The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-12

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PROPERTY
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ALONG THE HUD-
soN--wAsHoUrs STOPPING RAILROAD TRAVEL.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
KINGSTON, Dec IL, 1878.
Ulster county. Astounding it does with mountains
and streams nterminglng in such a way to be no
Of yesterday is tonight scene Of confusion
such as many of its people have never witnessed
before. Dcsolaon in the extreme is all sides.
and at this late hour anything but rough esti-
mate Of .,ic damage sustained cannot be given. No
loss of life is reported but the damage to property is
enormous in all probability reaching in this city and
county from sT500OO to $1.O00000. The upper part
of the city is surrounded with fats sep
aratins it from tho Esopus Creek. They are at
present entirely. under waterthousands Of acres Of
land foodcd-giving it the appearance of vast lake.
small hamlet bordering the creek, separating it
from the city. connected Herewith by bridge
constructed in 1889 (which had previously been de-
stroycd by fresfot) is delugcd and the inhabitants
are unable to 90 from their houses except
by the use of boats. About midnight small dwell
ing. occupied by James Cummisky and family. was
carried away with its contents down the stream at
rapid rate. Barns and outbuidings lifted from
their foundations and followed the swift flowing
rent. The shrieks Of the inmates of the houses for
assistance were pitiable. None dare venture their
lives render them assistance bu. fortunately they
escaped with tho abatement OF the fury Of the storm
and the dawn Of day.
= The Rondout Creek overlooked, and immense dam
Agc1to property cnsucd. Wilbur. the stone market Of
this county, and Eddyville the banks of this
stream. At Wilbur, Lewis stone Planning Mill. the
Wilbur Lime Kilns. the Blucstone Planning and Rub
bling Mills OF j. Mills a Co. all considerably dam
aged. number of small buildings and two resi-
dcnccs were also swept away.
At Eddyvle the loss was especially extensive. The
water has damaged the guard lock the Delaware
and Hudson Canal that the water ran over IL and
through IL. and has flooded what il known the
shy." which were buildings. 1--WE of which de-
stroyci and many others damaged The store houses
OF the New York Cement Company, Martins Cement
Company and Dclafcld 4 Baxter were flooded. Dam
ages. 5000 Tho J. b. James cement sheds
were drowned. tenement house owned by the
Jawrenceville Cement Company, and occupied by
ten families. went down the stream with the house
weakened. and an idea prevails that 'tbc end is not
yet" A boat went over the dam with cargo of
1000 barrels Of cement belonging to Connolly Il
Shafcr; the boat parted in the middle and the ce-
ment went TO the bottom. The crew were rescued.
Two coal boats. two cement boats and about thirty
canal boats are missing from Eddyviic. The streets
arc flooded and the current still runs with terrible
velocity.
Al Saugertes the Esopus Greek, which empties at
that point, rose TO greater height this morning
than ever before reaching fifteen feet on the dam.
great. The saugertics Rowing club house was car.
ried away and dashed to pieces. The iron mill and
blacksmith shop gave way at o'clock this morn
ing, letting the water rush through the mill four feet
deep, and the damage is estimated at s200o0. Shelf
field Sons paper mill was slightly flooded and will
Lc obliged to shut down for while. The firm also
lost 200 tons of coal Six boats torn from their
moorings in the creek The steamboat Marina now
lies high and dry behind Coons island The canal
boats General Grant Yates, Jewell, Conscript and
Richard the Great lay sunk the fats north Of the
lighthouse. Total loss roughly estimated at $4,000
GLEN ERIE.
AT Glen Erie Dattcllc \ Henwick's white lead works
suffered loss TO the extent Of $4,000 The entire vii
LACE was inundated. Whole families vacated their
houses taking refuge nigh ground in order TO
Ssve themselves In the town Of Wocdstock fourteen