Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-18
LIVES LOST IN FLOODS
Heavy Rains Cause Great
Monetary Damage.
STREAMS OVERFLOW BANKS
Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio
and West Virginia.
HEAVY LOSSES TO RAILWAYS
Hundreds of Families Forced to
Abandon Their Homes for Safety
on Higher Ground.
HEAVY LOSSES TO RAILWAYS

PITTSBURG, Pa, July 1s.-The loss Of
several lives and great monetary damage
have resulted from heavy rains throughout
western Pennsylvania. eastern Ohio and
West Virginia during the last twentyfour
hours.
The rivers and mountain streams are
out of their banks, live stock has been
drowned bridges and buildings washed
away, railroad tracks swept off or under
mined, trolley systems demoralized, electric
light plants put out of commission and
hundreds of families compelled to abandon
their homes and take refuge on higher
ground.
About this city the rivers have risen over
six feet in ten hours. Reports from above
the city say that recurring storms during
the past forty-eight hours have resulted
In a precipitation of from three to four
Inches, which, being at the headwaters
when they reach this city, may cause some
damage unlocked for at this time Of the
year.
The interior of West Virginia has sus-
tanned heavy damage. Miles OF trackage OF
the Western Maryland and the Coal and
Iron railroads in Tucker and Barbour
counties have been washed away. Inc serv-
ice on these roads is said to be at stand
still. The Dry Fork and Baltimore and
miles and no trains can be operated
Towns Almost Submerged.
In the Tygart valley the towns Of Graf
ton, Rowlesburg and Tunneton are almost
submerged the property damage amount
ing TO nearly quarter Of a million dollars.
At Elkins the rainfall was five inches, and
at other points the fall was about as heavy.
At McCombs, W. Va, the home Of Mrs.
Mary Ballard was wrecked by the hlgh
water and three young children or Mrs.
ballard were drowned. The bodies We're
washed away.
terized the food. While hundreds Of per-
sons watched the raging Tygart river a
large church foated down past Rowles-
burg Fifteen bridges were counted pass
ing Grafton.
The lowlands of western Pennsylvania
points along the Monongahela above this
city are not affected to any great extent,
according to reports TO-DAY hsa w aa tn. me
people have been forced to abandon their
homes, no fatalities have been reported as
| yet.
Half Million Damage.
| CLARKSBURG, w. Va, July 1S.-More
| than half million dollars damage result
| ed from cloudbursts, storms and floods last
| night at Newburg and along the Cheat
River valley in Preston county and this vi
| cinity. Houses were washed away, the
| main line of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road is out of commission, and telegraph
| and telephone wires are all down. At Fair
mont the Monongahela river is at a high
| stage, and freight and other property has
| been removed. The Baltimore and Ohio
| tracks along the Monongahela valley are
| damaged slightly.
| At Kingwood three miles of railroad were
washed away. The United Brethren
| Church at Evansville was overturned and
swept down stream. Coleman Morris aged
| thirty years. a farmer Of Big Isaac, this
| county, was struck by lightning in the
road his home during the storm and
| instantly killed.
Heavy rain at Weston early today