Telegram-herald., 1891-08-29
RAGING IORRENISELOH
Great Havoc Caused by 9 Cloud
burst Near Troy, n. Y.
CAUSING ALOSS OF Si0O,OOoOR MORE
Number of Dams Give Way and the
ssadeniy Loessnsd Waters sweep
Everything Before Thsn-Ds-
tails OF the Disaster.


clordbarst ia the mountains near
Sand lake about o'clock Thursday
afternoon and the damage resulting
was the heaviest that has ever visited
this vicinity from such a cause Tae
heavy rainfall Of the last two days had
swollen the mountain streams that
enter into Glasshouse lake into
torrents. The lake rose rapid
iy, but no fears were enter
tanned until the eloudhurst occurred.
Then the heavens seemed 10 open ap
and the rain came down in sheets.
Nothing like it had ever been exper-
fenced, and for several hours the
storm did not abate a particle. but
seemed rather to increase. Glass
house lake rose with startling rapidity
and soon the inhabitants began To
feel uneasy. In little while the water
commenced TO creep up toward the
Glasshouse hotel, which was filled with
guests. CONSERVATION seized them all,
and it was feared that the hotel would
be pulled rom its foundation. 1t
was not long before the first story had
TO be abandoned and all the in
mates congregated on the upper floors,
where, from the windows and doors
the alarming rise of water was
watched with fear and trembling.
The water soon flooded the first floor
and reached as high as the top of the
barn An effort was made to reach the
stable, where several horses and other
stock were confined, but the water was
too deep and too swift The whinny-
ing of the four horses was heard
through the storms noise. The barn
was soon lifted from its foundation and
carried away. All of the horses per-
ished DIN the flood and their bodies
were carried down the stream.
On went the flood toward Sliters
Corners, about three-quarters of mile
away, sweeping before it bridges and
buildings and carrying terror to the
hearts of farmers, who felt that their
labor of the year would be swept
away. The house of Ezra Knowls was
nearly carried away. The water filed
the cellar and first floor. The black
smith shop of Lewis Adams suffered
drowned. Mr.. Knowls' house was
afterwards completely submerged and
the family had a narrow escape
from being drowned. They left
just before the fury of the
food advanced upon them and
escaped 20 higher ground. Mr.. Knowls'
house is situated on the bank of the
lake. The water rose to depth of
three feet in his barn. At Sliters
Corners all the bridges were washed
away as though they had been made of
straw.
When the flood reached the general
store of John Huntley, situated across
the street from Grapes hotel. the entire
building was lifted from its foundation
and swept on with the stream. Every
thing in the store. was flooded and the
big wooden structure toppled over
on its side and fioated away dis
tributing its contents along the path
of the flood. A barn in the rear of
Huntley's store was inundated and two
horses were drowned. The water rushed
on toward Averill park and spread out
over the fats until between the Baptist
and Presbyterian churches it ex-
tended over the prolific crops nearly
mile wide. Water poured through
the Beverwyck hosiery mill, owned by
A. Il. Knowlson. The goods were COM
pletely ruined. The volume of water
that was released by the breaking of
the dam was of mammoth proportions
and carried destruction in its
path. Everything went before it
and the country for miles around was
flooded. The water was too rapid for
the circuitous current of the Wynant-
skill and instead of following in the
bed it spread over the surrounding
farm lands. The Wynantskill creek,
which forms from Glasshouse lake,
runs along the Wynantslsill road from
Abba as far as the village of Wynant-
skill, distance of 200 yards, and is
ordinarily about 90 feet wide and from
foot to 8 feet deep. This little
stream had swollen to gigantic
proportions, rising over It's banks
and flooding the fields along its
course for quarter OF mile
on each side. forming an unbro<en
sheet Of water mile long and a half
mile wide. covering crops and flooding
/ orchards, barnyards and cellars. AT
! the village of Wynantskill great excite
mcnt prevailed and the residents had
| all collected at the bridge watching the
/ mad torrent as il rose so rapidly that
| the rise was discernible with the eye.
| An actual measurement showed the
rise to be about IS inches in ten
1 minutes aud about $50 the water had
/ reached the level of the road and was
soon pouring down the street foot
/ deep.
Whether anyone has been drowned
bv the deluye cannot be determined
althoug'. several are missing. That q
flood of such seriousness as this could
occur and no lives be lost seems almost
impossible. II is expected that wher
communication is restored there viii
be reports of missing persons. The
damage is probs bly, 100000
Dakota womsn's Horrible Death.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Aug 2s-A dis
patch from Grafton. y. D., says
that a train going north TO Cava
er frightened a yoke of oxen near
Canton and they ran away. They
were attached 90 binder anC
were led by a woman. the man who
operated the machine being perched or
the seat. The woman was litersll,
cut To pieces by the binder. her leg
being cut of: also her arms and head
The man escaped uniniured-
Cant 60 TO Har HsYhor.
wAsHISsTos. Aug. p. - IL will b.
impossible for the president 20 visi
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