Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-07
FLOODS IN new YORK
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brought dow from the surrounding hills.
The electric light plant is under water and
the village is in darkness. The city water
supply for fire and domestic purposes is cut
of.
Railroad Tracks Washed Out.
BATAVIA, N. Y, July s.-scores Of
houses on West and South Main streets
we're entirely surrounded with water and
rowboats were plying in the thorough
fares at 9 o'clock tonight. Both the Erie
railroad and the Attica branch of the
Central are under water most Of the dis
lance from Batavia and Attica and are
badly washed out. Several barns and
houses were struck by lightning and
burned.
wELLsvILLE, N. Y, July s.-shortly
after midnight this morning wellsvIlie and
vicinity were visited by a cloudburst. The
water in all the streams is running rap
idly. Madison street was a raging food
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 $780,
600. All cellars are flooded, doing great
damage. There was said to be several
cattle floating down the river at daylight
and a team and wagon. No trains are
running on the Erie or the B. & S. rail-
roads. The turnpike bridges were carried
away and crops In this vicinity suffered
severely.
Cl~Oudburst at CanandRigua.
BOLIVAR, N. Y. July Gone OF the
heaviest ~rainfalls 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 under a
foot and a half of water at noon today
and at s a. m. the water was six inches
deep in the city building.
CANANDAIGUA, N. Y, July GA $780,
900 cloudburst 10 the extent OF the storm
that burst upon this section Of the country
along the west shore OF Canandaigua lake.
At Changers point q barn was carried
half way into the lake. The vineyards are
under from two to three feet OF water.
On the beach from Black point to Wood
| Vile the landslides have formed many
points and peninsulas large enough to
build cottages upon. At Vine Valley the
bridge connecting the pier with the main
land was borne down into the lake.
Gale strikes milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE,, July 6.-After a sweiter-
ing hot day Milwaukee was visited tonight
by a fierce wind and rainstorm. Consid-
cradle lumber in a yard located at North
Milwaukee was scattered about and many
signs were detached and trees broken on
around the city. The wires Of the Wis
consin Central railroad, leading from Mil
waukee north. are demolished and the
storm is reported as severe in the northern
part OF the state.
A special from Phillips says: A tor
nado passed just north OF this city Sat
urday night. wrecking a portion Of the
mammoth tannery OF the United Safes
Leather company. One resident was Sc
riously injured during the storm.
At GAINESVILLE, Wis, tonight. during 8
nerce storm, lightning struck the spirt
of st. Patrick's Catholic church and the
edihee was destroyed.
HOPE, Idaho. July "a eloudburst al
Ellisport. east OF Hope. swept way twelve
or nftsen houses and washed out two miles
Of track on the Northern Pacific. There
was no loss OF life, For a considerable dis
lance around Ellisport the country II
flooded. The creek u wide and swift and
all the ~trestlss are gone from clarks Forl
to Hope. Passengers sastbonnd are trans
ferred from Sand Point by boat to Hope ant
west from Hope to Sand Point. There arr
several slides along ths road each way.
WELLS. MINI, July "a wind and rain
storm passed over this section last night
doing great damage. Four miles vest o
town II demolished one Of the largest barn
in the county. killing =. r. Cook. its owner
His wife and son were also in the barn an
were pinned down by tlmbers and unable I
assist Mr.. Cook. A number OF horses an,
cattle in the barn were also killed.
WICHITA, Kan. July "a very heav
rain. amounting at Anthony almost to
eloudburst. fell over ten counties in eentra
Kansas today. II will delay harvest TO
kEreater or less extent