New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-19
FLOODS EAST AND WFST.
LOSS OF LIFE AND GREAr DESTRUCTION TO

LOSS or LIFE AND GREAT DLsTRUCT1oN no
Buffalo. June l7.-Disparches hom s"vcrsl Western
New.YOrk towns report that the heaviest ralns for
years fell on Sunday night and hi, morning. At
East Otto the Cstaraugus overnOyei ts banks doing
much damage At Jamestown many bridges were
carried away The Chautau!ua Lake Railway has iw"
bad washouts at Greene. The New York. TomnNyl
vsnis and Ohio Railroad had a washnut ~ facon"r
part Of the village OF Kenuedy under wafer this
morning. AT Attics the crops were considerably
damaged.
EImira June ls.-The second Jun" fpcd dh con.
siderable damage 10 railroads IN the vicinity oi lmra
Trains on the Erie; Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Norhern Central, TIago and Elmrs. Cort
land ana Northern roads delayed by washouts
and land slides. Large forces OF men were put a. ""r"
iron bridge al John.st. Houses of Icsd nlN In the
lower part OF the city were surrounded by water
Charlottesville, Ind. June LEA fearful storm
visited the southeastern portion of h. township sunday
night II extended a scope Of country ten miles
long and one mile wide and ended IN n regular CLOUD
burst The damage 70 property was great ienoes Ian anu
bridges being washed away and barns torn DOWN
Growing crops In the storms path were destroyed
Marion Kan, june ls.-A heavy storm OF RAIN ana
hail passed through Marion County yesterday. doing
much damage TO wheat and oats.
wichita. Kan, June ls-The violent rainstorm on
the headwsters OF the walnut River caused Hood to
reach Augusta and Eldorado. About mhnIgh; Sunday
away 500 feet OF track Of the Missouri Pacific, and
CARED away twelve houses. Yesterday four farmers
were drowned few miles north OF Eldorado. EAST OF
Rldorado on branches of the walnut River. ,be
Missouri Pacific lost six bridges At Augusta 3oo
feet of Santa Fe track lost and the bridge OF the
Frisco was carried away. Great damage was done TO
wheat IN the rich bottoms 1t Is estimated that over
o million bushels wero destroyed.
Humboldt. Kan, June ls.-The Ncosho River Is
five miles wide at this point but Is falling. len
thousand acres Of wheat have been ruined. The
people and stock had ample warning 10 reach tho high
lands and the damage is confined to crops.
Augusta, Ksn June 1s.-The river here Is recedins
Several persons were washed down stream last night
and many remained on house tops and In trees unh
to-day, when all wero rescued. II Is reported that
two persons were drowned north Of Edorado. making
s75 600 Both tho Frisco,' and the santa re roSl
suRered damage and delay. but are now In running
order again.
wabash, Ind, June 1s.-on Sunday night mrs.
John Naples and her two boys, ono ago five and the
other three years were drowned In a small creek in
Chester township, this county, which hh been
swollen by rain.
indianapolis, June ia destructive windStorm
swept over Peru, Ind. this afternoon. doing great
damage Trees fences. telegraph and telephone poles
wore evelsd and many dwellings injured The Standard
on Compsnys large brick warehouse was destroyed.
several freight-caTs standing on the lake Erie ana
western tracks were caught by the wind ana puShea