Litchfield enquirer., 1839-02-07
ALBANY, Jan. q, 1889.

GreGt food, ,Oifh loss Of life and property
On Friday night severe storm Of wind and
| rain commenced here and continued with un-
abating violence until daylight, this morning,
when It cleared off mild and pleasant
! About 8 o'clock, the ice in front of the city
! began to break I'D and move down the river.
| Il is supposed the ice in the Mohawk broke
I'D about midnight. 1t came down, carrying
with il the bridge at Waterford, and when il
was thrown upon the ice above Troy it caus-
cd it to break up and move down the stream.
The railroad bridge at Troy is slightly in
iurcd, boats are sunk at the WharveS, the low.
| or part of warehouses filled with water, and
the Wharvcs at West Troy entirely cleared
&c the lumber which was piled upon them
! At this city the water is six feet above the
pier; all that part of the city east of Market
Street, particularly South Market street, is
under water, and ut this time boats are float
ed from corner of State street, through Mar
ket street, to the Eagle tavern. Some boat
houses have floated from the pier sloops,
schoonerS, and canal boats have been sunk at
the wharves, and many carried down the
river: q schooner with seven and canal
boat with eight persons, among whom were
women and children, have been driven from
their moorings Mt the pier and carried down
the stream, and great fears are entertained
that all on board will perish. The ferry
boats, both steam and horse, at Albany, Troy,
and Greenbush, have either been destroyed
or carried off Tho steam boat North Amer
ica was partially sunk by the ice this NOR
ming; anchors were carried on shore, and
every means taken TO secure her at the wharf,
but this afternoon her hull sunk entirely un-
der water, and the ice forced her from the
wharf, and at dark she was seen going down
the channel with her promenade deck only
above water; she must be entirely destroy
ed. The Oldest inhabitants of the city do
not recollect such a flood at this season of
the year, and the destruction of property it is
supposed will be greater than at any former
occasion. AS the first story of all the stores
along the wharves and streets near the river
are filled with water, thousands of barrels of
flour are destroyed; and from the closing of
the river last fall so much earlier than usual,
the quantity of produce and other property in
stores is very great. and the lowest estimate
l have heard made by those who appear to
know is One Million of Dollars. Two per-
sons have been drowned in attempting to es-
cape from vessels that were floating down
the stream. The schooner Armada, Of Pro-
whence, laden with grain and slaves, were
carried off. The damage in Troy must be
very great.-N. Y. Express.
FreShet in the Merrinack Rirer.-We learn
by n driver on the Lowell and Concord, N. Fl.
Stages, that during the great gale on Satur-
day last, the Merrimac river rose to an ex-
traordinary height, sweeping away at least
seven valuable toll bridges, and destroying
a large amount of property. The bridges
at New Chester, ut Franklin, ut Boscawen,
three bridges at Concord, and the bridge ut
Amoskeag, were all entirely destroyed or
rendered impossible. No news has been re-
ceived from towns on the river north Of New
Chester; and as no stage came into Concord,
from that quarter on Sunday, it is feared that
the bridges above that town have been de-
stroyed. The line of stages from Concord
to Pittsfield, Dover and other towns east of
Concord, could not get out yesterday morn
ing in consequence of being unable to cross
the river. 1t is said the river has not risen
so high at Concord, within the recollection
Of the Oldest inhabitants; and there has new
or been SO great a destruction Of property
by frcshct in the Merrimac. Boston Times.
Great Freshet.-Nevcr within the recollcc-
ton of our Oldest citizens, has there been SO
devastating a food, in this section Of coun-
try, as that which commenced OIL Saturday
last. The severe cold of last Wednesday,
was followed by warm south wind until
Friday night, when the rain commenced fall
ling in torrents, and the wind blowing
gale, during the night and the succeeding day
and evening. The ground being frozen to q
great depth, the snow and rain had no other
means of escape only to flee into the chan
nels nature had formed for such an emer-
geney. The quantity of rain being SO large,
and snow ali melting at the same time. swell
led the small streams to an alarming height,
early Saturday evening
The storm coming from the south, il was
thought the Connecticut would feel little If
any of its influence. But how mistaken
were our wise men, when breaking from the
arms of Morpheus ON Sunday morning. and
bcholding the great valley completely inun.
dated, and the naughty element threatening
destruction to every thing within its reach,
and bidding defiance to all human resistance.
Intelligence has been received from as far
north as marlborough, from which We
learn that the bridge at that place and the
one at Montague were both "swept by the
board" the latter having been just remodel
ed, and its completion celebrated but only
about "A hours before it took its Departure
Springfield bridge has received great injury.
| The manufacturing establishment in VIII
liansburg suffered materially, together with
the loss Of several bridges; and one dwell
ling house near Hayden's factory was part
or nearly all carried away. All tho bridges
across Westlield Great River, as heard from,
have been raised from their foundations and
carried way.--Northampt Courier. ..
The Storm Easteard.-The gale was rath-
er light at Boston. The height Of the gale
was ut high water, and some damage was
done to tho shipping at the wharves, but less
than might be expected.
AT Providence the wind was very severe.
Two barns were blown over ut Fox Point,
and several chimneys were thrown down.
The harbor had been closed by the ice for
several days, but the wind and rain opened
Il