The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-07-08
Cloudbursts and windstorms.

LANCASTER, Pa, June 30.-One of the
worst storms that ever visited this section OF
the State broke over South Mountain this
evening, doing enormous damage 10 buildings
and crops.
As communication with some parts Of the
desolated country is cut off, it is impossible
to get full details of the disaster, which was
due to coudburst. 1t appeared directly
over Mount Hope, on the southern slope of
the mountain, the rain falling in torrents for
more than an hour.
Chickies Creek, which passes down rich
valley, rose with incredible rapidity, and
torrent was soon pouring through and over
flowing the valley, the food being the worst
in thirty years.
Keller and White Oak dams were swept
away, and the torrent sped on five miles to
Mannheim, submerging the low-lying part of
the town. Az iron and a timber bridge were
swept away, the latter lodging against the
Reading and Columbia Railroad Bridge near
Mannheim, which held firm.
Deems barn at White Oak was submerged
to the peak, and Jerry Witmyer's and other
houses flooded to the second floor. Their
occupants were removed in boats at the risk
of the rescuerS lives.
The horses at Jacob Busser's livery stable,
Mannheim, were rescued in boats. The Ian
caster and Mannheim trolley road is submerged
and traffic is suspended.
EAST ST.. Louis, June 30.-A severe wind
storm, accompanied by hail and heavy ram,
demolished four smokestacks of the Missouri
Malleable Iron Company's plant, blowing
down a 325-foot tower used for wireless teie-
graph purposes, and did considerable other
damage throughout the city. -Four employees
at the Malleable iron plant were caught be
meath the wreckage and seriously injured.
MEXICO CRY, July 2.-The town OF Guam
aiuato is reported to have been swept away
and over 100 persons drowned.
Later, July A. Hundreds of bodies of VIC
tins in the flood at Guanajuato have been re-
covered. The total casualty list is now de
clared to be more than ZOO, and millions OF
dollars of property destroyed.
Guanaiuato, capital of the Mexican province
of that name, is 160 miles northwest from
Mexico City and has population OF $4,000
persons. 1t is the centre of an extensive gold
and silver mining country. The town IS
formed of number of villages placed around
the mines, all of them built in deep, narrow
mountain defles, GOLF feet above the sea,
peculiarly at the mercy of torrents from higher
grounds or of an onrush of water IN case OF
the collapse of reservoir, snch as occurred
at Johnstown. The houses of the town are
well built, many of them OF stone. those oc-
cupied by the owners and chief officials OF the
various mining concerns are OF imposing pro
portions. The town contains several sptendld
churches, numerous chapels and other rehgi
Gus edi6ces. The Alhondiga, large public
granary, is 8 remarkable editce. The mines
at Guanaiuato are the richest IN Mexico.
large mint in the town supplies the bulk OF
the Mexican currency la addition TO the
mining industry there are in the town num
Der Of manufactures of soap. woOlen cloth,
linen, powder aud tobacco, together with
number of tanneries. The town was founded
by the Spaniards in 1915, constituted town
in 1919 and invested with the privileges of a
city in l75l.
MALONE, \. Y, July 2-The rsin-storm
which began yesterday continued unabnted
today and the streams aud rivers are all above
high water mark. Two women were killed
by lightning at Madrid aud one man at Dies
inson.
Iunumerable washouts are reported on the
railroads. The boom Ia the Salmon River n
Malone, holding $1,000 worth Of logs, broke
last night. All crops on moderately low hand
are ruined.
ITHACA, n. Y. July "A eloudburst oc-
Cured here today which threatened repiti
ton OF the food Of June 2l The rain was
accompanied by severe electric storm. during
which several barns were struck and blrned.
Streets on the hill leading from Cornell
campus we're transformed into torrents, which
flooded easements, washed away pavemeuis
and caused a suspension of street car traffic.
At Willow Creek, eight miles from here,
Lehigh Valley passenger train ran into land-
slide, but escaped injury beyond the wrecking
of the locomotive pilot.