New-York tribune., 1902-07-08
BRIDGES SHED A WAY.
GENEsEE VALLEY UNDER WATER
TRAFFIC INTERRUPTED.

Rochester y. U July From Churchvf1sa
come reports that Black Greek is the hishesti
ever known. even in spring freshets; is out oes
its channel and causing great damage to grow-l
ing crops along its banks. Hundreds of acresl
of peas. corn, beans and potatoes. sugar beets
and the other crops under water and ruined
The dam at Byron is reported broken and ths
creek is still rising at great rate
Honeoye reports six bridges, including an iron
structure on Mill Creek washed away and
heavy damage to crops. The total fall of rain
at that point Saturday was 2S2 inches
LIE Roy to-day reports that the water in oatkas
Creek attained the highest point in years, ouS'
crops escaped serious damage
Penn Yam says that many thousands OF dot~
lars damage has been done to residences along
the course of the creek flowing through Ham
mondsport. and cattle were rescued from flooded
pasture land with great difficulty.
Mount Morris reports the Genesee at that point
easily two feet higher than the previous record
at any time of the year Early yesterday u
broke through it's banks east of the village, and
has ruined thousands of dollars worth of crops
on the fertile fats below here Many fine farms
have been entirely ruined by the swift current
washing them into deep gOrses and carrying
awav the soil Barns have been washed away
and cattle drowned The loss to farmers is eX-
tremeIy heavy
At Williamson lightning struck the residence
of Paul Van Cruyningham. and the baseooard
of a bedstead in which his two daughters wero
sIeepfns was demolished. Neither Of the oceu-
pants of the he'd was seriously injured Isaac
Van Dee Boegh's evaPOrator struck by
lightning and demolished. Undoubtedly other
damage was done in this section which as yet
has not been reported
West Rush reports great damage from tne
cIoudburst The Genesee River and HoneOye
Greek are out of their banks and the entire val
lev is under water. Crops of low lands are a
total loss.
Nunda reports the greatest flood in the history
Of that section The State footbridge over
Kishioua Creek has been washed away and thsi
town is in darkness. Large fields of growinsi
crops have been washed away, ground and all
Dalton has also suffered greatly. PortaSeVllle,i
Pike Lamont, Roseberg. Fillmore and many'
other towns have been under water since sun
day morning Jewett's stables at POrtaseVllle'
were washed away, and Fords blacksmith shop
also went out. The farms all about Portage
willie are laid waste and no field crops can be
saved Houses barns and live stock are being
swept down the river.
The tracks of the Pennsylvania are washed
away. and new roadbed will have to De laid
at many places before trains can be moved.
Pike reports the loss of a large iron bridge.
the postoffice building. Powers's store and opera
house meat market CneeSe ldclOESs NAU5
store two dwelling houses and the village ware
house
At Lamont the milIdam has gone out. wash
ing away "A bridge. Large numbers OF dead
cattle were seen floating down the river dur1ngsi
the day.
stafford reports heavy damage from the Hood.
The embankments of Godfrey Pond, large
sheet of water owned by the New-York Central
Railroad and which furnishes its large stand,
pipes at Byron, were unable TO stand the strain.
and with a roar heard for miles the large mass
of water departed upon its destructive course
carrying bridges and everything movable be-
fore il.
MiddlepOrt reports all dams swept away in
Johnson's Greek. with damage of hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars. and all business is at a
standStilI The crop damage is also consider
able. Five bridges in the town gone.
Bliss reports the iron bridge OF the Bofalo.
Rochester and Pittsburg over WiscOy Creek
gone out. leaving a gap Of seventyflve feet; also
that some two thousand or three thousand feet
of the bank washed out from under the
track from to twenty feet deep between
here and Eagle and nearly every small bridge
and cattle pass from here to Hardy'S is gone
Four OF the five large iron bridges on the high
ways in this town in the creek Every iron
bridge between here and Pike, eight in number.
is down, almost every small bridge and sluice
is gone and highways are torn up. making
travel impossible.