Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-03-26
The Preshct.

loss of life. The country papers give numerous no.
tees of the sad effects Of the breaking up of winter
and the flood in those States is represented as al
most beyond precedent
! At Albany, on Saturday and Sunday, the Hud-
son river rose six inches higher than in 1889, part
ly in consequence Of the ice blocking up the chan
mel below the city. The whole lower part Of the
city was inundated. People fed from their houses
in hundreds, the water being several feet deep IN
the houses Oh level with the pier Many suffered
from hunger, wet and cold. 1t is a severe blow TO
the poor. Market street, from Hudson street to
the old railroad house on the pasture compile
ly under water, and navgable for boats from Hud-
son street. Up Hamilton street, above Union
street; up Lydius street TO within few rods Of
Green street up State street to the second store
below the corner Of Market street up Maiden
Lane to Broadway. In Ferry street both the Dutch
Reformed church and Catholic church were food
ed, and the water up to franklin street Pearl
street was under water at the corner Of Arch street,
and also at the South end where the railroad for
merly crossed. The Bethlehem road was three feet
and more under water. The Island below the city
was entirely covered. Up about the Little Basin,
hundreds were forced to seek refuge in their gar
rets. number of grocery stores will lose their
all. The Columbia street bridge is nearly destroy
ed The State street bridge is past repairing
The water is into Easements as high up as Pearl
street, where II was never seen before Greenbush
on the opposite side Of the river is entirely under
water. The water within about an inch Of
coming into the first floor Of the Eagle Tavern.
number Of poor families had to take shelter with
their friends and acquaintances in the upper part Of
the city. Several merchants along the dock have
suffered very severely Vast quantities of tea su-
gar, flour and produce of all kinds were stored in
the second istories, supposed at the time to be all
safe, but which has been completely drowned out
Several canal boats in the basin were crushed
against the State street bridge and sunk. Two or
three floated out and carried down the stream
Vast quantities of lumber noated down past the
city The water commenced falling Sunday about
noon, and continued to fall all day 1t is impossi-
bic TO form any idea at present of the loss of prop
erty from the flood After the ice broke up on
Saturday. at the foot Of State street, the body of
dead man hoated TO the surface. He was man
supposed to be about 80 years of age and had on
blue roundabout and check shirt He was not
identified
AT Buffalo. N. Y, the creek broke up, and when
the ice came down it swept every thing before it,
dong great damage to steamboats,, canal boats and
every thing that was in its way 1t is estimated
that property has been destroyed to the amount Of
$1,000 and it is feared that many lives have been
lost.
TN the Susquehanna, the rise Of waters was most
destructive Harrisburg, Pa is completely sur.
rounded by water, and the lower part Of the city
entirely submerged. The old Harrisburg bridge,
which was built in 1877 at a cost of SI95 600 and
which has witbstood every flood TO the preset time,
has been entirely swept away. Also the new Rail
road bridge building a, the above place has been
carried away by the ice and waters.
The Harrisburg Telegraph of the 10th inst SAYS:
Two spans Of the eastern end of the bridge at
Duncan's Island, erected in ls37-one Of the finest
structures IN our country, has also been carried
away. Also, the bridge over the Juniata, from
Duncan's Island TO the Perry county shore aud
the bridge over Sherman's creek in the village OF
Duncanon. The dam across the same stream, with
the extensive nail factory and rolling mill, Of the
same place, has also been carried away. and the
works of Fisher e. Co. are reported as having suf.
iered greatly in the destruction Of buildings, ma
chlnery, &c The nail factory is said 10 be en-
trey destroyed The loss at this place can scarce
ly be estimated.
Great OverfOT and Destruction of PROPERTY al
HdUerhW, Wass.--The Boston Traveller publishes
a letter from Haverhill, giving an account of the
sudden and unprecedented rise Of the Merrimac.
on the night of the 18th inst. So sudden and rap.
i'd was the RISE says the writer that one man saved
his children, who were quietly asleep, only by wad.
ing through water up to his waist then taking them
to chamber, thence through window, and SO up
on the roof OF an adjoining building escaped
Some families have been driven from their parors.
without having time to take single article of fur.
nture The firm of Montgomery &. Co., is said to
have $40 600 worth Of shoes and leather now un.
der water In many places on these streets men
are this moment padding from door 10 door in
boats, or on pieces OF ice, trying to floating
property or transport females from the furious
flood.
One man IN the last stages of consumption is in
one oil the aforesaid houses too far gone to be NOV
ed away lie has been removed, however to an
upper room, where he will probably, before NOR.
ming, embark on his last long voyage.
The water still rises, though it is now higher by
two feet than in the great flood of 1878 Every
BODY is out; lnvallds as well many who will be-
come so by their exposure. Lanterns, oyer-shoes,
arks, lilepreserers, boats and Bangor boots are in
great demand.
same writer on Monday adds The amount
oil damage done is much greater than we last night
supposed AT present, we dare not conjecture how
great 1t may be. Little River Bridge is gone clear.
and many small wooden buildings along the banks
oil the river, were entirely crushed by the ice, and
many others moved from their foundation. Two
oil our principal business Streets for nearly half a
mile, are literally piled up with huge masses of ice
and the ruins of buildings.
The RECENT FREsHET. In Athol, about fifty
feet OF the new dam recently erected by Mr. Lyman
Kendall across Milers River, jus above the bridge
between the center and lower villages, was swept
away, and a new channel cut between the bridge
aud canal on the South side. The bridge itself
was much damaged and rendered impossible if it
could be approached. portion of the centre Of
the Factory bridge below was also carried away,
and the Factory dam more or less injured barn,
standing upon The banks of the river below the fac.
tory dam, was carried down stream Barre Pat
We copy The following from the Auburn Daily Adj
vertser:-
The funeral Of Mr. and Mrs Van Ness and child. and
Mrs WyckOn dad 49,. L.