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^iv*S'W9PfWMWHM^!l^^^ ■■'■■■ VOL. 1. MAPLETON DEPOT, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1889. NO. 9. BUSINESS CARDS. T G. SPANGLEE, M. D, —PHYSICIAN & SUBGBON,— ^©-Office on Main Street, near Juniata House. A W. SWOPE, —JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.-— All business entrusted with him will receive proper attention. Collections made and immediate returns given. Legal writing promptly executed. ^59-Office on Main street. J B. SIMPSON, . Huntingdon, Fa. 3PIEE AND LIFE INSURANCE, IN SOLID BELIABLE COMPANIES. _#-3"*Call at office, or send for circulars. i»ri W. MATTEEN. PAINTING and PAPER-HANGING. Am prepared to do painting, graining, glazing, paper-hanging, etc., in either town or country. Satisfaction guaranteed in every esse. Residence on Railroad street. Crop me a postal. Ruin! Devastation! Work of the Floodsl Railroad and Telegraph Communication Cot Off! Suffering Caused by the Freshet! People in Need—A Demand for Provision. ^ P. WILSON, -DEALEB IN— ANTHRACITE, BITUMINOUS, & CANNELCOAL, & CONNELL9- VILLE CRUSHED COKE. ^®* AH orders promptly filled at the lowest prices possible. 'ia p. stubbs, •—CABPET WEAVES.— -and dealer in all kinds of Carpet Chain and Materials. Prompt attention to business and satisfaction guaranteed. Charges reasonable. TlflSS MATTIE ROBLEY, —DEESSMAKEB.— AU kinds of Plain and Fancy Sewing done at short notice. Aim to please customers. .^©"•Give me a call. TAMES E- McCONAHY, RESTAURANT AND EATING-SALOON, FRESH FISH AND VEGETABLES. Main Street, Opposite Juniata House. Ot* EOEGE T. NUMER, FASHIONABLE BARBER —AND— HAIR - DRESSER. Shop on Main Street, opposite B. O'Connor & Son's store. ^"©"•Satisfaction guaranteed. Give me a Atrial. Practical Tin, Sheet-Iron, & Copper Worker. roofingTspouting, & —JOB-WORK— done in best style, at short notice. Parties desiring anything in my line, will find it to their advantage to patronize me. ^ All work guaranteed. Located at W. H. Spangler's old stand. BQCmaSHOE MAKER Having sconced the services of W. D. Dickson, a first-class workman, I can assure patrons that theis work will be done prompt ly and in & very satisfactory manner. JVew Work a Specialty, and Good Fits Guaranteed. Shop on Main Street, near P..B. B. station.. Give ns » coll, 2L Iu BJQL From the Item-Extka of Saturday, June 1st. . The rains of Wednesday raised the waters to some extent but on Thursday evening rain commenced falling and continued to fall until about twelve o'clock last night. When people retired to rest last evening they little expected to be aroused at such unseasonable hours but the rains descended In such torrents that before they bad ceased falling appeals were made for aid to escape from the rapidly rising waters. At 3 o'clock all that portion of the town north of the railroad was inundated and the waters were rising over the track. By 5 o'clock Main street was covered from Sherman to Chestnut street. About 7 o'clock they reached their greatest height and the greater part of the town was submerged. Several houses have been swept away but fortunately no lives have been lost in'town so far as known. The railroad tracks are torn up and a portion oi the embankment west of, the stone-arched railroad bridge ia swept away. Telegraph and telephone communication is entirely destroyed. At 10 o'clock the waters are receding having fallen about 12 inches from 9 to 10 o'clock. £. Robley's house and barn and three houses at the lock, north of town, occupied by five families have been carried away. Whether any of the occupants of these escaped or not, is mere conjecture, as they cannot be reached. The losses will approximate $250,000, which is distributed as follows: H. R. Gurd, superintendent of Mapleton Tannery, says: "I am unable to say exactly what our loss will be, but $300,000 will scarcely cover It. Phillips & Son loses upward of $800. J. G. Gillam loses $1,000 to $1,500. sB. O'Connor & Sons, $1,500 to $2,000. A. J. Foster, about $700. J. P. Wilson lost one dwelling, and his brick dwelling is yet covered with water. What his loss will be, cannot be determined, but will reach, at least, $1,500. W. H. Fisher, dwelling house worth $350. A. C. Fisher, all his household goods. John Barkley, dwelling house and household goods. Loss $400. John Clemens' house was thrown over bat the damage cannot yet be estimated. K'-r-dig & Hostetter's heading mill is supposed to be almost entirely destroyed. The sheds and stock-are entirely swept away. Mrs. M. J. Hooper's dwelling house is swept from the foundation. One oi M. L. Rex's.