Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-08-07
THE FLOODS.
"A CiouN-tsurst Almost Ruins tho Beaugi.
fnI Resort at Watkins' Glen, N. Y.-Hlgh
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E1M1RA. N. Y, Aug e.-Rumors have
reached this city OF a cloud-burst in the
village OF watkins, eighteen miles north Of
this CITY, which has flooded the village and
done 1rreparable damage. Later partiou-
lars received state that about
O'CLOCK Wednesday q terrific storm
struck the village, loausing Glen creek
to rise SO rapidly that 1t soon be-
came raging torrent sweeping through
the 'beautl1ul and famous glen and carry
ing with 1t all the bridges and stairways
ing the picturesque gorge, Reaching
the village the creek overflowed it's banks
and swept away the Franklin street bridge,
upon which but a few moments before a
crowd of twenty-five people had been
standing. Some OF them narrowly escaped,
The Decatur street bridge was car
ried away by tho June flood,
and communication between the northern
and southern portions OF the town is en-
tirely interrupted. The southern portion
OF the town was almost entirely inundat-
ed and great CONSERVATION created
among the residents. The Northern
Central railroad bridge, while not yet
washed away, is SO weakened that no
trains venture upon it, and railroad
traffic is suspended. The wires are all
down and telegraphlc communication Is
cut OF, so but meagre particulars OF the dis
aster can yet be obtained. Nothing has as
yet been heard from the surrounding
country, but it is believed that
there has been a cloud-burst or waterspout
not Tar distant and grave fears OF more
serious damage in ne1ghboring places are
entertained. While the loss to the village
Is heavy, aggregating many Thousand dol
lars, the Watkins Glen property probably
suffers worse. This is one of the most
beautiful gorges in the country and had
been fitted up at an enormous expense for
a resort
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2.-The water in the
Schuylkill river Wednesday attained tho
highest point reached in this city for
twenty years, involving destruction to
property estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000. The park drives were submerged,
lighthouses flooded and some the streets
next the river banks were under
water to depth OF between four
and five feet The cellars of two
paper mills and about dozen
houses We're flooded. The cotter-dam of
the new Reading railroad bridge at the
falls of Schuylkiu was washed away, on
failing a loss OF about $500. All work at
Manayunk and the Pencoyd iron works
opposite was stopped owing to tho en-
croachment of the waters. But one fatal
accident was reported-the drowning of
Samuel Dallas, aged II years, who, with
three other boys was playing in the water
on a floating shanty.
Throughout the eastern section of the
State the rainfall was very heavy. Many
houses and mills along the Brandywine
creek, III the vicinity Of Westchester
and bennington, were flooded, and
business was seriously interrupted. At
Williamsport the bridges over the
susquehanna had to be ballasted with
heavily laden coal cars. A large
section of the schuylkil valley in the
vicinity Of Norristown and Conshohocken
was almost entirely under water Consid-
cradle damage was DONE but no lives were
reported lost in the State
New YORK, Aug. 2.-The people of Plain
field, N. j., living along Green brook are
very much worried over the condition of
the upper dam at Feltyille. Thurs
day afternoon it was reported that the
dam was leaking badly and bullying
out in places. The dam is twenty
feet high and holds back lake mile and
a quarter long, from 800 to 500 feet wide,
and thirty feet deep in some places II
1t should give way Scotch Plains and
Fanwood would probably be swept out
of existence and Pla1ntield would be
inundated. The present estimate OF tho
damage done by the flood from the smaller
dam at Feltville to the Cadmus dam, dis
lance of five miles. is $4,000 Streets in
Plainfield are damaged to the extent OF
$4,000