Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-06-24
DEVASTATION BY
RAIN AND WIND
Two Hundred People Were Killed
in a Cloudburst Yesterday in
West Virginia.
MANY SCENES OF TERROR
The Passengers in Train Had Narrow
Escape from Drowning Tornadoes
Cause Death and Destruction
in Ohio and Illinois.

in Ohio and Illinois.
Rluefield, w. Va, June PA series
of electric storms and cloudbursts with
a tremendous downpour of rain, caused
a flood on Sunday which has swept over
100 miles of the bituminous coal field
west and south of here. 1t is estlmated
that 200 people were drowned. 1t is es-
timated that $2Oo0,00o worth of proper
ty were destroyed. .
A S10O, 900 DAMAGE.
Lincoln, Ills, June 24.-This city was
visited Saturday night by tornado
which did 100000 worth of damage The
path of the storm was mile and half
wide and twelve miles long.
A TORNADO STRIKES A CITY.
Middleport, Ohio, June PA tornado
struck the residence portion OF this city
on Saturday morning. One man was
fatally burned and thousands of dollars
of damage was done to bridges and 9TH
er property
A. TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
Roanoke, VT, June 24.-When the
train from the west over the Norfolk &
Western railroad arrived this morning
there were many people at the station
who waited ,anxiously all night for
belated news carrier from the devasta-
ted coal fields of West Virginia. Among
the passengers who had been in the
storm were prominent business men of
Roanoke, several railroad men, Wo-
man and two children. They came di-
rect to Roanoke from Vivian and We're
compelled to walk eleven miles from
that place to Ennis, where they We're
enabled to get a train for this city.
These passengers feel confident that
not more than hundred people lost
their lives The mountain district ly-
ing back from the railroads probably
suffered heavily. A railroad man who
has been working at Vivian, said the
rain started on Friday night and short
ly after midnight the heavens seemed
to open and poured forth great volumes
of water. When the cloud burst over
Vivian there was a passenger train
standing in the railroad yards. About
40 passengers, of whom three were Wo-
men, were in the car The water rose
rapidly and soon was over the trucks
of tho cars. Ropes were thrown to the
cars and the male passengers caught
them and waded through the water
= now waist deep, to places of safety. The
ladies were placed on the tender of the
engine where they We're safe. Other
portions of tn railroad yards washed
out and a hundred box cars were wrec-
ked.
COAL Triples DEMOLISHED. r
Montgomery, w. Va, June 24-It Is
estimated that the storm and washouts
on Sunday did $4,000 of damages to
property in this vicinity. The coal tip
pies were partly demolished but no lives
are known to be lost.
TRACK WASHED OUT.
Columbus, Ohio, June 24.-The Nor
folk & Western will accept passengers
for no point south of Williamson and
the information of the local offices II
that 25 miles of track beyond that poin
is gone.
DAMAGES OF MILLIONS OF DOL
LARS.
New York, June 24-Mayor Land o.
Bluefield, w. Va, wires as follows: Il
is estimated that 200 lives were lost II
the Elkhorn flood. The damage to th
Norfolk & Western railroad is estimat
ed at half a million dollars and to tn
coal companies and individuals at tw
million dollars. There is no communi
cation with any point further down tn
valley than Elkhorn. I am unable t
tell whether outside assistance will b
needed until further information come
in''
MEASURES FOR RELIEF.
Huntington, w. Va, June 24.-Gover
nor White is here making arrangement
to get tents and provisions for the foo
stricken district along the Norfolk
Western railroad. He says he fear
that the death list will exceed thou
sand.
THE WIRES ARE DOWN.
Roanoke, Va, June 24.-The Norfol
& Western officials here say that OWN
to the wires being down they are unab
to estimate the damage caused by tt
food in the coal fields. They do not b.
lieve the damage to property wi
amount to $5OO000 as at first reporte
The estimates of 200 lives lost are no
thought to be too great.
CONFLICTING REPORTS
Richmond, Va, June N-Conflictir
reports received here place the loss
life in the fiat top region by the flood
200 to 300. 1t is pretty certain tn
keystone has been virtually wash
out, but the loss of life there probably
oyerestimated. The tracks of the No
folk & Western and Chesapeake & Oh
near keystone are heavily damag
and the trains are tied up. There h
been a tremendous flood at Charlestc
w. va. Several children were drown
near Tazewell.
Presidential Appointments
Washington, D. G, June s4.Ths
president today made the followi
appointments: State-Chandler Ha
OF Maine secretary OF the legation
Vienna. Austria. James j. Bail
Kentucky, secretary of the legation
Guatemala, and Honduras. Treasur,
Charles M. Webster, Collector of
toms, district of Montana, and Ida