-new houses was swept from its foundation. The Lock house east of town, occupied by Joel Hoover, was washed away with all its contents. The family escaped. In addition to tbe losses above enumerated almost -every property south of Chestnut and Grant streets is damaged to some extent. The property holders north of the railroad suffer damages which we 'will give as -near as possible ia our next issue. Ths loss to the rail- I road company between Bridgeport and Jackstown will approximate $200,000. All the county bridges on the Juniata and Rays town branch, so far as can be heard from are gone. The. iron, a.queduct east of town-was taken away about 12 o'clock last night. There were about 35 feet of flush water in the river, and the flood exceeds the high water mark of 1847 by about eight feet. What is Mapleton to do for pro* visions? The supply by rail is out off and only the farmers of Union, Cass and Tod townships can be appealed to for aid. There is much need of provisions and there is no other source of supply. We appeal to these people to render such aid as may be in their power. Onr merchants are disposed to pay good prices for marketable produce bnt donations for the needy are solicited. A committee will be appointed to judiciously distribute whatever may be placed at their disposal. Work of theFIood! No Communication by Rail. A Telegraph Wire to Altoona. Great Loss of Life—Still a Need for Provisions. From the Itbm-Extba of Monday, Jnne 3d. When the iTEM-extra of last Saturday was issued the floods had submerged the greater part of Mapleton and but meagre information could be had; consequently, much contained therein, waa conjecture. But since the waters have subsided the bare facts are found to sudstantiate every statement, and have demonstrated that much has not yet been told. But, referring to that extra, It will be necessary to give additional information concerning the statements contained therein. The waters receded rapidly from Saturday morning, and last evening were confined to the bed of the stream, but were yet very high. They are still subsiding this morning and the "Blue Juniata" now apparently hangs her head in shame at the destruction she has caused. About noon Saturday it was learned that no lives were lost on the opposite side of the river, all, however, having made narrow escapes. The losses at this writing are shown to be greater than: at first supposed. Of course, no inventory has been made but a very close estimate would be as follows: Mapleton Tannery, $200,000 to $250, 000. Phillips & Son, lumber, etc., $000. . J. G. Gillam, stock, $2,000 to $2,500. B. O'Connor & Sons, stock, $1,500 to. $2,000. A. J. Foster, stock, $800. J. P. Wilson, tenant bouse, and his brick dwelling was greatly damaged. His household goods were injured very much. $1,500 will not more than cover his loss. W. H. Fisher, dwelling house, $350. John Barkley, dwelling house and household goods, $400. .J. £. McConahy, house, $150. Kendig & Hostetter, heading null and lumber, $2,000. E. Robley, dwelling bouse, barn, two tenant houses—one double—farming implements, crops, etc,$6,000 to $8,000. A. C. Fisher, all his household goods. S. W. Craig, lost all his household, goods. M. L. Rex had two houses moved. $50 may replace them. Speer White Sand Company's Juniata works were struck by a canal bridge and were slightly damaged, but floating tim- bersdid some damage to the machinery. Both, their.Juniata and Empire works will• require tonsidawible work before t'icy cau tie put in operation. John Clemens' house was overturned and almost ail his furniture destroyed. $400 may be necessary to cover his loss. George Parmer, Abram Skipper, Absalom Kelley, William Long and Warren Young, who ocupied the three bouses at the lock opposite town, lost all their household goods. 