The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-14
FLOODS IN THE NORTH.
RAIL TRAFFIC. CUT OFF IN NEW
YORK STATE.

Tracks and Bridges Washed Away on
the Rome, Watertown and Ogdens-
burg and Other Railroads in That
Section - Several Small Manufac-
turing Establishments in Ruins.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, Sept. 13.-The rain,
which has fallen in torrents almost con-
tinuouslly for five days past has swollen
every stream in this section to spring
freshet hight, and to-day the effects are
seriously felt hereabout by the almost COM
plete tying up OF the Rome, Watertown and
Ogdensburg railroad and its branches, the
destruction of mills and other damage to
manufacturing and farm properly.
A wAsHoUT.
A big washout occurred on the Rome,
Watertown and Ogdensburg, between
Evansville and Pierrepont Manor. in this
county. last night, the food carrying away
the track for about thirty feet, and making
a deep channel across the line
A new iron bridge which had just been
completed at Centrevtlle, mile west Of
Richland, on the Rome branch, was car
rled away during the night.
This morning one Of the stone abutments
was washed away and the other is going
now.
Near Deer river, West Carthage. on the
Utica and Black river division, there is an
other washout, but this will be repaired
within few hours.
COMMUNICATION SHUT OFF.
At present direct railroad and mail COM
munication from Northern New York il shut
Off With the south. east and west, and will
be until the Deer river break is repaired.
North OF here no break is reported. and
trains are made up here and sent In that
direction on schedule time. A train also
started east over the Utica and Black river
division this morning and will be ready to
pass over the Deer river break as soon as it
is repaired.
MANUFACTURES IN RUINS.
At Copenhagen, Lewis county, Camp
BELLS machine shop was tipped over by ths
Hood during the night, and Lampher 81
Keys saw-mill and cneese-box factory and
Wards saw-inin were carried away.
AT New Boston, Leads county, the New
Boston sew-min and chsese-box factory
were carried away.
Many acres of good farms are under
water in this county. In the town of Cham
pion and elsewhere in the Black river valley
yesterday, the water rose to such a hight
that cattle took refuge on knobs and high
lands, and we're made to swim through the
food at milking time.
BLACK RIVER.
Black river is raging. being within four
inches OF the unusually high point which it
reached last spring, and, with frequent
showers still coming and water still flowing
| into the valley from yesterdays rains, there
| is probability that it will pass that high
water mark and become dangerous.
RIVER IN COPENHAGEN.
A small stream flows through the village
of Copenhagen. Tho inhabitants of the
village retired last night without misgiving
about flood, but were awakened shortly
after midnight by the crash of the water
tearing away Wild's steam mill, dry house
and machine shops, and by morning several
other buildings were demolished and the
sidewalks nearly all swept away.
Carthage and Oswegatchie ere also
flooded, and the Carthage and Adirondaoks
railroad liz washed out in dozen places
A bare enumeration of the bridges and
factories destroyed would make long
article.
DAMAGE IN oswEGo COUNTY.
OswEGo, N. Y, Sept. l3-Great damage
has been done by floods in the eastern part
Of Oswego county. Forty road bridges are
gone. Part Of the village Of Pulaski is
under water.
A LANDSLIDE IN OHIO
NEW PHILADELPHIA, o., Sept 13-In-
cessant rains for the past forty-eight hours
have caused landslide on the Cleveland
and Marietta railway, which will delay
trains long time. The bridge on the Cleye-
land, Lorraine and Wheeling railway has
been washed away near the city.