Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-06-29

field und Vivian Yard, u distance OF
twenty-eight miles. at from hfteen 10
twenty, and from present ndicdtion
Ii will be impossible to get trains
through to Vivian and points west OF
there under q week or ten days. rms
will render It impossible to get relief
into the stricken district, and with
those who escaped with their lives.
homeless and without food, indescrib-
able suffering is inevitable.
Death. List n Long One.
on the Clinch Valley branch OF the
Norfolk and Western railroad,
this city and Norton, Va, communica-
ton Is entirely severed west of Taze-
well, Va. Reports come from that
point OF great loss OF life and property
throughout that entire section.
The railroad and telegraph compan-
les are working between LOCO n 1900
men day and night. Officials are On
the ground pushing the work or con-
structing telegraph lines and are build
Ing the road and hope TO be able 10
communicate with both the storm
swept districts by noon today. Moth
ing whatever has been heard from the
section OF country between Vivian and
Williamson, other than hat the Tug
river Is reported as being entirely over
It's banks and higher than ever known
by the oldest Inhabitants.
The town Of WEIGH, county seat OF
Mcdowell county, necessarily must
have suffered seriously and a number
OF the large lumber plants situated
along the banks OF Tug river no doubt
are entirely washed away.
Details OF the great P~ocahontas field
flood are hard 10 obtain, owing 10 the
innccessibillty Of the mining district,
where the fury and havoc OF the angry
waters caused the most appalling loss
or life n property. At keystone the
water began to rise at 8 o'clock Sun
day morning, and by IL o'clock the noof
had spent It's fury and at least two
thirds OF the little city had been washed
away or demolished. 1t liz known that
sixteen residents OF the north side of
the stream lost their lives, and at least
fifty OF those living on the south or
lower side were drowned.
At Burke, n suburb OF Keystone, a
number are missing and eight are re-
parted dead. II IS now certain that
the total list OF the dead from n end
OF the Elkhorn valley TO the other VIII
reach 200. A full list OF the names OF
the victims N be ascertaincd 1T
this time. Hundreds are missing, hay-
Ing taken refuge In the mountains &c
escape the fury OF the flood.
ON the North Fork branch OF the
Norfolk and Western, which Is 81
AAiiA'f' i'iFaH ~ 40 ~ a''' ~ ''~
far as known, but hundreds were rem
dered homeless and are camping In the
mountains. The damage to property OF
this branch 10 very heavy.
At ROlfC o large number OF miners
houses we're swept away. Twenty-Five
| houses are il mined together In one
large mass OF broken timbers and
debris.
At the Gillian company's colliery the
powder house and fourteen houses are
demolished.
Al Indian Ridge the country was
completely swept and much stock lost
In the Elkhorn valley II Is estimated
that the loss 10 the railroad and Goa
Interests Will exceed 81, 200, 600. Out OF
twelve miles OF main line OF double
track only one mile remains and al
bridges arc gone
The Cosier company, one OF the larg'
est operators, lost q 1,00O-horse powei
electric plant end many buildings and
coke ovens.