'John Banks had two tenant' houses moved and many rods of his fence were taken away. , Mrs. M. J. Hooper's house was moved and her household goods- were much damaged. The following persons suffered additional damages in the way ol ice-houses barns, stables and other buildings or of personal property: Levi Wright, Miss Mollie Brandt, P. M. Hooper, W. B. Stone, J. P. Wilson L. M. Speer, S. Hatfield, James Montgomery, Susan Montgomery, A. Broombaugh, J. F. Miller, J. M. Miller, J. D. Wood, Bruce Yocum, S. Robley, George Foreman, B. F. Pheasant, Frank WaUett, Barkley estate, Mr*. Hawn, Jno. C. Garrett, £. E. Bell, David Hutchinson, W. C. Sorrick, A. Heeter, L. F. Randolph, John A. McHugh, B. O'Conner & Sons, William Parker, Wm. C. Banks, Wm. Banks, H. S. Smith, J. C. Estep, S. P. Stubbs, Philip McLaughlin, and perhaps others whom we do not recall. All of these and many others had their supply of provisi ons also destroyed. A number of citizens assembled on Saturday afternoon and organized a relief committee which provided places for all those who were unable to occupy their houses. Several wagon loads of provisions were brought in from Cassville, Satillo, and neighboring valleys yesterday, due mention of which will be made hereafter. These provisions have all been distributed and more are needed. Many people are without provisions now and are unable to buy. Yesterday, hundreds of people from Huntingdon, Mill Creek, Mount Union, Newton Hamilton, Saltillo, Cassville and the surrounding valleys viewed the destruction at this place. In the evening General Superintendent Petitt and Chief Engineer Brown arrived In town from Philadelphia having made the trip by walking, boating and using engines or handcars wherever possible, enroute for Altoona. They say it will be impossible to run trains over the road inside of a month. The track hands removed the obstructions from the road at this place yesterday and a telegraph wire has been run from Altoona. The foremen have orders to employ all the men they can get. Meagre reports are coming in from other places, but some allowance must be made for rumors. The worst destruction of lives occurred at Johnstown, where the reservoir burst. 800 to 1,000 lives were lost before 10.45 o'clock, Saturday morning, but the report on Sunday morning placed the number of lives lost at 8,000 to 10,000, and from Altoona to Pittsburgh, at 80,000. On Sunday evening, a later dispatch was received, stating that 3,000 lives were lost at Johnstown. Houses were taken away or moved at Birmingham, Spruce Creek, and Barree. Property at Tyrone Forges is ruined. Two passenger trains, ono of them Day express with 140 passengers on board, and a construction train with 40 workmen were swept away at Johnstown. The Cambria Iron company's plant, is dismantled. At Huntingdon, several houses were moved in Portstown and Mrs. John Logan, who lived below town, was drowned. Her body was found. B. B. Foast & Son lose about $4,000 damage to their mill and gram at Mill Creek. At the latter place, two houses were washed away and a Miss Frew was drowned near there. Her body was found--at the bridge above Mill Creek. At .Newton Hamilton, the houses of Mrs. Smelter and George Watts, two lock houses —occupied by Thomas Johnston and John Kyle,—and a tenant house on James Quart's farm—occupied by Victor Baker—were taken away with all their contents. The. brick house of Henry Graham was ■deBti-ojped. and Charles Ewing's house was moved off its foundation. The bridge is gone and many outbuildings were taken away. At this point, the water attained a height af eight feet and four ii:ihes above the Hood mark of 1S47> Gilford's mill at Vineyard was destroyed. One of the bridges at Huntingdon and a county, bridge at Union Furnace are still standing. All the railroad bridges between here and Mifflin are gone, excepting the one at Mount Uuiwu Bnt two bridges are left on the line of tha East Broad Top railroad. Very few lives hrfve been lost between AN toona and Mifflin, unless it be along fiaystowiv branch. The borough authorities put men to work this morning cleaning np the debris and the engine and train which was lying at Jackstown is being used as a gravel train to assist in grading the railroad. The entire force at the tannery is working 'hard to get it ready to run- ' Nothing can yet tie done at the heading i'ac. tary. 10,000 Lives y st. The Latest News from Johnstown. Careful Estimate of Damages. X. Mail Route. From lTBJr-ExTK\ of Wednesday, Jane Stb. Since the debris of the flood has been cleared away .to some extent other losses are being made known. We overlooked the damages to the properties owned by W. F. Gillam and Marshall Yocum and occupied respectively by B. F. Pheasant and