Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-17

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AiRANv, ~ " Match Ain consequence OF the
fnaw which commenced Oh Friday, follow, 10y heavy
IAN on saturday night, and the whole sunday, the
dAcso" RIVER rose 20 an UNCOMMON height and ,estci-
CAV notuins "a O'Clock tl,r ice began s,uve the
yifet Opprsiie This Guy. Two three snsa buildings
on 'he duck Near the nper ra,t of the civ, swept
awaY The ice, however, stopped moVi's III about 20
rArt"s.
At about two o'r,ocl in the afternoon during which
time the water haGheen cOntinuaily and rapidly rising
Tie icc again started, ana was u! led down the
'ntnt"Gous force and 'apdity. 80 O'Clock, Tie
v'cI ha.i riseu IN tie swei parts file alarm
ics he.-ht The lower ratsof FarHun, CotmUa Sjeil.
ben, State iHiS1n. haimiiton ami !dir sueeN, aud
Maiden Lame were delayed for several rods. quay
b"cA streets were impassabie even with noals
qience eft the ice and Market street
the several feet deep aud IN MANY places Ike
current excessively rarid.
During considerable period the scene was terrible
almost hsy ond description. But ID
Ianed render assistance the cellars lower stories
OF srses were Ii.ed with water nd females v.p seen
ia various directions, looking trembling ANXIETY
from the windows aud CtyIuc for suCcur.
We re not heard that lives lost, although
tabe number OfwOod la lLugs
81 to pieces, and Of them hurried with Irresistible
fnce down ti'e impetuous Abdut ihsId
Nil Gibbons market al Tie upper part OF tie town
swept away. An extensive lumber yafd ia he Cuiote
was greatly injured and number OF buildings hat
pace, OCCUPIED by stOnecutteis and blRcksinEs were
entirely destroyed Also slaughter houss belonging Ia
Nv kinucur. containing 80 barrels prime beef,
the ravy all OF which WAS lost.
Ne have mad time learn particulars OF the extent
~ the damages the amount of The losses sustained ;
Dat the! must he very great II has -ten impossible 10
nave any communication with Greenbnsh, (oppVSc tins
city hut ne perceived tst several buildings eth,
crushed TO pieces greatly injured. one very la re
sloe, IN particular, We Observed, was moved from
site and turned completely round Tue pIied like
mountains upon our docks
At schenectady, we learn, that considerable damage
vas sustained i'll consequence ofhe rising ote Mohawk
There has been that the splendid bridge
plact va destroyed, but this report, believe, with
ont i0uhdatiOn large two story house, s'tuatCd
e river, we learn, burnt IN consequence oC the
Ter communicating 10 quantity Of unslacsed lime IN tie
l0 story.
we have heard OF no damage rpaH the Hudson above
this CITY no. pIsnks and boar dis discovered
IN The ice. aud observed small bU;ldrg neaI Tie
middle Of tie river floating down the The
stopped III O'Clock but when tEis paper 10 pIess
the water continued rising.
During the confusion and alarm which frequently pre-
walls or these occasion singular instance OF preserve
ton occurred In Of tue houses III which the
rusEiug in powerful torrents womau anxious for
her safety effected her alteT several attempts
Sur had hardly reached place of safety when she
collected that her infant had been left slum bering in
cradle, in the room from hch she had just escaped.
Terrified aud almost distracted the distressed
mother returned with the view ofrescuing tie child
the water had Ird The aud the cradle floating
cake cf ice, found ITS down the To place
OF safety and where nesting curiOus there the infant
lay :" uuhuTt.
rhe sudden dissolution OF body Of ice extensive
the swelling al the !iveTs and rushing or p-uou
torrents, presented together picture awfuy eaUd and
impre 7i'e. though seldom threatening aud drsuCt
aspect.