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Show ONE YEAIUGO TODAY. That Was the Data of the Awful Terrible Ter-rible Flood at Johnstown Pennsylvania. SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN SESSION- Other Special Telegraphic News of Interest In-terest From all Parts of the World. Johnstown-, pa May 8l.-Special.l One year ago today the great flood destroyed Johnstown. Its painful memories were recalled man v times today. The city has recovered from its great blow and is now more prosperous pros-perous than ever. There have been spent in the building of houses and bridges $3811,000. and there are now iu the course of erection buildings costing upwards of lo0,00(). Tho dwellings that have taken the places of the ones swept away are mostly better in every way. Many of the men who were in business here before the calamity have largely recovered from their liiianeial hiss ami are now prospering. The level of what is known as tho flat is to be raised, beginning with a lift of leu feel at the point where tho streams come together along the fatal stone bridge. J he tilling is to be taken from 1 tie bed of the river, thus getting a double bene-lit bene-lit of additional safety. As soon as this grading is done new and substantial buildings will cover this ground. |