Putnam patriot., 1912-09-06
TRi-STATE STORM
RAIN AND WIND SWEEP WEST ERIN PENNSYLVANIA. EASTERN
 OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA.
ALL CROPS BADLY DAMAGED
Farmer Saves His Wife After House collapses, but When He Returns His Three Children Are Swept Away by the Torrent.

Pittsburgh. Pa, Sept 3-As a re- suit of tcrrential rains throughout West Virginia, western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio thirty-six persons are dead and others missing. Added to the list of fatalities are ten for eigners in Golfers. w Va. bringing the list there up to eighteen; three in Burgettstown, Pa, bringing the list there up to four. and one in Wood lawn, Pa, near this city.
 From meagre reports it is believed the monetary damage will reach close to s1.500.000
 The storm was the most devastat. ing in the history of the Localities mentioned. All small stream left their banks, spreading over a wide territory and transportation facilities in all directions from this city were practically put out of commission.
 After twenty-four hour period of excessively hot weather the storm broke. In addition to an extraordi- nary rainfall, the electrical features were most spectacular The steady rain caused every stream to leave it's banks. In a short time the water had washed away railroad tracks in many places and sent tons of earth from surrounding hills, making impossible all thoroughfares in the flood zone
 Latest reports from the various dis tricts give the following table of fa- talities
 Golfers, W. Va, nine dead It is estimated that twenty persons met death
 Cherry Valley, Pa. six drowned.
 Burgettstown. Pa, one drowned.
 Avella, Pa, three drowned.
 Cannonsburg. Pa three drowned.
 At Ayella, Washington county, three children of Henry Crow were drowned. The house was located near a little stream, which rose so rapidly that it undermined the building, and when it collapsed Mrs Crow was badly in- jured. Crow hastened to her rescue and saved her, but before he could return for the children they were swept away. They were Amelia, F years old; John. 12 and Grace, 4.
 Two other children were tossed about for time on the surface of the flood and then thrown on the bank of the stream, where they were found by the distracted father.
 Many manufacturing plants are un- der water. The known dead are:
 Cook White, farmer, Burgettstown, Pa
 George Gillespie, Cherry Valley, Pa.
 Mrs. Gillespie, Cherry Valley, Pa.
 Four Gillespie children, Cherry Val ley, Pa
 Mrs. Thorley and daughter. Golfers, W Va
 Unidentified Italian, wife and three children, Golfers, w Va
 Eli Hancock, Cannonsburg, Pa.
 Unidentified foreigner
 Boy, 10 years old, unidentified
 Amelia Crown, 12. Avella, Pa.
 John Crow. 16. Avella, Pa.
 Grace Crow, 4, Avella, Pa.
 Cherry Valley, Pa, a mining town on Harmon's Creek was flooded within half an hour after the rain began to fall. Foundations of houses were un- dermined and they topped over into the flooded streets. The family of George Gillespie was asleep and did not hear the shouts of warning. Gil lespie, his wife and two children were drowned in the house
 The Pittsburgh team of the Ma tional League, on its way from Gin cinnati to this city, to play two games with the Chicago team, was unable to reach the city until late at night. Both games had to be called off. It was an unusual procedure and thousands of holiday spectators were disappointed.