Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-07-12
STILL ANOTHER FLOOD
A Cloud Burst Destroys Several Towns
in New York State.
Three Dams Washed Away and a
Bridge Goes With Them.
JohnStown, n. Y. a Sufferer. Repol ted
Many Lives are Lost.

SCHENECTADY, n. V, July 9.-A cloud
burst washed away the Central railroad
tracks between Aikens and Tribes Hill
Station, FIVE miles west of AIMS terdsm
this afteruoun, causing delay to trains.
1t is impossible to get any particulars
here tonight, as to how bad the break
or how long it will take to repair it
Some of the train hurryinS 10 make up
lost time narrowly escaped the cloud
burst, but all did not escape. One house
was partially washed away, but no lives
lost. There is no west of Amsterdam and
there is a rumor that the storm extended
to Johnstown in Fulton county.
Troy, n. ", July 9.-There are reports
here that three big dams was washed
away near Johnstown and that crowds of
people got on the bridge to watch the
food and it was carried away and several
people drowned.
LArER.-The town is i'll total darkness
and nine bridges were washed away. The
electric light plant has been washed away
and also three skin mil at G!oversyile.
One body has been recovered. The wa
ter is three feet deep in the town of
Fonda.
SARATOGA, N. Y, July "a telephone
from Amsterdam states that the washout
at Aiken, N. Y, three miles west of here
To- N
communication with the west. Whether
the washout was caused by cloudburst
or by the breaking of the dam at Johns
town, N. Y, cannot be ascsrtained.
Amsterdam reports an exceedingly
heavy rain storm in that section just be-
fore communication was cut off. Aiken
is on the New York Central and the creek
which furnishes water power to several
of the mills runs through the place.
Troy, N. Y, July AT II o'clock to,
night the rain is falling in torrents in
Johnstown, and the food is assuming a
terrible aspect. Mills and sheds are be
ing carried away rapidly. 1t is begin
uing 10 rain here at Troy, and it locks to
be heavy storm.
New YoRK, July Efforts to com
municate with any points within the 10
calities of Johnstowu and Amsterdam
where rumors would lead to the i'm
preston that there has been a disaster
are unavsiling, on account of the
telegraph wires throughout the
section having been destroyed. Some
reports have reached here that a cyclone
caused the disaster, while a more serious
character iS given the story by indefinite
and as yet unconfrmed rumors that there
has been cons iderable loss of life.
ALBANY, July 9.-Advices from Johns
town tonight are that n heavy rain has
been falling there since early this after
noon. The down pour caused the 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 we're aIso swept away.
The Fonda, JohnstowN d. Gloversviiie road
loses some seven eight
bridger. There was another crossing the
creek and, aud 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 psrsoDs if any were lost. In
formation received here from Fonda is to
the effect that the water is some three
feet deep in the streets. Rain still fall
ting,