The Washington times., 1912-09-03
LIST OF DROWNED
IN CLOUDBURSTS
NOW TH|RTY-N|NE
Millions of Dollars Damage
Done to Railroad and Per-
= sonal Property.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 3.-Latest re-
ports show that thirty-nine persons
were drowned yesterday and Sunday
night in floods that swept valleys in
western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West
Virginia, causing a property loss esti-
mated high in the millions. 1t Is be-
feved that the death toll may mount
higher.
The heavy storms of Sunday night
caused many streams In this district to
rise above their banks until they be-
came wild rivers, which swept away all
people and property In their paths.
Heavy electrical storms through the
day added to the flood and lightning
started many destructive fires through
out the flooded districts.
Hundreds of families are homeless
and shivering on the damp hillsides.
Railroad traffic is greatly impeded, and
a number of cities were in total dark
ness last night, both electric and gas
plants being flooded. Hundreds of in
dustrial works are under water and the
employees will be rendered idle, possibly
for weeks, until the damage can be re-
paired.
List of Deaths.
Among the towns which suffered prin-
cipally from the rise Of water were
Washington. Beaver. Burgettstown,
Canonsburg. Pa, and many smaller
places through the CHARTERS, Cherry,
and Beaver valleys.
In West Virginia. Golfers, and the
surrounding territory suffered princi-
pally.
The number of dead at various points
thus far ascertained are: Canonsburg.
g.; Burgettstown, 8; Holidays Cove. w.
Va. 6: Cherry Valley. 13: Golfers. w.
Va. 9.
Others are scattered throughout the
region.
Railroad traffic received probably the
most damage from the outpopr. Gen.
eral Manager George L. Peck and DR..
Frank Crawford. superintendent of mo-
tive power on the Panhandle railway.
managed to push special train through
as far as Golfers
Bridges Carried Away.
On the main line four steel girder
bridges were carried away, including
the masonry. Besides the bridges thus
destroyed, much of the tracks was
torn up for miles and some time will be
required before regular service can be
resumed.
Mr.. Peck hopes to have one track
open by tonight. but it will be ztgzag
affair, and used only for local traffic.
But for through trains he expects the
tracks or the cleveland and PlttSDurgh
will be put into shape SO that they can
be sent through to Steubenville and
thence on the regular line to the West.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad suf-
fered the greatest damage in and
around Washington. Pa, where miles of
track were washed out and bridges
wrecked. 1t will be a week at least be-
fore traffic is normal.
WHEELING, w. Va, Sept. 3-The
toll of death from yesterdays storm
in West Virginia and Western Pennsyl-
vania will run from forty to fifty Be-
lated returns from isolated communi-
ties which were cut off from wire con-
nection with the world yesterday, are
tional deaths. Several sections are yet
to be heard from and 1t Is feared the
condition is worse than those that have
been reported 80 far. There are thirty,
nine known dead in the storm zone and
from twenty to thirty have not as yet
days Cove, Avella, Cherry Hill Valley,
and some other districts many miners
are reported to be missing
Twelve known dead and ten missing
was the total of the food casualties In
the Golfers district. The missing were
foreign miners who lived in the lower
section of the valley and right in the
path of the wall of water.
All railroad communication was cut
off, and starvation stared half a doZer
communities in the face. Though the
roads were well-nigh impossible, every
available wagon today started fol
Wellsburg, Wheeling Junction, an6
New Cumberland to obtain supplies fol
the refugees.
The railroad loss in the district easily
will total $1,000, 900, and the property
loss will be at least $5,O00000.