The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-16
DIEDINR RUSHING WATERS.
Two Reservoirs Near Fishkill, N. y,
Burst With Terrible Effect.
WAS A MINIATURE JoHNSToWN.

The Mountain Dams Gave Way and 49,
a. ~. xv.,.- n.s,erae1
oo"'ooo aho" VI
Upon n Hnmlct-Houses Swept Away
aud sp,asr,ea In KindlInc wood
-
MATTEAwAN, MY. (speciall'-Surchargeu
Inv the recent heavy rains the, twin Mel
,yna,h raoorvo,rs aituotad in tho first
Nins"n :, a.
range OF the fishklll Mouhtalns, u mle
east Of Fishkill, burst at 2 a. m.Wednes-
dav The torrent swept through Il mar
a-t.a sa,Ioa.,na .ha oo,rse ~
roy raVihe, io1o"hns - ~
Melzingah Creek, and burst with All IT'S
fury over n little settlement about Timony's
hr,oL ,arde on tho b.nks ~ tbe Hudson
~ NO. on1
River, ABOUT a Wiie AWAY "hu
500 feet below the level of the
broken DANG Seven persons were
-, ,,a NJ vi,
oWn ine Ioau : ~ nv . m,aLaS
central ma hunson hiver i.niiroau io Yeatar
tne uepris un.i u gtsas I'm ,aat " " tI,a
pecame 100 great: 1nen LIN Leos y Nv
traeks were Wusneu IVY, : ~
tlains. ny uesel IoIao Wn.a.
T,snkllI unu Matteawhn masef oonipa.y
lney Were II "ppaasataS
earetey puiit. Luz oum"So 10
Ut SlVJ;ooyi ~. Iohn corrov ,r,or.v
Inc ueuu afe, nrs. oonn Sohioy, sm9n'y,
mi , years oiu, WIG oi the ensluoer9 ~
iiaMnohys uiicnsaru pou aaru
S yuii" ouHroy, Ivy ye"fS oru Se ~
tne ehgIleer. 'oan eonl9y, isntT
mouths oIu, son oi cue ehsinee. n
Iiena " Iucgu, siA yGurs olu' pTEnter "
L9reh1o De Lueca, IapoI9r ai"ony
p~riekyaru; poay ~reGovereu. MIS-. annie
800 49, :. muipn5 . "nanaS
n4ouse' 1nlrly-nye yeaIs oia, poay ~reeoveIea;
wniie rolrs, apou' WI yea.e III IS ~,
49, Ahhfo relly' pouy $500 I'm"
1hnAa, on ~ tno ptisIyahu, NV
Nh M ahu one cnnu' pouy Iecoyeleu.
a. ~ nlsas.er MAS aintoss o1un.enpuf oa
sno onnstVWh noou, tnouBn, apPn ona
much smaller scare. me Dams that gaYe
way were ~ tme heau o. z ionH: nnIrows
rocky gorge. Ihey ~ oth puhs cneapiy
~ Lnp.opeliy ino upPei val u Nc
pelorea tselnehuous voluileoi Wase,, w1ion
enon Iooueu ene seeonu uIin y n.y. oausoh ~
taaa y lnse ~ wa.u. III sue WINGS "ni0p
9'9ou a. she loos ! ta y, faii1yi ,aus
as ms ieseneu nc hnn I'M wols
sniow saif on tne.i s ,a noo ny VIII mnu ~ v.ata,
uuhi ieli oue uIu 1,vvo'vuv BaIiohs VI mateI
cauhe rusnthg uown the 1enie nnany q tneni
W. S"usn' 10 'noS heu 'o""i "isnei
TIn a.u
nno rs tnSi - W.
arowned. me men ana women VINO per,
,In9u "ere nist sluhneu " ln9 800 nan 4
~ ana poihe etons W ~ hoou Il '"op'
~ 80 -
0us. ~ tne shnsylN9nla nuiir9au 9rluBs
Sonnstown uaunIneu W Il ~ nv
anneIbeau' ~ ane uet ~ NaSn y ~ u ra, tro p Ra3n
IniI = u Nem iv.h nu ia
r2au hUia pagh tno wan IN tne fllaSe,
mnJ ~ 1"atfo u u on nSay bu I
pooi, ehln a oho tiI Ii sep.neu y tnouSn
sno relusees WIG nau sousht salpty 9nths
nis laiiIoau siuinB IN ,ne heaLpy plioA,
~ woui1 Tb ~ iowneu wn5to ny Irmyvt
lor nelp. Anen tne railroau mpanknieht
nuuaor nl'ed, IoaNih5 W. nsios
n JUS aa;t uuu oeen . uJavtaeeeu spa ~
Siou WIN MleeAuSo iua on'0hp'N e0'e"
uunian oeiles.
90, !9o' uoes ny uLsusLef ~ 10 m,anh
ne aane tte SonIs.1wn ~ npJ so,o,i,n nsi ttaf
tne same utter aesolation OF iatniaeS 1hat
uave lost their r1pcd ones anu W. ,h si.
Worluiy eoous. mere is inc salno pupne
sesentunsnt toward TUG water cohpuny tlat
unhalieu the PUBIC Ih.nu AGAINST tmv south
rorhs isnips u sn Siup. ~ uam
suussu Tue loss ol me- auu the pupaic natul-
~ io9ss = 'no "a Tying hnu solne
one 70 pane.
bu. lno coineiuence petween inc great
Jamestown alsaster ana TINS sinaiier one at
iimony's does not end here. Figuring
IN the caiahity Ut tnnonys WeEe
Sohn o9hroy, tne engiheer o. NY
asu three chilaren' SonToy WAS one
~ .n9 sutyisoIs u oonhstown; 10 Was
his Wiie. nhe was rescue1 from Ine JOHNS
aVwh noou, Whlie her reiatlses perisneu,
men eonroy married ner; ana Ihey n9veu
uway rom tnat pace OF nofltu recohec,
lions. IN ms iast hood ars. Sonroy uha
Two OF ner enharen were rowne aha1onn
e0mroy arm was prohen.
!here were " reservoirs IN the noun
tain, Tue W one nan miie ulsthnt ron
tno oLher. upper uan gave way, let-
lug the 'oiunhe OF water lhlo tno Iewer
reservoir. ms also burst, ana the wafer
ruSned Town through a ravine.
Inc n9od was peht up IN the narroW con.
hnes ana satnereo reslst,ess I1rse peIorol
sur!ed itseii upon tne pam below, carrying
ueatn nnu oestruetlon IN its pain whhi
no1ses Inere were IN lts paah, were picked
up QUIZ rom thelr ioGhuations anu eltner