| Show 61 PEOPLE PERISH IN TERRIFIC RAINS CAUSE MANY DEATHS AND PROPERTY LOSS OF MILLION AND A HALF railroad d lo 10 tracks r acks washed away and houses swept from their foundations tio ns by deluge that swept over wide ald area pittsburg As a result of terrific rains sunday night and early monday throughout west virginia western pennsylvania and eastern ohio pirty ft i and others missing missi fron from monger meager ret ports it Is believed the monetary damage will approximate transportation facilities in all directions from rom this city were practically put atit of com mission after twenty tour four hours of excessively hot weather the storm broke sunday evening in addition to an extraordinary tra ra rainfall intall tho the electrical features were most spectacular the steady rain caused every stream to leave its bank within n short time the water had washed away railroad tracks and sent tons of earth from surrounding hills making all thoroughfares ough fares in the flood zone impassable at ford city pa a dozen houses wore were washed from their foundations lightning struck a score of houses and Arc mcgrahan Grahn a suburb la Is und under erthree three to alve feet of water I 1 at colliers W va nine persons are known to have drowned and rumor has it that at least twenty were drowned A cloudburst devastated the valley in which tile tho town Is situated tho the entire valley was deluged and houses wore swept from foundations |
