Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
TERRIFIC STORMS.
They Cause Great Damage in Va
rious Portions of the Country.
A Cloud Burst at Watkins Glen, N. Y,
Nearly Ruins That Charming Re-
sort Other Sections suffer from
the Fury of the Elements.
swEpr nY WISE ANp wATER.

ELMIRA, N. ", Aug. 3-Rumors have
reached this city OF cloud-burst in the
village of Watkins eighteen miles north OF
this city, which has flooded the village and
done irreparable damsge Later particu-
lars received state that about 5
o'clock Wednesday terrific storm
struck the village causing Glen creek
to rise SO rapidly that il soon be-
came a raging torrent sweeping through
the beautiful and famous glen and carry
ing with it all the bridges and stairways
and otherwise defacing and destroy
Ing the picturesque gorge. Reaching
the village the creek overfiowed its banks
and swept away the Franklin street bridge,
upon which but few moments before
crowd of twenty-five people had been
standing Some of them narrowly escaped.
The Decatur street bridge was car
ried away by the 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 telegraphic communication IL
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 1t is believed that
there has been a cloud-burst or waterspout
not far distant and grave fears OF more
serious damage in neIghboring 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
resort
IN NEW JERSEY
NEWARK, r. j., July 3l.-A rain-storm
yesterday did great damage in this city. In
South Orange several buildings, including
the post-otfice, were carried away IN
Orange valley the water was up to the sec
ond-story windows and much damage was
done to the numerous hat factories there.
Bloomfield and Montclair also reported
great destruction of property. In Plain
field the loss was very great, two or three
square miles of thickly settled territory
being submerged
IN NEW YORK
poUGHkEEPsIE, N Y, July 31.-A cyclone
struck Ellis Corners, Ulster County, yester-
uav, destroying u largo hHOunl VI property
and injnring number of persons.
* NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CONCORD, n. H., July 81 During a rain.
storm and high wind Tuesday afternoon
the arsenal and five houses were unroofed
and several destroyed. An elm tree l25
years old was torn up by the roots and
blown across Main street
IN MISSOURI
ST LOUIS, July 81. A very violent storm
passed over New Madrid, Mo, and vicinity
Monday evening, doing great damage to
the cotton and corn crops Two little
steamboats,, the Arkansas City and Carl
Schurz, lying at New Madrid, were totally
destroyed; loss, sl4,O00 Warehouses at
Tiptonville and Luzelle Landing were
blown down.
IN MISSISSIPPI
WINoNA, Miss, July Sl.-Never in the
history of this section was there such rain
fall as there waa Monday night and Tues-
day morning East of here for seventeen
miles the crops, fences, etc, are a perfect
wreck Land is overflowed that never was
known to be oyerfowed before.