W. C. Sorrick. These properties suffered like all the others on the north side of the railroad, the out buildings fences, etc., having been removed. These lots, to one standing back of the houses,, look very much like a neglected common, fruit trees, shrubbery, etc.. presenting a curious sight. In addition to the losses in and about Mapleton, heretofore published, a careful estimate of damages is as follows:. Elliott .Robley's loss instead of being*-. $6,ooo or $8,ooo will reach $16,000 ok $18,000.. F. E. Weaver lost all his live stock,. worth about $800. S. Hatfield, P.. McLaughlin, M-L. Rex, L..M. Speer, Speer White Sand Co.'s works Levi Wright, A- B. Del. .a^—a^ Bruce Yocum,. J. M. Miller, S. P. Stubbs, A. Broombaugh,. J. E. McConahy, Marshall Yocum, ' E. E. Bell, J. G. Spangler, Himes Bros., J. D. Wood, Mrs. M. A. Fields, Mrs. Susan Montgomery,. J. C. Estep, Mrs. Hawn, B. O'Connor & Sons, James Montgomery., W. B. Stone, James McCurdy, P.M. Hooper, *'&.': J. H. Lewis, Geo. B. Curry, H. R. & W. Gurrk, Miss. Mollie Brandt,. H..S. Smith, W. C. Banks* Mrs. Mary Banks, J. F. Miller, T. C. Garrett,. Samuel Robley, W-. C. Sorrick, B; F. Pheasant, Frank WaUett, David Hutchinson, L. ,F. Randolph, George Foreman,. Wm. Banks, ' W. H. D\inn, H The loss'to the fdlfowrng persons was -small but in most cases will reach about $25, or, perhaps, more: George Godard, A. Heeter,Mrs. Hall,. Mrs. Susan Hooper* J. B. Ewing. C. W, Mattern,' J. A. McHugh, D. B. Smith,. John Ripple, A. L. Morgan, Charles Long, J. E. McDonald, Philip Hooper, G. W. Wright, Joseph Gross, McHugh & McDonald.. John M. St ever's loss;'in--"5»mber- and damage to.his mill property,, in Trough Creek, will reach $1,500. The damage to the Quinter farm and* Continued on eighth Jage. $1,400. $1,250. $1,000. $1,000. $1,000. $600, $500. $500. $500. *45c. $400. *375- *350- |3S0. $350-; $300. $300. $250. $200. $200. $200. $150. $120. $100. $100. $100. $100. $100. $100. ?75- $75. $5°- $50. $50. $50. $50. $50. $40. $40. 40. 30. 30. 30. 30.
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Title | Mapleton Item |
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Date | 1889-06-05 |
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Title | Mapleton Item |
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Date | 1889-06-05 |
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Full Text | ^iv*S'W9PfWMWHM^!l^^^ ■■'■■■ VOL. 1. MAPLETON DEPOT, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1889. NO. 9. BUSINESS CARDS. T G. SPANGLEE, M. D, —PHYSICIAN & SUBGBON,— ^©-Office on Main Street, near Juniata House. A W. SWOPE, —JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.-— All business entrusted with him will receive proper attention. Collections made and immediate returns given. Legal writing promptly executed. ^59-Office on Main street. J B. SIMPSON, . Huntingdon, Fa. 3PIEE AND LIFE INSURANCE, IN SOLID BELIABLE COMPANIES. _#-3"*Call at office, or send for circulars. i»ri W. MATTEEN. PAINTING and PAPER-HANGING. Am prepared to do painting, graining, glazing, paper-hanging, etc., in either town or country. Satisfaction guaranteed in every esse. Residence on Railroad street. Crop me a postal. Ruin! Devastation! Work of the Floodsl Railroad and Telegraph Communication Cot Off! Suffering Caused by the Freshet! People in Need—A Demand for Provision. ^ P. WILSON, -DEALEB IN— ANTHRACITE, BITUMINOUS, & CANNELCOAL, & CONNELL9- VILLE CRUSHED COKE. ^®* AH orders promptly filled at the lowest prices possible. 'ia p. stubbs, •—CABPET WEAVES.— -and dealer in all kinds of Carpet Chain and Materials. Prompt attention to business and satisfaction guaranteed. Charges reasonable. TlflSS MATTIE ROBLEY, —DEESSMAKEB.— AU kinds of Plain and Fancy Sewing done at short notice. Aim to please customers. .