Evening star., 1935-07-10
STORM DAMAGE
HITS $25,ODD,0DD
Life Toll in New York Rises
to 10000 Are
Homeless.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Flood and storm harassed States to-
day counted At dead, at least seven
missing, 5000 homeless and many mil
lions of dollars in property damage.
New York State had 40 of the dead,
with five missing and 5000 temporarily
homeless due to floods. Property
damage there was estimated in excess
of $25,0O0,0O0. Fire damaged three
communities.
The area north and east Of Hornell
was threatened with new flood dangers
last night as a dam burst at Wayland
and heavy rains swept Dansville and
Airport. Messengers were dispatched
throughout the lowland areas in Bath
to warn residents to be prepared to
evacuate their homes.
Two Missing Found Alive.
Two persons, reported drowned at
their home near Bath, were found to-
day in hayloft of barn. They were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shoemaker.
Clearing debris miles south of
Ithaca C. C. C. crews found the body
of Alice Ferris, %, of Interlaken,
drowned near Buttermilk Falls Mon
day.
The body of Joyce Peaslee, 3, of
Monterey, near Corning, missing since
Monday, was recovered in a creek.
Utilities service was restored In
Bath.
Damage in Areas.
Damage estimates submitted TO the
Associated Press by officials after
cursory surveys of washed-out high
ways, damaged buildings, ruined crops.
mud covered highways and wrecked
water and light systems. included:
Steuben County-$5, 100000; more
than $4,000 900 damage estimated in
the cities of Bath and Hornell alone.
Majority of balance at Hammonds-
port where vineyard damage was
heavy.
Broome County-$5, 100000; heavy
damage in city of Binghamton and
q dozen nearby communities.
Tompkins County-$5,0 100000: vii
lage of Johannesburg reports 100000.
Chenango County-S30 900, 900.
Delaware County-S2 100000.
Schuyler County-$3 100000; more
than s2.O0OO0O damage reported In
Watkins Glen
Otsego County-S750.0
Schoharie County-Sl25.00
Park Areas Damaged.
State officials estimated SO 500 900
damage had been done to State prop
erty, including parks. highways and
bridges.
The State Health Department, fear
ing outbreaks of typhoid fever, sent
representatives. and equipment to
communities where the water supply
was ruined. DR.. Thomas Parran, jr.,
State health commissioner, warned
that all drinking water must be
boiled
In most of the stricken communi-
ties wartime scenes were re-enacted
as C. C. C. men and T. E. R. A
workers dug into the piles Of mud and
w-eckage
More than 400 refugees from this
area are being quartered in the Wat
kins Glen High School.
Strikes Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania also felt the result of
heavy rains as floods took five lives
and caused extensive property losses.
Two youths were unaccounted for.
Four hundred boys were confined to
the Philadelphia Boy Scout camp or
Treasure Island by the food waters
Of the Delaware River today, but Off
Gals evinced little concern that the
camp would be endangered. Treasure
Island is north of Trenton, N. j.
Maryland recorded considerable
property damage, but no casualties as
rivers overfowed in the northeast
section.
Tornadoes which struck two "mush-
room" towns in the Fort Peck Dam
area in Montana killed two persons.
injured at least 100, and left 1000
homeless.
Windstorms took six lives in West
ern Canada within a few days.