"The trouble first began in Six Mile Creek. During the early part of the evening [Saturday December 14, 1901] the water gradually raised as usual during heavy rains. At 10 o’clock it had reached the high-water mark and a few minutes after it was seen that trouble was coming....
The seriousness of the general situation increased as the morning [ Sunday December 15, 1901] passed. The two-story frame house, owned by the Sage estate and occupied by C. B. Elmendorf, which stood at the bend of Six Mile Creek, at the foot of State Street, went out about 3 o’clock. It was early certain that the house could not stand. Assistance was given by willing hands and Mr. Elmendorf succeeded in moving out most of his effects. As the house went down the stream it held together and rode upright until it had nearly reached the Aurora street bridge. There were a number of persons on the bridge at the time who made a dash for safety as the white, and rather ghost-like building appeared. It looked as though the bridge would surely be wrecked, but suddenly the house collapsed and the lumbers floated harmlessly on."
“Havoc Wrought By Flood,” Ithaca Daily Journal, December 16, 1901, 3, 5.