Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-14
Floods in New York State.
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WArTRTowN. n. Y, September l3.-The
rain which has fallen i'll torrents almost
continually for five days past has swollen
every stream in this section to spring
fresbet height. and to-day the effects are
seriously felt hereabouts by the almost
complete tying up of the Rome, Water
town and Ogdensburg railroad and ITS
branches and the destruction OF mills ana
other damage 10 manufacturing and farm
nropertv. A big washout occurred on the
Rome, Watertowu and Ogdensburg rail-
road between Evansville and Piers Point,
In this county, last night, the Hood carry
ing away the track for about thirty ieet
and making q deep channel across the
line. A new iron bridge which had
i ust been completed at Centreville
a mile west Of Richland on the
| Rome branch. was also carried away
during the night. One of the stone
abutments was washed away and the other
is going now. Near Deer river west OF
| Carthage. on the Utica and Black River
division, there is another washout; But
| this will be repaired within a few hours.
At present direct railroad and mail COM
munication from Northern New YORK IS
| sbut off with the south, east and west,
| and will be until the Deer river break Is
repaired. North of here no break IS re,
ported. and trains are made up here and
| sont in that direction on schedule time;
A train also started east over the Utica and
| Black River division this morning and VIII
/ be ready to pass over the Deer
river break as soon as IL II repalrSui.
At Copenhagen, Lewis county, Campoel'
machine-shop was tipped over oy the nooo
saw-mill and cheese-box factory and
| Wnrds saw-mill were carried away. Al
! Nav Boston. Lewis county, the New Dos
| ron saw-mill and cheese-box factory was
carried away. Many acres of good farm
land are under water in this county. In
the town of Champion and elsewhere III
the Black River Valley yesterday the water
rose to such height that cattle took re-
fuee on the knobs and highlands and were
made to swim through the food at milking
time. The Black river is raging, Deins
| within four inches of the unusually higt
point which it reached last spring, and
with frequent showers still coming anC
the water still flowing into the valley iron
Yesterdays rains there is q possl bliity thai
IL will pass the high water marx.
| BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED; SIDEWALKS SWEEP
| AWAY.
WATERTowy, n Y, September l3.-l
small stream flows through the village o
Copenhagen. The inhabitants OF that vii
laee retired last night without misgiving
about the food, but were awakened shortl,
after midnight by crash OF water tearing
away Wild's steam-mill, dry-house, anC
machine-shops. and by morning seyera
other buildings were demolished and thu
sidewalks nearly all swept away. Carthag'
and Oswegatchie are also flooded, and thu
Carthage and Adirondacks railroad i
washed out in a dozen places. The bar'
enumeration of the bridges and factories
destroyed would make long article.
GREAT DAMAGE NEAR oswEGo.
OswEao, N. Y. September l3:-Grea
damage has been done by the floods in th'
eastern part Of Oswego county. Fort,
road bridges are gone, and many wsshoutl
have occurred on the Rome, WATERFOWL
and Ogdensburg railroad. Part of tn,
village Of Pulaski Is under water.
DAMAGING RAINS IN OHIO.
New PHILADELPHIA. o., September 49,
Incessant rains for the past forty-eigh
hours have caused q landslide on the Cleye
land and Marietta railroad which will della,
trains long time. The bridge on tn
Cleveland, Lorraine and Wheeling railwa,
near this city has been washed away.