Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-03-23


eNtc't OF the injury not yet known
.''" re itb4@y EYcHing J0u,Hai, March l3.
,h pi I'M IN or ten cana! boats arc lodged upon
TIE .r rier Bridge ut the foot of Stat, street.
no valuable foundcsy Of Mcssrs Bartlett Bent
~ 20. IS nearly DESTROYED
Iyna" ko"t lost Il v.i,,rblc store
;. 'nP i"nn"ry at Grccuhusii, and several dwell.
Inns were nearly d.r:roycd
The dwelling house OF cir. Chadsov. ON the ia.
river ' ~ ~"
Immense Quantities of lumber aud slaves were
Sl0Q. coo. o' wiz eA'ee"
The hoardcrs ut the Eagle, For, Orange, and
iurS in boats
The centre of the river is getting free, and tho
waters rccctiur.
fhs Moka~k.-A letter from Schenectady, ds.
yea tuesday m"ring, March 18th, says Tho
Mohawk bridge is yc, safe, and the water f,lIino
The river is clear h, luw the bridge but il is So
completely blocked up with ice, for three or four
i'S "p"Ve' as 20 turn the current upon tho flats.
Mucn damage has been done upon tho bat,ls
ground and in Frog Alley. The water rose so
h'gn last night, as L" at IL O'clock the flats
as nigh as tho canal bank, and run over the canal
through Frog Alley to the Mohawk. The water
.os' so 'as' IN This Alley, that the Inhabitants had
not Time to leave their houses. a number sue.
ff'"eo IN getting away safe in boats but the cur.
rem soon became so strong, that 1t was irnpossi-
o'c TO pass up with boats. Those at the further
the upper parts of their houses and remain thcro
uhu' morning; being every moment in danger Of
oeihS swept away by the current. One fta;ro
mouse was thrown down and two small children
drowned. Another in which were six or seven
persons, was thrown down on its side and ro
NAMED In that situation until eight O'Clock this
morning. when the boats succeeded in reaching it
and bringing them 4 | off safe. Several buiIdnys
nave gone TO pieces. Mr.. Jno. Brown is the great.
est sufferer. The Rail Road must be much iniur.
10 I'll 'ha' par, from the foot ofthe inclined plane
~ ."e ca''hi oe'ng under tho water. part of the
new enhancement west of the canal is entirely
wa shed away"
"Inesday. III o'clock A. NJ The mail has Jus,
come down from Amsterdam The water vas 6
OF ieet deep on the turnpike. On the flats roar
'"e ga'e ~ rose so rapidly that the gate keeper had
scarcely sea TIME I" get his family out of the house.
ti'S horse and COW were drowned in the stable
lhc river is rising again"
A letter from Troy to gentleman in New York
mentions that the lower part Of the town was com,
Picciy inundated and that all the stores ON R;yer
street were full! of water up to the second storv
rom forty to fifty piles of lumber valued Mt abo;,t
s25,ooO had been swept away.
Destruction of Kindcrhook Light House. and
!"ss Hre%:--kindcrhook Lighthouse is situa-
ted on the kindcrhooS marshes, about half n mil,
Nhove the landing. The particulars of it's destruc
non arc contained in the following letter:
- SrUyvEsANr LAvDIxo,
~ Tuesday Evening, March -, 1892. I
10 the Editor of the Kmdcrhooi Sentinel
. SIR am about 10 record one of the most af
tlictin9 and singular Providenccs | ever Witnessed
The Hudson river had been rising for more thar
t"chty-iiours, when the ice began to give way
IL was thought that the light house stundinp a
boa, mile above the landing, was III dancer Of he
my injured by the large bodies of ice which vera
floating down the river. About IL o'clock to dav.
two gentlemen, with great difficulty made tho
iight house IN small boat, it was now standing
III, and entirely snrroundcdby water. They adyis
ca Mr. "h'iOeck, the occupant Of the house to
lave II together with his family immediately -
lI,r1N do,
removing thcir furniture into the upper story and
making Il comfortable disposition Of their cows and
other stock. ~
When nearly ready to leave their tI,rs,tc,od
nome, Suddenly and with terrible violence tho ice
came rushing upon the housc-thcy were startled
by one awful and tremendous crash in |, c. ,b,,,
minute The whole two story cdfcc was mingled
heop "f ruins The family CONSISTING of len porsona
with the exception of one, we're in the hr;ld;n,,
when 1t fell. Four of them disappeared, and wcro
either buried beneath the rurs. or swcpt off bv tho
,"re'u""s Hood Two daughters Of Mr.. Whit
beck-one aged l6 and the other 49, and two IF
ms grands"ns one IA and the other 2--were the
unfortunate victims of This dire catastrophe By
the timely assistance afforded by the two gentle
men above alluded To, who were near in n boat &
persons out of 10 saved
INC Survivors were badly bruised, md on reach
ing The shore, chilled and exhaust cd that thoy
were unable to walk. They were taken TO hopso
near ny ana made as comfortable as circumstances
would admit.
am informed that it is not expected Mrs. Wit.
neck VIII recover, aud that the recovery of tho
"ther me'nhcrs OF the family is considered very
doubtful have seen and convcrsod ,r;,I Al W
thiS evening. lie was as comfortable ns T exncc,ed
to find him, but he was "man Of sorrows .nd
acquainted with grief" My heart moved with
IN me when saw the man ana hca rd him sneak
MS eyes were sufnscd with tears whe, h,
spoke OF the calamity which had oereft hin,
OF his dear children. The sympathcs of al, tho
oystah"erS were so excited in his behalf that thew
wcPt' But could endure it no lonrcr when ho
raised ms streaming eyes TOW rds heaven and
cried III the agony of his heart the bitterness NJ
they?" ~" ""e'e o''
This family is now left in Il destitute co,di,;,n
to share The lot ofthc suffering and Of tho moor
yours, JOHN ALLEY.
FROM inc "he"ecfdday Wig, March 1871 10
O'Clock, 4. II.
The lives lost were those of tlco cb;Idr. H.
longing to MIR. Y Golf. MIR. GoT lived i'm = s,nau
tenement, situated in lane that leads out Of W.
tcr.st. We understand that the water came 6,
sudden upon him that tho house was torn down
anu TWO Oh MS cn'ldrcn carried off before he had
time to rescue them. " ~
vi the damage which has boon done 70 nroncr,
We have heard no estimate, but it must he rrn,t -
rive or SIX dwelling hOGscs crirryino shon .rd
several barns, &c. have been thrown down or go;
cd OH. n part Of The embankricnt of Tho Snrotnn
WA schenectady Rail. Road is washed AWAY TIE
tho action Of tho water. - ''''
Great destruction Ofpropcrty has taken rloco. Ut,
understand, on the fits above this CITY from, tb
drowning Of iiv' stock, &c. '"'
Serious domacc in The Dcia,rq,c md TJ,,,,yo,, C.,
Says the Kingston P..Jian Of the uib--,rbo
Suuicn thawmg OF tGn great body of snow which
ido Dccn collecting the past winter toacthcr viii,
q 'o"Siacrabc quantity Of rain, raised the Ro,dout
To- great height. Fears were entertained ON Nj,
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