The Irish standard., 1901-06-29
REDUCES THE list.
Last Estimates Place Number Of
Flood Victims at Fifty.
Some Interesting. Though. .Distress-
ing, Stories Told by Explorers
of the Stricken District
treat Suffering,

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Great Suffering,
Bluefield, w. Va, June 26.-The West
Virginia flood situation has not many
aew developments, but it is authen-
tically stated that the loss of life has
been greatly overestimated, although
the loss of property can hardly be
fixed. The most conservative estimate
obtainabie places the loss of life at
about so, a greater part of whomare
co.ored miners and their families. A
great many more are missing and are
supposed to have been swept away.
There are great piles of debris, and it
will take many days to find all the
bodies. The Norfolk & Western Rail-
way company will lose, at conserva-
tive estimate. SaOO.0OO, not taking into
consideration the delay to traffic, etc.
Their double track is practically
washed away for distance of six
miles and al least $500 men are at
work day and night repairing roadbed
and removing drift. The Cumberland
Valley electric light car has arrived
and will be used TO prosecute the work
a, night. II will be four days before
any traffic can be resumed. The loss
to the coal operators will reach about
S40o.o00, outside of the delay at the
mines in loading, etc. The property
lost by private parties is very heavy
md cannot be estimated at this time.
1t is thought it will reach the 81 100000
mark. Gen. Boggs and Col Hudson, of
Coy. Whites staff. arrived Tuesday to
'o.d a conference with the general SUI
perlniendent of the Norfolk & Western
"al,road TO ascertain what assistance
rs needed by the state authorities. The
wires are deluged with press work and
hundreds of messages are received
lonr'y from anxious friends in all
parts of the United States inquiring
'bout relatives and friends.
In tho Stricken District
Roanoke. Va. June 2G.-Thc dam
l%e in the coal fields begins at Coal
dale, which is Is miles west of Blue
irld. At that place great embank-
mrntS supporting the railroad tracks
rave been washed out. At Mayberry,
from the train "ln be seen five houses
upset and partially demolished. The
branch road leading from this point
/" the Norfolk and Delta colleries has
suffered heavy damage. The track
IS washed ort in some places and COW
cred over in others, and those left of
;he long row OF company houses have
an unsightly appearance on account
of material washed in their yards.
At Lick the water was very high and
at this point damage to the main line
of railroad begins and destruction of
coal company property increases. At
Ennis can be seen the remains of Il
valuable house, and on down below
lumber from many buildings is col
lected high against bridge abutments
and other structures.
Situation Mt Other Points.
Algoma lost houses and tracks, and
no reasonable estimate can yet be
made. Elk Ridge lost Il number of
houses, coke ovens and trcstles. The
power house and their tracks were
washed out. The tipplc is also dam
aged. Loss. 100000. Grccnbrier lost
n number of houses and the tracks
were damaged. At Rolfe the tipple
and trestleS were damaged. At Roam
oke operations the damage to houses,
trestlcs and tracks will amount to
$500. At Arlington bridges are gone
above and below the tipplc and the
loss is estimated at $4,000.
At Mcdowell the tracks are washed
out and houses destroyed. Giliam's
loss is heavy in small houses. Indian
Ridge lost Il number of houses and
their storchouse was damaged. DIR.
Workman's house and Office were
washed away. Loss, $4,000. Ash
lands loss is between SIS, 900 and $1O,-
900. Bottom Creek loss is $4,000.
Tidewater lost heavily.
Al Keystone.
At keystone the streets are washed
;rreguIarly and debris is everywhere,
floors of buildings standing are COW
cred with mud, and water has been all
over the town to a considerable depth.
Had it not been for the tanning of
three or four buildings at the upper
end, near the suspension bridge, no
doubt the entire property Of the town
would be a total loss. just opposite
Calhoun's buildings, on the other side
of the creek, all houses were entirely
swept away, including the most of
Belchertown. Property is undermined
and badly damaged at Burke. The
whole fill, on which the two tracks
pass through Keystone, is entirely
gone. The wagon bridge and the
tracks on the company side are gone
and Banks building, known as the
"First Chance saloon" is demolished.
Many persons had narrow escapes
with their lives and men, women and
children succeeded in escaping
through water waist deep, while 9TH
ers were carried away. A Mr. Abbott
succeeded in rescuing man named
Lockwood on Main street by fastening
himself to post by means of rope
and making dive in the swift water
just as Lockwood was sinking from
view. Many similar rescues were
made.
Is Not a Candidate.
Buffalo, n. Y, June 26.--The follow
ing, over the signature of William Jen-
nings Bryan, appears in the Times,
Mr.. Norman T.. Mack's paper: II am
not only not a candidate for any office,
but have no candidate in my mind for
any Office. My interest centers in prin-
cples, and men are important only as