The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-07-18
The NEW YORK FLOOD.

The NEW YORK FLOOD.
Further Details of tho Disastcr ut Johns.
Ten Persons Missing-The Property Loss
Heavy-Ru,n Mt other Places,
ALBANY, N. u. July li.-A special to the
Union from Jotnstown, N. T.. says: Fiji
teen persons were carried down the Cayu-
delta creek Four bodies have been re-
covered Heavy rains choked streams and
flooded districts Schricvers large mill In
this place was carried away. Twenty peO-
pie were on Ferry street bridge when the
arch fell into the rushing torrent. which
was filed with wreckage and humanity.
cries for help alarmed the residents Chief
Mcdonald with President Northrup. OF the
village, Police Justice Anderson and others
organized a searching expedition. Lam
terms were procured and parties went along
the stream with ropes to assist in the res
cue. One person was seen splashing and
plunging in the water near the Johnstown,
Fonda 4 Gloversville railroad bridge. one
quarter Of mile down stream As he
fioated past those on the shore he cried:
.'For Gods sake help me"
He was swept by in the current, SO close
"
secured to pile of wrcckage got hold Of
him, hut owing to the swift current was
unable to hold him and he was swept nm
der the ioating driftwood. Two other per-
sons came down o moment later clinging
to plank and shouting for help but were
swept out of sight below the railroad bridge.
Alta M the body of Burt speedwell, Is
years of age, was recovered from the debris
at this place An hour later Albert Cokcly
was pulled out from under the driftwood.
Soon after the body OF a man named Tread
well was found in the same place. At Q q
m the body Of Charles Frear, 81 years Of
ago, carpenter, was uncovered from un-
der the wreck at Evans mills The bodies
are badly bruised. Ten persons nre missing.
Peter Evin, a stone-mason, says he went
down with fifteen others, and was car
ried under the Ferry street bridge, but
succeeded in getting out below. He was
bruised about the face. Purdy Case res
cued two men named Nellis and vosburgh
by means OF ropes. Citizens are engaged
In removing tho wreckage OF Schriever's
mill. near the depot. where they think
other bodies have been lodged
The Ferry street bridge consisted of an
arch spanning the entire width of the
stream 1t was upon one of the plank
walks that the people were standing when
the arch WIS carried away. Schricyer' 8
large mill is entirely wrecked and will en-
tail loss of 10000. There are several
small buildings in tho village which are
partially ruined their foundations being
undermined Many of the bridges on
country roads along the valley are gone.
Some of the fields OF grain are partially
covered with water.
Tuesday afternoon. during tho heaviest
part of the storm, Main and Bleecker streets
In Gioversville were flooded with water.
The new pavement In Bleecker street was
torn up for several blocks. A number Of
residences in the upper part Of the town
are entirely surrounded by water. The
foundation walls of a new stone build
ing now In course Of construction on
North Main street, Gloyersville. were
partly carried away Several small build
ings are partially ruined their foundations
being undermined Many of the bridges
on country roads along the valley are gone
and some fields Of grain are partially COW
cred with water. The loss to property al
Glovcrsvillc will probably be covered BY
s3,ooO. 1t is quite likely that $4,000 will
cover all the damage wrought by the
storm.
| AMSTERDAM, N. Y. July 1.-The water
| poured down the gullies streams and small
creeks leading from the roads to Johnstown
| from this city, uprooting trees, spOiing
all crops and destroying farm-houscs, barns,
/ etc 4 barn belonging to John Pettingill
was carried through Putnams creek, one Of
| the swollen streams. to an arched culvert
over which tho New York Central railroad,
at Tribes Hill. runs, and acted as dam
over which the roaring waters rushed,
washing ont all four tracks of the Central
Tor distance OF l,Oe0 feet and laying
waste valuable farm land on the south side
of the track The damage to the Central
Railroad Company alone at this point will
reach 80. eco.
The Utica 4 Little Falls wrccking
crews, returning from the wreck at HOff-
mans, arrived at the washcHt early in the
evening, aftcr experiencing some difficulty
/ in passing slight washout about one mile
from Tribes Hill At the latter point, the
water coming through branch OF Putnam
creek. which flows through the lands oi
Aaron Pepper, and the work Of desolation
at this place, reminded one of tho destruc
tion at the Johnstown calamity. Mr.. Put
MANS smokc-house was hurled distance
Of twenty feet and landed against the sta
BILE, which gave way under the force and
collapsed Mr.. Putnam's crops We're en-.
tirely destroyed. His loss will be $1,000.
FEARFUL STORM IN PENNSYLVANIA
GREENsBURG. Pa, July 1l.-One of the
most destructive storms that ever occurred
| in this section passed over the northern
end of the county Wednesday evening
about 1 o'clock. Rain fell in torrents and
the creeks for miles around the mining
village Of Crab Tree oyertiowed and
crops of wheat hay and oats were
carried down the streams. The waters
of Crab Tree and Thorn creeks
were the most damaging Trees were
uprooted in their course and buildings sit
uated on their banks have been swept
away. Every bridge on both creeks from
Crab Tree to Saltsberg has been carried
away and two or three hundred yards ol
the Crab Tree branch railroad has beer
completely washed out. No lives have q!
yet been reported lost
A hail-storm followed, and was most dis
astrous to the corn crop, and it is thought
to be entirely destroyed The storm EN-
braced an area Of about thirty miles, ant
In many places the wheat which hat
been cut by the farmers in the morn
ing was carried down the stream
| in shocks At Salem and at Five Point'
and all along the Royal Hannn creek tn.
damage is great The loss will run up int
thousands of dollars. 1t il believed
the flood was caused by q cloud
burst, inasmuch as 1t was con
fined to that narrow limit. the rail-
here being very light The Crab Tree rail
road is branch of the Pennsylvania road
and it is thought the fnll extent of tn,
damage to the road has not yet been told
as 1t runs for distance on the Hat below
where the washout was observed Tn
water is now falling rapidly.
FLED WITH $4,000.