The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-29

Bridges, and Houses. and stopping Hail.
way Tramc-A Woman Drowned In Her
House In sight or Her Husband-A Man
Found Dead Standing In Mud Up to His
Neck, aud Another Swept Away on u
Bridre-A 4 ornado in New Jersey.
Troy. Aug. 2s.-Intelligence received since
the dispatches were sent from here to The
Sun last night show that tho flood was more
disastrous and widespread than at first sup
posed Instead OF one. there were three cloud
bursts one at sand Lake. nnd the others at
Berlin and near roestenkill The latter con.
verified the !ttlo no sac River and the Poesten.
XIII into raging torrents. and caused tho loss
Of at least three lives. The devastated country
presents a sad spectacle. On all sides are seen
tho debris OF wrecked buildings and bridges.
With here and there tho bodies OF horses.
cattle. hogs. ana chickens. All along
the wynantskill. from Glass House Lake
10 this city. only two Of the many bridges re-
main. one at Wynantskill village and the other
In this city. A. ]. Smart's paper mill at Sand
Lake is badly damaged. and hardly Il building
slo & tho stream escaped injury. The roads
are in terrible shape. being cxcnvatel in many
places to n depth OF flom ton to fifteen
feet. Tho McLarsn. Uline, and Hastings mills
ct West sand Lake were seriously damaged.
At Wynants,ile saw mill. barn aud shop.
and tho contents OF . lumber yard were swept
away crops were destroyed. and iarms and
dwellings damaged. Thomas Dorr o. this city
narrowly escaped drowning. whilo his horse
persisted In the see hing waters. Great dam.
age has keen done at Abba and on the out
skirts Of tho city. The two Smart mills on the
Campbell highway were damaged, and large
storehouse containing 1000 bales Of paper wa.
swept away. Much now depends upon the dam
to Burdens Lake. 1t Is weakened, but as the
rain has ceased and the water is falling. 1t
will be all right unless another storm comes.
A, Berlin the food came 80 quickly that
the people barely had lime TO reach places OF
safety. Addie. tho wife OF Thomas Taylor. was
awaiting her husbands return. and as he ap-
pesred in the distance the water surrounded
the dwelling and Mrs Taylor was drowned in
sight OF her husband. VINO was powerless to
help her. James Smith was working in a barn
close at hand. 1t was carried away and he was
killed. His body was found standing in mud
up to The neck and horribly mangled. about
half a mile from a barn. Had the cloudburst
occurred after peop'e had gone to be l. the loss
Of life would have been great.
The Lebanon Springs Enilroad. between
here and Petersburg. n distance OF about
five miles. is WASHED away into the meadows
for many rods In half dozen places. A large
railroad bridge is also gone. besides a score or
more Of highway bridges. The residence and
outbuildings Of f. NJ. Cover near here narrow
~ escaped total destruction. The mountain
stream running into tho Little Hoosick River
changed its course and ploughed deep RorGes
on both sides OF the dwelling. Stones weigh
ing ton were washed rods from their former
resting place. The outbuildngs OF Mr.. lilly
are wrecked. and several ares surrounding
are covered to depth Of four .eet with large
stones. Tho house Ct Charles Park was turned
upside down. Tho family was absent. All tho
mountain streams were so much swollen that
irreparabls damage has been dsne. Meadows
are ruined. and crops in the line Of the flood
arc destroyed.
Tart OF the village OF Petersburg. lying near
the Little House. Is wrecked. A score Of
houses and workshops are washed from their
foundations and much personal property has
been destroyed. The loss to property In that
village will reach $4,000. Several women
were rescued from an upper window by driv-
ing . horse and wagon under the windows.
Tho wagon upset. throwing the occupants
man and wornap driving along the highway
SSsrs ovsrtaken BY the current: They, clam
Sersa G%I on sdgs ara saved The
Al North Chatham five inches OF rain fell.
Tho creek ia higher than ever before known.
are all stallsd The water Wsshed ' sWss
everything il the way of pigs and fowls. and
several families were compelled to move out
AT Pesste kill tho storm az terribly destruc-
bsors Il sa and
Sand Lake Five or six bridges we're carried
ssTag 6 b;tWeen Possenkil ard East tPoesten
sst .tssst s .as %sss sa si'Ps
s. Sssf he S2ss
. s ssd Win. E as:s.a.y ssaa. Wi iSs
bridge rose from Its foundatIons and was
;s ~ TIA aoyn tue stream The people 'umpsd
ENs3ndinv on ihe blink Of Inc torrent; Young
the woman the Iflrst ch nee to escape: and he
was droTned: His body was recovered.
with biz r load u wood and %as eassh ssf IN
sSsIi noess sHe yillass q fpesispkii. IL sn
G loose; which lie lsit to its late. and ii was
dtck I yhiIe trying to save, his live stock 49,,
were riding from North Pstersburs6. when
isuddsnI, they found !hsmssyss n water ter
s sSsyn we're 70 saved by means OF ropet thrown to
ihs' Ps TN
SssdNnces Of II. G. Wells. II. L. scrivan Henry
Aasson. ana W. L. Green.
DAMAGE TO THE RAILROADS.
y. A IN 81. Aug, 2a.-The disastrous washou,s
Cassleton. eight miles below here. and the
cinsr twelve miles below at sohodack.-resnlt-
e I'm suspension Of traffic since O'Clock last
hight On Tho Central road between Hudson
caused Cause by The washout y: schodack. As feot
!ong has been repaired: hut at Castl-ton tho
gam which is used for furnishing WAFER mower
10 he card factory gave way, inundatinR tho
ceeTr,ounhing country and washing out the
70 loot. Superintendent HARRINGTON says he
hopes 70 GET ono track ready! for use by morn
,ng Meanwhile the Central trains reach Al:
pany VIA Tho Boston and Albany road. around
s 2, Chatham from Hudson. Some delay Is
sapsed even by this route. as tho Boston and
n aIGauy road has one ssrviceable track only.
Repsts from Castleton say that tho washour
St ne ent,al road at that place is ~ paint
s AMER came over the track tell 10 small cove.
small epivert., Boards. wood. and debris.
tw WA fsom brickyald filled in the cplvert;
!ns mining process that followed caused the