The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-08
FLOODS IN NEW YORK STATE.
a Terrible ~Cioudburst In tho Little
HoosIck Valley.

BERLIN, n. ", Aug. 2S.-A cloud
burst over this town, twenty-five miles
east of Albany, and the town OF Peters
burg, last night was followed by a flood
that did damage unparalleled in this
vicinity. Rain fell steadily all day, but
at . O'Clock in the afternoon the water
fell N torrents, lasting an hour and
alarming the comm uty.
Ihose who were in dangerous locali-
ties sought places of safety. Had the
cloud burst after the people had gone
to bed, the loss of life would have been
awful. AS 1t was, the wife Of Thomas
TAYLOR was drowned in her house in
signt OF her husband, who was outside,
but could not get through the current
to save her. Ills Two children were
saved. James Smith WAS
FOUND DEAD STANDu G. IN TIE
up to his neck, horribly mangled, about
half q mile from his Da. H., IN which he
was last seen alive, The Lebanon
Springs Railroad, between here and
petersburg, a distance OF about five
miles, is washed away into the meadows
for many rods in half IA dozen places.
The large railroad bridge is also gone,
besides a score or more of highway
bridges. The residences aud outbuild-
ings of L. Nj. Cowes, near here, parrow-
ly escaped fatal destruction.
The mountain stream running into
Little lIoosick River became Il cataract
and changing the channel, plOughed
deep gorges on both sides oil Che build
iDgs. Stones weighing tons are seen
that were washed rods from their form
er resting places. The valuable out
buildings of Mr.. Tllley are wrecked and
several acres surrounding are covered
to the depth of four feet with large
stones.
HOUSE TURNED TCPSY TuHVY.
The residence Ot CharltS Park was
turned upside down. The entire fam
lily was absent at camp-meeting. All
The mountain streams were SO much
swollen that seemingly irrepnrable
damage has been dolc. The meadow
are ruined and crops III the line OF tho
Hood are destroyed. Pert Of the village
of Petersburg, lying near the Little
Hoosick, is completely wrecked. a
score OF residences and work shops
The loss to property in that village
will reach not less than $25.LGO.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF WOMEN.
No lives were LOST, but there were sew
cral narrow escapes IF, n III. Sever
al ONE were taken from an upp r
window by driving a horse and wagon
under the window. When all were in
the wa 5on a trace broke and the driver
cut the horse loose, when the wagon up
set throwing the occupants into the
current. They Clambarcd out on Il ledge
and were saved. The horse and carriage
were lost.
MARROW ESCAPE OF TRAIN.
The sOuth-Lound mail train on the
Lebanon Spr'rgs Railroad left Peters.
burg about 6 o'clock. After running
about a mile il came to the flooded
tracks and waS lfomptly II back 10
the station. Scarcaly had j. backed I j.,
a place of safety before the entire road.
bed in front OF it with the track W.
washed away. The less in crops will
be very severe to farms throughout this
valley.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC STOPPED.
1T is thought here that railroad com
m"unl"atiOn TO points north VIII not be
resumed for several weeks, as the facil-
tiles Tor repaitiDg the damage prOmp'
ly are not at hand. The tiainS between
here and Chatham VIII soon he run
ming. The Littlo llO)si"k River at &c.
tersDurg rose to about ten feet above
its normal levei. The .allroad here and
at Petersburg are badly rIdermmed
and narrowly eSc&p,I being carried
away.
DICTATOR BALMACEDA, Of Chill, has
been oYerthrOWn by the rebels who will
now inaugurate IL constitutional gov
eminent In that unhappy country.