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ANOTHER JOHNSTOWN FLOOD.
Serious Results to Villages in Cen
tral New York.
Fifteen Persons Said to Have
Been Killed.
Fifteen Persons Said to Have
MURDERER KELLY HANGED
ASSISTED EMIGRATION SCHEMES.
Michael Davitt Before the Par
nell Commission.
JOHNsTOwN HORROR.


ANOTHER JOHNSTOWN HORROR.
This Time It Is In the State Of New
York.
THE FLOOD DID TERRIBLE AMOUNT OF DAM
AaE-FIFTEEN LIVES SUPPOSED TO have BEEN
LosT-BRIDaEs SWEPT AWAY AND A LARGE
AMOUNT OF PROPERTY DESTROYED.
ALBANY, N. T., July 10.-A special to the
Union from Johnstown, N. Y, says: Fifteen
persons were carried down the Cayudetta creek
last night. Four bodies were recovered this
morning. Heavy rains last night choked
streams and flooded districts. Schriever's
large mill in this place was carried away.
Twenty people were on Ferry Street bridge
when the arch fell into the rushing torrent,
which was filed with wreckage and humanity
Cries for help alarmed the residents. Chief
Mcdonald, with President Northrup Of the vii
lage, Police Justice Anderson and others, Or
ganized a searching expedition. Lanterns
were procured and parties went along the
stream with ropes to assist in the rescue. One
person was seen splashing and plunging in the
water near the Johnstown, Fonda and Glovers-
Vile railroad bridge, one-quarter of a mile
down stream. As he foated past those on the
shore he cried:
FOR aoD's SAKE HELP ME-"
He was swept by in the current so close to
the shore that man who was in Q boat secured
to a pile Of wreckage got hold Of him, but
owing to the swift current was unable to hold
him and he was swept under the floating drift
wood. Two other persons came down a mo-
ment later clinging to a plank and shouting
for help. but were swept out of sight below the
railroad bridge. Among those in the party
who stood on the shore were Superintendent
Cation and President Peacock of the Fonda,
Johnstown and Gloversville railroad, who had
come down on a special train from Gloversville
with the intention of transferring passengers
and baggage where the railroad bridge was
swept away. No connections had been made
from the east with the Central road. There
were no passengers or baggage on the east
train, and there is not likely to be any on the
train on the Fonda. Johnstown and Glovers-
vile railroad inside Of three or four days, and
those who want to get back and forth between
Gloversville and Fonda must employ convey
ances.
BODIES REoovERED.
At 4 am. the body of Burt Speedwell, fifteen
years of age, was recovered from the debris at
this place. An hour later Albert Conley was
pulled out from under the driftwood that had
lodged back OF Evans mills. Soon after the
body OF man named Treadwell was found in
Frer, fifty-five years of age. a carpenter, was
recovered from under the wreck at Evans
mills. The bodies are badly bruised. They
were removed to police headquarters where
they wall be held dpending acoroner's inquest.
SOME WHO ESCAPED.
Chas. Abbott was carried down from the
Ferry Street bridge to the dam where he went
over, going down q distance of 16 feet, but
miraculously succeeded in swimming ashore
and escaping without injury. Peter Evan,
stonemason, says he went down with fifteen
others and was carried under the Ferry Street
bridge. but succeeded in getting out below. He
was bruised about the face. Purdy Case
rescued two named Nellis and Vosburgh by
means Of ropes. Citizens are engaged this
morning in removing the wreckage, of
think other bodies have been lodged 1t is be-
lieved that the two men who went down on a
plank lost their lives at the dam and that their
bodies were carried down the stream and
now floating in the Mohawk river. No one
knows how many people were drowned or who
is missing. The flood was so great and the cur
rent so swift that no help could be rendered
without great danger. The State Street iron
bridge and the railroad bridge were both swept
away. They were large structures.
TWO BRIDGES GONE.
Yesterday afternoon during the heaviest part
of the storm Main and Bleecker streets, in
Gloverville, were flooded with water. num-
ber Of residences in the upper part of the town
are entirely surrounded by water. The two
iron bridges on the Central and the Fonda,
Johnstown and Glovervile railroad at Fonda
are gone.
The pecuniary loss will not be 80 very great.
The railroad and State Street bridges in Johns
town were large frst-class structures. The
Ferry Street bridge consisted Of an arch SPAN
ming the entire width OF the stream. It was
upon one Of the plank-walks that the people
were standing when the arch was carried away
Schrievers large mill is entirely wrecked and
will entail loss of $4,000. There are several
small buildings in the village which are par
tally ruined, their foundations being under
mined. Many of the bridges on country
roads along the valley are gone. Some
of the fields Of grain are partially
covered with water. The loss to property at
GloversviIle will probably be covered by
$4,000. 1t is quite likely that including the
loss of the bridges in the Mohawk valley at
Fonda, $4,000 will cover the damage wrought
by yesterdays storm.
TIE TRACK OF THE FLOOD.
AMSTERDAM, N. Y, July 10.-The water
poured down the gullies, streams, and small
creeks leading from the roads to Johnstown
from this city, uprooting trees, spelling all
crops, and destroying farm houses. barns. &C.
A barn belonging to John Pettingill was car
ried through Putnams creek, one of the
BWOueu btIcdIlcs W al aLCuCo CuANcNt, ONcE
which the New York Central railroad at Tribes
Hill runs, and acted dam, over which the
roaring waters rushed, washing out all four
tracks Of the Central for distance of 1000
feet and laying waste valuable farm land on
the south side Of the tracks. The damage to
the Central railroad company at this point
will reach $25 900. The Utica and Little Falls
wrecking crews, returning from the wreck at
Hoffman's yesterday morning, arrived at the
washout early in the evening, after experience
ing some difficulty in passing slight washout
about one mile from Tribes Hin. At the latter
point the water comes through q branch Of
Putnam's creek. which flows through the lands
of Aaron Pepper, and the work of desolation
at this place reminded one Of the destruction
at the Johnstown calamity. Mr.. Putnam's
smoke-house was hurled distance of 20 feet
and landed against the stable, which gave way
under the force and collapsed. Mr.. Putnams
crops were entirely destroyed. His loss viii
il placed at eloo, 900. II win be at least ten
days before all the tracks of the Central rail-
road company are cleared and about thirty-six
hours before any train can pass this point.
Another Account.
Nxw YoRx, July l0.-A special from Johns
town, N. Y, says: The water which came up
over this village last night has subsidsd greatly
this morning. but has left scenes Of dssolstion
in every direction. The water rose Is feet and
over1owed everything. Il has now fallen about
eight feet below it highest point Ten people