Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-06

THE DEATH LIST MAY REACH 100
Half Dozen Towns Swept Away by
the Rush of the Waters-Giving
Away of Dam Let's Loose a Wall of
Water-The Loss Will Reach Nearly
a Million.


jeanette, Pa, July 6.--Dawn broke
today on scene of devastation and
ruin along Brush Creek Valley. From
the site of the break in the dam at
Oakford park to Wilmeriing, taking in
in the towsn of jeanette, Penn, Lari-
mer, Greensburg, Irwin, Burrell and
Manor. the awful power of the rush
the dam, is apparent on all sides.
The damage to property will not be
less than 100000, while the number of
lives suddenly blotted out is still un-
certain, estimates running all the way
from fifty to $50. A bureau has been
opened here, where the names of the
identified dead recovered and the miss
ing were registered. together with a de-
scription of the bodies recovered and
not identified. The revised list of the
dead missing, so far known follows:
Dead.
Gertrude Keefer, jeanette.
Kate Keefer.
John Fleming, stable boy.
George Whitman, West jeanette.
Mrs. Levi Baker West Jeanette.
Lucy Crum, jeanette.
John McGurkey. West jeanette.
George Williams, Jeanette.
Alex Victor, jeanette.
Mrs. Nigg and four children, West
jeanette.
Unknown woman and child.
Unknown child.
Unknown man.
Edward Smith, a negro boy.
Daughter of Fred Davis, West Jean
cite.
Mrs. Schrader.
The Missing.
John and Lawrence O'Neal.
Curtis Moore.
Samuel Vogel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fink.
Ed O'Brien.
Councilman John G. Light and fam
lily.
L. 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.
Wall Of Water.
Immediately after the wall Of water
had passed DR.. Freshwater and others
rescuing party. Fresh
water states this morning that they
had rescued fully $50 persons who
had been thrown into the streams by
their houses being overturned. Many
houses were seen by them floating
down the stream upside down, sideways
and in every possible manner Almost
together with the dam in Oakford Park
Fort Pitt dam, about half mile north
of this place, gave way, carrying wide
destruction along the valley of Bull
Creek, which empties into the larger
stream of Brush Creek in the lower
part OF Jeanette. To add to the alarm
caused by the disaster, in Oakford Park
it was reported this morning that the
big reservoir of the West Moreland
Water Company at Radabaugh, about
four miles from this town, was likely
to give way and people in the vicinity
~ cd 70 ho
lands The reservoir covers about thir-
teen acres and supplies Greenburg,
jeanette. Ossen, Manor and other
points further down the valley.
Quite 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 flood will be found.
Came Suddenly.
The suddenness of the disaster, to-
gether with attendant features were in
deed pathetic. Yesterday afternoon
most of the people We're attracted to the
park by a childrens orchestra, 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. Wit
nesses claim that at least 200 people
We're in the houses in different places,
while the officials of Pittsburg, Nc
Keesport and Greensburg Street Rail-
way Company. claim that most of the
persons escaped. NJ. A. Cofey, general
superintendent of the traction COM
pany estimates that not more than
ten persons were swept away by the
food.
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