The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-18
STORM AND FLOOD.
Many Lives Lost, and Miles Of
Railroads Washed Away.

AT least Is lives were lost by the flood at
Johnstown, y. Y, Tuesday night.
That number of persons were carried
down Cayudctta creek, and next morning
four bodies were recovered.
The heavy rains chokei the streams and
flooded the entire districts. Schrivers
large mill was carried away. Twenty peo.
pie were on the Ferry street bridge when
the arch fell into the rushing torrent which
was filled with wreck,ge and hum anity.
Their cries for help alarmed the residents,
and Chief Mcdonald, President Northrup,
Police Justice Anderson aud others organ.
lied searching expedition.
One man was seen splashing in the water
near the Johnstown, Fonda aud Gloversvillc
Railroad bridge, one-quartcr OF a mile down
stream. As he foated past those on the
shore, he cried For Gods sake, help me'
He was swept by the current, 50 close to the
shore that a man who was in boat secured
20 pile of wreckasc got hold of him, but
owing to the swift current was unable to
hold him and he was swept under the float
ing driftwood. Two other persons came
down a moment later clingingto plank and
shouting for help, but were swept out Of
sight below the railroad bridge.
The body of Burt Spcedwcsl, - years OF
age, was recovered from the dcrbis at Johns
town. An hour later Albert Cokcly was pull
ell out from under the driltwood that had
lodged back of Evans mills. Soon after tho
body ofa man named Trcadwcll was found
i'm the same place. At o'clock the body Of
Charles Frear, 55 years of age, "A carpenter,
was uncovered from under the wreck at
Evans mills.
During the heaviest part of the storm
Main and Beeckcr streets, in Gloversyillc,
were flooded with water. A number of
residences in the upper part of the town
are entirely surrounded by water.
The two iron bridges on the Central and tho
Fonda Johnstown and Gloycrsville Rail
road at Fonda are gone. The pecuniary
loss will not be so very great The railroad
and State street bridges in Johnstown were
large, first class structures.
The Ferry street bridge consisted OF an
arch spanning the entire width ofthe stream.
1t was upon one of the plank walks that
the people were standing when the arch was
carried away. schrivers large mill is
entirely wrecked, and will entail
loss OF $4,000. There are
several small buildings in the 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 GOV
cred with water.
h., -, ntTE oil In ,,,iIl
probably be covered by 5000. 1t Is quite
likely that, including the los, Of the bridges
In the Mohawk Valley at Fonda, $4,000
will cover the dlmlg, wrought by the
storm.
The water poured down the gullies,
streams and small creeks leading to Johns
town. uprooting trees spelling all crops, and
destroying farm houses, barns, &c
A barn was carried through Putnam's
creek, one of theswollen streams, to an arch
ed cu,yert, over which the New York Cen
trail railroad, at Tribes Hill runs, and acted
rs q dam over which the running waters
rushed; washing out all four tracks of the
Central for distance of 1000 feet
and laying waste valuable farm land
on the south side of the tracks.
The damage to the Central Railroad Com
pany alone at this point will reach $4,000,
The Utica and Little Falls wrecking crews
returning from the wreck at lioiiman's yes.
terday morning arrived at the wash-out in
the evening, after experiencing some dill.
Guilty in passing slight wash-out about one
mile from Tribes Hill. At the latter point
the water coming through branch of Put
mans creek, which flows through the
lands of Aaron Pepper, and the work of des'
olation at this place reminded one oftho de-
struction at the Johnstown, Pa, calamity.
Mr.. Putman's crops were entirely destroy
ed. His loss will be $4,000. The total
damage in this vicinity is placed at 100000.
1t will be at least 10 days before all the tracks
of the Central Railroad Company are clear
ed, and about SO hours before any train can
pass this point,