The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-19
More or the Great Frcshet-Terriblc Des-
tructi0n OF Property.
Correspondence Of the New York Herald

We have again been visited by an awful food,
quite destructive that OF the 9Th January 1884,
although the water was not SO high by two feet
The Pennsylvania Canal is withou. doubt, in many
places entirely gone but the Of the injury done
cannot be known until the water falls The Delaware
from Saturday night until Sunday afternoon was float
Ing mass of timber houses barns all kinds Of household
furniture stacks OF hay, bridges &c sc. The destruction
Of property north Of this place must have been immense
The roads leading north and south under and
TENT Of sSs any
~ the Lchgh Canal has escaped any serious injury the
Hood coming principally from the Delaware One smet
ing furnace at South Easton pjur by The water
getting in the cupoa, which in blast the time
said about 1000 barrels of -four is injured by the
freshet The rise was sudden that the owners could
not remove L. from the heases There is at this
time 20 600 barrels aour besides whiskey meal
the navigation Its matter OF great doubt among many
Of our best informed citizens, whether the Legislature
eur eur S,S. will make any for the repairs
the State, they having anost every year to rebuild
great proportion Of it. This canal will always be SUBJ
OF the river and cannot be guarded against the spring
foods The water on Sunday was 2sf feet above low
water mark.
From other sourcesl
About thirty feet Of the track Of the Northampton
Railroad where 1t runs along the west bank Of the Con-
necticut River, above Willimansett, was undermined
and swept of by the water and ice during the breaking
up Of the river on Sunday last temporary track
constructed around break and the trains passed
as usual on Monday afternoon. The bridge below
woonsocket, on the Blackstone River, was carried
away BY tho freshet on Saturday.
From the Rochester, Advertiser, March Is
We are informed BY passenger who left Buffalo this
morning, that the city visited by fearful calamity
last evening att o'clock About that mo the ice in the
creek gave way and came down like a perfect
foot Of Main and the lake. there were some
knew whittier, but il il supposed were jammed to
gether between the steamboats, and completely demo-
lished. The steamers United States, Wisconsin, Cha.
tauque, Frankfort, Indian Queen, and two three 9TH
ers are greatly injured The Chatauque had the upper
steamboat lying in the Creek was more or less injured
exceptthe Clinton and Indiana The Rochester broke
two cables and dashed down the creek with fearful
ton Of the dock and lies partly under the dock
The injury done to this steamer alone Il is said will
were lying in the Creek and every of them has
been greatly damaged; some completely demolished
rods stove in portion Of her hull and sunk The pro
pelleTs lying in the creek were all badly injured !some
Of them damaged to considerable amount It was
generally supposed when informant left that there
we're CO. siderable number OF individuals board of
the canal boats which have disappeared if tho loss
life on board these and he seuners must be great
OF course it 10 impossible to estimate, with any degree
of accuracy the Damage done, but supposed to be
not less than one hundred thousand dollars
! largo portion OF the embankment near Fishers,
about 10 miles east Of this city has been torn away BY
tho water. Almost every Of the cuvert gone
The cavity in embankmen 10 90 feet at the top 40 at
tho bottom, and souie IS feet deep large number Of
hands arc now engaged in building temporary bridge
At the railroad mills there also break but Il has
been 30 far repaired to the by hand but
Two Of the bridges Honeoye creek have been car.
ried away, and also the dam at sniths mill in Hen.
| rietta.
From the Albany Argus, March l7)
The river although clear and FREQ from ice here is
said 10 be closed firmly below and at Mount Merino
| below Hudson, it has formed gigantic embsukment,
and has thrown back the water SO as to fear overflow
at Hudson.
The telegraph, whose operations we're suspended
short time during the late food very opera
ton againthe difficulty being occasioned by the carry
ing away Of single post between Schenectady and
Utica.
lFrom the Albany Argus. March lsl
The Aood Of Sunday last made an extraordinary visit
to the residence OF Capt Bogat in South Market st
He has resided in the house about half century, and
has seen service. in the way Of frsshes and floods
very parlors. As he is the veteran navigator Of the
rvrr the survivor othe mariners Of 49, the waters
almost to be excused for this particular attention
/ to one who has known them 80 long.
| from the Philadelphia North American, Mar. ls1
the Lehigh Canal has sustained but little damage
The water rose to within six inches Of the sshet Of last
year. Above Mauch Chunk there IL no damsge- below
In two or three places breaks have been made but they
can be repaired ia week With from 40 to 90 hands At
ard the banks Delaware Canal were eight
feet under water
(correspondsnce Of the United stafos Gazette
DANviLLE March Ia, 1916 We have Just experienced
Of the largest and DISASTROUS floods has
taken place in this section of country The heavy rain
Friday night last together with the Of Northern
Psnnsy lvana aised the Susquehanna fearful height,
something like "a feet over low water marx The ioI
lowing some Of the particulars Of the damage done,
far as have beeaDbls to gather them from private
persons; for we have no mail communication. and will
not have for several days to come all the
bridges have been swept away on the public roads.
The susquehsnna, having overlooked the low lands
about three quarters Of mile above town, together with
rounded and the old town Of Danvls now forms
island Boats constantly carrying passengers be-
tween shi; part and north Danye IN which the Monour
compelied to cease operation there being upwards Of
two feet Of the floor. Small stables and
Der Of out houses and steps before the houses OF the
Iron company have been swept away In great numbers
but other damage with the exception OF the break
ing Of small dam Mahoning creek has been done
the compsnys property The water has fallen some
l6 inches at the present writing and the extent Of dam
age cannot Of course as yet DO ascerained
will not exceed much over 81 0o0 The mill viii be put
in opera ion as soon .s the water has subsidized sufficient
(which will be doubtlessly by the middle Of the week.
The banvs bridge and bridge have both
the stone sbutments II is said that the old Northum.
berand bridge which the North Branch from the
carried or The furnace Of the M.s.rs Groves was for
tune in great danger Of being chilled BY the rising wa
tsrs; but with indontabis energy they succsed.a in
house. and thus saved their works from having such
sudden stop put to their operations. The Bloomsbury
Fishing creek, which they situated, raised about
10 feet Friday night or Saturday morning We trust
BE- JUDGED % tai s
Of the rolling mill at this place. which, said before
two or three feet under water Is located feet
inches higher than the highest point the wpeth
The damsgs the work be estimated yet,
the water 10 still overnowng IT, Tho Fishing creek
Aqueduct, just lately erected has been torn away
Some pieces Of been caught this place The
MahoniDg Aqueduct also, erected this winter, 10
torn from ts foundation, and although not swept away,
will require nearly much work for repair Q new
one. number Of large breaks have already been as
certsned The bridge across Fishing creek, nesr Light
street In this county, 10 said to have ooen carried on
Much damage he's been done to the stores Of Mr. VIM.
Kitchen, Jr and Perry, 0arreson CO., the water hav
ing reached nearly high the counters the fsst
floor. number Of families were compelled 10 move
out Of their dwellings, and Friday light the alarm
bell was rung for upwards Of an hour to arouse our c
to assst removing the workmen, engaged at tho
rolling mill from their houses which were com.
platcly surrounded by wafer All 10 ss yet In great
confusion. The furnaces Of the Montour Company,
being situated higher ground, have escaped all
injury, the water not reaching them b. several feet
Three we're drowned on Turtle creek, 2cr miles
above Northumberland, the west branch OF the Sus
tIica In 4 Mt Elidax night.