Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-11

,osNsTowN, N. ", SWEPT BY A DE.
sTRUcTIVE FLOOD.
v,neen People Reported Drowned-atiIis,
Bridges. Railroad Tracks, and
Wires Washed Away.
By telegraph to tho Dlspatch.l

Wires washed Away.
fBy telegraph to tho Dispatch.l
,.,srrRr.N. y. Y. July 10--It is now re-
,,-.tna horo with some evidence of truth
az fifteen persons were drowned at
J,hnetoNn. There is no Geographic CON-
,..~ieal0n between this city and Johns
avn ana that place cannot be reached
,,.cpi bv driving.
tfr,Ny. \. T., July l0.--A special from
1t..tnwn. y. Y. saws that fifteen persons
go carried down Cayudetta creek last
rf -Four bodies were recovered this
,.-r,rc. Tho heavy rains last night
,r.seG Che streams and flooded the dis
.-.t = huycrs large mill, in this place
..rIiei away. Twenty people were on
Ve-r,-~ ret bridge when the arch fell into
e. ~r.s.ue torrent. which WAS filed with
o. ts.e and humanity. The cries for
f..4ru the residents.
Donald. with President North.
,.. .. t.e village, Police Justice Andor
.,. hers organized searching ex-
, Lanterns were procured and
..s-t. went along the stream with
r. ., .-.ist IN the rescue. Ono person
was seen rlashing and pluugiug In the
v... rear the JOhnstOwn, Fonda and Clio
,.-.l railroad bridge, one quarter Of
i .oUl the stream.
SIS e' hoa'cd past those on the shore he
,r..i. For Gods sake help me-" He was
swept bv ln tie current so close 10 shore
t.a' man who was IN boat secured 10
pile 81 wreckoce got hold of him, but
owing 90 he swift current was unable 20
bold hu. and he was swept under the
floating orlt-wo0d. Two other persons
came down q moment later chDging 20
plank shouting for help, but were swept
out Of sight
BODIES RECOVERED.
AGA NJ fI. lof,- &c Tt,r~t CppaJvvf1l
fifteen wears Of age. was recovered from
ilr 0>hris ai this place.
Az hour later Albert Soakloy was pulled
cuf from under the drft-woOd that had
lodged back Of Evans's mills Soon after
ilc body OF man name Ircadwcll WAS
found in tle same place. At 8 4. VI. the
holy of Charles Frear, hfty-hve years OF
nre. % carpenter. was uncovered rom I'M
dD. thD wreck 40 Evans S mill. The bodies
nrr badly bruised.
Thce were removed 20 police headquar-
tors. rhe.e thcy will remain pending "A
l.r1rnra inquest. Charles Abbott was
Carried down from Ierry-etreet bridge 20
fle dam. which he went over, going down
n distance of sixteen feet. but he succeeded
iu swimming ashore and escaping without
injury.
Peter F,in, stone-mason, says he went
down with fifteen others aud was carried
ull0 crry-street bridge, but succeeded
On getting ont below. 10 was bruised
about the face. Purdy Case rescued two
m-u named Acllis and Nosburg by means
~ ropes.
REMOVING WRECKAGE.
Tho citizens are engaged this morning n
removing the wreckagc Of Schrlyer's mill,
Ge4r THE depot. whore they think other
bodies have teen lodged. IL is believed
tt' the two men who went down on
plank loat tlcir lives nj tie dam, and that
,Deir bodies were carried down the stream,
4.l are now floating IN Mohawk river.
80 1us knows how many people We're
lroNne' .g is missing. The food was
r. gIta. 4 current SO swift that no
lIp cred without great dan
er. Get iron bridge and ra.l-
1.ad n swept away. Iney
were d - Ia Yesterday afternoon
turin H 8rt of the storm III ID
oad k,\ ~ Gl0vorsyille, were
The n { in Bleeckcr street
gis torn % blocks A number
OF ie-id he urper part of town
alc 81 4 fTouuded 10y water. The
iYuulm Us Of now stone building
being 4 - ted on north Main street,
S'oycrf ileW ere partly carried away.
Two IN hr on the Central and the
Fonda ans rstown and Gl9versyille
railroads - fchda are gone. The pecu-
mary loss Will not be so very great. The
rat lrond and street bridges in Johnstown
were large, hrst-class structures.
TIE FATAL BRIDGE.
The Ferry. street bridge consisted of an
arch spanning tn" entire width of the
stream. II was upon one of the plank
walks that the people were standing when
the arch was carried away. Schneyeis
large mill Is entirely wrecked and VIII en-
tail ia loss of about $1,000. There are
-evcr4i small buildings ln the village which
Are PARTIALLY ruined. their foundations be-
ing undermined. Many of the bridges on
the country roads along the valley are gone
and some fields OF grain are partially
covered with water. The loss TO property
a. Gloycrsyillc viii probably be covered By
s 900. f. is quite likely that including
tie loss of tho bridges in the Mohawk Val
icy ~ Fonda 500. 900 viii cover the damage
wrought by Yesterdays storm.
THE MOHAWK VALLEY.
UucA, y. Y, July lO.-Ihe tracks Of the
New York Central railroad are washed
away 40 Fonda and Aiken. Great damage
o. property was done not only nj JOINS
town. hut al down the Mohawk valley 10
Amsterdam. All of the Central trains are
now running over the West Shore tracks,
which we're not damaged, although at one
time last night they were covered with
water Tor distance OF fifteen miles.
NV YORK. July l0.-A special from
Jolustown. n. y. SAYS: The water which
came up over this village last nlsht mas
subsidized this morning, but has left scenes
or desOlation IN every direction. The water
rose fifteen feet and overlooked eyeryt hing.
has now fallen about eight feet below
It's highest point. 49,,
Ton people are reported missing. The
bodies Ot four have been recovered.
These four are all JohustoWn people:
Those whose bodies have been recovered
arc Charles FrcW and two other men
named Soakley and Yost, and "a fourteen
year-oid boy named SteadweH.
The drowned and missing people were
among % crowd of from thirty TO nifty per-
sons vino stood ON "a stone bridge crossing
the river at Perry street watching the
rising waters. They seemed so be regard
las. ~ danger until the bridge gave way
aud thcv we're precipitated into the Hood.
The bridge was about twenty teet hlgh
and fifteen or twenty feet wide. 1t was
snsle-arCh structure, and was crossed oy
q streot-car track.
Tho stone bridge was swept away nc
about 2 o'clock IN the evening. Two
iridoes Of the Johnsfown, Fonda and
Gloucester railroad wcro wrecked, and
seven or eight other bridges were carried
away.
V,,o tanueriee owned by Simon Schriber
were sygept away, and the Schubcr and
Anderson dams were broken down. Inc
water in Cavadutta creek began 10 rise at
$40 and the stream was soon converted
INTO a raging torrent. OF the mon, women,
and children who were thrown into the
water by the breaking Of the stone bridge
q large number was saved by means OF
rope, thrown 20 them from ashore.
ihis morning the FIRE department, under
The direction Of Chief II. A. Thompson. Is
in search for more bodies. The water Is
SIN very rough and dangerous for boats.
The final and fatal rise IN the Cay9dutta
tgos very sudden and is attributed 10 the
meets of a cloud-burst Besides the
sweeping away OF the bridges and tau
,,r,es there is much damage done to the
bnildings which are yet left standing.
me electric-light plant was washed out
and the town left IN darkness Tor the night.
All Communication bv wire ~ cut OF save
through long-distance telephones, over
which this message IS sent.
A CLOUD-BURsT.