Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-09-03
A FLOODS WILD SWEEP
Eastern New York Visited by a Des,.
tive CIoudburst,

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tive Cloudburst. ''
BERLIN, N. Y, Aug. 29.-A cloud hr,,.
over this town and the town of Peto,s
burg, last night, was followed by fIoo5
that did damage unparalleled in tb;a
vicinity. The rain fell steadily all dor
but at 5 o'clock in the afternncl
the water fell in torrents lasting, ahon.
an hour. and alarmed the communi,r
Had the cloud burst after the peonI,
had gone to bed the loss of Gfs
would have been awful. As ii
was the wife of Thomas Taylo,
was drowned in her home in sight ~
her husband, who was outside but con1
not get through the currentto save be,
His two children were saved. jana,
Smith was found dead, standing in NM
up to his neck, horribly mangled
about half mile from a BAN
in which he was last seen alive.
large railroad bridge is gone, besides
score of highway bridges. The vahs.
BILE outbuildings of Mr.. lilly an
wrecked, and several acres surroundin,
are covered to depth of four feet with
large stones The residence of Chas. ps,p
was turned upside down. The entp
family was absent at camp meeting
All the mountain streams were mnrb
swollen. Meadows are ruined and crom
in the line of the flood are DESTROYED +
Part of the village of Peter
borough, near the Little Hoos
lex, is completely wrecked.
score of residences and workshops a}e
washed from their foundations, and s#
large quantity of personal property ha,
been destroyed. The loss to properN
in that village will reach not less than
$4,000 No lives were lost there.
Troy, n. Y, Aug. 28.-The whoh
eastern portion of Rensselaer, Count
was deluged by a cloudburst last even.
ing, which made raging torrents of the
mountain streams and caused them 70
leave destruction in their path. Glass
Lake, at Sand Lake, overlooked and
sent torrent through the valley Of
the Wynantskill. Three dams wen'
washed out at Sand Lake, dam
age of 100000 was done to mills
and several houses were washed away
At Smart's paper mill, in this city, one
end Of the mill was torn out, bridgp
was carried away and damage of about
$4,000 was done. The bridges all aon,
the stream were torn from their fasten
inss, and it is believed the damage will
surely reach half million of dollars.
In the valley Of the Lebanon Spring
Railroad the storm was equally eS
tensive, and at Berlin houses were
washed away and two persons drowned
Travel on the Lebanon Springs Railroad
was completely interrupted by the
washout, and it is feared cannot be re-
sumed within q week. The Hudson and
Hoosick rivers are very high, and in the
vicinity of Hoosick Falls many bridges
were swept away and the roads RUNE
by the overflowing of mountain streams
A man named McChesney was drownel
at Paestenkill.
NEwBURGH, N. Y, Aug. 2S.-Owing ID
blockade of the New York Central trad
near Albany, caused by washou
through trains of that road are m
over the West Shore to-day.
HUDSON, n. Y, Aug. 28.-Thirtea
trains were here this morning, DELAYED
by a washout few miles below AlbaH
All north bound trains were sent Oh
over the Hudson branch of the Boso5
& Albany Railroad. Five work train
are making the repairs. Travel is de
layed by reason of the accident, whc
was caused by cloudburst in Ren
selaer County.