Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-08
HAVOC WIDESPREAD
Loss by Flood Unprecedented
 In Western New York.
WATER HIGHER THAN EVER BEFORE.
Many Villages Damaged and Crops Ruined-Stock and Farm Build 1nEs Swept Away - Bridges
 Wrecked by the Score.

Wrecked by the Score.
 ROCHESTER, N. Y, July s.-News from the flood devastated districts in this section of the state are coming in slowly. Reports from Medina have been received which show that the cloudburst did thousands of dollars damage.
 From Churchville come reports that Black creek is the highest ever known, even in spring freshets; Is out of its channel and causing great damage to growing crops along its banks. Hun dreds of acres of peas, corn, beans and potatoes, sugar beets and the other crops are under water and ruined. The dam at Byron is reported broken, and the creek is still rising at a great rate.
 Honeoye reports six bridges, includ- ing an iron structure on Mill creek, washed away and heavy damage to crops. The total fall of rain at that point Saturday was 2.S2 inches.
 Leroy reports that the water in Oat- ka creek attained the highest point in years, but crops escaped much dam age.
 Penn Yan says that many thousands of dollars damage has been done to residences along the course of the creek flowing through Hammondsport, 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 best previous record at any time of the year. It broke through it's banks east of the village and has ruined thou sands of dollars worth of cNops on the fertile flats below here. Many fine farms have been entirely ruined by the swift current washing them into deep gorges and carrying away the soil. Barns have been washed away CTS Is extremely heavy.
 At Williamson lightning struck the residence of Paul Van Cruyningham, and the baseboard of a bedstead in which his two daughters were sleeping was demolished. Neither of the occu- pants of the bed was seriously injured. Isaac Van Dee Boegh's evaporator was struck by lightning and demolished. Undoubtedly other damage was done fin this section which as yet has not been reported.
 West Rush reports great damage from the c1oudburst. The Genesee 'riv- CT and Honeoye creek arc out of their banks, and the entire valley is under water. The crops of the lowlands are total loss.
 Nunda reports the greatest flood in the history of that section. The state footbridge over Kishiqua creek has been washed away, and the town is in darkness. Large fields of growing crops have been washed away, ground and all. Dalton has also suffered great ly. Portageville, Pike, Lamont, Rose berg, Fillmore and many other towns morning. n
 The tracks of the Pennsylvania are washed away, and new roadbed will have to be laid at many places before trains can be moved.
 Pike reports the loss of large iron bridge, the postotfice building, Powers store and opera house, q meat market, cheese factory, drug store, two dwell ing houses and the village warehouse.
 At Lamont the milldam has gone out, washing away bridge. Large num- bers of dead cattle were seen floating down the river during the day.
 Middleport reports all dams swept away in Johnson's creek, with damage of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and all business is at standstill. The crop damage is also considerable. Five bridges in the town are gone.