New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-14
FRESHETS IN NEW-YORK.
BRIDGES, HOUSES AND MILLS SWEPT AWAY
THE MOHAWK RIVER VERY HIGH-EEARs OF
wASHOUTs on THE RAILROAD LINES.
lBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBUNEl

wASHOUTs on THE RAILROAD LINES
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBUNE.l
Rome, n Y. Sept 10 SpeciaD.-The rain last night
did much damage In the village OF Lawville shortly
after O'Clock last night Fortunately no lives were
lost Rain fell In torrents all day yesterday and the
day before. Mill Creek, which flows through tho
valley In which tho principal part Of the village Is
situated. overnowcd It, banks. and torrents OF water
swept through the streets Hundreds OF people fed
from their homes to the hills william Austin had
barely timc to get his family out Of tho house. They
had to wade through water to their waists to escape.
Reports frUm many villages in Oneida and Herkimer
counties indicate considerable damage.
Watcrtown. n. T., Sept. 13-The State Highway
bridge between Deer River and Copenhagen, and new
iron highway bridge at Deer River were washed out
last night. cheeSe-bOx factory belonging to Edward
Mix. at Deer River, was carried away The cause OF
the washing away Of tho Centrcville Bridge was tho
breaking OF dam above. sawmlll was carried away
at the same time. Therc arc nine washoutS on tho
carthage and Adirondack Railroad. FOnr OF thcm
are scriOns. Between Benson Mines and Oswegatchie
fifteen rods Of track have bcen swept away. cuvert
Is washed out at Jayville At a. m thero were ten
inches Of the track at the lator point. and
all tle houses and stores flooded the depth Of
three feet. In Carthage many houses on the Mats
were Hooded and the residents Tanncry Island
moved to the mainland, fearing that the brcakwaer
Will give way.
Al tniS morning tn0 VllIdRo VI toPciiHdscii
presented scene OF devastation. sidewalks had been
washed away and buildings demolished. The loss "
the owners Is over $4,000. The stream that flows
through Copenhagen became raging torrent last e'ou-
ing Many OF the residents retired Ignorant OF
the danger that threatened them They werr awakened
at I2:l3 by tremendous crash. when Horace WINS
mill. dry house and machine shops gave
way to tho force Of the water and fell over into
the stream. Tho water In the swollen stream over
flowed It's banks and tore up and carried away the
;imbors far from tho bank as Addison Clarka
place. . distance OF several hundred yards.
Tir water completely surrounded tenement on tho
bank OF the river In which weo several persons.
S,wboat was obtained. and one woman and two mon
pushed for dry land. fearing the house would go over
Tho hurled the bOap agan.t tree with such
force tO'dcmolish H. and III, occupants were thrown
into the water. but wahcd ashore.
Fifteen minutes after tie first crash Kryes Lam
ph.rrs wooden saw mill and cheese factory valued
AZ $1,000. was carried away, with IT. contents. Then
the tannsry Of CampbeS mill fell Int" the stream.
The loss the building Is between 5000 and si,"T'
syncu>e. sept. IL special Heavy rain dciuS"d tile
city At interval, Ia dav. Rcl"rt> rrr.vrd here Ia
nisht from Central Ncs-iorn iudiac great dainic"
10 pr,p"ry cverywh"rr.s on"HdaIa Lake i thr'' "c'
low mark. and the lake f'->ors al" iH'iih
Al the verge of the high water. Joseph Kelly. "f
~. SYRACUSE Wafer Company. r"I"'Ts MAT th' t"hl
rainfall ihi, week is 493 inches Th> ie the heaviest
we're I,> ppnrd and Nana:"r Fr,z"r IL - heavy loser
Th. tennis tournament t',. had {" be de- AIRED on
ilr. T. l.nwi,e dispatch r~'cvcd to h'shi rom
sandy ,r"rk Tn" week "f rain cnd' lat ni-t in
II, n, rd",, ,lur.cr shower Ia" iain,r' (" .riig'
and hriN ay> IN thi> an"iit. q S1.'pt y"
tr,i:,, ~, rriuipg fh. I";n". Wii"i. own ar'
,,., ,,u-, l:.lr,,d. IN" iri!sc n Nrw ,"ntr Vi!
and tn :ia"h arar MUIR ,,illr wcrr wa>hrl ava
IiadL.J >!ui.lr mill .,id several dam, nr t",c.
The railroad calvert n >atdv tr''k fanm''' ~ ui!'
night a.,d noofrd fin-t"r rio'>r friory i'hr l"'.
deep on the irst floor. damaging the cheese ana
utcnsils 5000.
uira y. v. scpt, f3.-I,ain has fallen at Intervals
IL dhc Vid M, aft"r""'n II ra!n''! har Inc
N,r,gk River h'r I, al h, Ter stag" ulan IL ha'
teen LcfIc fr several y~ar,. When uicrc WAS 10 Ice
All. ThoIsant> II meadow ana tllfu
Land under water within sight of III" 'tv. ard the
damage to tho 'Iups % truck farmers VIII amount "
;n.rsi:l,s G. doar,. h- Vet wa-lI',if> ar r.
un.'.-l u:l anN ~ ~" rurmd> rN"pt III" Rome.
Wt,rr,wu a.d usi,il,hu.- :. although IN" i"ht:H =
H. 4 Ill TO- cls, Il hrfr. IN" clfa IL cls"b watched.
at ., much water Is fal!"- t@,' II Is feared t"r
I.a.rv. N T.. sept. ~. damage has been
dnn. ;. oi, in 81. EASTERN part oi n>"ef" t"untv.
Forty r,aG brldc''. cri". W>h"u'' haf" CARED!
49,, the Ttumr Wnirrt0wn md hsrc">hurs Eailroai.
Part of ii village "i Iula>a i under water. and
>,nd, Creek has suffers, s3otD damage.
.i.r,iIrl. y. Y. sept -. Tor hv" r"u""uiv"
i,,. 4 L,- ,,."r raining IN ~" N"iawk Valley. Iuih
n. >ch"harid Cr"t .ni tn Mohawk Rryr hav'
"ri,nN ed tl."i I'nk- hhi tie water !, sun rising
la.ls frat i,ttiH. on tI' i"'''. MinI"f> "S M
,h. pa It ~ r"n -"lu 'iir" of th" ram. ~"
ti-r J, LAD for IA" h'' harv">' 'r'w"rS far that
cr AID m uld Will strhr II" crop h",r' tho hop ciii
r~ pc ~" Ere anal i bank high. and tn place