The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-08-29
Terrible Clondburst Visits The Vicfn.
ity Of Troy, N. Y, Doing I'm.
mense Damage.
Buildings and Bridges Washed Away.
Stock Drowned and Crops
Destroyed.
Three Persons Known to Have Been
Drowned and Several Others
Are Missing.

lhOh, IN. I.s aug. SS.-l H6To Was
cloudburst in the mountains near Sand
Lake about two o'clock P. M. and the
damage resulting was the heaviest that
aas ever visited this vicinity from such
cause. The heavy rainfall of the past
two days had swollen the mountain
streams that enter into Glasshouse lake
into torrents. The lake rose rapidly,
but no fears were entertained until the
cloudburst occurred. Nothing like it
had ever been experienced and for sew
eral hours the storm did not abate
particle, but seemed rather to increase.
Glasshouse Lake rose with startling
rapidity and soon the inhabitants began
to feel uneasy. In little while the
water commenced to creep up towards
the Glasshouse hotel, which was filled
with guests. CONSERVATION seized them
all and it was feared that the hotel
would be pulled from its foundation.
1t was not long before the first story had
to be abandoned and all the inmates con-
gregated on the upper floors where,
from the windows and doors, the alarm
ing 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. The barn was soon
lifted from its foundation and carried
away. All of the horses perished,
and their bodies were carried down the
stream. On went the food toward
Sliter's Corners, about three-quarters Of
mile away, sweeping before ii bridges
and buildings. The house of Ezra
Knowles was nearly swept away. The
blacksmith shop of Lewis Adams suf-
fered similarly and several horses were
drowned. Mr.. Knowles house was
afterwards completely submerged, and
the family had narrow escape from
being drowned. They loft just bufoIv
the fury of the food advanced upon
) them and escaped to higher ground.
AT Sliter's 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, sit
uated across the street from Grapes
hotel, the entire building was lifted from
its foundation and swept on with the
stream. Everything in the store was
flooded, and the big wooden structure
toppled over on it's side and foated away
distributing it's contents along the path
of the flood. A barn in the rear of Hunt
ley's store was inundated and two horses
were drowned. Water poured through
the Beverick hosiery mill, owned by A.
B. Knowlson. The goods were completely
ruined.
Several Persons Missing.
Whether anyone has been drowned
by the deluge cannot be determined
although several are missing. That 9
flood of such seriousness as this coule
occur and no lives be lost seems almost
impossible. It is expected that wher
communication is restored there will b
reports of missing persons. The damage
is probably 100000. The cutting away
of the mountain forests is largely re
sponsible for this and similar floods. A
telephone dispatch from the county
house at 1880 a. IN. said the creek wa
rising and part of Smart's paper mill
had been carried away. 1t is reported
that Reilly's dam at Abba is carried
away. The railroad bridge at the foo
of Batavia street, this city, was carried
away by the food at LAO a. m. Al
travel on the east side of the river wa
suspended, and New York trains wen
down on the west side to Albany.
Three Were Drowned.
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug 28.-There wa
a big storm at Berlin, N. ", during th
night. Crops were destroyed and house
carried away. Miss Addie Taylor, age
54, and Charles Smith, boy, wer
drowned. At Hoag's Corners, mi
and tenement house, and two iro
bridges were washed away.
The storm at $50 o'clock alarmed til
residents of Poestenlill, and Williar
McChesney, w. A. Castle, Robert MOI
rison and GarrettaIves and his wife al
tempted to CROSS the Poestenkill bridg
just as the structure was swept from il
fastenings. McChesney was drowned
Indicted for Assassination
DALTON. Ga, Aug. 29.--Nine leadin
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