The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-07
WEST NEW YORK DELUGED
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Continued from First Page) amount of debris brought down from the surrounding hills. The Shantz But ton company. one of the leading indus tries of the village, are losers to the extent of $1O.OOO on stock, machinery and buildings. The electric light plant is under water and the village is in darkness. The city water supply for fire and domestic purposes is cut off.
 Elmira, N. Y, July 6-The greatest rain storm in years visited this valley yesterday and to-day, 3.S6 inches of rain falling from o'clock Saturday morning until o'clock this evening. This af- ternoon terrific hail storm destroyed many tobacco crops south of the city, uprooted trees, overturned tobacco barns and outhouses and accomplished much destruction of property. The smaller streams overfOWed their banks and interfered with railroad trafhc' Seeiey creek washed over a Northern Central bridge three miles south Of tnls city and all trains on that rout en route to this city from the south are stalled in consequence.
 OHE LII O1 LlAS NASS @--N washed away this morning. Lightning struck the house of William G. Brown yesterday afternoon and knocked Mln- nie, his eldest daughter, unconscious. Her lower limbs were paralyzed by the shock hut she will recover.
 Lockport, N. Y, July 6.-Two miles of the New York Central tracks on the hranRh Dn- tween Middleport and Medidena were washed out by the flood at an early hour to-day. An east-bound special freight train ran upon the weakened roadbed and was wrecked. Many cars were wrecked and others are imbedded in the mud up to the aXles. It began to rain late yesterday afternoon and it continued all night. Bridges east of Middleport were dislodged by the tor rents, and miles of fences were swept away.
 Gowanda, N. Y, July 6.-Cataraugus Creek was higher to-day than it had been in forty years. Three bridges be- tween Springville and Gowanda have been washed away.
 Wales Center, N. Y, July 6.-South of here Buffalo Creek is higher than it has risen since the week of the Johns town flood. The big iron bridge at Java has been washed away. Reisdorfs dam and cider mill at Strykersville are gone. McBeth's grist mill in Wales has shift ed off its foundation and is in danger of collapse. Hundreds of acres of farm land are covered with mud and stand ing crops are ruined.
 Dunkirk, N, Y, July 6. -Canadway and Walnut creeks are over their banks and the town of Arkwright, Pomfret and Hanover are under water. Eleven bridges at Arkwright were washed away.
 Wellsville, N Y, July 6.-Shortly af- ter midnight this morning Wellsville and vicinity were visited by cloud burst. The water in all streams are rising rapidly. Madison street was raging flood all the way to the Erie tracks which were soon covered with water and mud. The water on Main street was one foot deep. Damage to property is estimated at $50,OO0. All cellars are flooded, doing much damage. No trains are rounding on the Erie or the B. and S. railroads. Two turnpike bridges were carried away and crops in this vicinity suffered severely.
 Bolivar, N. Y, July 6.-One of the heaviest rain falls that has occurred in years took place last night and early this morning. Two inches of rain fell in two hours. The main streets were un- der foot and a half of water at noon to-day and at 8 a. r1 the water was six inches deep in the city building.