The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-21
The Great DelMge I'm ithnca--Barns, Houses,
blsn and nOrses Swept Ofy Together,
Correspondence OF the Evening Post

ITHACA, n. ", June Is, 1855.
This town was yesterday visited by the most destrus
i've Hood thai ever carc upon H. from the many Streams
that pour their waters into the basin o. the Csyugs lake
Six Nile Greek gathered from the many hill sides brought
with them trees unshorn Of roots branches
away the log boom Of the Giles saw mill pond about
mile above this village, and bringing down by a rup
ture In the DAM the accumulated waters Of the pond
well as the large stock Of logs secured by the boom The
onn OF the dasey grs n.ii gave way, and poured the
connaed waters OF this second mill pond into the already
line OF buildings upon the bank Of this creek AMI hooded
nearly the entire town.
The stack OF Chneys aud outside ARRANGEMENTS for
large steam engine OF the Hasey gsi mill WAS carried
away Their barn. already surrounded by water and
ou in the stream, was SWEET or with its occupants four
horses and four The horses and the men, AZ they
parted from tae building struggled for the shore and the
struggle was awfuy exciting among such mighty whir
OF piled up waters. Some Of the ami horses were
carried with the fabric crumped into q shapecss mass
through the contracted arch o. stone bridge and took
horses passed through unharmed. Que horse reached
mile below, alive One young man, Matthew Carpenter
bas 10! been heard from He is drowned, Of course
Presently the massive stone arch spanning the stream gave
way and the human beings pyeciptated many feet into
the waters made with confinement and rrghtu thsir
rage renewed the struggle FOR lie they had Just their
fellows make, and with an ea-nestness dreadful.
Mr. Moses Reeves, daguerrean artist, buoyed up By
WIN portions OF bis body for distance then, struck By
log he disappeared and to his friends lost but by
strange good fortune he states that he emerged rods
below clngng with death grasp 70 his Hoai On ward
he oaied among the wrecks o. buildings and furious
surf, and fellow voy sgcr the rapid current
Mr. David Coon, gunsnith, who clutchei with him the
foat and hung to il ill he struck OF by floating tim
Der. Al eleven O'Clock in the night Mr.. Reeves reached
dry and about one and hall miles from his pace Of
starting he states that two other persons he saw 20
down. Ee never Afterwards saw them.
During This time the extensive morocco factory and
annery OF samuel Soddat at the east cad Of the arched
bridge, and the dwelling Of James Glass the end
portions OF the beams OF the Farmers Hotel Wilcox's
livery stable, and other smaller build in The vicinity
the carc livery stables and barns Of James Coses the
hat shop and buildings Of J. s. Tckenor portion OF Mr.
T. s Isy taDnery the tobacco factory OF H. G.. Giant
the disiery some barns OF the Forest City House. had
tumbsd with crash and been swept oil by the food.
Piles o. buildings rocked to pieces ana logs hal formed
barrcades in front O; DIVE Cayugs street where
il runs parallel with the creek The stream becoming
blocked up, q branch lorked out, poughng q channel
among the dwellings IN the vicinity wb af-yh,ad 10
mates hurried through the rapids fer dear fe. number
OF men, women and children climbed ior safety tree
staining the former bauk OF the Darkness
closedn upon them The pungng waters uproote1 tree
All escaped 10 stand and spent the ngh, in safety
The wreck o! Moore cash and blind factory except Mr.
Hawey brewer, who was swept down the current ITS
wife heard his farewell 10 her he bis dwell
ing n the darkness The morning iDund him far upon
the marsh. and this afternoon the holds his Iues,
upon hs ieoss corpse.
from the bursting banks "a. ne xsge ne ws, shst
zamOrcl POINTS Of horses. II spread oct large por
tons o. the The, PLANK OF the main styee. Is cord
cd ~ Biea Here toe ancient SOL Of below the gravel s
"a burrows exposed there ,ns.ead oil burrows depos,
is o soil from far OF farmers lands. Eery
Friendly food. But Mr.. stoddard, the Messrs. H.lscy
the cayuya division Of the Susquehsnna Raroad-losn,
considerable OF tAeir trleSand the corporation, tie
largest sufferers