Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-14
grV Y0RK'S BIG STORM.
,.oAn TRaFFIC 80 OR 40
HA''u HOURS BEHIND TIME.

,,,...,,oot Along the Central Rail
'' meek. the worst in the His
~ Road-Eirst Reports of the
life at Norwood Overdrawn
y,u YORK. Aug. I3.--On account of
-r-,sho,.t on the New York Central
.,,road at Hodman's ferry, near Amster-
rasterdav. there have been no trains
-, the West since last evening. Notice
r.s o.s nosted on the bulletin board at the
09,r5 Central depot that no trains would
.,,. from points west Of Albany before
n, .,.i,ok tonight. The Chicago fast
~, ras not started this morning, but
II M ae other trains departed as usual.
rpr cFNrRAL's WORST wAsHoUT.
,rr-e. y. Y, Aug. I3.-There has been
,,rast deal of confusion in railroad
sol ovring TO the washOut at Hotimans
- which old railroadmen say IS the
Il &-1rst that ever occurred on the Central
u .iiroad Trains were held here until the
s. '.3 vas f1l and then orders were sent
bof Them at Syracuse. Passen-
ors VINO arrived this evening state
Il bsf fhay do not see how any cars can pass
n H. DoinU where the WashouJ occurred lOr
Mnspv hours, for at O'Clock only three
4 lIss had been driven and the work OF re-
ain was going ou from the western SIDE
Jr Transfer around the break is slow
difficult and maay passengers prefer
q remain here rather than attempt
II is stated that the rain
a rbicb caused the damage all tell within
81 ro hours and that the stream which
osbad ont the track IS usually so small
hgtitis nameless. 1t is raining hard
are t0-nirbt. The storm extends into
E ba Mohawk valley. AZ HOfman's Fer
t6a scene OF the washout, the water
Al risen so much that transfer has been
81 baplaued for the night. The New York
M mlral made UP train of 40 passenger
D3rs and sent it west this evening.
DAMAGE IN GLENvILLE TOWNSHIP.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Aug. ia
#ater cloud burst in Glenville township,
ear the New Ork Central and Hudson
& liver railroad track, six miles west Of
Ecbeuectadv. last night. The railroad
Hilyert ana road bed were washed away,
&nafipg break of 120 feet. Entire fields
II rye and hay were washed away. The
A ew York Central and Hudson River
s. rains were delayed last night, but this
#n0ming trains met at the washout and
PASSENGERS were transferred.
NORWOOD'S EXPERIENCE.
| NORWOOD, N. Y, Aug. 13.-The dam
ge bv the cyclone here last night was
E &0mewhat 0YeresJimated. The loss of life
far includes only Michael Martin, a
m hand. and Blrs. David FitZgibbOns.
be injured are: Myra Armsby, aged IS
E ears, probably fatally hurt; Mrs. George
ramer S, L. Leslie. Mrs. Oliver Suude-
an, Carl and Rufus King. and Charles
E n0r. The storm ragged over territory
8 teen miles in length, and from One-half
three-quarters OF a mile IN width. The
& ind was accompanied by terrific hail
torm. TIE damage done growing crops
nd trult cannot be estimated. The prin-
pal losers in Norwood are: the Norwood
u5er Company, Ogdensburg and Lake
amp.ain Railroad Company by damage
Is bridges and station, and A. N. Fl.
earsanhy by damage to the broom-han-
3 and hoop factory. over 100 resi-
Ices, and innumerable barns and sheds
e destroyed or damaged. The damage
Norwood and the immediate vicinity is
,ma-5d at $l50,000.