The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-11
MANY PEOPLE Are KILLED and
OTHERS ARE HURT
WHOLE FAMILY Perish
The Property Damage Was Very Ser.
ious.-Railroad Suffering From
Many Manufacturing
Plants Were Under Water and
Passenger and Freight Trains
Were Marooned.

Fifteen persons are known to have
been drowned and many others were
lost, it Is feared, In a series OF storms
that swept over western Pennsylvan-
Ia and the Panhandle Of West Vir-
ginia early Monday. The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad and the Panhan-
die were badly washed, and 1t Is stat
cd that traffic will be delayed sew
eral days. Through trains were ma
rooned during the night in the food
ed district. Many manufacturing
plants are under water and the prop
erty damage will be heavy.
Reports from the Panhandle OF
West Virginia are that nine persons
have been drowned there and many
more are missing, but the exact loss
of life can not be ascertained until
searching parties have completed
their work.
The storms came after q day Of un-
usual heat, and burst with little
warning.
Cherry Valley, mining town, was
flooded within half an hour after the
rain began to fall. Foundations Of
houses were undermined and they
toppled over into the streets. The
Gillespie family we're asleep and did
not hear the shouts Of warning. They
were downed in the house.
White, a farmer, in the outskirts
Of Burgettstown, when he heard the
sound Of the food, hastened to his
stable to save his horse. He was
drowned and a son who went to his
rescue was swept away, but catching
the branches OF an overhangiIg tree
drew himself to safety.
Canonsburg, Pa, suffered from the
storm. A number Of houses were fill
ed with water, but the residents had
received ample warning and hasten
ed 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
food when the porch of a house
where he had taken refuge, went
down, and although scores attempted
to save him, he was swept away. The
body has not been recovered and his
identity has not yet been establish:
ed. A number of children in the
community are among the missing.
The foreigner who had taken ref.
uge on the roof Of house on the
stream on the edge of Canonsburs
slipped on the shingles and disap'
peared in the food.
! At Avella, Washington county
three children of Henry Crow, were
drowned. The house was near q lit
tie stream which rose so rapidly that
it undermined the building and whe1
1t collapsed, Mrs. Crow was badly In
| tured. Crow fastened to her rescue
and saved her, but before he coult
return for the children, they were
swept away. They are Amelia. aget
II; John, aged IA, and Grace, aget
4. Two other children were tossed
about for a time on the surface o.
the food and then thrown on tht
bank of the stream.
After spending It's forces soutl
and west Of Pittsburgh, the storm
swung north to Butler county
where great damage was done, but 81
far as known no lives were lost.
| OH derricks were blown down
small streams flooded and scores o.
persons spent the night in interur
ban cars, while repairs were being
made to lines and tracks.
| Damage to railroads is very hesyy
The Washington branch of the Pan
handle was so badly washed that al
t,ains were anpulled. 1t Is said sey
eral days will elapse before commun
icatien Will be open with Washing
1 ton, Pa.