New-York tribune., 1885-08-15
THE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS.
A GREAT RAILROAD CRIPPLED.

GREAT RAILROAD CRIPPLED.
,r,,n,sc NEW TRACKS FOR TIE CENTRAL IN ihA
MOHAWK yALLEy-cRoPs DESTROYED.
Inv rELEoRArH TO THE TRIsuNAl a
ccuvvrcr.Dy. N. Y, Aug. 14.-The storm Oh
wsdnesaav caused total loss Of about quar~r VI
million dollars in this vicinity. The storm
s.o.,on of fle country extending from honmah 70 -.
- norsheast direction to Ellenville Centre Inc
stor track Is Ave miles long by three miles Wac.
I. not farmer probably in this region VINO mas no
ta,ued some loss careful estimate OF tne aamss.
en-. land and crops puts it at $2500oo Acres u,o"
acres of the most fer tile fat lands OF the Mona"k 49,
ara ru,ned These lands are valued at WV ." w.
Thsv ara hurled under several feet OF SAND anu
ooss,,.udent Toucey, Of the New-York cen'rai nA'r
rad arrived at the ofthe disasser 'n'' n.,
n.Sster orr. and Road Builder Fripp. OF the Censfa
-oaa These officials superintended the WORK OF ta'
ferrng the passengers and mails around tue gap au
,cnairing OF the broken culverL Mr.. Toncey cay. W.
loss 70 the Central will high MP In the
dollars Il will take s25 900 TO repair the cuiVer
hont was the most disastrous that ever occurred on
the line of the road No freight trains nave oeon r'
s,nce wednesday afternoon. There is large quahuV
=, fresh meat and other perisnaoie artcics
on the road The damage 10
roods viii be great 1t is hoped 10 have passaso o
trains ready by tomorrow or Sunday Aoous TWO
m
was badly damaged by the food and one OF .he 'AoA
s asled away but the tracks are safe Numer
s v,eus of the washout taken by photographers
,h,. uorp,ng ard thousands Of people looked az Inc
eo.pes Today Last night at 1920 O'CLOCK Tram VI
thlrtytwo cars drawn by four engines ieft ths OH" m
Nev.York odd railroad men said was 'n0
,oo,.st messenger train they had ever seen NO uan
had rome out since morning. On the ra'h
w,s vo,,ng man who drew the attention. OF nis
fellow passengers by HIS uncasuess Wien m 10 de
a.. ,r,t ,sold not get through 10 AlDany nc maue
coudant of one OF the passen GERS and In short ums
Everybody on train knew that ire 5ulnK nr s,,
20 have heen married In Boston at O'CLOCK yesterday
afternoon .s -. ,,,o ,rosno,, nv n force of
,o nais re American Express matter carried by
fhe NaoDa Express over the West shore. ie irVi, SV
Ta Nsod IN Waitons Creek htd away hill 200 feet
high ana spread 1t over the low ahus % ncow r,vnsa
roos was dug ontten feet deep III be abandoned
he water IN waton's trcek rose from its usuai " ~
VIE snhmereed The torrent then cut ohannel Tor
itself feet deep aud ab"nt uis a1ns -.
fve tons carried hundreds Of yaras n "e eas
Waltons Greek ia changed Inc s.rear hed 10"
uoFynAss FERRY N. Y, Aug 14.-Repa,rs to the
xsashout near this place were stopped last night oy
rain Work was resumed this morning and was Nsor
ously pushed, yet the progress was SLOW i"e o"''
is over eighty feet wide. Piles must he drNen acros'
tbespace before the reste IA laid Passengers get ou
at the washout AID walk the train on the other sue
brok Several days labor will he required TO complete
fhe teInDorary trestle Trains run rcEareSh OF c
usual schedule The force employed on tc repaitr s
been Increased 800, which Is as large nnher ~ ca
lie worked ad agenusly. The nrst man from Ne"
Work since Wednesday arrived at Schenectady ~ u
oeoek This morning aud todays papers came ht hoo
flree hours late The Losses to the New-1ork 'chirai
and Hudson River Company by the variout "ashou's
viii exceed 100000
CnIcAGo Aug. l4.-Owing to the washont on the New
York Central Road at Hcnanans Ferry. New-fork the
Eastern nails wbicE should have arrived here at l2So
O'Clock to-day are delayed over twelve hours lhe post
oiboe officials here expect TO be swampcd with mali mat
ter owing 70 the delay and the belief thai better
management, IN the East would have prevented this de-
Law aud accumulation matter ny taking IL Dack 10
New-York and forwarding IL over some other roal Inc
Eastern mail received here amounts ~ about thirty TONS
daily
The officers of the New-York Central Railroad re-
ported Yesterday rapid progress was being made IN
repariug The washouts which had interrupted traVel
over their hue beyond Amsterdam During the day
Messengers were transferred by carriage but was ex
Iected that the train which left New-Sork at p IN.
would run through without delay. -. -
Al the West shore terminus II was denied tnat my my
brcak mad occurred in tue travel over the roal. Ibe
snperlntendent said that bridges had been cArieu
away and that no had bcen delayed more tha Ten
minutcs