The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-16
HEAVY LOSS IN NEW YORK.
Large Section of the state Affected
and Many Cities Flooded.

and Many CltieS EioOOeu
New York, Dec. 15.-Warm weather
and rain followed by high winds have
resulted in fearful damage all over
New York state On Saturday the
SHOWS in the northern sections thawed
rapidly, causing the rivers and creeks
to rise and the valleys were inundated.
Heavy rain followed during the night,
accompanied by winds of great veloc-
ity. Trains were blocked for many
hours, landslides were frequent, and
in the lowlands and valleys hundreds
of dwellings were flooded, while the
very great. Few lives have so far
been reported as lost.
In and around New York city the
wind reached velocity of 4S miles
an hour, but beyond minor accidents.
no great damage is reported so far to
property on land or shipping.
Corning reports that the Chemung
and Canjsteo valleys have had the
biggest flood since 1889 to-day.
The village of Painted Post has been
under water all day, and the water
is two feet deep in most of the houses.
The Erie, Lackawanna and New York
Central roads all suffered from wash
outs and landslides.
At Ithaca the damage is estimated
at 100000. The flood was the most dis
astrous experienced since 1857. The
nearby creeks became raging torrents
by midnight. dwelling house was
swept away and to-day no trace of it
could be found. The power and light
ing plant was washed out and two troll
ley line cars swallowed up in the flood.
All street car traffic is suspended and
the city is in darkness. Lumber yards
and buildings suffered immensely and
the wreckage, blocking the channel of
Six-mile Creek turned the stream from
its course and the whole lower part of
the city was overfiowed. Miles of the
Lehigh Valley and Lackawanna Rail-
road tracks were washed away and no
trains reached Ithaca. Several bridges
were washed away. Percy field at Cor
nell University was turned into lake
and the university power plants were
abandoned. The lower floor of the city
hospital was overfowed and to-day no
heat or light was available in the in
stitution.
Reports of destruction of bridges
and bursting Of dams along all streams
In this vicinity continue to come in.
At Waverly great damage was done,
roads being washed out, cellars filled
and buildings undermined and fallen.
There was a washout on the Erie Rail-
road, near Wellsburg, another washout
near Owego. 1t is believed no trains
can get through on the Erie before
Mondsy night.
At Syracuse the sudden rising Of
Onondaga creek caused great property
damage and drove several hundred
people from their homes. The water
rose six feet in eight hours, but is now
subslding. Many people were rescued
by police and firemen in boats and no
lives are known to have been lost
At Binghamton the rainstorm sent
the Chenango river over its banks and
caused flood which has not been
equalled for twenty-five years. Gel
lars are flooded and much damage has
been done to business houses on the
river front. The country farm build
ings are surrounded by water several
feet deep.
Not an Erie or Lackawanna train
has passed through the city since 0 p,
m. Saturday.
At Oneida the Oneida creek over
flowed and the water was from one 10
three deep on the first floors of resi-
denees. The Ontario and Western