New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-24
Flood In the Mohawk Valley.


The Albany Evening Journal of Saturday,
Gays :-CoPious showers of rain have fallen here
in the valley OF the Mohawk and in the immediate
vicinity OF this city during the past forty-eight
hours which has caused heavy flood The river
commenced rising yesterday afternoon, bat no
fears were entertained at that time, that the water
would reach the top log the dock, and but little
if any, property was removed. About ten O'Clock
the water commenced rising rapidly, and before
midnight the occupants OF warehouses on the dock
and pier were summoned to their business ab1des
to protect their property, which they were obliged
to remove to the second loft and on boats A large
majority succeeded in removing their goods before
the water reached the frat floor. A small quaint
" OF -four was wet the pier. which is, as fer as
we could learn, the extent of the loss here.
Early this morning quantity Of lumber was
carried down the river; but since that time only an
occasional log has been seen. From daylight until
noon the water rose quite rapidly, averaging from
two to four inches an hour, and was still rising
when we left
State. st. bridge could only be approached by
boats and the entire dock was naviga able for soop
yawls and portion Of it for canal boats. AT the
foot of Hamilton st. floating bridge has been erect
ed, by which persons enabled to get to and from
the steamboats, The cellars Of all the buildings
east Of Broadway are filed with water, while
those in the streets south Of Hudson-st. are par
italy filed.
A food at this season, such az We are now ex-
perlenclng. IS very uncommon OcCulrtuCc III luis
vicinity. We are informed by member of one OF
the old mercantile houses that in the month Of Au
gust upward of thirty years ago, Hood occurred
here when the waters rose TO the hight OF several
inches on the first floor Of the stores the dock,
but that he never knew such a flood in the month
Of July, during period Of forty years.
Fears are entertained here that the banks OF the
canal may have been washed away; but we have
made diligent inquiry from passengers arriving
from the west and have as yet been unable to learn
| Of any breaks.
! The waters Of the Mohawk continued TO rise "a.
| pidly until last evening. The banks OF the river
| were overflow ed, with thousands Of acres of the
| fats great deal of cut grass was swep: away,
and other crops extensively injured. it is so un
usual to have food at this season Of the year.
that no one was prepared for is. Crops are des
,royed or seriously injared on fields which bad not
| been overlooked before in midsummer within the
/ memory Of the Oldest inhabitant.
| Many of the small bridges on the turnpike are
missing as well on the roads north OF the valley.
The Utica Gazette Of the goth says the dirt
| on the track on the Railroad was removed at A.
M Yesterday. Major Priest worked with 800 men
all night, and nothing bat his perseverance, could
have re moved the obstacles so rapidly. The dam
age to the property at the Falls is estimated at
! $4,000. There was report az Ro:kton tn az the
! Canal had given way five miles below. Az the
trains due from the east, making 81 cars In all, ar
| rived at 10 N. yesterday.