New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-03
WESTERN EW-YORK FLOODS.
LOSS OF LIFE IN THE CHEMUNG AND CEN
F.SEE VALLEYS.
ELMIRA STREETS UNDER wATER-RAILROAD
TRACKS DEsTRoYED-CRoPs IN THE CHE.

| MUNG VALLEY TOTALLY DESTROYED
Rnlira, June 1.-The water here last night Wa
from a foot 10 foot and half higher than ever be
| fore known This afternoon two bodies hOaed down
| tho river 4 roof upon which thrcc persons were
cllngng Is said to have passed by tho city last night
The body OF girl baby was washed ashore this after
noon IN the lower portl3n Of tho city. Tho Erie
Railroad bridge anchored In Us place last night
by two trains OF loaded freight cars. The water
IA, cars, which, with tho bridge acted as
dam and forced Tho water back through the city oil
tn" north side Of tho Ch"mung River, where the
principal business houses arc located. The water
covered the streets TO depth Of two or three feet
and the easements OF the stores quickly flooded
causing thousands OF dollars Of damage. The only
possible way Of entering the Rathbouo House. the
principal hotel Of the city and on tho chief business
street. was by boats, which row"d directly into
the hotel office.
on the south side OF the river the waters held
in check for several hours by the tsnfoot railroad
embankmcnt but hundreds OF families were driven
into the upper stories OF their houses. Late In the
evening two thousand feel OF the embankment va
forced away, and the carried the railroad tracks
and everything else before 1t. An extensive lumber
ysrl tn" path II the rushing watcr was swept away.
Many horses were drowned aud the people living on
the fats verc rescued With great difficulty BY the
police and nremeE.
The Eric passenger train which had been mere since
yesterday morning went west TO Buffalo lato this
afternoon over the LackaUAnna road. On Big Flats.
twelve miles west OF here, three miles OF tracks were
washed away, and at Corning the big iron bridge
acu,s the river va, carried away. The FRI eN.
prc,s No. l. tina; arrived hero yesterday afternoon.
held by tho food. Part Of tho Delaware.
IAoLawanua and Western Railroad bridge
arross n river az WaycTy Is gone and the road uses
the Eric tracks nom here 10 BInghamton. on the
Northern Central branch Of the Ponnsylvania system.
the westbound cKprrss train that left here on Friday
night is stalled between MInneQus and Canton.
There arc great we,houts each side Of The track.
and railroad men -ay that tho ROAD viii not bo open
for week Thr damage property In this city
aud vicinity Is estimated AZ 900 900. The crops
throughout the ChrmunE Valley Lmost Dtally
destroyed.
Tho Tal Brook RAILROAD has Iost two bridges and
The track l. badly washed out between knoxville and
Wcs;Gch.
Thirteen live. arc SAID to have been lost at Corning
Andover, y. Y, Juno "a terrible rAlnstorm Wis
itcd this section early yesterday morning. Ali the
streams ar swollen far above hIgh-N mark and
fields and roads Noro overfioWcd. No less than
dozen bridges IN tits town were cBrriei away, and
newly planted crips arr utterly rIlusL The water
continued TO ri.s rapidly nntil I O'Clock ~ that
hour tho two dame At The ponds above The village
gave away and tho water rushed wildly down. into
the village. Nearly every sfrcrt IA the place was
ovethuw~i, and IN many cAse, occupants OF house.
were driven Il" the upper nOors for sdety. Owens
large iauucry Nas uoOdrd ard ruined. Almost every
nd Of railroad rack covered and much OF II will
have be nbullt Tho track At some points II COW
rrri ntecn feet with earth aud trains cannot nun for
two thre- DAYS Much lumber many small build.
!ugs and Utbcr property have boon carried away.
Nell,yillc y. Y. JuTlr The heavy rain Of ynser.
day rsse,i cr~rks luo rivers and rivers into lAkcs Al
ihrDugI tbls section. Never IN the experience OF
tho ohcrt lnhaliiaat hAs Nrllsvlle been visited
With such food. Both ends Of tho town have
been suhmrrg~l, WAter In many cases standing
clear the roofs OF houses Farms thc nats alOng
u, krs crock and Genr@eo River for mllns under
from % re to fr~i of water Budlngs, bridges,
flrmlug implements AMI live stock have been going
down the Ii,cr all dA,. Their several bal wash
outs uu all thr TailrnAdS. No train have afriNei
hcrr. since midnight. KdwAr fuettorer wyN drowned
this morning.
lrnrnsIl,yiIle V Y. June e.-~cvrra bridges OH the
outskirts ~ city goaN and III" hlgbwayS are
impossible. Thr railroads will suffer particularly the
Ertc whose prppcrty Ia the vicinity OF the shops I,
com plsteiy submerged work being totally abandoned
Mani washoItS r'port~i 90 the Erie. Not =
train D \. arrived . departed TODAY.
bradford. Penn June Mot train has passed
over tho western division Of IA" New York lake Enc
and western Rallruaf TO-DAY. Prom wellsyille TO
Almond distance Uf twenty thrs" miles. The roS.i
wind, along the bank Of the GcueaNe River Big
ERshnut- Eave occurred At Film Valley. tn Top.
Alfrrd and Almond