Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-10
Western New York State Greatly
Damaged by Cloudburst
and Floods.
MUCH LIVE STOCK DROWNED
Hundreds Of Acres Of Hay and Crop
Ruined-Houses and Barns Swept
Away-Reservoir at Attica Gives
Way--Highways and Rail-
roads Destroyed.

f5uItalo, ~. T., July IA terrific rain ana
wind storm swept over western New York
at an early hour to-day Rivers and
creeks rose rapidly overlooking their banks
and sweeping away houses and barns and
live stock. The loss will reach into the
hundreds of thousands of dollars. Tcle
graph and telephone wires are down and
communication with small towns in
Wyoming, Niagara and Cattaragus coun
ties is difficult to establish This city was
not in the path of the storm.
despatch from Arcade says the flood
at that place claimed one victim and did
many thousand dollars damage to prop
erty. Minnie Lopez. who kept bakery on
the bank Of tho creek, was drowned early
in the day. The downpour and the cloud
hurst above the village turned the creek
into a torrent. The water rose very rap
idly and was several feet deep on the low
! lands before any one realized the danger
Miss Lopcr's bake shop was swept out in
to the stream but it had not gone far be-
fore it fell apart. Miss Lopers body was
| recovered
There were many narrow escapes. At
Yorkshire, two miles below Arcade, the ap
proa ches to tho bridge were washed away
but the bridge is standing. Miles of road
way are so quilted or buried in debris that
they will have to be rebuilt. At Sandusky
! q few miles from Arcade II is reported
that two houses were washed away. From
everywhere come reports of live stock
killed. The loss to individuals will be very
high and the loss to the town from the de
struction of bridges and roadbeds will also
De high.
PART OF A CITY FLOODED.
Hornellsville, n. Y, July "a tremen
dous downpour of rain carly to-day cause !
one of the worst floods of the year in this
vicinity. All of the lower part of the city
was soon flooded. Great alarm was felt
| tk,. f,tx f,fc If ho 1iN n
in the low lying land, and the fire bell
! was rlng t oarousc them. Railroad traffic
| in both directions was completely tied up
| all day and not train arrived in the city
| after . a. m. The storm come on sudden
| ly and great damage was done. Three
| houses were undermined and carried away.
| No casualties have been reported.
HOUSES AND BARNS SWEPT AWAY.
Portage, y. v, July 6-The worst storm
ever known in this section is now sweeping
down the Genesee valley. Rain fell heav-
| lily for a hours. and at an early hour this
morning a cloudburst sent the streams
over their banks. The river is now a tor
rent a mile wide. At o'clock this mora
| ing every ono living in the lower part of
the town had to abandon their homes. The
farms are laid waste and no field crops
can be saved. Houses and barns wer,
swept down the river. The roadbed of
the Pennsylvania Railroad is washed out
| in many places.
FOUR FEET OF WATER IN PIKE.
Pike, n. y, July 6-At daybreak this
morning Pike was under four feet of water.
Almost every bridge over creeks in Ma
CARA and Allegheny counties and IN the
southern part of Wyoming county was
washed away. 1t is estimated that the
damage in this town and in the immediate
vicinity will amount to a quarter Of d mil
| lion of dollars. Among the buildings
washed away in Pike were Elwells mar
! ket, Towerss store and opera house, Lr-
! thropC's drug store and post office, Wood
| bury's home and the village warehouse.
| Much stock was killed but so far a S known
| no person is missing.
DEAD CATTLE IN THE STR EETS.
Attica, n. y, July 6-The rains sent
| TonaWanda Creek SWirling over its banks
| 1t has never been so high before. The
reservoir of the Attica Water Co, tive
i miles south of here gave way under the
pressure and the east end of the dam al
the Attica mills was washed away. Low
or Main street in the village is four feet
under water. Dead cattle, wagons and
i wreckage of all kinds were washed dowr
stream on the crest of the flood. Sever
iron bridges In this town were carried
away The damage to the highways ano
bridges will reach 5000. Hundreds OF
acres of hay and crops are ruined. The
railway roadbeds are badly washed out.