The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
FLOODS IN Central NEW ToRH.
Trains on the Erie md Other Roads De.
inyed by LnndHIidea and WnShontH.

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ELMtRA May 20.-The incessant rains OF the
past thirty six hours have flooded consider
able portion Of the low lands in this valley
and caused much damage to the railroads
Early this morning all the small streams wero
swollen beyond their banks and the river soon
began to rise with alarming rnpidity. 1t is,
| however 10y the small streams tributary to the
| Chemung that the greatest damage has been
done.
As in previous floods. the railroads are tho
greatest sufferers, and traffic has been greatly
delayed. No trains passed over the Erie to-day
until o'clock tonight. The worst trouble on
this road was in the vicinity Of Canisteo and
Hornellsville, whore there were numerous
washouts, and gravel was washed upon the
track to the derh OF two or three feet.
There we're several washouts on the North
ern Central road between Watkins and Havana
but they were sufficiently repaired TO permit
the running OF trains this evening.
In Watkins the lower portion OF the village
was submerged to the depth OF several feet
the water invading many OF the residences and
driving the occupants to the upper floors.
on the Fall Brook road trafllce will probably
be suspended for two or three days as there
are many serious washouts and landslides be-
tween Corning and Lawrenceve.
The Chemung River in this city Is still ris-
ing at 1880 o'clock tonight, but reports from
the surrounding towns received this evening
indicate that the smaller streams are falling
and no further serious damage Is Appreciated
here MG.ou ,,,rov Mov ooA, o,0,r,,on .r,,,
en- route TO Scranton. on which were 800 Red
Men aud a large number Of friends from this
CITY; was stopped at New milford this, morn
ma, and Western road. No serious damage
was done. but i will require several hours 10
Urea May 20-Rain has fallen almost with
sunday evening Much Of, the time me- Il has hSs
are now overlooking the lowlRnds In the
Sauquoit Wiley the water is oyer the railroad
railroad .wsshouts in other places in this local.
ity. So far no serious damage has been re-
The month has been an exceptionally wet
one, and instances are numerous where seed
has iotted In the ground. In other instances
SOW: Even on the hills the ground il saturated
Until \ Is Ike m1rtar and on the sts s aPd
are entirely under water.
llocHksTER, May 2QimRe,ports from up the
through this city is now about five feot below
high water mark. and the heavy volume OF
tonight, DansVile Livingston county, re:
ports thirty-slX hours of incess9nt rain and
flats along the Genesee valley are under water
and the streams are rising rapidly.
ALBANr May 2O.-A storm OF great energy
from 72' TO 500 between II o'clock and noon.
In twenty minutes half an inch Of rain fell.
The total fall for two and a half hours was
three-quarters of an inch. The humidity be-
fore the storm was "a per cent. and the wind
hour It sfiited to the northwest and died
down to ten miles.
SYRACUSE, May 2n--Willam Stevens. Grip
pied old man living @n the bank OF the Seneca
River west of here. was drowned in his shanty
last night. The water ia high and the bont
houses are all gone. A steamboat has gone In
search Of the body, which is supposed to be In
the shanty.