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Show oo m Many Lives Lost In v Floods Towns Are M in Darkness B Pitl3burg, Pa., Sept. 3. There wera H 36 dead as the result of floods in IH western Pennsylvania, West Virginia IH and pastern Ohio on Sunday night. jH The damage to property will not M prfobably reach over $2,000,000, H 'Numbers of families are homeless. H railroad traffic greatly impaired and IH many cities spent Monday night in to- M lal darkness, both electric and cas IH plants being flooded. H Among the larger towns which suf- jH fored from the rise of the water were IH Washington, Beaver, Burgettstown H ; Canonsburg and several smaller M ' places in tho Chartiers, Cherry and jH Beaver valleys of western Pennsylva- ll nia, while In West Virginia, Colliere JM and the surrounding territory suf- H ferod a great loss Tho list of fatillties is as follows: H Colliers, W. Va.. IS dead. IH Cherry Valley, Pa., 6 drowned. 1 Burgettstown, Pa., 4 drowned. jH Avella, Pa., ? drowned. IH Canonsburg, Pa., o drowned. H Woodlawn, Pa., I drowned. IH Wellsburg, W. V., 1 drowned. H In the various localities attempti IH are being made to take care of the IH homeless" and to reaplr in part the IH damage caused by the floods- Crews jH of railroads arrived Monday night al H the different places where washouts H occurred and are hard at work today jl putting tracks in shape to restore IH trafiic which has practically beet al H a standstill for tho past -JS hours. IH While great damage was done b- , IH the storm in eastern Ohio, no loss ol H life has yet boon reported. It was ru- 1 morod Monday afternoon that a num- H her of lives wore lost in Sallnesville Ll but early this morning, it was asccr- KjHH taincd that all residents escaped tfl harm. There are, however, quite a ili number without homes and a special train from Columbus carrying reliei fH to the sufferers has been sent to the (il A VALUE ON APPLAUSE. "Why don't you go into politics?" H "How can I?" rejoined Mr. Dustln H Stax, "If I were to aak tho cnorm- '1 ous corps of employes I control to fll got out and cheer for mo they'd send H a committee demanding extra com- j IH ponsatlon for working overtime. i jH Washington Star. jH ! ' 7MBPI'''9'?I |