The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-07
DELUCE IN NEW NJ YORK
Rivers and Creeks Swollen
to Torrential Proper
tions by Rains
PROPERTY LOSS is HIGH
One Life Is Reported Lost, Houses and
Barns Are Carried Away and Rail-
road Traffic Almost
Suspended.


BUFFALO, N. Y, July GA terrific
rain and wind storm swept over west
ern New York at an early hour today.
Rivers and creeks rose rapidly, over
flowing their banks and sweeping away
houses, barns and livestock. Telegraph
and telephone wires are down and COM
munication with small towns in Wyo-s
ming, Niagara and Cattaraugus coun-
ties is difficult to establish This city
was not in the path of the storm.
A dispatch from Arcade says the
flood at that place claimed one victim
and did many thousand dollars damage
TO property. Minnie Loper, who kept
bakery on the bank of the creek,
was drowned early in the day. The
doWnpour and cloudburst above the
village turned the creek into torrent.
Inc water rose very rapidly and was
SeVeral feet deep on the loWlands be-
fore anyone realized the danger. Miss
Loper'S shop was swept out into the
street, but it had not gone far before
1t fell apart. Miss Loper's body was
recovered.
There were many narrow escapes. At
Yorkshire, two miles below Arcade, the
approaches to the bridge were washed
away, but the bridge is standing Miles
or roadway are so quilted or buried
IN debris that they will have to be re-
bu1lt. From everywhere come reports
or livestock killed. The loss to individ-
uals will be high and the loss to the
town from the destruction of bridges
and roadbeds will also be high.
River Torrent.
PORTAGE, N. Y, July 6-The worst
storm ever known in this section is
sweeping down the Genesee valley
Rain fell heavily for tWenty-four hours
and at an early hour this morning a
cloudburst sent the streams over their
banks. The river is now a torrent, a
mile wide. At o'clock this morning
all persons living in the lower part of
town had to abandon their homes.
Farms are laid waste, and no field
crops can be saved. The roadbed of
the Pennsylvania railroad is washout
out in many places.
Three Houses Carried Awav.
HORNELLSVILLE, N. Y, July g.
A tremendous downpour of rain early
today caused one of the worst floods Of
the year in this vicinity. All of the
lower part of the city was soon flooded.
Railroad traffic in both directions was
tied up all day and not train arrived
IN the city after 2 g.. m. Three houses
were carried away.
Quarter Million Damage.
PIKE, N. Y, July 6.-At daybreak
this morning Pike was under four feet
Of water. Almost every bridge over
creeks in Niagara and Allegheny coun-
ties was washed aaWay. The damage
in this town and Immediate vicinity
will amount to quarter of million
dollars.
Railroads Tied Up.
BATAVIA, N. Y, July 6.-The heavy
rains for the last six days have swollen
the Tonawanda creek to a degree never
before known. A torrential downpour
fell at midnight, making the situation
perilous for persons living near the
river. At 1880 .. m. the flood came
over the banks of the creek, which are
fifty feet high. The damage will be
great. At Corning heavy and continu-
Gus rains fell today and yesterday At
Beaver Dam there was a Waterspout
which did much harm to crops, and
the New York Central railroad track
was damaged. The Erie railroad has
had great difficulty from washouts and
was tied up until noon today.
Tracks Washed Out.
LOCKPORT, N. Y, July 6.-Two
miles of the New York Central tracks
were washed out on this division to-
train ran upon the weakened roadbed
and was wrecked. Many cars were
wrecked and others were embedded in
the mud. Bridges east Of Middleport
were dislodged by the torrents and
miles of fences were swept away.
Rowboats in the Streets.
BATAVIA, N. Y, July 6.-Scores of
houses on West and South Main
StrQQtC nptirQIxr Cd =
water and rowboats were plying in the
thoroughfareS at 8 o'clock tonight.
Both the Erie railroad and the Attica
branch of the Central are under water
most of the distance between Batavia
and Attica and are badly washed out.
Several barns and houses were struck
by lightning and burned.
Hail Destroys Crops.
ELMIRA, N. Y, July 6.-The great
est rain storm in years visited this
valley yesterday and today, 8 80 inches
of rain falling in the thir.S-six hours
ending this evening. This afternoon a
terrific hail storm destroyed many to-
bacco crops south of the city, uprooted
trees, overturned tobacco barns and
accomplished much destruction of
property. The smaller streams over
flowed their banks and interfered with
railway traffic. Seeley creek washed
over Northern Central bridge three
miles south of this city, and all trains
on that road to this city from the south
are stalled in consequence.
The Erie and Lackawanna trains
were botheAed with high water west of
here. The Erie is running into Hor-
nellsville by way of Buffalo. The trains
from the west are several hours late.
Houses Swept Away.
WARSAW, N Y, July 6.-The loss
from the floods in this city will reach
100000. Oatka creek, flowing through
the center of the village, burst it's
bounds, and making channel through
the principal streets, carried devasta-
ton in Its path, Wrecking houses and
barns, many of which were swept bod
lily down stream. The electric light
plant is under water, and the village is
in darkness. The city water supply is
cut off.
100000 Cloudburst at Canandaiaua.
CANANDAIGUA, N. Y, July GA
100000 eloudburst is the extent of the
storm that burst upon this section of
country along the west shore of Can
andaigua lake. At Granger's Point a
barn was carried half way into the
lake. The vineyards are covered under
from two to eight feet of. water. On the
west side of the beach from Black
Point to Woodville the landslides have
formed many points and peninsulas
large enough to build cottages upon.
At Vine Valley the bridge connecting
the pier with the mainland was borne