Ligonier Valley Rail Road Newspaper Articles
We have compiled over 1,400 newspaper articles that mention the Ligonier Valley Railroad, or related subjects. The articles were originally published starting in 1873 and our collection runs through 1995. Enjoy!
Ligonier Echo
Wednesday, June 14, 1905
A Damaging Flood Last Sunday Night
Highest Waters Known In The Loyalhanna For Many Years
Railroad Bridge Wrecked
The Byers-Allen Lumber Company Heaviest Losers Waters Over Railroad Track And
Swept Fields Along The Banks Of The Stream Exceedingly Heavy Downpour Of Rain Along Headwaters Of The Creek Waters Rose Suddenly About Four Feet
Last Sunday night about ten o'clock the Loyalhanna creek rose suddenly about four feet, sweeping over the level fields along its banks, washing away fences and doing other damages. The railroad bridge along the P. W. & S. near the Byers-Allen lumber mill was badly wrecked by the rushing waters, two spans of the heavy timbers being washed away and part of them landed in a field across the stream opposite the limber mill. The overflow water swept around the mill, washing some heavy timbers across the railroad tracks and doing considerable damage about the lumber yards. The water was over the railroad track several places between the lumber mill and the Market street bridge. A large sugar tree standing along the left bank not far from the W. F. Young slaughter house was washed out and fell into the creek. Wire fence along the stream had grass and weeds on the wires clear to the top, showing that the fence had been entirely covered with water. A shanty near the mill occupied by some Italians was flooded half ay to the roof, compelling the occupants to move out about 11 o'clock Sunday night. The basement of the Triece flouring mill was filled with water which had to be pumped out Monday morning. The water was higher than it is known to have been for many years.
There was also some very heavy rain in Cook and Donegal townships along the Loyalhanna amounting almost if not entirely to a cloud-bust which sent the water down in a perfect wall of destruction. The water had gone down four or five feet Monday morning, but the stream still was almost bank full. Several small washouts occurred along the line of the Ligonier Valley railroad.