^©"•Give me a call. TAMES E- McCONAHY, RESTAURANT AND EATING-SALOON, FRESH FISH AND VEGETABLES. Main Street, Opposite Juniata House. Ot* EOEGE T. NUMER, FASHIONABLE BARBER —AND— HAIR - DRESSER. Shop on Main Street, opposite B. O'Connor & Son's store. ^"©"•Satisfaction guaranteed. Give me a Atrial. Practical Tin, Sheet-Iron, & Copper Worker. roofingTspouting, & —JOB-WORK— done in best style, at short notice. Parties desiring anything in my line, will find it to their advantage to patronize me. ^ All work guaranteed. Located at W. H. Spangler's old stand. BQCmaSHOE MAKER Having sconced the services of W. D. Dickson, a first-class workman, I can assure patrons that theis work will be done prompt ly and in & very satisfactory manner. JVew Work a Specialty, and Good Fits Guaranteed. Shop on Main Street, near P..B. B. station.. Give ns » coll, 2L Iu BJQL From the Item-Extka of Saturday, June 1st. . The rains of Wednesday raised the waters to some extent but on Thursday evening rain commenced falling and continued to fall until about twelve o'clock last night. When people retired to rest last evening they little expected to be aroused at such unseasonable hours but the rains descended In such torrents that before they bad ceased falling appeals were made for aid to escape from the rapidly rising waters. At 3 o'clock all that portion of the town north of the railroad was inundated and the waters were rising over the track. By 5 o'clock Main street was covered from Sherman to Chestnut street. About 7 o'clock they reached their greatest height and the greater part of the town was submerged. Several houses have been swept away but fortunately no lives have been lost in'town so far as known. The railroad tracks are torn up and a portion oi the embankment west of, the stone-arched railroad bridge ia swept away. Telegraph and telephone communication is entirely destroyed. At 10 o'clock the waters are receding having fallen about 12 inches from 9 to 10 o'clock. £. Robley's house and barn and three houses at the lock, north of town, occupied by five families have been carried away. Whether any of the occupants of these escaped or not, is mere conjecture, as they cannot be reached. The losses will approximate $250,000, which is distributed as follows: H. R. Gurd, superintendent of Mapleton Tannery, says: "I am unable to say exactly what our loss will be, but $300,000 will scarcely cover It. Phillips & Son loses upward of $800. J. G. Gillam loses $1,000 to $1,500. sB. O'Connor & Sons, $1,500 to $2,000. A. J. Foster, about $700. J. P. Wilson lost one dwelling, and his brick dwelling is yet covered with water. What his loss will be, cannot be determined, but will reach, at least, $1,500. W. H. Fisher, dwelling house worth $350. A. C. Fisher, all his household goods. John Barkley, dwelling house and household goods. Loss $400. John Clemens' house was thrown over bat the damage cannot yet be estimated. K'-r-dig & Hostetter's heading mill is supposed to be almost entirely destroyed. The sheds and stock-are entirely swept away. Mrs. M. J. Hooper's dwelling house is swept from the foundation. One oi M. L. Rex's.-new houses was swept from its foundation. The Lock house east of town, occupied by Joel Hoover, was washed away with all its contents. The family escaped. In addition to tbe losses above enumerated almost -every property south of Chestnut and Grant streets is damaged to some extent. The property holders north of the railroad suffer damages which we 'will give as -near as possible ia our next issue. Ths loss to the rail- I road company between Bridgeport and Jackstown will approximate $200,000. All the county bridges on the Juniata and Rays town branch, so far as can be heard from are gone. The. iron, a.queduct east of town-was taken away about 12 o'clock last night. There were about 35 feet of flush water in the river, and the flood exceeds the high water mark of 1847 by about eight feet. What is Mapleton to do for pro* visions? The supply by rail is out off and only the farmers of Union, Cass and Tod townships can be appealed to for aid. There is much need of provisions and there is no other source of supply. We appeal to these people to render such aid as may be in their power. Onr merchants are disposed to pay good prices for marketable produce bnt donations for the needy are solicited. A committee will be appointed to judiciously distribute whatever may be placed at their disposal. Work of theFIood! No Communication by Rail. A Telegraph Wire to Altoona. Great Loss of Life—Still a Need for Provisions. From the Itbm-Extba of Monday, Jnne 3d. When the iTEM-extra of last Saturday was issued the floods had submerged the greater part of Mapleton and but meagre information could be had; consequently, much contained therein, waa conjecture. But since the waters have subsided the bare facts are found to sudstantiate every statement, and have demonstrated that much has not yet been told. But, referring to that extra, It