Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-11
ANorH nE JoHNsroWN FLOOD.
This Time Mt JOhnstoyvn, ". S-Bu-
NOR ed Nsseat Less of k.ife-A Dee
ktruICLlye GiOud Burst.


InOTed Great Loss of kife-A dee
htruccIvc GiOud Burst.
TRoY, N. Y, July 9.--There are re.
ports here that three big dams were
waqhed away near Johnstowu; that
crowds of people got on bridge to
watch the flood and it was carried away
and several peopieweSe drowned Johns
town il on the Juhnstown IL Gloversvllle
railroad, four miles north of Fonda. A
complete prostration Of wires makes it
impossible to communicate with Johns
town OF the present hour-'O.3D p. m.
Every effort is being made hereabouts to
get definite information.
A telephone from Johnstowp says: The
town ia 10 total dafkneRB. Nine bridges
were washed away. TIE electric light
plant hal been washed away; also three
skin mills at g oversville. One body has
been recovered.
Toe water is three feet deep in the town
Of Fonda.
At IL o'clock to night rain ia falling in
torrents in JohnRtown, and the food ia
assuming terrible aspect Mills aad
sheds are being carried rapidly away.
It is beginning to rain here and looks
as If it wouid be- a heavy storm.
ALBANY, N, Y, July . -Adyices from
Johnslown tonight are that heavy raip
has been falling there since eaGly this
afternoon. The downpour oaused the
Ceyudatta Greek to become rsging tor
rent, and it soon burst it's bounds.
Two dams gave way and tho torrent
quickly carried with it the several skin
factories along It's banks valued at macy
hundreds of dollars. A number of other
buildings and outhouses were also swept
away.
The Fonda, Johnstown q Gloyersville
railway loses some seven or eight
bridges. There was another bridge
croas!ng the creek and q it, viewing the
| food, were some 30 o. 40 persons. This
bridge was torn from its foundations
but it 10 rot known positively how many
persons, if any, we're lost.
At Fonda, the Central Hudson railroad
bridge was carried away almost bodily
taking with it the telegraph wires, anC
practically isolsting Fonda.
DESTRUCTIVE CLOUD BURSTS.
SCHENECTADY N. Y, July "A cloud
burst washed away the Central railroad
tracks between Aiken and Tribes Hill
stations, about five miles west Of Amster
dam, this afternoon, causing the secont
delay to. dhy to all trains. A freight tran
bound east, when about one and one nal
miles east OF Hofman's Ferry, in tn
morning, accidentally broke trucl
while passing over cattle guard, cAusini
general smash. Fifteen cara left thei
rats, causing blockade for FIVE hours
The wreck which blocked all four track
had Just been cleared, and delayed tram
began to move both east and west vile
some of them wore canght by this ney
mishap and second blockade occurred
more serious than the first.
The west.b bound limited and two othe
,, express trsins which left here about
, O'Clock in the afternoon came back hel
between and o'clock, aud were SCI
west over the West shore road.
One house was partially washed awe.
but no lives have been lost. There is Il
wire west Of Amsterdam, and there is
: rumor that the storm extended to John
town. in Fulton county.
s, AMSTERDAM N. Y, July "a clou
q burst four miles west of thiD city, at
: O'Clock this afternoon, carried away Il
, stone culvert on the Central railroa
!. washing away four tracks. The Mohsp
river rose six feet in half an hour. II
loss is very heavy.