Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-31
Twelve men KILLED.
TERRIFIC RAINSTORM AND FLOOD
cause LOSS OF LIFE AND ID:
PROPERTY.
FIFTY ARE SAVED OUT OF 62
Twenty Thousand Flee for Safety
Wausau, Wis, Damaged to tho
Extent Of $1,000, 00o-Eioht Re-
\ ported Dead at Wheeling.

Uniontown, Pa, July 26-Brinsing
death to ~ persons and doing prop
erty damage of more than 100000,
terrific rainstorm and food swept
this section of Pennsylvania Wednes'
day. The bodies Of IL miners have
floated to the surface from the work
ings sof the Superba mine at Evans
station, three miles from here which
was flooded, while so others who were
underground were saved.
10000 Flee for Safety.
Twenty thousand persons, residents
Of the valley beneath the Cool Springs
reservoir. the largest In Fayette
county, are fleeing from their homes,
fearing repetition OF theaAustip dis
aster. Water. is seeping from the
Cool Springs dam and it is feared
that 1t will not be able to hold the
enormous torrent Of water which
poured into the reservoir during the
; day;
cioudburst Does Great Damage.
Connellsville. Pa, July 26.-Fifty
families are homeless and 100000
suit OF a cloudburst and flood at Dun.
worth OF property destroyed was the. re.
4 bar. That scores Of lives were not lost
is due only to the heroic efforts of
Martha Veith, q telephone operator in
Dunbar, who stayed at her post when
she knew a flood was rushing down
upon the village and warned one after
another Of the residents, giving them
time to save their lives.
Three dams about five miles above
Dunbar burst and Harry Dun, an en-
ploye Of the Booth & Flynn company.
which has quarries near the dams,
Itelephoned the warning to Miss Veith
The information that a great volume
Of water was coming like tidal wave
down the valley caused reign OF ter
ror In Dunbar and the residents fed
in every direction. Railroads were
washed out and dozens OF the smaller
buildings of the town destroyed.
Wausau (vvis.) Loss Heavy.
Wausau. Wis, July 26.-Flood dam.
age estimated at $1,40O,Oo0 was
wrought from the breaking of two
dams On the Wisconsin river north Of
Wausau.
Three bridges in this city have
been washed out and fourth has
been partly destroyed.
All electric power, including street
car service, has been put out of com.
mission.
The food made inroads on the wa.
supply +:
The dams which were swept away
are known as the Tomahawk and Bro.
kaw structures A large volume OF
water swept down the river front,
covering the streets Of Wausau near
the river and surrounding the city
hall. No loss Of life has yet been
reported. a WA \. .. &
N Town Of shawano Inundated.
Oshkosh, Wis, July 26.-The deluge
Of rain has inundated the town OF
Shawano. 1t is estimated that from
eight to twelve inches fell. The Wolf
river has been raised SO high at this
point that one end OF the dam may
have to be dynamited to save the
mills OF the Wolf River Paper Fiber
company. 'S..
Eight Reported Killed by Storm.
Wheeling, w. Va, July 26.-Storm
has washed Ohio river bridges away,
trains held up in dangerous places,
Baltimore & New York express held
up by landslides fifteen miles east OF
here Reports that miles of track is
torn up. Eight are reported killed
in this vicinity. Traffic paralyzed and
damage will reach 100000.
y Norm Hits Newark, o. ~
Newark. O., July ga terrific
electrical storm struck the city, knock.
Ing down telegraph, telephone and
trolley wires, Gripping traffic for sew.
eral hours. The streets all over the
city are filled with trees blown down