The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-03
Thirty Six Known to Be
Dead and Others
Are Missing.
MONETARY LOSS
NOT ESTIMATED
Most Devastating in History of
Certain Sections of Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia and
Ohio-Many Streams Over
flow and Railroad Tracks
Are Washed Away.

Pittsburgh Pa. September 2.--As a
result or torrentiai rains last Right and
earlS to-day throughou, Pennsylvania
and West virginia, thirty-si,S arc dead
and others IN ssing. Added to the list
OF fatalities late tonight are ten
foreisners at Golfers. W va. brins
ine the list there W to eighteen: three
at Burgettstown Pa bringing the list
there up TO four, and one at Wood
landwn. pa. near this city. In ad
dition. others are reported missing. but
Il, is believed at midnight that the
above viii probably cover the number
who met death.
AT all points tonight the storm Is
over. People in the various towns are
attempting to take Of conditions caused
by the food but are making little
progress. Help is on the way and has
arrived at some points. but the actual
extent of the disaster cannot be esti-
mated before daylight tomorrow.
From reports tonight 1t Is believed
the monetary damage will reach close
to Sl.5O0,o0o.
Pittsburgh, Pa. september AT
least twenty-five known to be dead
and eleven others believed to have per
rife stor9a which swept Western and
Northern Pennsylvania. the Panhandle
District of West Virginia and a sec
tion of Eastern Ohio last night and
early to-day The storm was the most
devastating in the history OF the 10
calities mentioned.
The loss OF life is appalling while
the monetary loss cannot even be esti-
mated at this time After a twenty.
as 81 hot
weather. tho storm broke last evening.
In addition to an extraordinary rain
fall, the electrical features were most
spectacular. The steady rain caused
every stream to leave It's banks. with
in a short time the water had washed
away railroad tracks in many places
and sent tons OF earth from surround
ing hills. making all the thorough
fares in the food zone impossible.
Table of Fatalities.
Latest reports from tho various dis
tricts give the following table OF ia
talities:
Golfers. W. va. nine dead. 1t is
estimated that twenty persons met
death.
Cherry valley. Pa. six drowned
Burgettstown. Pa. one drowned
Avella, Pa, three drowned
cannorsbure. Pa. three drowned
- = Tic Hi~ 1T tHlS CITY OK peri -
enced the storm The suburbs suf-
fered severely cellars being Hooded
street cars crippled and wire service
Frustrated
In number OF Western Pennsyl-
vania points people became panic
stricken. At New castle. Pa. chErches
we're dismissed by ministers when an
nouncements we're made that a hood
was headed for the town
AT Ford City, Pa. dozen houses
were washed from their foundations
Lightning struck a score OF houses.
while MoGrahn. a suburb. Is under
from three to i've feet OF water to-
night
The Pittsburgh team OF tho National
League. en- route from Cincinnati to
this city to play two games with the
chicago team. was unable to reach the
city until late tonight. Both games
had to be called of
Winter Dcluses valley.
At collierstown. w Va. nine per
sons We're drowned. and rumor has II
that at least twenty were drowned
The valley IN which the town is sit
uated was deluged by water. houses
swept from foundations. railroad
tracks torn up for long stretches ana
roads we're eradcated by landsiides
Debris hoated down the creek pllinr
high a. Holidays Cove. and score OF
houses We're washed away.