will be necessary to give additional information concerning the statements contained therein. The waters receded rapidly from Saturday morning, and last evening were confined to the bed of the stream, but were yet very high. They are still subsiding this morning and the "Blue Juniata" now apparently hangs her head in shame at the destruction she has caused. About noon Saturday it was learned that no lives were lost on the opposite side of the river, all, however, having made narrow escapes. The losses at this writing are shown to be greater than: at first supposed. Of course, no inventory has been made but a very close estimate would be as follows: Mapleton Tannery, $200,000 to $250, 000. Phillips & Son, lumber, etc., $000. . J. G. Gillam, stock, $2,000 to $2,500. B. O'Connor & Sons, stock, $1,500 to. $2,000. A. J. Foster, stock, $800. J. P. Wilson, tenant bouse, and his brick dwelling was greatly damaged. His household goods were injured very much. $1,500 will not more than cover his loss. W. H. Fisher, dwelling house, $350. John Barkley, dwelling house and household goods, $400. .J. £. McConahy, house, $150. Kendig & Hostetter, heading null and lumber, $2,000. E. Robley, dwelling bouse, barn, two tenant houses—one double—farming implements, crops, etc,$6,000 to $8,000. A. C. Fisher, all his household goods. S. W. Craig, lost all his household, goods. M. L. Rex had two houses moved. $50 may replace them. Speer White Sand Company's Juniata works were struck by a canal bridge and were slightly damaged, but floating tim- bersdid some damage to the machinery. Both, their.Juniata and Empire works will• require tonsidawible work before t'icy cau tie put in operation. John Clemens' house was overturned and almost ail his furniture destroyed. $400 may be necessary to cover his loss. George Parmer, Abram Skipper, Absalom Kelley, William Long and Warren Young, who ocupied the three bouses at the lock opposite town, lost all their household goods. 'John Banks had two tenant' houses moved and many rods of his fence were taken away. , Mrs. M. J. Hooper's house was moved and her household goods- were much damaged. The following persons suffered additional damages in the way ol ice-houses barns, stables and other buildings or of personal property: Levi Wright, Miss Mollie Brandt, P. M. Hooper, W. B. Stone, J. P. Wilson L. M. Speer, S. Hatfield, James Montgomery, Susan Montgomery, A. Broombaugh, J. F. Miller, J. M. Miller, J. D. Wood, Bruce Yocum, S. Robley, George Foreman, B. F. Pheasant, Frank WaUett, Barkley estate, Mr*. Hawn, Jno. C. Garrett, £. E. Bell, David Hutchinson, W. C. Sorrick, A. Heeter, L. F. Randolph, John A. McHugh, B. O'Conner & Sons, William Parker, Wm. C. Banks, Wm. Banks, H. S. Smith, J. C. Estep, S. P. Stubbs, Philip McLaughlin, and perhaps others whom we do not recall. All of these and many others had their supply of provisi ons also destroyed. A number of citizens assembled on Saturday afternoon and organized a relief committee which provided places for all those who were unable to occupy their houses. Several wagon loads of provisions were brought in from Cassville, Satillo, and neighboring valleys yesterday, due mention of which will be made hereafter. These provisions have all been distributed and more are needed. Many people are without provisions now and are unable to buy. Yesterday, hundreds of people from Huntingdon, Mill Creek, Mount Union, Newton Hamilton, Saltillo, Cassville and the surrounding valleys viewed the destruction at this place. In the evening General Superintendent Petitt and Chief Engineer Brown arrived In town from Philadelphia having made the trip by walking, boating and using engines or handcars wherever possible, enroute for Altoona. They say it will be impossible to run trains over the road inside of a month. The track hands removed the obstructions from the road at this place yesterday and a telegraph wire has been run from Altoona. The foremen have orders to employ all the men they can get. Meagre reports are coming in from other places, but some allowance must be made for rumors. The worst destruction of lives occurred at Johnstown, where the reservoir burst. 