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rl ne store or u, King, of Kinzua, was also flooded for a short time. Thewho are temporarily out of funds.A prominent resident of Corydon - t m „stated this afternoon over the long! damage at Rinzua^will be slight.distance phone that an accurate esti-i ‘ ™mate of the damage could not be f Ifgiven at this time, but he estimated] E If §■ HI If IUL L|Jthat the total property loss in the Ifl Vl LIlUlllLtntown since last Thursday would not be more than $35,000. Nothing can be recovered from this loss as the insurance carried by the property owners does not cover a loss by flood. A number of the property owners whose homes were not completely carried away have already started to make 1 repairs and get their buildings back on their foundationsyThe railroad tracks, which were re-r paired after the high water of last J week, were again washed out and are 3 i now in worse condition than ever, andLOST LIFE WHEN BRIDGE DROPPED! i: C tSheffield, Feb. 20.—(Special).— When the engine hauling the T. V. passenger train which leaves this place at 6.15 a. m., ran onto a bridge spanning the Tionesta creek nearStation early this theo [ fore traffic can be resumed through 11 Corydon. The railroad company has . j a large force of men at work on the .[tracks, but as it will be necessary to build another new bridge over Tracy run and to put in several hundredstructure collapsed preciciptating the huge machine with its two occupants into the swollen stream. P. P. Mullen, the engineer, is missing, and the fireman, W. F. Buzzard, who was1*„ . ^—----(rescued, was taken to Warren sut-trestle at a point about a halt fermg a dislocoted hip and internalmile south of the station, it is doubtful if traffic can be resumed for at least two days. The road is open as far as Corydon from the north, but trains from the south can only go as far as Kinzua. It is possible that ar-injuries. The p* ssengers escaped because they had leit the coaches before the train started across the bridge.The valley is flooded with the annual spring washout. SuperintendentLrjrangements will be made by the rail-jGibson and other officials who were and transfer passengers J on the train, had apparently taken'f t-A* iaround the was.bout tomor- every precaution to avoid such aj j row mojrning. ,trage(jy as thftt wj,icll occurred. When*| It is a remarkable fact that there j they arrived at the bridge near Gil-(- was not a single serious accident dtir- son station the officials crossed it i r ing the entire time that the town of | first and made such a survey as was!- ' fT n PAV? n II whiei i V. J „ , I -1 * _ rm. . , , 4 . . . x itlt;htitltlrrCorydon was in danger and there! possible. They concluded that the 5 ■ was but very little livestock lost by! structure was strong enough to carrv -v-_. xxrlust tjy jjuutLUic wuh strong enough to carrv - [residents of the town. It is possible the engine, and after the coaches had \that, there would have been fatal results had the residents In the lowerparts of the town not been forced to leave their dwellings last night bybeen emptied Engineer Mullen pro-1 ceeded slowly, hut the tender had'Tna:ajajhardly passed onto the bridge when I the crash came. The engine went!the officers. Twenty-six of these i into the creek falling to the rightHQflT\T Tirll n (t.A nx f A IX X X .1 X _ I . . . i 1 tTt ..... 4 . it ®people who were forced to leave their homes were cared for at the home of A. W. Reeves and other residents ofEngineer Mullen was not seen afterwards, and up to a late hour this aft- --------— -r- ernoon his body had not been recovin e town cared for as many more, ered. The engine was completely cov-Two cows owned by R, W. Sparks, J ered with water and cannot he re-aied this morning after having stood I covered until the creek again reaches in the ice-cold water all night. This j a normal stage.Engineer Mullen was one of thetzmhaisiwas the only livestock fatality reported from last, night's flood, although there were a number of cows, pigs and chickens drowned in the pre: vious flood.The following residences wrere washed completely away and no trace nf them has so far been discovered andoldest and most faithful employes on the road. He has lived in Sheffield for half a century, and is survived by his grief-stricken widow,W\ F, Buzzard, the fireman, was saved after a thrilling rescue. His condition was serious and he wasrtttKhi lo in it hf th ri'
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Warren Evening Times
Warren, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Feb 20, 1918
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