Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-06-24

Bluefeld, w. Va, June 2".-The
Elkhorn valley. comprising The ia
nous Pocahontas coal fields. was
swept by a terrific food of water
from one end to the other. and it is
estimated that zoo men. mostly
miners, and their wives and children
were drowned.
Details are hard to obtain, owing
to the present inaccessibility of the
mining district where the fury of the
waters wrought such appalling loss of
life. At the town of Keystone the
water began to rise about 9 o'clock
Sunday morning, and by II the flood
had spent Its fury, but at least two
thirds OF the little city had been
washed away or demolished. II is
known that 16 residents of the north
side of the stream lost their lives and
at least 30 of those living on the
south of the town side were drowned.
Death List May Reach 200.
At Burke, suburb of Keystone, a
number are missing and eight are re-
ported as lost 1t is now certain that
tho total list of dead from one end Of
Elkhorn valley to the other will reach
200 A full list Of the names OF the
victims cannot be ascertained at this
time Hundreds are missing, having
taken refuge In the mountains to es-
cape the flood The list of the dead
so far recovered and identified that
have been able to obtain Is as fol-
lows:
John Lewis (white)
Martha Morgan (white).
Sam Poindexter.
Bette Brown.
John Ballard.
Annie Smith.
Laura Mccoy.
Nellie Smith.
The last are negroes, and all Of
Keystone.
Ivan Solisky twhite) and a negro
family named Hairston, consisting of
mother and four children.
Mules Drowned; Some Mines Flooded
At Algoma at least 800 mine mules
were drowned. Twenty-Five were seen
swimming about in the food and max
ing a fight for life. But little damage
Is done to the mines proper, as the
drift mouths were high up the noun
tain sides. Several, however, are re-
ported flooded, but it is impossible to
ascertain the extent of the damage.
On the north fork OF. the Norfolk
and Western branch, which is five
and a half miles long, there was no
loss Of life as far as known, but hun
dreds OF people were rendered home-
less and were last night camping In
the mountains. The damage to prop
erty ON this branch is very heavy.
The Mcdowell Coal company lost u
residences. The Roanoke company
lost their boiler house and the 100
horse power boilers were swept four
miles down the stream. The Louis
vile company's store is a wreck and
the stock Of goods total loss.
At Rolfe a large number of miners
houses were swept away, as we'll as
the handsome residence of the com
pany's physician. Twenty-Five houses
are jammed together in one large
mass of broken timbers and debris.
At the Gillian company's colliery the
powder house and IA houses damaged
and the stock lost. The residence OF
Captain G.. Botsford, the manager, is
wrecked also The north fork track
is nearly all washed away all the
trestles being gone except one
Railroad and Coal Loss Heavy.
In the Elkhorn valley it is estimat-
ed that the loss to the railroad and
coal interests will exceed $2,000,00
Out of II miles of main line double
track only one mile remains, and all
the bridges are gone. Some of them
were of the heaviest masonry and
iron, but they could not resist the
force of the food The Croser com
pany, one of the largest in operation,
lost its 1,000-horse power electric
plant and many buildings and coke
ovens. Their loss is said to be $780,
900. The Houston company is dam
aged some $4,000. The Tierney in
terests. consisting OF four collieries,
will lose $4,000
There are over 90 collieries whose
damage is immense. Many miles Of
their tracks leading to the coke ovens
and mines are gone In enmA n