The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-14
FLOODS And FROSTS.
Manufacturing and Farm Property De-
StTOyed and Crops Ruined.

WATERFOWL On. r., Sept. 13.-The rain,
which has fallen in torrents almost con-
tinually for five days past has swollen every
stream in this section TO spring freshet
height, and to-day the effects are seriously
felt hereabouts by the almost complete tying
up of the Rene, Watertown and Ogdens-
burg Railroad and its branches, the destruc-
ton of mills and other damage to manufac-
turing and farm property In Lewis County
many acres of good farm land are under
water. The water rose to such height
that cattle took refuge on the knobs aud
highlands and were made to swim through
the flood at milking-time. Black River is
raging, being within four inches of the un-
usually high point which it reached last
spring. and, with frequent showers still
coming and water still flowing into the val
ley from yesterdays rains, there is prob
ability that it will pass that high-water mark
and become dangerous
PITTsBURG, Sept. 13-The rain in this
section has caused the rivers to be very
high and they are rising at headwaters, but
no more damage is reported. A clOudburSt
occurred last night at 1rOndale. In few
minutes the people living in the lower por-
tion of the town were compelled to fee to
higher grounds, Several narrowly escaped
death.
Advices from all sources in Allegheny
and in the northern districts show that the
out considerable damage having been in
fiicted. A waterspout in Akron, Ohio, last
night quilted the hill streets, while the
streets on the flats were badly washed, and
the loss to property here will be so large that
a special meeting of the City Council has been
called to devise means ofrepairing the extra
ordinary damage.
OswEGo On. V, Sept. 13-Great damage
has been done by floods in the easter part
of Oswego County. Forty road bridges
have gone and waShouts have occurred.
Part of the village of Pulaski is under wa
ter.
MOUNT MORRIS On. ", Sept. 13.-The
heavy rains which began September 9th
have had tie effect of raising the Genesee
River aud its tributaries to the height of
last spring. Thousands of acres of potatoes,
beans and corn are ruined. Many stacks
of hay on the Genesee fats Will be par
TALLY ruined. The weather is still threaten
Ing and should more rain fall the damage,
which is already estimated by sons at
100000 to crops alone, will be greater vet.
AMSTERDAM On. y, Sept 13.-For five
consecutive days it has been raining in the
Mohawk Valley. Both Scoharie Creek and
Mohawk River have Overfowed their banks,
and the water is still rising. Early fruit is
rotting on the trees, the farmers being un-
able to pick in consequence of the rain.
The weather is very bad for the hop harv est
ST. PAUL, Sept. 13.-Last nights frost
was general throughout the Northwest, and
In some places snow again fell. Three
inches of snow fell near Bismarck, and Ash
land, Wis, reports that two inches fell last
night. But little damage was done. Late
garden truck suffered somewhat. Both the
DakOtas, all of Minnesota and Wisconsin
were in the frost and snow belt last night.
although the most damage was probably
done in Iowa and Nebraska.