The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-07-15
STORMS IN THE east.
The Mohawk Valley Deluged by q
ClOudburst.
0veraowing Streams Cause Ruin to
Acres Of Growing Crops

The terrific rain aud wind storm which
visited the Mohawk valley, New York, few
days ago, did great damage A Canajoharis
dispatch says:
IA terrific rain aad wind storm prevailed
throughout the Mohawk valley yesterday at.
terroon, a part Of which reached here to-
day. At about 2 p. II. yesterday, at Ames,
a little hamlet in this town, loud report
houses. thinking that an earthquake
shock had occuuol. Itproved to be O cloud
burst, and they were met by torrents OF water,
which drove them back. Several persons mar
rowly escaped drowning. Benz Christman saw
his land roller floating down the stream, and
he made an effort to slvo it. Hewas carried
d considerable distance, but was saved by
neighbors with the greatest difficulty. Calves,
pigs, chickens, dogs and cats were sean
floating down the stream, and because Of ths
washing away Of fences horses and cows es-
capped from pasture and have not since been
seen. Soon after tho report was heard the
dam connected with the flour mill OF Bar
ringer g. Gardiner was carried away, adding
greatly to the flood.
"At the time of the cloud burst Mrs Hugh
McEvoy and her daughter were sleeping IN
their house, and were awakened bY the water
bursting their doors in. Mr.. McEv6y had gone
able to find him. the ladies concluded he was
drowned. They screamed for help, and the
Rev. A. T. Worden, the Baptist minister, ,waded
to the house, he being at times breast deep in
the water. He pacited the ladies until Q
neighbor with horse and wagon backed up
to the door, and they were taken to place
of safety. -.
Bridges are reported to have been carried
away In various parts OF the town and at
Sharon Springs Gardens, hop yards, wheat
fields and corn fields have been washed out
extensive onion and cabbage farm Of
Edward Sayles was washed away,
and the growing vegetables rooted
out. About fifty persons who were In
town to attend church could not get away,
and every house was filed to overfowing,
many persons being obliged to sleep In tho
church. The damage will aggregate $1,000
In Burtonville, in this county, q similar cloud
burst seems to have occurred, and growing
were wrecked and other damage Is reported
jamestown dispatch says: "An electric
Storm accompanied by heavy rain and wind,
prevailed here on Sunday afternoon. An oil
tank at Carrollton, with II 900 barrels Of oil,
was fred. Five cannon balls discharged into
the lower part OF the tank allowed the oil to
escape and prevented big confagration. The
Free d1 v ct ulOuU W0o otkuSlS
in the belfry, which was splintered and scatter
ed into the surrounding fields The large con-
gregation was severely shocked and terribly
frightened. The telephone poles for half q
mile at Kennedy were shattered A great
many persons here and elsewhere were severe
" shocked" &.
From Geneva comes the following ac-
count: "Yatcs and Ontario counties were
early last evening visited by a destructive
rain storm. For over two hours rain fell In
torrents The rivers overfowed their banks,
and ruined acres Of finely growing field
crops. Great quantities Of green
fruits on trees were knocked OF by
the rain. In Penn Yam, hundreds
of dollars of damage was done to;
small buildings and fences, which were
foated away. Scores Of gardens were washed
out by the food. Nearly every cellar in the
village was filed with water, which 1t will
require several days to remove. Farmers say
that their loss OF growing wheat, barley and
oats has been very great Several -four mills
were seriously damaged by the swollen
streams, which furnish the mills with power"
A dispatch from Waterloo says that the
electric storm which passed over that village
on Sunday afternoon was most violent.
Lightning struck among number OF men
who wera milking COWS, and seven Of the
animals were killed and two Of the men were
paralyzed by the shock