The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-18
The Breaking UP OF Ninter-Tremenaous
Freshets.

The Bre.hins UP Of Winter-Trsmsnaous
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY ON THE MKRRIMAc.-
The Boston advertiser Of yesterday contains let
ter dated Haverhil, Msrh Is, 8 O'Clock p. M,
which says =
"Our usually quiet village ia in the greatest conssr
nation imaginable, account of the sudden and unpre-
cedenied rise ofthe Merrmac About half past O'Clock
this evening" the ice started and moved for time
quite freely it then choked at the island below when
the water above began TO rise rapidly. Ere We
aware 1t was flowing full tide into the cellars and base
msnt stories Of the buildings the rivers bank SO
sudden and rapid was its rise to render almost i'm
W " ;sse any o. n. ns
Water and Merrmac streets for the distance of nearly
mile, completely filed and the basement stories Of
entirely flooded. One saved his children. who
were quietly asleep only by wadng through water up
through window and 80 upon the root Of an adjoining
building escaped Some ismiiies have been driven from
Sth h. " 20 :1' n; .st !,
have $40 900 worth Of shoes and leather now under
ter In many places ON these streets men are at this
moment padding from door to door in boats pieces
males from The furious nood.
OF the aforesaid houses too far gone TO be moved away
He has been removed however to upper room whore
he will probably before morning embark his last long
The water still RISES though II is now higher by two
feet than in the great food Of lss Every body OUT
invalids. As we'll a. many who will become BY their
exposure Lanterns over Shoes arks, life preservers.
boats and Bangor boots, are in great demand.
have hope it will drain OF gradually, without sweep
ing away buildings and bridges thst must CO. he ice
Should We nnd ourselves at the mouth Of the Merri
mack tomorrow morning. We will add you P s. dated
at Newhuryport describing dry the nature Of the
II o'clock-we are all here STILL The ice-dam below
mas Just given way to the great relief of the accumula
ted water. and the adrightsd people hsreabouts For
few minutes our two bridges in extreme danger
but all that Is now past and we breathe freely again
Monday Mornins-Our relief last night was only tenn
ever, and still rising. The amount Of damage done 10
much greater than we last night supposed AT present
ysr bridge Clear and many .m. We Wooden bS s
ing: standing along on the banks Of the river,
their foundations: I've Of our principal business sreets
for nearly half mile literally piled up with huge
masses Of ice and the ruins Of buildings.
[From the Boston Journal March lel
We learn that very serious freshet occurred the
Merrmack and Little River at Haverhl last night be-
tween eight and twelve o'clock. The waters oil these
the oldest inhabitaut and with fearful rspdty food
houses floating Of work shops bsTns and small buS
ings Of various kinds and carrying away Little River
Bridge from il. foundation, and Completely demolshng
it. At one time II seemed almost certain that the Hsver.
hill bridge must be carried away by the eshet and had
the water continued to rse for few minutes longer
must have been swept or At time the waters
as high as the second story Of Hale Factory Little
streets were navgsted il boats although the water in
the river was rapidly falling We shall DO able to give
further particulars IN our paper tomorrow.
From the Hartford Madisonian, March l6
We hasten to Inform the public that the susquehan
river has risen to great heght-the wharves in this
town partially inundated and the tow path Of the Tide
Water Canal 10 for miles overlooked with water, and
great injury to the embsnkment il anticipated The
fishing floats belonging 70 gentlemen in this vicinity and
their moorngs Yesterday, the river literally
cred with masses OF timber, barrels, hogsheads, lahs
aoat. frames OF houses &C. On one Of the fishing floats
this town. BY some Of our intrepid watermen We learn
red off, Fears are entertained for Port Deposite Bridge
negro man, named Peter Carlile Belonging to Mr. ia
cob Hoke, was drowned yesterday.
From the Hartford Courant March ISL
The recent rains and melting SHOWS have very much
swollen the Connecticut river The ice from above and
below Hartford l, moved down on saturday On Sunday
came probably from above Enfield Falls During the
rains and SINCE there have been sudden ngs and
falngs-a change sometimes Of several feet hour
From the Albany Knickerbocker, March ISL
We are in the midst Of Of the greatest and most
destructive reshets that visited this city. The
caused the water to rise Friday night and continued
to rise and fall till yesterday morning The water rose
s over the pier On Saturday morning and at y O'clock
down. when it stopped. The ice banked up the pier
in piles almost mountain high and caused considerable
cd again with great rapdty carrying every
thing before it. AboSt O'Clock il arrested in its
%
from this time began to rise very fast inundang the
tire lower part city and driving people from their
dwellings in hundreds But few expected to the
ter 20 high and but little preparation made for il,
and hundreds retired to rest up with the water
night the water began to rise with great rapidy and
continued to rise till about2 O'Clock Sunday morning
Mssa Inv, w,i S a. height being six inches
the DOCK and In the several the lower part
the city, have been completely drowned and have
street. rsm Hudson street to the old railroad house on
the pasture, was completely under water and naviga
Hamilton street, above Union street up Lydius street
the store below the Of Market
Dutch Reformed Church and Catholic Church were
Hooded, and the water up to franklin street Pearl
and also at the south end where the railroad former
~ 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
driven from their dwellings, and were forced to
seek refuge in their garrets. A number Of grocery
not having made preparations for great flood The
ireshet will be severe blow to tho poor The Coum
banked up against and carried il partly away. The
state street bridge s 50 badly damaged that shall
have 70 have new one II b past repairing. The
where it was seen before Greenbuah, ON the
opposite side Of the river IL entirely under water The
water was within about an inch Of coming into the
Moor OF the Eagle Tavern A great number Of poor
families had to take shelter with their friends and &C
merchants along the dock have suffered very severely
Vast quantities Of tea sugar -four and produce Of all
kinds were stored in the second Stories supposed at the
time to be all safe, but which has been completely
drowned out. Among the sufferers Dorr & Engleheart
Stewart Clark, Durant 4 Co., Fish Co.. H. Nichols
Davis, Saunders, sayes end number Of others. sevs
raj canal boats in the basin crushed against the
State street bridge and sunk Two three hosted out
and were carried down the stream. Vast quantities Of
lumber hoatsd down past the city yesterday. The
water commenced falling yesterday about noon, and
idea At present Of the loss Of property from the flood
After the ice broke up Saturday At the foot Of state
street. the body OF dead man hosted to the surface. He
was man supposed 10 be about 80 years Of agc, ana
had on blue roundabout and check shirt. He was not
identihed The mail a. far west Utica only reached