By Harold H. Strayer and Irving L. London

After the fire at the stone bridge, the authorities decided to dynamite the jam. On June 5th explosives were used to break the drift. Arthur Kirk of Pittsburgh was in charge of the job and on June 8th he outraged the residents by putting off a 450 lb. charge by placing nine boxes of dynamite about 30 ft. apart across the drift and fired with one charge. By June 10th an area 300 x 100 feet had been cleared and finally the debris was loosened and the river channel opened.

One of the unusual sights was the tremendous number of huge trees and logs that covered the town.

One path of the water swept down Feeder Street and moved every house. This view of upper Main Street—the 600 block—shows almost every man with a pick and shovel. The Frankstown Road appears at the top of the picture.