Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-03-20
From the New Ynr'; Advocate.

Tremendous FTeSHef W inc Au1SU A'Ce',
breaking up ofthe ice.-rhe late warm weather
and frequent rains have at length had the effect 10
break up the ice on the Hudson, and swelled the
river to height seldom witnessed. The follow
ing particulars of the disasters occaslOned by the
flood, are from the Albany daily Advertiser.
The recent rains have at length had their ef-
feet upon the river. The water rose rapidly on
Monday evening. and at about O'Clock on Tues
day morning, the ice, which had started few
Yards on Monday afternoon, took up the line OF
march for New York. The water rose to the
hour of IL O'Clock yesterday, at which time 1t had
reached nearly to Market street in the middle
part of the city, and in fact overlooked it at Ha-
milton street, at the lower Market, and at Lydi-
US and Ferry streets, as well as the pasture be-
low and the new wbarves.
The access to the Eagle Tavern, National and
Columbian Hotels, and Exchange Coffee House,
could only be bv boats carriages. the prin.
cipal damage was done yesterday forenoon, when
the ice setting in at the head of the pier. came
down with irresistible force in the direction Of
the stores and the piles Of lumber.
The three story buildings, situated at the ter
mination of the Columbia street Bridge, were
crushed in few mOments--One after the other
they were swept from their foundations, appa-
rently without the least resistance. The Bridge
was also carried away and destroyed. That at
the foot of State street is also materially damag-
ed, il not totally ruined.
While the upper part of the pier was strewed
with the ruins of buildings, slaves, lumber, and
other articles which the ice had dlslodsed, the
lower part of the pier was not in the least lnjur-
ed. Indeed this structures evidently great
protection to thu buildings IN Guy ST. and IN this
instance, seemed to turn the current, and check
the progress OF the ice; which otherwise would
have ruined an immense amount OF property.
The New London and her tow boats remain
near Bath, in the ice. apparently without damage !:
and without having shifted their places in which
they have remained all winter, having been fro
zen in last December, while on their way from
Troy.
large field Of ice seems anchored between
the Bath Shore and the small Island in the rIv-
Numerous trees, wrecks of boats, an d buildings
f1Oated along.
The following, as near as we can learn, are the
accounts of the damages
Ten buildings on the Pier, owned by William
James, were much injured.
Peter Moakley's sail loft was seriously damass-
ed
Smith and Willard and E. c. Delesan are
also sufferers b, injury to buildings on the Pier.
Cough and Herring, and the Messrs. Slack,
have lost much BY slaves and lumber being carri-
ed away from the Pier.
Every thing on the Pier above the Columbia ST.
bridge Is swept away
Bent's Furnace, near the South ferry, has been
almost entirely carried away.
s. S. Fower's extensive leather and mOrOc co
establishment, at the same place, is seriously da-
mayed.
A vessel. the property of Mr. VIM. Chapman.
lying in the south part of the city, was very much
injured
The House on Van Rensselaer's Island, direct.
ly Opposite this city, and which is much visited
as place of recreation in the summer, was car
ried away.
The house and barn of Mr.. Wilbur, situated at
the ferry dock in Greenbush, was entirely des-
trovrd, on Monday night, together with all his
furniture.
A large raft living between this city and Troy,
valued at about 5000 dolls, was totally scattered
and lost.
The bridge over the Norman's Kill, about three
miles directly south of this citv.on the Bethlehem
turnpike, has been so much injured that 1t IS Im-
passbe BY carriages.
The bridge. generally alledM'Cormick's bridge,
on the Nornan's Xii. some miles west OF the
above ment1uneu OTluSe. HAS Ueeu eHHeiJ W
ried away. There is small, and not toll
bridge.
1t Is much feared that the bridge at Stiles. on
the same Kill. and about midway between the two
before named bridges. vii; be taken Oh.
Many families. on the dock in this city, we're
obliged to leave their dwelling houses in We
~ abrupt manner. and some Of the inmates
were taken out in boats from their second sto.
res.
1t is. we believe, the most remarkable break
ing up of the river We have ever heard OF. Our
oldest inhabitants do not remember SO much da-
mage ever having been done before.
The water is DOW, we believe, rapidly falling,
and we may expect steam boat in the course OF
the next forty eight hours
Postscript following we received from
Schenectady by last nights western mail.
Dreadful work with the rising of the Mohawk
great devastation last night and this morning.
In addition to this, add, lives lost railroad much
injured, and the canal broken in many places; the
nv font nf the ininry not vet known