New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-04
aR1Y DEAD IN FLOODS
..s,Iv $4,000 900 in Property
destroyed by Storm.
u,uIsTER SAVES 4 LIVES
.,.,ces Into Torrent and Res
mes Marooned Family in
Western Pennsylvania.

...,ursh. Sept. S.-Following the loss
- forty lives and the destruc-
a. nearly 100000 OF property the
wv A. clearing away the wreckage
nv the storm Of Sunday night
.srly yesterday progressed fairly
W" ,o.dsy at hundreds of points
We" .,,out Western and Northern Penn
MA West Virginia and a portion
}. Ohio. 1885,
"a at Washington and Canonsburg,
n'., early tonight. The second storm
,'.. sunday caused one death at Wash
'..on wrecked three bridges and spread
..'.or among inhabitants already crushed
= nreviou5 disaster.
~. food OF Sunday night seems TO have
49,, repeated at Washington and Can
'...prr and a dozen houses were swept
'~.v tonight by food waters. Finley
N. "a under water tonight as a result
!, a. second storm. The body of a child
-, ..sn floating down Peters Creek, but
.so,,s 10 rescue 1t were futile.
r,shtning struck a school building at
r,,, Finley and several holes were torn
!, n. roof and boards ripped from the
..or. but none of the children were
huft
Reports tonight tell OF terrific storm
=, ysstland, but the wires are down and
:. PARTICULARS are obtainsble.
communication was re-established with
s,n,.yille, Ohio, late to-day. The town
"a, almost wiped out By the food, oaus-
,,s an estimated less Of 10000. Scores
- psrsons were compelled to nee from
,h., homes. but no deaths occurred.
Many houses were washed away, an
,.ctric light plant was put out Of COM
r,.sion, and the waterworks wero ruined
n. natural gas system was also flooded.
Many Cities In Darkness.
Score, of families are homeless. rail-
Dad traffic is greatly impeded and many
cities spent last night In total darkness.
nth electric and gas plants being
NODDED. Among the larger towns which
offered from the rise OF the water were
Washington, Beaver. Burgettstown, Ca
and several smaller places In
The CHARTERS. Cherry and Beaver val
,ys OF Western Pennsylvania, while In
Vest Virginia, Golfers and the sur
uunding territory suffered a great loss.
Fifteen bodies had been recovered from
,sbris scattered through the valley OF
sarmon's Creek, near Golfers, W. VA
,ins being residents of Golfers and six
4 HOLIDAYS Cove.
The Charters Valley, from Washington,
Penn. TO McKees Rocks. where the little
aream empties into the Ohio River, is one
tretch Of devastation. II is estimated
hat ten thousand acres of growing corn
,as been ruined, while thousands OF tons
4 hay foated away. The railroads are
Making strenuous efforts TO repair tracks
md rebuild bridges in order that trafnc
nav be resumed at the earliest possible
moment. On some divisions of the Penn
iylyania and Baltimore & Ohio no trains
AVE been moved since Sunday night.
Pastor Saves Four Lives.
Many heroic and thrilling rescues are
reported One particularly spectacular
'sa was the rescue Of Henry Endler, his
wife and two children. of Avella, In Wash
nron County. by the Rev. 3. F. Heany'
,sror Of the Presbyterian church there
The Endler home was crushed against
railroad culvert and the family washed
town stream. Three OF the children were
hurled upon the bank and escaped, while
Endler, with his wife and two other
.hildren, succeeded in catching hold OF
he branches of a tree, where they were
narooned.
The pastor heard their cries and sum-
roned help. Procuring q rope he fast-
med it about his waist, and, while SIX
zen held one end OF 1t, he plunged into
he torrent and made for the marooned
,smiy. Eight times he was washed past
he food victims refuge. and was hauled
'ut TO try It over again. When he sue
;ssded In reaching the tree the rope was
ASHAMED about Mrs. Endler and she was
laesed through the torrent TO safety'
one by one the family was taken to safe
=. the minister being the last to be pulled
lahore.