The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-09-10
FLOODS IN NEW YORK STATE.
a Terrible Cloudburst I'm tho Littl.
IoOsick Valley.

bEkIlN, ~. :, Aug. ga cloud
burst over this town. twenty-five miles
east OK Albany, and the town Of Peters
burg, last night was followed by a flood
that did damage unparalleled in this
vicinity. Rain fell steadily all day, but
ut O'Clock III the afternoon the water
lell IN torrents, lasting an hour and
alarming the community.
Those who were III dangerous locali-
ties sought places Of safety. Had the
cloud burst after the y. 0ple had gone
to bed the loss Of life would have been
awful AS 1t was, the wife of Thomas
laylor Was drowned in her house in
sight OF her husband, who was outsidG
but could not get through the currrn,
to save her. Ills Two Children wrr"
saved. James Smith was
| FOUND DEAD STANDING IN TIL, N,-b
up TO his neck, horribly manglrd. abou,
hall Il mile from his ban, IN which hc
| Was last seen alive, The Lebanon
Springs Railroad, between here and
Petersburg, Il distance OF about five
miles, Is washed away into the meadors
for many rods III half Il dozen plar, <,
The large railroad bridge is also gone.
besides Il score or more OF high way
bridges. The residences and oulhuild-
ings of T.. NJ. Cowcs, near here narrDw-
~ escaped fatal destruction.
The mountain stream running ,utu
| Little llooSick River became a cataract
and changing the channel, plouEhcd
| deep gOrgpS on both SIDES Of The build
lnSs. stones weighing tons are seen
thIt were washed rods frum their form
tr resting places. rhr Na!unh;c Gut-
huIdlngS of Mr.. "rllley are wrecked and
several acres surrounding are covcrt q
to the depth Of four feet with large
stones.
| house TURNED TOr>N TuHNN.
The residence OF (hall,S Park was
| turned upside Gown. The entire tam.
| lly Was absent 1T camp ,mrrtinw. All
the m"ultulu streams were SO much
swollen thhl seemingly irrrparabir
| damage has been done. The meadows
| are ruined and CrOIS IN the line OI the
| flood are destroyed. Part of the VILLAGE
of Petersburg, lying n";lr the Little
lloosick, IS completely wrprkrd \
score OF residences auh wcrk shops
are washed from their louniatioms
lhc loss to property in lhat Nilliagr
viii reach not less than $i21IaU.
MIRACULOUS ESCApI. OF WOME&
no lives were lost, but thrrr we're. S,.v.
"ral narrow escapes from death. Sewer.
al women were taken from IN Upp,
window by driving il h"r,e and wagon
under the window. When all wpr" II
the WAGON \ trace broke and the driNri
cut tn" horse loose, Whcu the wagon uD
set throwing the occupants into IN,
current. They clamb"rrd ont on Il lc.lg,
and We're saved. The horse and carriny,
were lost.
NAl;EnW ESNAHE or \ TRAIN.
The South-bound mail train ON In
Lebanon Springs Railroad left Peter,
burg a5uiIt q O'Clock. After rrilI.iu
, about Il mile il came to the nDudr
tracks and WAS promptly ruu back {
the station. sea- accly had it backed t.
place of safcty7DcfOre the entire road
bed IN front Ol'.it with the track VA
washed away. The loss in crops vii
be very severe TO farms throughout lhI:
valley.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC. STOPPED.
IL Is Thought here that railrO al com.
munlcallOn TO points north VIII not bl
resumed for several weeks, us the facll-
illeS 1or repairing the damage prompt
| ly are not at hand. The trains between
here and Chatham VIII soon be run
nlng. Th" Little llo Dsck River al Pc
tcrSDurg rose 10 about ten feet above
It's normal level. The railroad here and
at petersburg are badly undermined
ana narrowly escaped being carried
away.
| bright Outlook for Port ItoyaI.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 27 The Manu-
| factllrcrS' Rec prd of this week says that
probably the most important enterprise
reported for many weeks is the an
nOuncement in tOIny'S issue that lead
ing English capitalists, represented In
this country by the Jarvis nklin
Mortgage and trust Company, Of Kan
SH3 City, have purchased Il controlling
interest in Port ROyal. :. C.. thus unit
ing in the development Of that port
English and Western Influences and
the Richmond Terminal Company, Civ
ing assurance that the South is to have
another great d"rE- water port. The
Tendency OF the foreign trade Of Che
country .sto seek outlets through South
ern ports, and this Will prove OF great
value TO the whole SOutn, as it means
the building up Of number Of great
commercial cities allen The coast GTOE.
Newport News and Norfolk t. Texas
! The American Association, Llmltcd,
the EugIiSh company winch founded
the town OF MiddlcSbOrOuGh, n.y., and
which owns hearty lmUlD acres of coal
land, is prcparin - develop new line
CT business for that part OF the SOut II
by building up Il heavy coal shipping;
business from l'orr Royal, as the Nor
fox and Western and the ChrSapc IKE
and OhiD railroads hdv" uDlr a. Nor
lolh anu dt NcNl)pIL Nr"S.
| Dashed to tho Earth.
DErEprr, Mich.. August .! \ h"I
loon ascension, at the Exposition
grounds tins afternoon, ended in Il
riLhIIul tragedy. George Hogan, OF
Ann Arbor MlCh., a"rOnaut, made an
ascension, pcrluTming while on the
lraprZc. Wnrn one thousand feet from
ne earth h" lost his grip on the trapeze
bar. Ire crowd did not seem to com,
! prrhCnd tn" accident untll Til" DOOMED
mar had almost reached tn" ground
The bpdy Shot through the air with
friGhtfnl Velocity heal hr~nward
Hogan struck the car>h Oh River street
coming III contact With the sidewalk
so great WAS the impact that two incl
plaDkS were broken and spllntered
Blood Spurtrd 100 feet from the corpse
Not bone in the body escaped Tn,
breakage and the head was mashed be
yond recognition.