The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-24
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inaccessibility of the mining district At
Keystone the water began to rise at 3
o'clock Sunday morning and by IL o'clock
the flood had spent its fury. but at least
two-thirds of the little Igty 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 town
side, were drowned. At Burke
suburb of Keystone. a number are
missing and eight are reported
dead. 1t is now certain that the total list
of the dead from one end OF the 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. The list of the dead so far
recovered and Identified that it has been
possible to Obtain at this time are:
John Lewis and Martha Morgan, white;
Sam Poindexter. Bette Brown. John Bal
lard, Annie Smith, Laura Mccoy, Nellie
Smith, colored, all of keystone; Ivan
Solisky, white. and a coiored family
named Hairston, consisting of mother
and four children at Algoma.
Three Hundred Mules Drowned.
At least 800 mine mules were drowned.
But little damage Is done to the mines
proper, as the drift mouths were high up
the mountain sides. Several mines, how
ever, are reported flooded, but it is i'm
possible to ascertain the extent of the
damage. On the North Fork branch of
the Norfolk and Western which is five
and a half miles long. there has been
no loss of life. as far as known, but
hundreds were rendered homeless, and to-
night are camping in the mountains. The
damage to property on this branch is very
heavy. Only one of the ten colieries To-
Gated on this branch escaped, the Ash
land, it being located at the head of the
stream. The Mcdowell Company lost
twelve residences, the Roanoke Company
lost their boiler house and the 100-horse-
power boilers were swept four miles down
the stream. The Louisville Company's
storehouse is a wreck and the stock of
goods total loss.
The General Ruin.
At Rolfe large number of miners
houses were swept away, well as the
handsome residence of the company's ply
stefan. Twenty-Five houses are jammed
together in one large mass of broken tim
bers and debris. At the Gillian Com
pany's colliery the power house and four
teen houses are demolished At Indian
Ridge the company store was consider
ably damaged and the stock lost. The
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is also wrecked. The North Fork track
is nearly all washed away, all abe trestles
being gone except one. In the Elkhorn
valley it is estimated that the
loss to the railroad will exceed $1,000 600,
including coal interests Out of twelve
miles of main line double track only one
mile remains and all of the bridges are
gone. Some of the bridges were of the
heaviest masonry and iron, but they
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The Grocer Company, one of the largest
operators lost thousand horsepower
electric plant and many buildings and
coke ovens. Their loss is said to be $780,
600. The Houston Company is damaged
some $4,000. The Tierney interest con-
sisting of four collieries, will reach $75,-
900. There are over twenty GOLFERS whose
damage is great, many miles of their
tracks leading 10 coke ovens and mines
are gone.
In some instances mine locomotives and
cars have been swept for miles down the
stream. Fifteen hundred laborers have
been rushed to the scene to work on re-
pairs and it is expected that Geographic
communication will be established by to-
morrow afternoon.
Detailed Casualties.
Later advices from the Cnnch Valley
division confirm the reported drowning of
ten persons
A family named Hook, living near the
river close to Pounding MIL Station were
all drowned. six perishng.
There is no damage on this division
west of Swords creek, fifty miles out, ana
practically no rainfall. 1t Is expected
that the line will be opened for traffic to-
morrow.
pathetic story is told of a Hungarian
family at keystone. The father was at
work in the mines and when the alarm
was given did not reach the mouth until
the town was partially inundated. He
made his way to the cabin. where his
wife and new born baby were lying help
less. He tried to rescue both, and after
fierce battle with the waters, logs and
debris, he reached a place of safety with
them, only to discover that both were
dead
Bodies Being Recovered.
Bodies are being recovered many miles
down the stream, where they were wash
ed ashore. The latest reports say the
lower end of the coal field between Wv
ian and Gray suffered severely. Fully
a million dollars damage has been done
to coal and lumber interests.
Three daughters of Coal Inspector Dins-