marks ut the Sixteenth
street bridge in the Allegheny showed
% feet 8 inches. and the Market
street gauge in Pittsburg stood at %
feet, with both rivers rising at the
rate of six inches an hour. Frank s.
Chaser who manages the transpofta
ton of the coal hafges for the Mon
ongahela coal combine, said the stage
seen this morning would be from %
to % feet and he was conceded to be
an authority.
Charleston W. Va, Nov. 27.-Rain-
fall caused rapid rise in all streams
In this section of the state. The Ka-
nawha has almost reached the danger
line here and people in the lowlands
are already moving ont
Columbus, o.. Nov. 27.-The damage
done throughout the state by the
storm will reach thousands. At
Chagrin Falls the telephone switch
board burned out and set half a dozen
houses on fire At Cambridge sew
eral buildings We're blown down and
Mt Batavia Miss Annie Hurd was
drowned. driving into a stream where
Il bridge had washed out The Ohio
river and Southern Ohio streams are
rising rapidly Wires are down in
all directions and trains are delayed.
Mdilleboro. Ky. Nov. 27.-Cumher-
land Powell and Glinch rivers have
overlooked their banks, doing inn
mense damage to farmers. The low
or norton of Powell valley is mum
dated and those living along its
banks have been compelled to move
to higher ground Ben Turner. of
Niddleboro, was drowned in the food
while trying to swim his horse across
Yellow creek.
Williamsport, Pa, Nov. 27.-At the
village Of Cross Forks ON the Gin
ton and Potter county lines. man
started Il fire in sheet iron stove
and left the house. a blaze resulted
and before it was stopped five stores
and dwellings combined, two barns
and an ice house Were destroyed and
the entire town would have gone had
it not been for the rain. The loss is
$4,000 and there is some insurance.
The town has no fire protection. To
the terror of the occasion was added
wholesale thieving of the goods res
cued from the flames.
Scarcely had the excitement sub
sided when the biggest flood ever
known in the vicinity struck the
town. 1t covered all the low lands
and carried away two bridges on the
Buffalo and Susquehanna railroad.
The tramway of the Lackawanna
Lumber company was so badly dam,
aged that it will require a week to
repair.