Telegram-herald., 1889-08-03
III GREAT SUSPENSE.
a Big Dam at Fenvius. n =.
About 10 burst.
l1,cgT OF ANXIETY II PlsgrlEtp.
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elss "~rai-s ef tss vatsas' fscsas-
ttee@- harst Nsarls Halax
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1-. = . ittAf AlonE A4fxeE nro.k are
very louca ooruo1 over tAs oonalUea 81
t1e 4tpsr Gan a. fsitslls -burs
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eaaa ~.s -saking bz1.s E1a s1lEing
o-t ia E-aces the 1s1 - tWeutr
ieei Alga Gu- holds lack lake nliis ana
3 e-4rleF long. fraa4 80 10 50 Iset .sl4s.
1G1 t2irsy lest csep Ia sofNe Ilsces II
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tsuoooa so-4d prSsAt.y ps swept oat
ol s4ls-s1oo s1c flslEnel1 soGld lie
ia1s-a4s1 ans proaens sstilaats II the
oalr-ze Gsne - l1s r0oc frola the sma-ler
dan al fslssl--s - Eas Ca4u-l.s cGla = dis
tsI-e cf CYe ulllos is s-5e co Streets ~
l-int 8 Ge damaged 10 tAs extent a
sla.
Aa~ loHE. Axe. 2 Tie people q Pssa-
tea u j passed another anxious DAY aud
III be- TIE big cam e. fe,ls1-e stll ~ lgb-
s9o4 lAe pressure " the big body ~ w4tsr
DeAine j. bat vas saI1 10 he growing
weaker and TIE clouds were again pouring
1elnge over tic City and down upon Tie
hiilS
The storm was a repetition " fhesaesvy
Ts4n torrents which hsc prevailed slncs
Monday but there Was new eat
Ure IN tbs shape Of heafaing Thurs
Osy nignl TWO men we're se4t 10 the hill
tops 20 watch tic cs-n ~ feltFlile and
10 signal 10 the psop g ~ It should give
WRy NasAouts were threatening he rail
Ioads and trains weIe running slowly and
irreeulariy telegfaphic wires were
burned out aud Il SIS the trana.
mission OF dispatches had become al
imposSbility The Beecklnan street bridge
over The Central railroad al ! aim
beld was again partially deprived OF Us
supports Many OF the heavy thinkers with
which IL WAS repaired had been under
mined and wrenehed away by Cedar brook,
which Las followed course directly
through he street 1aa Tuesday nood.
Ouiy one track vas L I'D tA4t Will ex-
tIeme caution
Warren Ackerman, own 81 the dam. put
a large force OF men ~ work 10 repair the
breaks as soon ~ he was informed OF the
threatened disaster, bat as fast as one
assure was filed another wa opened
The main outlets for the wa.crs OF lie lakes
had been through places where tie bowl
ders had been washed out a The hase OF tie
dam. but now he swelling torrents from the
heavy morning rains were raising the level
10 .hs top OF the structure and the food
was eatia9 through The narrow openings
Resolved that something ought 10 be done
to give ths people snch warning
as WAS possible, j. T. Dumout
president OF the city common Coun-
Gil and Counci.men v Marvin DunAAm
uni Francis L. Marsh decided TO post
watchers on the heights above the dam and
to arrange a code OF signals, that notice
might be given should the danger become
more threatening. Tunis !. Carey and
Colonel Juhsn Scott the horsemen who
went galloping through the main street Of
the city on Wednesday night with the
warning that the dam a. on the verge OF
cOllapsing were chosen, and at Q clock
they set out on horseback for tho scene OF
danger. They took with them a bundle OF
rockets wrapped IN oil silk II has been az
ranged that should crisis occur they are
TO signal by rockets 10 the telegraph
operator at Fanwood Ia case his wires
are still useless he is 10 send MP rockets
with which he has been furnished
and tho men at the lsgg'ng and
switching stations along the line
will pass the news along. II a message
that the dam has burst reaches the city the
fire be is are to be rung This viii give
the people possibly an hours start. and
those along the banks of Green brook,
Stony brook and Cedar brook,will have time
to escape 10 the high ground
ELMIKA, n. Y, Aug 2-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 irrepsTable damage. Later parlcu-
lars received state that about
o'clock Wednesday terrific storm
struck tho village. causing Glen creek
TO rise go rapidly that It soon be-
came a raging torrent sweeping through
the beautiful and famous glen and carry
ing with it al the bridges and stairways
and othsrwise defacing and destroy
ing the picturesque gorge. Reaching
the village the creek ovorf0wed its banks
and swept away the franklin street bridge.
upon which but few moments before
crowd os twenty-five people had been
standinr Some OF them narrowly escaped
TIE Iecatur street bridge was car
RED away by the June food.
AID Communication between the northern
and southern portions ot tho town IA on
tie = Interrupted The southern portion
q tie town vas almost entirely inunda.-
cd and great conformation created
nmoug the residents The Northern
CfnTai railroad bridge. ~ Lie not yet
washed away. Is 30 weakened thst no
trims venture upon u. and railroad
traffic IS suspended Tho wires are an
down AID teiegraphic comm nnicafion Is
cut OF 20 but meserc particulars - The Gle
astor cau ret bc oDtnfnet Nothing baf as
yet bson heard from The surrounding
countrT. bus - Is believed that
there mas teen a c.oud-hGrst o. waterproof
not far tis. ant and grave fears Of uo-e
serious oamnge IA neighborirg places are
entertained While tbs loss 10 the village
is heavy. aEgTegating many thousand dol
lar. tie Watkins Glen property probably
suffers worre This ia one q TIE most
beautiful goTges IN the country and had
been at.cd ~ at 81 enormous eHPenso Ter
a ra.lrL