The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-03-21
GREAT DAMAGE BY
HIGH WATER
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the lake, cellars ale filled; streets are
under water, ard the residents are i'm
prisoned in their homes. In some
places the water is FIVE feet deep, while
in others 1t is less than foot.
South Park avenue, Seneca street in
the vicinity of Buffalo creek and Sage
avenue, were the heaviest sufferers,
and the loss in Abbott road, Hopkins
street and adjoining thoroughfares will
be heavy. The water even wended it's
way on to Clinton street and as far in
as Babcock street, which is something
unusual.
The great Lackawanna Steel plant
was isolated from one of its usual
means of travel Street car traffic is
suspended AMI two miles of theBuffalo
and Hamburg railway tracks have
been carried away.
RAGING TORRENTS.
Olean, N. Y, March 19.--Unless the
rain ceases soon, Olean and its en-
virons will be practically under water
A great slide OF earth has occurred on
the Chautauqua division of the Penn
sylvania railroad 200 feet of a high
bank falling just as a freight train
was passing. Five cars were envel-
oped by the earth and the train wreck
ed, but no lives were lost.
On the Allegheny division, near
Hinsdale, small bridge has been
washed away. Communication has
been cut off between Olean and East
Olean, because of the high water and
the low lands of Cattaraugus county
resemble a vast lake. Great alarm is
felt over the situation throughout the
county, as no similar condition has
ever been known before.
Reports from Hornellsville and other
places along the Canisteo river, state
that this stream has become a raging
torrent and fears are entertained lest
the water continues to rise. Great
damage already has been done.
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Dubois, Pa, March 19.-This entire
section Of the country is flooded and
the waters are gaining dangerous pro-
portions. All of the low lying parts
of this city are under water and many
families have been driven from their |
homes.
At Clearfield, the river tonight reg
istered ten and a half feet above the |
low water mark and a part of that
town is submerged. The danger mark
Is 12 feet.
At Lock Haven there is a IA foot
food in the river, which means the
is overflowing its banks. |
At Williamsport there is a Is foot |
stage. Property and logs are in dan.
ger.
At Butler, a part of the town is un.
Ter water and it was necessary to
cease the operation of trolley cars on
some streets.
At all points the water is continu-
ng to rise. A washout occurred at
Big Run on the line of the Buffalo,
Rochester e Pittsburg railroad this
afternoon but 1t was discovered be-
ore the train came along.
BIG ICE GORGE BREAKS.
Pittsburg, Pa, March l9.-The big
ce gorge at Kittanning, in the Allie
sheny river, broke this afternoon and
rs a result, three men are reported
drowned, Ford City is under water,
many bridges are gone, the big bridge
It Kittanning is threatened and there
S much loss to the river craft. The
waters here are rising two feet an
iour and thirty foot stage is expect
ID to night. The rivermen here. are
we'll prepared and only the usual loss
S expected.
The other towns suffering as a re.
suit of the breaking of the gorge are
Smlenton, Mexican, and Tarentum.