Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-04-27
PRESHETS.

We have accounts from all quarters ol
tre'ne ndous freshets, "ccasioncd by rc-
cent rains, and the melting of the i'm.
menss quantity Of snow upon the ground.
The following, from the Northampton
Courier, is sample -
IMMENSE FLooD The rains which
have fallen within the last few days, to-
geiher with the dissolution Of the ureat
body of snow that covered the ground,
from this place, through all the country
Ia the North, hnve prnduced u food in
the Connecticut river. at this place and
vicinity, the equal Of which has NOT been
known since the great "J- hrrson Flood, I"
that orrnrrrd forty tw" years ago. II is
said that the present is not quite ms high
ns hat Of 1901, though lacking but few
inches of it. The Northampton, Hadle,
and Hatfield meadows. with the Com
nrr'lcui river, present almost an entire
and unbr"ken rSpanse Of water extend.
my for several miles up aud down the
rvrr.
On this side Of the river, The water
has ovcrhpwcd in one direction, up as
high n the Meadow Gate, in Pleasant
street. or course the houses below are
surrounded by water. South street,
near the bridge, is three feet under wai.,
and Bl""d Lane IL cove,ed almost Ia the
American Hotel. DR.. Thnrnp-on's barn
was sn flooded last night, as to mike II
necessary Ia turn oui his cattle. The
houses "n the North side OF Mil river,
below The aqneduci, are most y surround
ed by water, aud iorsak-n. On the
south side, the flood has been exceeding.
~ disastrous. The whole space, from
the Mill river To Fori.h,I, almost ~ far
west as Sou,h-slrrrt, is under waler.-
The houses there are built on sand, and
were therefore, peculiarly liable 10 dam
ngr. The houses of Nlrssrs. AnseI
Wright, Thr"dore Rust, Nathan Dixie
man, and Warren A. Reed, on Maple
street of Nlessrs. Henry Shepherd, mud
Isaac Clark, on Fruit street aud nr Mr.
Luther Davis, on South street, have all
been more or less damaged N conse-
qu-nce Of the water undermining their
foundations, and the consequent caviny
in of their cellar walls rendering some
of them SO unsafe n to make it necessary
for the occupants TO remove. MIR. Reeds
house, sr,--ocrupird by himself and his
brother. Mr.. James Rced-bcing con
struc,ed of brick, was of course peculiar
ly exposed Ia damage. Alter a portion
Of the cellar wall caved IN, late yrsIer-
day a!iernoon, the walls OF the house
were observed 1" settle, indicating speedy |
destruction. The families were fcnursr
hastily removed, and by the help oi some
OF our spritCn and intrepid citizens, nj the !
risk OF their lives, the goods were las,
evening nl carried to place OF safety
The house has not yet fallen, but there
is no chance oi saving IT,
From liadley, we learn by the Mail
Carrier, who arrived here this morning |
by water, that the river had eillowed
the high bank n, the head Of West street,
and that the whole street WAS under water, !
many nf The cellars weie filled, and
several families had rrmoved from THEN
dwellings,. The people were at work all
last nigh endenvorlng To stop th" current
Of the river from pou'Ing inio The street.
in r-Wo,ing those barns, and in clearing |
such houses as were most exposed TO the
flood
lockanutn and all that region, along
the base oi the mountain IL under water.
We learn also, that C""k's Hill road
II new and very expensive road on the
bank OF The river in South Had!ey, is al |.
most total, destroyed.
The Boston mail arrived last evening
IN Pleasant street ~ "a boat fro u llncka |
mum. Aud "A boat may now pass the
whole distance ny wafer without inter
rupiion, from Pleasant street in this vii
iagr, to Cranes Tavein n, the corner OF
West aud Russell streets in !iad!cy.