New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-31
The sroaa Asp THE ReurEs OF Travel.

Monday evening, but soon turned 10 rain, ana mus
continued, with strong Northeast gale, through
Tuesday, had the effect Of interrupting nearly all
the communications of New-York with the North
and East The steamboat Mohegan, which left on
Monday evening for Stonington with the Boston
Mail and passengers, was driven into New-Haven
harbor before morning, and lay there till near the
next evening. The New-Champion, which lett
here at on Tuesday morning, was soon compelled,
by the violence Of the wind and waves to come to
anchor, and lie some two hours she then proceed
ed again till the weather became so thick that no
object could be discovered for more than few
rods, when she again came to anchor, fearing to
run aground if she proceeded. About 8 o'clock,
the wind changed and blew from the West, when
the clouds and fog speedily dispelled, and the
boat found to be near Huntington, L. /. She now
proceeded, and reached New-Haven at 10 o'clock,
P. NJ. There it was found that the Railroad to
Hartford had been undermined aud obstructed in
several places by the sudden rise of the small
streams which it follows or crosses; SO that the
4 o'clock train from Hartford had not yet arrived.
It finally came in about midnight, but no train was
The Housatonic Railroad was again impassably
obstructed by heavy snew In the mountains on
Monday night, so that it had not been opened UP
to Yesterday. The Norwich and Worcester Rail-
road was likewise obstructed by the destruction OF
bridges consequent on the rain and melting of the
snow on Monday; so that the passengers who LETT
Albany by the Housatonic route on Wednesday
evening and those who left Boston for this City via
Norwich were necessarily brought on the Western
Railroad TO Springfield, Mass. where they took
stages, and, riding most or ell the night, arrived
in Hartford about 5 o'clock, yesterday morning.
Here they took the Railroad q past 6) to New
Haven, and arrived at our City at , O'Clock z. M.
The Housatonic train which left Albany on
Tuesday morning reached Bridgeport on Wednes-
day evening, having ploughed its way through
snow.drifts and over a track often covered deeply
with water-deep enough in some places to extin-
gush the fire under the boiler. Messrs. Pomeroy
81 Co. report the rise of the Housatonic very
great, and the damage done by the freshes as very
considerable. A large factory near Bridgeport
was swept away by the flood The road from
Bridgeport to New-H aven is completely obstruct-
ed, several bridges having been carried away.
The Housatonic Railroad, it is believed, has es-
capped material injury.
The flood in the river Thames was great, and
we apprehend that the Norwich and Worcester
Railroad has suffered considerably. Some portion
of Norwich City was flooded; in the Franklin
Hotel, the water rose to a level with the floor of
the bar-room.
The Providence and Stonington Railroad was
extensively overAowed, and is reported conside-
rally damaged, both in the track and bridges.
The passengers who left here on Tuesday even
ing were taken over it as far as Kingston, when
the train was brought to stand aud obised to re-
turn to Stonington, whence the Mail and passen-
gers were taken round to Providence by the steam
bost Narragansett. The Stenngton Railroad was
not passable on Wednesday, account OF tho rails
being covered with large quantities of sand which
would probably bo removed in three or four days.
The Connecticut River did not rise alarmingy
at Hartford nor was it cleared of ice. We hence
infer that the storm did not extend far North, or
was there snow-storm.
The storm was severe along the coast, as far
East as we have heard. Up to Wednesday even
ing, NO Southern Mails had been received this
week at Boston. The train which left Boston for
this City via Providence at P. NJ. on Tuesday
returned at 10 P. M. having been stopped BY
heavy falls of earth upon the track in the deep
cut The track was often two feet under water.
A large number of hands we're at once set to work
on the Road, and they had cleared it before noon
OF Wednesday.
The Norwich train which left Bocton on Tues.
day evening returned in Ike manner, having been
unable tc get through. On the Norwich Railroad
near Pomfret, about seventy to eighty feet of EN-.
bankment, thirty feet high, was washed away. Al
Plainfeld an embankment ten or twelve feet high
was washed away, bridge carried away and ano'
ther much injured.
Between Jewett City and Norwich an embark
,nent 80 feet long, Is to 20 feet high, sas washed
away Between Jewe.t city and Plain6eld two
trains of cars are hemmed in, one with passengers,
the other freight train. 1t WAS said the Norwich
road could not be made passable in less than a
fortnight.
The steamboat Rhode Island was to leave Provi.
dence yesterday afternoon for this city, and OF
course will arrive this morning with later advces
We have reports of serious damage to factories
a. Pawtucket, R. l. and shall hear of more dsas.
ters to-day.
From tae Ne:r. Haven Herald of Wednefday epes:ng.
The Storm and Flood of yesterday, as far as we
have heard has fully realized uur spprehensions
Nearly all the avenues to the city were CUT of by
the tremendous rise of water, and great damage
has been done to the roads and bridges. The bridge
at Westyille on the Litchheld turnpike, is entirely
swept away. Also the West bridge on the Milford
road TO ~ York. Some of the trusses of the Fair.
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