The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-07-10
The DEATH LIST
MAY REACH Is Il
cioudburst Breaks Dam IN
Pennsylvania, Great Dam
age Following,
P'cNIckERs IN DANoRR

P~tCNlCkERS IN DAN09H
They Had to Be Driven by Force From
the Buildings Below the Weak
Dam, Where They Had soushA
Shelter From Rain. q
Jeanette, Pa, July 7.-At 10 O'Clock
this morning 1t is estimated the loss Of
life through yesterdays cloudburst VIII
reach seventy-f1ve. Twenty bodies have
been recovered. Many are foreigners
and have not been identified.
jeanette. Pa, July Dawn broke
day on a scene Of devastation and ruin
along Brush creek valley from the site
of the break in the dam at Oakford
park to Wilmerdtng, taking In the
towns OF jeanette, LarimeR Green's
burg, Irwin, Burrell and Manor. The
awfu power of the rushing waters fol-
lowing the breaking Of the dam Is ap-
parent on all sides.
Ae 8 o'clock rain began to fall In
torrents In the vicinity Of the park.
n spread over a territory covering
probably ten miles.
A half hour later the cloudburet oc-
CURED. The waters in the lake north Of
Oakford park began to swell. and
was danger OF q fatal break In the
walls of the great dam. hurriedly
alarmed the crowds OF pleasure seek-
ers who had gathered under the roofs
of different stands, pavilions, etc.. n
warned them to run to the hills, the
park being located In o ravine about q
fourth Of a mile wide and a mfle long.
AF 1ha rro0r1o& katr~ ~.~AnoAo5 A~~o Tho
rain, We're loath to leave the ooHy
places. and not until Mr.. MoGfath and
his assistant, Charles E. Thou1ta, en-
tered each building in turn and simply
drove the crowds into the rain did they
realize that the parks managers were
In earnest, that earnestness being de-
picted in their pale faces, for they knew
after careful study Of the dam that
the food meant probably the breaking
Of the wall that held five acres Of wa
ter. s@
The damage to property. viii not be
less than 100000. While the number
Of lives suddenly blotted out Is still un-
certain, estimates run all the way from
SO to $50.
A bureau has been opened here where
the names Of the identified dead, and
Of the missing, were registered, togeth-.
er with descriptions OF bodies recov-
cred and not identified. The revised
list Of dead n missing, so far as
known, follows:
The dead:
GERTRUDE KEEFER. Jeanette,
KATE KEEFER.
JOHN FLEMING, stable boy.
GEORGE WHITMAN. West Jee-
nette.
MRS. LEVI BAKER, west jeanette.
LUCY CRUM. jeanette.
JOHN MOGURKBY, West Jeanette
GEORGE WILLIAMS, jeanette.
ALEX VICTOR, Jeanette
MRS. NIGG AND FOUR chill
DREN, West Jeanette.
AN UNKNOWN WOMAN AND
CHILD.
AN UNKNOWN MAN.
EDWARD SMITH, negro boy. !.
DAUGHTER OF FRED DAVIS,
West Jeanette.
MRS. SCHRADER.
The missing:
John and Lawrence Oneal.
Curtis Moore.
Samuel Vogel.
Mr.. n Mrs. Henry Fink.
Ed O'Brien.
Councilman 5ohn G. Light and IAN.
lily, G~reensburg.
Two SILK sisters.
Alfred Seipp.
May Bird.
John Miller.
Stories of thrilling rescues are beard
on all sides and many acts Of bravery
are reported.
Immediately after the wall oR water
had passed, DIR. Freshwater and others
| organized a rescuing party. Dr.. Fresh
water stated this morning they had
rescued fully $50 persons who had been
thrown into the streams by their
houses being overturned
Many houses were zen By them
q - - - W. 49, 2 A~r-S
| sideways and in every possible man
ner.
Another Dam Broke.
Almost together with the dam In
! Oakford Park, Fort Pitt dam, about
half a mile north Of this place, save
way, carrying with It destruction along
the valley of Bull creek, which enpties
into the larger stream, Bush creek, In
, the lower part of Jeanette.
To add to the alarm caused by the
disaster In oakford Park, Il was re-
ported this morning the big fdoervoir
| of the WestMoreland Water company
at Radabaugh, about tour miles from
this town. was likely to give way, and
people in the vicinity had taken fright
and fed to the uplands. This reservoir
covers about thirteen acres, and sup
plies Greensburg, ~Jeannette, essen.
Manor and other points further down
the valley. Quite a crowd OF people
still anger at Penn Station culvert,
which is blocked with debris, under
which it is expected the bodies OF six
unfortunate victims OF the flood will
be found. The s~uddenness of the dis
aster. together with the attendant fea-
lures, We're indeed pathetic.
Came to Hear Music.
Yesterday afternoon most Of the
people were attracted to the park by
the Children's orchestra. q Juvenile
musical organization, which gave Its
Initial open air concert. The band was
playing when the storm came up. Many
of the young musicians were girls, vine
ran into the park buildings, some OF
which were swept away. The exact
number seeking shelter In the buildings
from the storm is not Known.
witnesses claim at least 200 people
were in houses in different places, while
officials OF the Pittsburg, McKeesport
and Greensburg Street Railway com
pany claim most OF the persons es-
capped. NJ. "A. Csfey, general superfn-
tendent OF the traction company. estA-
mates that not more than ten persons
were swept ava by the food.
MURDER ON FOURTH.
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