The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-10
A CLOUD-BURST IN NEW YORK.
The Central Roads Tracks Washed
Away at Akin.


SCHENECTADY, n. Y, July "a cloud
burst washed away the Central railroad
tracks between Akin and Tribes Hill sta
tions, about five miles west of Amsterdam,
this afternoon, causing another delay to
all trains. The wreck of freight train
which blocked all four tracks in the morn
ing had Just been cleared away, and de-
layed trains begun to move both east and
west, when some of them were caught by
this new mishap, and a second blockade oc-
CURED, more serious than the first.
PASSENGER TRAINS CAUGHT.
The West Bound limited and two other
express trains which left here about
o'clock in the afternoon came back here
between and s O'Clock, and were sent west
over the West Shore road. 1t seems i'm
possible TO get any particulars here this
evening as to how bad the break is or how
long it will take to repair it. Some of the
trains hurrying to make up lost time mar
rowly escaped the cloud burst, but all did
escape. One house was partially washed
away, but no lives have been lost. . There IS
no wire west of Amsterdam and there is
rumor that the storm extended to JoDstown
in Fulton county, New York.
NINE BRIDGES WASHED AWAY.
TROY, N. Y, July "a telephone mes
sage from JohnstOwn says: "The town is in
total darkness. Nine bridges were washed
away. The electric light plant has been
washed away, and also three skin mills at
Gloversville. One body has been recovered.
The water is three feet deep in the village of
Fonda.
At 10 O'Clock tonight the rain is falling
in torrents in Johnstown, and the food is
assuming terrible aspect. Mills and sheds
are being carried rapidly away. 1t is be-
ginning to rain here Iroy) and threatens
to be heavy storm.
NEWS UNoBTAINABLE.
TROY, N. Y, July 10, 1880 A. MA re-
porter, who started out on the IL O'clock
p. m. train from Albany, to get all the
obtainable facts about the storm round
about Fonda and Johnstown, has not been
heard from since Amsterdam, however,
telephones that there are no trains running
west of that point on account of the wash
out. A telephone is the only reliancs for
news of the effects of the storm as it has
been thus far tonight
LONG DowNPoUR.
ALBANY, N. Y. July 9, II p. M-Ad-
vices from Johnstown to New York, to-
night, are that heavy rain has been fall
ing there since early this afternoon. The
downpour caused the Cayadutta creek
to become raging torrent,
and it soon burst its bounds.
Two dams gave way and the torrent quickly
carried with it several skin factories along
its banks, valued at many hundreds Of
dollars. A number of other buildings and
outhouses were also swept away.
The Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville
railroad loses some seven or eight bridges.
There was another bridge crossing the
creek, and on it viewing the flood were
some thirty or forty persons. This bridge
was torn from its foundations, but it is
not known positively how many persons, if
any, were lost.
At Fonda the Central-Hudson railroad
bridge was carried away almost bodily,
taking with it the telegraph wires.
UTICA ALL RIGHT.
UTICA, N. Y, July 9.-Passenger trains
from the east on the Central-Hudson River
road are all several hours late. They reach
Utica by the West Shore and take
the Central Hudson track here. Trains
going east on the Central-Hud-
son take the West Shore track
at Utica. There has been no storm in this
vicinity. Further particulars from Johns
town are not obtainable here, as there is no
Western Union wire to Albany, and the
only railway wire in use is occupied en-
tirely with railway business.