Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-03
West VIRGINIA IS
SWEPT BY STORMS;
MANY ARE DROWNED
Western Counties of Pennsyl
vania Also in Grip of Watey
Hurricane : A Tremendous
Property Damage

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Property Damage
CBy Associated Press.)
PITTSBURG, Sept Twenty persons
are known to have been drowned and
many others were Iost,sit is feared. in
a series Of storms that swept over west
ern Pennsylvania and the panhandle OF
West Virginia. early today. The Balti-
more and Ohio railroad and the Pan
handle railroad were badly washed, and
it is stated that trafic will be delayed
several days Through trains marooned
during the night in the flooded dis
tricts. Many manufacturing plants are
under water and the property damage
viii be heavy The known dead:
COOK WHITE. farmer. BurgettsOwn.
Pa
GEORGE GILLESPIE. Cherry valley.
Pa
MRS. GEORGE GILLESPIE.
TWO GILLESPIE CHILDREN.
MRS. THoRLEY and DAUGHTER.
Golfers. ". Va.
UNIDENTIFIED ITALIAN. WIFE and
THREE CHILDREN. Golfers, w. Va
Eli Hancock, Canonsburg. Pa
Unidentified foreigner.
Ten-year-old boy. unidentified.
Amelia Crow. aged twelve. AveIla, Pa
John Crow. aged thirteen Avella. Pa
Grace Crow, aged four, AvelIa. Pa
Reports from Golfers, in the Pan
Handle Of West Virginia. are that nine
persons have been drowned there. and
many more are missing. but the exact
loss OF life cannot be ascertained until
the searching parties along the valley
of Hannons creek have completed their
work
The storms came after day OF IN
usual heatand burst with little warning.
MINING TOWN FLOODED.
Cherry Valley, a mining town, was
flooded within half an hour after the
rain began to fall. Foundations Of
houses were undermined and they top
pied over into the streets. The Giles
pie family were asleep and did not hear
the warning. They were drowned in the
house.
While farmer in the outskirts q
Burgettstown, when he heard the sound
of the flood, FASTENED to his stable to
save his horse. He was drowned and q
son who went to his rescue was swept
away. but catching the branches Of an
overhanging tree drew himself to safety.
AT cANoNsBURG.
Canonsburg. Pa. suffered from the
storm. A number OF houses were hlled
with water. but the residents had re-
ceived ample warning and FASTENED to
places of safety Hancock, who lost his
life, had turned back to recover some
valuable papers He was seen to enter
the front door. as the house collapsed
His body was not recovered.
The unidentified boy fell into the flood
when the porch of house where he had
taken refuge went down and although
scores attempted to save him, he was
swept away. The body had not bees
recovered this morning and his identity
had not been established.
CHILDREN MISSING.
A number of children in the commu.
nifty are among the missing.
The foreigner who had taken refugs
on the roof of a house on the stream
on the edge of Canonsburg. slipped on
the shingles and disappeared in the
flood.
At Avella. Washington county, three
children of Henry Grow were drowned
The house was near a little stream
which rose so rapidly that it under
lapsed. Mrs Grow was badly injured
Crow hastsned to her rescue and saved
her, but before he could return for the
children. they were swept away. They
were Amelia, aged II; John. age II. ana
Grace, age 4. Two other children were
tossed about for a time on the surfacs
of the flood and then thrown on the
bank Of the stream.
After spending its force south and
west OF Pittsburg. the storm swung
north to Butler county. where great
damake was done. but so far as known
no lives were lost
OIL derrieks were blown down, small
streams flooded and scores Of persons
spenr the night in interurbanI cars while
repairs were being made to lines and
track.
DAMAGE TO RAILROADS.
Damage to railroads Is very heavy.
The Washington branch of the Pan
handle was so badly washed that all
trains were annulled. 1t is said several
days will elapse before communication
will be open with washington, Pa The
Pittsburg and Columbus division of the
Panhandle also suffered severely, the
statement being made this morning thar
Ro- Po,,rfaav rofIas hefuaeu Rt1rpeffs-
town and Cumberland Junction the
tracks have been heavily damaged.
Through trains are being detoured to
Pittsburg over the Ohio river division
OF the Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad
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