The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-29
CL0UDBURST AND FLOOD.
LOSS OF LIFE AND GREATDAMAGE
IN NEW YORK STATE.

Rain Falling in Torrents-A Mountain
Stream Turned Into a Cataract.
Buildings Wrecked and Washed
from Their Railroad
Tracks Flooded-Crops Seriously In.
jured.
BERLIN, N. Y. Aug. ga cloud burst
over this town and the town of Petersburg
last night, and it was followed by flood
that did damage unparalleled in this vicin-
ity. Rain fell steadily all day, but at 5
o'clock in the afternoon the water fell In
torrents lasting about an hour, and alarm
ing the community. Those who we're in
dangerous localities sought places of safety.
Had the cloud burst after the people had
gone to bed the loss of life would have been
awful.
As it was the wife Of Thomas Taylor was
drowned in her house in sight OF her hus-
band, who was outside, but could not get
through the current to save her. His two
children were saved.
James Smith was found dead standing in
mud up to his neck, horribly mangled,
about half mile from his barn, in which
he was last seen alive.
DAMAGE TO RAILROAD PROPERTY.
The Lebanon Springs railroad, between
here and Petersburg, q distance of five
miles. is washed away into the meadows for
many rods in half dozen places. Tee large
railroad bridge is also gone, besides a score
or mere of highway bridges. The residences
and outbuildings of F. NJ. Cowes, near
here, narrowly escaped a total destruction.
The mountain stream running into the
Little Hoosick river became q cataract and
changing its course, plowed a deep gorge
on both sides of the buildings. Stones
weighing tons are seen that were washed
rods from their former resting places.
BUILDINGS WRECKED.
The valuable outbuildings Of Mr. Ti1ley
are wrecked, and several acres surrounding
are covered to depth of four feet with
large stones.
TIE residence Of Charles Park was turned
upside down. The entire family was absent
at camp meeting.
All the mountain streams were 30 much
swollen that seemingly irreparable damage
has been done. The meadows are ruined,
and the crops in the line Of the flood are
destroyed.
BUILDINGS WASHED FROM FOUNDATIONS
Part Of the village of Petersburg, lying
near the Little Hoosick river is completely
wrecked. A score of residences and work
shops are washed from their foundations.
The loss to property in that village will
reach not less than $25 900. No lives were
lost, but there were several narrow escapes
from death.
Z Several women were taken from an up
per window by driving a horse and wagon
under the window. When all were In the
wagon the trace broke aud the driver cut
the horse loose, when the wagon upset
throwing the occupants in the current
They clambered out on ledge and wers
saved. The horse and carriage were lost.
RAILROAD TRACKS FLOODED.
The south-bound mail train on the
Lebanon Springs railroad left PETERSBURG
about O'Clock. After running about
mile it came upon the flooded tracks and
was promptly run back to the station,
Scarcely had it backed to place of safety
before the entire road bed In front of IL
with the track; for several rods, was washed
away.
The loss in crops will be very serious
matter to the farmers through this valley.
RAILROAD COMMUNICATION DELAYED,
1t is thought here that railroad communi-
cation to points north will not be resumed
here for several weeks, as the facilities for
repairing the damage promptly are not at
hand.
The trains between here and Chatham will
soon be running.
The Little Hoosick river at Petersburg
rose to about ten feet above its normal
level. Railroad depots here aud at Peters
burg are badly undermined and narrowly
escaped being washed away.
wAsHoUTs ON THE NEW YORK CENTRAL.
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 2S.-Two disas-
trous washouts on the New York Central
railroad last nght-Aone at CastIeton. eizht
miles below here. the other at Schodac-
resulted in the suspension of traffic since
o'clock last night on the road be-
tween Hudson and Albany. The damage
to the roadbed, eau: ed by the washouts
at Schodac, forty-five feet long, has been
repaired; but at Castleton the dam, which
is used for furnishing water power to the
card factory, gave way, inundating the
surrounding country and washing out the
tracks for seventy-fve feet to d depth of
fifteen feet
TO RESUME THIS MORNING.
The superintendent hopes to get one track
ready for use by morning. Meanwhile. the
Central trains reach Albany via the Boston
and Albany road around by Chatham from
Hudson. Some delay is caused even by this
route, as the Boston and Albany road only
has one serviceable track, owing to the
washout.
A special from North Chatham saws.
Five inches of rain fell last night. The
creek here is higher than ever before known
The bridges are all gone, and the mail
stages are all stalled"
SIX BRIDGES CARRIED AWAY,
Another special from Poestenkill SAYS the
storm of yesterday was terribly destructive.
The Poestenkill river rose suddenly last
evening and swept everything before it be-
tween East and West Sand Lake. Five or
SIX bridges were carried away between this
place and East Poestenkill ard one at East
Sand Lake. The bridge near PoestenkilI
was carried away with four people on it
who were Watching the rush OF waters.
One was drowned, the other three were
rescued with difficulty. All the creeks in
the Hudson river section of New York
were turned into dangerous torrents.
A CYCLONE IN NEWARK.
NEWARK, N. J., Aug. 2S.-A cyclone
swept over the lower part of this city at
2:15 o'clock this afternoon, coming with a
frightful velocity and without warning.
No end of damage was done to buildings;
some were totally demolished. Several
persons were struck By the flying debris.
but SO far no fatal cases are reported The
cyclone covered a space about mile and
quarter long and an eighth of a mile wide
No estimate of the damage has yet been
made
ROOF CARRIED 200 FEET.
The roof of three-story building on the
corner OF Bowery and Lexington streets
was torn from its fastenings and whirled
skyward nearly 200 feet, doing considerable
damage in its flight. The storm came up
from the southwest at the time when
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