Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-10-29
From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
FLOOD AT THE VEST.

FLOOD HI' THE VEST.
While we have been suffering for the want
of rain in this section of the country, the
western part Of the state has been dcluged.
II will b. seen by an article from the Albany
Journal that the great canal aqucduct at Rocll-
ester WAS considered in danger at the last ad-
vices from that place. II that should be car
ried away there will he all end to tho unn-
serrupted canal navigation for long period.
From the Albany Erening Jomnd.
GREAT FLOOD IN THE WEsT.-We learn
from gentlemen who arrived in the Telegraph
this morning, that the entire west is literally
inundated. The Genesee river and other
streams, already much swollen by previous
and continued rains, overhowed on Wednes-
day, and continued to rise OH Thursday,
when our informant left. Great damage had
already been done, and vastly more was ap-
pretended. The bridge over the Genesee
river, two miles below Rochester, had been
swept away; and although the Rochester
Democrat of Wednesday says otherwise,
gentleman who lett there on Thursday morn
ing. says the aqueduct was considered IN
danger
The Telegraph mails that arrived at 10 o.
clock to-day, were 48 hours behind.
The Telegraph way bill of the 22d says
ulS btuSC WuS uGtuiutu "a hOuiSy Wy
water at Genesee river"
The following is all we get by the western
papers:-
From The Rochester Duly Democrat.
GREAT FREsHEr.-The powerful rains of
the last few days have produced an astonsli-
ing rise in the waters OF the Genesee. Since
Tuesday morning, the river has risen with
uncxampled rapidity. tits now "Wednesday,
4 o'clock) said to be as high as it has ever
been known, and is still rapidly rising. The
eastern half of the bridge at Carthage was
swept away this morning. together with saw
mill on the western bank Of the river a little
above the bridge. Strong fears are enter
tanned for the safety of the bridge above the
canal aQueduct. Immense quantities of drift
wood, huge uprootcd trees, rails, lumber, saw
logs, SC, &c. are brought down the river,
and large masses have lodged against the
piers, greatly obstructng the current, and
causing a threatening rise Of the water be-
hind them. A body Of men, however, have
been and are now engaged in removing the
distractions, which will, unless it shall form
again to the same extent, which is not proba-
BILE, remove the danger
No fears are ente rtained for the safety OF
the canal aqueduct or the Buffalo street
bridge. From the corn in the stalk, and oats
in the shcaf, hay, &c. also brought down, we
are upprised that extensive damage has been
suffered by the inhabitants up the river.
BY the guage at the Rochester seminary,
three inches OF rain are found to have fallen
since Sunday night, and it still continues
1t is reported to have fallen even more copi-
ously up the river than here, and the unpar-
alleled rapdity with which the river has rs-
en-, would seem to confirm the report.
Since the above was in type, we have re-
ceived the Buffalo papers Of Wednesday, from
which we find that the rains have been severe
at that place, and also to the west, and that
property and lives have been destroyed.
The Rochester Advertiser Of Thursday
last contains some farther particulars OF the
food. 1t Says
1--WE apprehend that considerable damage
will be sustained by the farmers along the
banks Of the Genesee, as the fruits OF thei
industry are continually vending their way
to the lake. The water is still on the rise
and the rain still falling. The quantity o
ioodwood continually descending the stream
excites fears for bridges, against which It ire
quently lodges in vast quantities. We have
Just learned that the bridge ut Carthage, I'M
ished this season, has been swept away"