Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-27
held una Vivian Yard, a distance o,

held und Vivian Yard, distance of
twenty-eight miles. at from fifteen to
twenty, and from present Indications
1t will be impossible to get trains
through to Vivian and points west Of
there under n week or ten days. This
win render 1t 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 i.ist a Long One.
On the Clinch Valley branch of the
Norfolk and Western railroad, between
this city and Norton, Va, communica-
ton is entirely severed west Of Taze-
we'll, 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 1000 and 1900
men day and night. Officials are IN
the ground pushing the work of con-
structing telegraph lines and are build
Ing the road and hope to be able to
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 that the Tug
river Ii reported as being entirely over
its 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 number
OF the large lumber plants situated
along the banks of Tug river no doubt
are entirely washed away.
Details of the great Pocahontas field
Hood are hard to obtain, owing to the
inacccsslbility of the mining district,
where the fury and havoc of the angry
waters caused the most appalling loss
OF NE ana property. AT keystone the
water began to rise at O'Clock Sun.
day morning, and by IL o'clock the floo
had spent its fury and at least two
thirds of the little city had been washed
away or demolished. 1t is 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
Liver side were drowned
AZ Burke, a suburb of keystone, q
number are missing and eight are re-
parted dead. 1t is now certain that
the total list OF the dead from one end
OF the Glkhorn valley to the other will
the victims cannot be ascertained at
THIS time. Hundreds are missing, hav
Ing taken refuge In the mountains to
escape the fury of the flood
On the North Fork branch of the
Norfolk and Western. which is SO
miles long, there was no loss of life as
far as known, but hundreds were rem
dered homeless and are camping in the
mountains. The damage to property OH
this branch is very heavy.
At Rolic large number of miners
houses We're swept away. Twenty-Five
holsts arc il mined together In one
large mass of broken timbers and
debris
AT the Gillian company's colltery the
powder hause and fourteen houses are
demolished.
Al Indian Ridge the country was
completely swept and much stock lost
In the Elkhorn valley 1t is estimated
that the lcss To the railroad and coal
Interests viii exceed s2,Ooo0o0. Out OF
twelve miles of main line Of double
track only one mile remains and all
bridges are gone.
The Cosier company, one of the larg-
est operators. lost a 1.oco-horse power
electric piant fnd many buildings and
coke uNeEs.