800 to 1,000 lives were lost before 10.45 o'clock, Saturday morning, but the report on Sunday morning placed the number of lives lost at 8,000 to 10,000, and from Altoona to Pittsburgh, at 80,000. On Sunday evening, a later dispatch was received, stating that 3,000 lives were lost at Johnstown. Houses were taken away or moved at Birmingham, Spruce Creek, and Barree. Property at Tyrone Forges is ruined. Two passenger trains, ono of them Day express with 140 passengers on board, and a construction train with 40 workmen were swept away at Johnstown. The Cambria Iron company's plant, is dismantled. At Huntingdon, several houses were moved in Portstown and Mrs. John Logan, who lived below town, was drowned. Her body was found. B. B. Foast & Son lose about $4,000 damage to their mill and gram at Mill Creek. At the latter place, two houses were washed away and a Miss Frew was drowned near there. Her body was found--at the bridge above Mill Creek. At .Newton Hamilton, the houses of Mrs. Smelter and George Watts, two lock houses —occupied by Thomas Johnston and John Kyle,—and a tenant house on James Quart's farm—occupied by Victor Baker—were taken away with all their contents. The. brick house of Henry Graham was ■deBti-ojped. and Charles Ewing's house was moved off its foundation. The bridge is gone and many outbuildings were taken away. At this point, the water attained a height af eight feet and four ii:ihes above the Hood mark of 1S47> Gilford's mill at Vineyard was destroyed. One of the bridges at Huntingdon and a county, bridge at Union Furnace are still standing. All the railroad bridges between here and Mifflin are gone, excepting the one at Mount Uuiwu Bnt two bridges are left on the line of tha East Broad Top railroad. Very few lives hrfve been lost between AN toona and Mifflin, unless it be along fiaystowiv branch. The borough authorities put men to work this morning cleaning np the debris and the engine and train which was lying at Jackstown is being used as a gravel train to assist in grading the railroad. The entire force at the tannery is working 'hard to get it ready to run- ' Nothing can yet tie done at the heading i'ac. tary. 10,000 Lives y st. The Latest News from Johnstown. Careful Estimate of Damages. X. Mail Route. From lTBJr-ExTK\ of Wednesday, Jane Stb. Since the debris of the flood has been cleared away .to some extent other losses are being made known. We overlooked the damages to the properties owned by W. F. Gillam and Marshall Yocum and occupied respectively by B. F. Pheasant and W. C. Sorrick. These properties suffered like all the others on the north side of the railroad, the out buildings fences, etc., having been removed. These lots, to one standing back of the houses,, look very much like a neglected common, fruit trees, shrubbery, etc.. presenting a curious sight. In addition to the losses in and about Mapleton, heretofore published, a careful estimate of damages is as follows:. Elliott .Robley's loss instead of being*-. $6,ooo or $8,ooo will reach $16,000 ok $18,000.. F. E. Weaver lost all his live stock,. worth about $800. S. Hatfield, P.. McLaughlin, M-L. Rex, L..M. Speer, Speer White Sand Co.'s works Levi Wright, A- B. Del. .a^—a^ Bruce Yocum,. J. M. Miller, S. P. Stubbs, A. Broombaugh,. J. E. McConahy, Marshall Yocum, ' E. E. Bell, J. G. Spangler, Himes Bros., J. D. Wood, Mrs. M. A. Fields, Mrs. Susan Montgomery,. J. C. Estep, Mrs. Hawn, B. O'Connor & Sons, James Montgomery., W. B. Stone, James McCurdy, P.M. Hooper, *'&.': J. H. Lewis, Geo. B. Curry, H. R. & W. Gurrk, Miss. Mollie Brandt,. H..S. Smith, W. C. Banks* Mrs. Mary Banks, J. F. Miller, T. C. Garrett,. Samuel Robley, W-. C. Sorrick, B; F. Pheasant, Frank WaUett, David Hutchinson, L. ,F. Randolph, George Foreman,. Wm. Banks, ' W. H. D\inn, H The loss'to the fdlfowrng persons was -small but in most cases will reach about $25, or, perhaps, more: George Godard, A. Heeter,Mrs. Hall,. Mrs. Susan Hooper* J. B. Ewing. C. W, Mattern,' J. A. McHugh, D. B. Smith,. John Ripple, A. L. Morgan, Charles Long, J. E. McDonald, Philip Hooper, G. W. Wright, Joseph Gross, McHugh & McDonald.. John M. St ever's loss;'in--"5»mber- and damage to.his mill property,, in Trough Creek, will reach $1,500. The damage to the Quinter farm and* Continued on eighth Jage. $1,400. $1,250. $1,000. $1,000. $1,000. $600, $500. $500. $500. *45c. $400. *375- *350- |3S0. $350-; $300. $300. $250. $200. $200. $200. $150. $120. $100. $100. $100. $100. $100. $100. ?75- $75. $5°- $50. $50. $50. $50. $50. $40. $40. 40. 30. 30. 30. 30. |
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