New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-30
MOHAWK VALLEY FLOODED
NARROW ESCAPE FROM CLoUDBURsr.
CALVES PIGS, CHICKENS, DOGS AND CATS AFL0AI
"A BOLD BAPTIST BROTHER.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIpUSR1

CANAJcHARIE, N. Y, June 29.-A hard storm
prevailed throughout the Mohawk Valley yesterday
afternoon. About2 o'clock at Ames. little hamlet In
this town, aloud report Of coudbu-st heard Peo-
pie rushed from their houses thinking earthquake
shock had occurred when they by Of
water which drove them back and in many instances
overlook aud gave them q wettng Several per.
taken from their feet and narrowly escaped
drowning Benjamin Christman saw his land roller
floating down the stream and made effort 10 catch IL
He carried a considerable distance and saved
by neighbors with great difficulty. Calves, pigs.
chickens dogs and cats noticed floating down tho
stream, and because of the washing away Of
fences several horses and escaped from pastures
and have not since been captured
Soon after the report heard. the dam connected
with the -four mill OF Barringer aud Gardener,
RED away. causing OF $500. and adding greatly
the general food. At this time Mrs. Hugh McEvoy and
daughter sleeping in their house when they
wakened by the water bursting their doors In. Mr..
McEvoy had gone out short time previously, aud not
being able find him the concluded that he
drowned They cried and became hysterica, when the
Rev. r. T. Warden the Baptist preacher. accustomed to
water waded the house, he being times breast deep
in the water. He paclaed them until neghbor brought
horse and wagon up to the door, and the
carried to place Of safety One OF the women then re-
membered that parrot had been LETT IN the house.
driver after the bird When they TN the
middle OF the stream the parrot exclaimed:
"GoOd for gardens"
Bridges reported to have been carried away in
rous parts Of tie town and Sharon Springs whole
gardens hop yards wheat fields and fields without
number have been washed out and utterly ruined The
surface of the extensive onion and cabbage garden Of
Edward sayes washed away and the growing yege-
tables uprooted. About fifty people in to attend
church could not get away, and every
house filed to over6owing
many persons Obliged to sleep in the church.
The damage will aggregate $1,000 In Burtonylle. in
this county, similar coulburs tohaye occurred.
Growing crops washed and several buildings
wrecked
Lyons, N Y, June % (speeiaD-The most do
structive rain known in this vicinity fell last
minutes cutters in all the streets OF the villages In this
region overfOwed and water 70 depsh or several
| inches covered the roadways window glass every
where broken by the force or the rain falling against
it. Every OF water swollen and over.
flowing the banks ruined hundred OF acres OF growing
grain and sweeping down INTO valleys carried away
OF nall buildings Fruit was knocked from trees
| in great quantities.
| Al Penn Yam great damage was DONE Sidewalks aud
fences washed away by streams r ming from me
hilsides There is scarcely cellar In the place which
| Is filed with water four or i've feet deep Early
this morning travel in the streets was accompanied with
| danger.
Grading Of the Pennsylvania aud New-York Railroad
washed out In OF places while the track Is
almost In complete ruin at Penn Yam. The loss to the
company Is $4,000. Al Grove Springs Hotel, famous
Keuka Lake. there was extensive ruin
among the outbuiidings Farmers in Yates and ontario
Counties report great losses Acres OF wheat and barley
thrown down and or onions ana otner Yes'
etabes were washed out
| JAMESTOWN, n. y, June 20 (SpeeoD. lightning
struck and fired an rcn tank OF the National Transit
Company at Carrollton Sunday. Part OF the oil es-
1 capped through holes made by nrng tve cannon Dals
the bottom The rest burned At vermont the FREQ
| at Ross was knocked It the most severe
| electric storm for years