The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-01-01
MADE HOMELESS BY FLOODS
The Most Destructive in Many Years
in New York State.
GREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

Many Railroads Tied Up by Washouto
and Loss of Bridges - Rivers Over
flowed ThsIr Banks and People Trav-
ersed Streets by Boat t. Scores Had
Marrow Escapes From Terrible Deaths
Albany, n. Y.-A food, which IN
many places reached the proportions
of a deluge, ripped and tore and
smashed it's way through the State,
carving away human habitations in
Its pitiless sweep, driving away thou
sands who had been rendered home
less by the thrush of waters, blocking
railroad traffic completely at many
points and leaving waste of desola-
ton in its path"
It is difficult to estimate the loss
in property that will result from the
combined work of rain and melting
snow, which transformed rivulets into
rushing streams and rivers into roar
ing torrents. Human life was merci-
fully spared, although in many places
loss Of life was prevented only by the
heroism of rescuers, who pluc'-ed
struggling men, women and children
out of the'very grasp of the deluse.
The great feature OF the Iood is to
be found in the large number of peo-
pie who were rendered homeless by
its coming. The ourpour came sudden
ly. and many families were startled
out of their sleep by the rushing of
the waters.
Syracuse, n. Y.-The worst food
ever eyDerienced in Syracuse occurred
wher Onondaga Creek rose six feet
ina period of less than nine hours
and, oyerflowipg it's banks, spread de-
yastation in all directions. Five hun
dred families were driven from their
homes by the deluge, and as many
more were excited almost to degree
Of panic. Property was damaged to
the extent of $250,000. Reports from
the neighboring counties indicate that
scarcely an industry located on the
bank of stream escaped damage.
Ithaca, N. Y.-The most disastrous
food Ithaca has experienced since 1851
resulted from a heavy downpour OF
rain. A conservative estimate Of the
damage done to property in this city
places the loss at S150,000, and it Is
highly probable that the total loss
will aggregate 100000. The destruc-
tion was greatest along Six Mile Creek
and Fall Creek gorges. The power and
lighting plants of the Ithaca Street
Railway Company were washed out
and two trolley cars were swallowed
up in the torrent. All street car traffic
was suspended and the city left in
total darkness.
Malone, N. Y.-Much damage was
done throughout Northern New York
by the extremely high wind which pre-
vailed for twenty-four hours, reaching
the velocity Of a tornado. The weather
was warm and followed by rain. This
sent the snow out of the Adirondacks
like magic. The Salmon River at
Malone was never known to be higher
and may houses on the lower level
were flooded. The wagons of people
driving in the country were in many
places turned completely around or
blown into the bitches.
Auburn, N. Y.-All day a fierce storm
ragged here, doing great damage.
Twenty bridges on the Lehigh Valley
Railway, south of this city, were
washed away. Besides this, the track
was undermined in many places and
blockaded by landslides. The water
In 'Owasco Lake rose eighteen inches.
Moravia, village twenty miles south
of Auburn, was under three feet of
water when the rain ceased.
Schenectady, N. Y.-The dam at
Hinckley Lake, twenty-three miles
. north of Herkimer, gave way, and the
100000 logs at the dam We're swept
down the creek and into the Mohawk
River. The logs are valued at $4,000.
An iron bridge and sawmill were
carried along by the force of the
current.