The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-17

Railroad Bridges, Mills and Other Build
ings Wrecked-Fifteen or More Person
Swept Away by the Collapse Of Bridge
on Which They We're Standing Watch
ing the Angry Waters.The Flood Ex
tends Throughout the Mohawk Valley
AMSTERDAM, n. y, July 10.-It il
now reported here, with some evidence
of truth, that Is persons were drowned
at Johnstown, N. Y, in yesterday:
flood. There is no tclegraphic commu
nication between this city and John
stown, and that place can not be reached
except by driving.
UTICA, n. Y, July 10.-The tracks Of
the New York Central Railroad arc
washed away at Fonda and Aiken
Great damage to property was done, not
only at Johnstown, but all down the
Mohawk Valley to Amsterdam. AL
Central trains are now running over
West Shore tracks, which were not dam,
aged, although at one time last night
they were covered with water for dis,
tance of fifteen miles.
New YORK, July 10.--A special from
.Jobnstown, n. y, says: The water
which came up over this village last
night has subsided greatly this morning,
but has left scenes Of desolation in every
direction. The water rose fifteen feet
and ovarfowed everything. 1t has now
fallen about eight feet below its highest
point.
Ten people are reported missing. The
bodies of four have been recovered.
These four are all Johnstown people.
Those whose bodies are recovered are
Cha,les Frear and two other men named
Sokely and Yost, and fourteen-year-
old boy named Steadwell. The drowned
and missing people were among a
crowd Of from thirty to fifty persons
who stood Oh a stone bridge crossing
the river at Perry street, watching the
rising waters. They seemed regardless
Of danger until the bridge gave way
and they were precipitated into the
flood. The bridge was about twenty
feet high and fifteen or twenty feet
wide. 1t was single arch structure
and was crossed by the street car track.
The stone bridge was swept away at
about o'clock in the evening.
Two iron bridges of the Johnstown,
Fonda and Gloversville Railway were
wrecked and seven or eight other
bridges were carried away.
Two tanneries, owned by Simon
Schriber, were swept away, and Schrl-
ber's and Anderson's dams were broken
down.
The water in Cayadutta Creek began to
rise at 4:30, and the stream was soon con-
vcrtcd into raging torrent. OF the
men, women and children who were
thrown into the water by the breaking
of the stone bridge, the larger number
was saved by means of ropes thrown to
them from the shore.
This morning the fire department is
engaged in search for more bodies. The
water is still very rough and dangerous
for boats. The final and fatal rise in
THE Cayadutta was very sudden, and /
attributed to the effects of clondburst
Besides the sweeping away OF bridge
and tannericS, there is much damage Il
buildings which are yet left standing
The electric light plant was washed out
and the town left in darkness for th'
night. All communication by wire i
cut of, save through the long-distanc'
telephone, over which this message i
sent.
ALBANY, n. ", July IA specia
to the Union from Johnstown, n. y.
says: Fifteen persons were carried dowl
Cayadutta Greek lastnight. Four bodie:
were recovered this morning. The
heavy rains last night choked the stream:
and flooded the districts. Schriever':
large mill in this place was carried
away. Twenty persons were on thu
Ferry street bridge when the arch fcl
into the rushing torrent, which wa:
filled with wreckage and humanity
Cries for help alarmed the residents
Chief Mcdonald, with President
Northrup, Of the village police, Justice
Anderson and others organized search
ing expedition Lanterns were secured
| and parties went along the stream witt
ropes to assist in the rescue. One per
son was seen splashing and plunging ir
the water near the Johnstown, Fonda
/ and Glovelsville Railroad bridge, one
quarter of q mile down the stream. As
he hoated past those on shore he
cried. "For Gods sake, help mel
He was swept by in the
current, so close TO shore that a man
who was in a boat secured to pile OF
wreckage got hold of him, but owing tc
the swift current was enable to hold
him, and he was swept under the float
ing driftwood.
Two other persons came down a mo-
ment later, clinging to plank and
shouting for help. They were swept
out of sight below the railroad
bridge.
At 4 a. IN. the body of Burt Stead
well, Is years of age, was recovered
from the debris at this place. An hour
later Albert Sokcly was pulled out from
under the driftwood that had lodged
back Of Evanss mill Soon after the
body of man named Treadwell was
found in same place. At 8 a. m. the
body of Charles Frear. 50 years of age,
carpenter, was uncovered from under
the wreck at Eyans's mills. The bodies
are badly bruised. They were re-
moved to police headquarters, where
they will remain pending a Coroners in
quest.
Charles Abbott was carried down
from the Ferry street bridge to the dam,
which he went over, going down dis
tance of 16 feet, but he miraculously
succeeded in swimming ashore and es-
Gaping without injury.
Peter Evin, a stone mason, 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.
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