Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-11
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THE FLOOD IN YORK STATE.
Pennsylvania Also Suffers
Big Losses.
DAMAGE TO CHOPS AND PROPERTY
The Pugilists Running
Away From The Law.
DEATH OF MRS. JOHN TYLER.
Michael Dayitt Before The
Parnell Commission.
DEATH OF MRS. JOHN TYLER.
THE FLOOD IN NEW YORl

on the Now York Central Blocked
A Bridge Crowded With People
Swept Away-Many Lives Lost
Mills and Railway Bridges Destroyed
Tho Loss of Property-FOur Bodies
Recovered-Other Drowned Persons
Being Searched For.
TROY, July 10.-A despatch to the Times
from Johnstown says that cloudburst in the
Cayadutta valley, near Johnstown, Fulton
county, yesterday afternoon, flooded the
lower part of the valley and swept away sew
eral bridges. The railroad bridge at Johns
town and the one over the Cayadutta creek
at Fonda were washed away. The Central
railroad was washed out for 300 feet at a
point half mile east of Tribes Hill, and a
half mile further east, near Akin, another
washout occurred, tearing out the track for
$50 feet. The washout delayed all trains.
Late in the afternoon, however, the Central
trains bound east were transferred from
Akin to Fuller Station on the West Shore
railroad and brought over that line to South
Schenectady, where connections were made
with Albany. This morning trains were
running over the West Shore road as stated
delay being caused by the transfer at Fuller's
Station.
Great excitement prevails throughout the
Cayadutta Valley. 1t is not known how many
lives are lost; but the bodies of three men
have already been recovered. The fire de-
partment has been called out, and is search
| ing for the bodies of others, for it is thought
| that great many we're drowned.
The heavy rain that prevailed all the af-
| ternoon had raised the Cayadutta Creek till
| it was roaring torrent. At the foot of
Perry street about six O'Clock last evening
about fifty persons, men, women and chill
| dren gathered on the stone bridge
| over the Cayadutta Creek to watch the food.
| The water came with tremendous force
| against the abutments of the bridge,
| but as it was stone structure of
great strength no one suspected that it was
4 in danger. The bridge was suddenly swept
away, but quite number of those on the
structure escaped to the street and were
saved. The report of the disaster spread like
wildfre through the village. The rain con-
| tinued to fall in torrents, and the village
was in darkness, the heavy clouds hanging
low over the village. The search for the
ment it was not easy to find members of the
same family who had bsen separated in the
crowd The estimates of the number OF
drowned range all the way from six to thirty.
Efforts are being made to obtain correc,
list of the drowned.
The bodies of three men were recovered
this morning. One of them has been iden
II tluou b6 u klOtc.CuttCl AdLno0 AACoAs
MILLS AND BRIDGES CARRIED AWAY.
The food carried away two skin-mills, one
belonging to Simon SERVER. Both mills
were in the village limits, and on the bank Of
Cayadutta Creek. Several coal sheds an6
small buildings were also swept away. The
big iron railroad bridge at YOUNGSTOWN wa
swept away and the iron railroad bridge ovel
Cayadutta Creek at Fonda. All the Wagon
bridges over the creek, between JohnstowI
and Fonda, were also carried away. Grea
damage has been done all through the valley
| A man has just arrived at Johnstown from
Gloversville He says that quite number
| of small buildings have been carried away a
that point, but no loss of life Is reported ex
cept at Johnstown.
TWO DAMS DEMOLISHED.
Two dams across Cayadutta creek wer
swept away, one at Servers Mill, taking tn
| mill with it, and the other about midway be
tween Johnstown and 9loversville TIL
giving away of the latter dam increased tn
flood that swept away the stone bridge a
Ferry street.
RAyAGEs OF THE FLOOD.
1t rained nearly all night, but this mornin
the rained has oeasedss and the food has gon
down. Evidences of the ravages of tn
food are seen all through the valley alop
the creek. Some of the bodies of tn
!, drowed have probably been carried down in
to the Mohawk at Fonda. Rain began fall
ing at Johnstown at two O'Clock yesterda
{ afternoon, and 1t rained hard and steadil
, until elk o'clock. Between six and seve
| O'Clock reports came uptown that the Fonda
Johnstown and Gloversville railroad bridg
had been washed away, and that the larg
] afope hridOe had baan wAahad away. an,