The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-10
The DEATH LIST
MAY REACH rs
Cloudburst Breaks Dam In
Pennsylvania, Great DAM
age Following.
P~IcNlcKERs IN DANGEH

Eney Had to Be Driven by Force From
the Buildings Below the Weak
Dam, Where They Had Sought
Shelter From Rain.
jeanette. Pa, July AT 10 o'clock
this morning it Is estimated the loss Of
lfe through yesterdays cloudburst will
a seventy-fve. Twenty bodies have
been recovered. Many are foreigners
and have not been identified.
jeanette, Pa, July 7.-Dawn broke
day on a scene Of devastation and ruin
along Brush creek valley from the site
of the break in the am al Oakford
park to Wilmerding, taking in the
burg, Irwin, Burrell and Manor. The
awful power of the rushing waters fol-
lowing h 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,
and spread over a territory covering
probably ten miles.
A half hour later the cloudburst &C.
CURED. The waters in the lake north of
Oakford park began to swell, and
Manager McGrath, believing that there
was danger Of a fatal break in the
walls Of the great dam. hurriedly
alarmed the crowds Of pleasure seek
"ers who had gathered under h roofs
of different stands, pavtlions, etc, n
warned them to run to he hills, the
park being located In a ravine about a
fourth of a mile wide and a mile long.
The people. being protected from the
rain, were loath to leave the oozy
places. and not until Mr.. McGrath and
his assistant, Charles E.. Thomts. 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-
'pacted in their pale faces, for they knew
after careful study of the dam hat
h flood mean probably the breaking
of the wall that held five acres Of wa
ter.
The damage to property will not be
Tess than $500 900. While the number
of lives suddenly blotted out Is still un-
certain, estimates run all the way from
30 to $50.
A bureau has been opened here where
the names of the identified dead, and
OF h missing. were registered, togeth-
er with descriptions of bodies recov-
cred and not identified. The revised
list OF dead and missing, so fa- as
known, follows:
The dead:
GERTRUDE KEEFER, Jeanette.
KATE KEEFER.
JOHN FLEMING. stable boy.
GEORGE WHITMAN, West Jea-
nette.
MRS. LEVI BAKER, West Jeanette.
LUCY CRUM, Jeanette.
JOHN MOGURKEY, West Jeanette.
GEORGE WILLIAMS, jeanette.
ALEX VICTOR. jeanette.
MRS. NIGG AND FOUR chill
DREN, West Jeanette.
AN UNKNOWN WOMAN AND
CHILD.
AN UNKNOWN MAN.
E Tn"ApD CNdTrrJ
DAUGHTER OF FRED DAVIS,
West Jeanette. r.
MRS. SCHRADER-
Z THE missing:
John and Lawrence Oneal.
Curtis Moore.
Samuel Vogel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fink.
Ed O'Brien.
Councilman John G. Light and fam.
lily, Greensburg.
Two Silk sisters. .-. .
Alfred Seipp.
May Bird.
John Miller.
Stories Of thrilling rescues are heard
on all sides and many acts Of bravery
are reported.
Immediately after the wall Of water
had passed, DR.. Freshwater and others
organized a rescu1ng party. DR.. Fresh
water stated this morning they had
rescued fully $50 persons who had been
% kAIo"A 1AIO Lax 6IISdIIlS NY luG1E
houses being overturned.
Many houses were seen by them
floating down stream upside down,
sideways and in every possible man
raer.
Another Dam Broke.
Almost together with the lam in
'Oakford Park, Fort Pitt dam. about
half a mile north of this place, gave
way, carrying with 1t destruction along
h valley Of Bull creek. which empties
into the larger stream, Bush creek, in
h lower part Of Jeanette.
To d to the alarm caused by the
disaster in Oakford Park. 1t was re-
ported this morning the big reservoir
of h WestMoreland Water company
at Radabaugh, about four miles from
people in the vicinity had taken fright
and fed to the uplands. This reservoir
covers about thirteen acres. and sup
plies Greensburg, Jeanette. Ossen,
Manor and other points further down
the valley. Quite a crowd Of people
still linger at Penn Station culvert,
which is blocked with debris, under
which it Is expected the bodies Of SIX
unfortunate victims Of the food will
be found. The s~uddenness Of the dis
aster, together with the attendant fea-
lures, were indeed pathetic.
Came to Hear Music.
Yesterday afternoon most Of the
people were attracted to the park by
h Children's orchestra, a 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, who
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. McKeespor,
and Greensburg Street Railway COM
pany claim most of the persons es-
capped. M. A Cofey, general superin-
tendent of the traction company, esti-
mates that not more han ten persons
were swept away by the food.
MURDER ON FOURTH.