New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-26
THE FRESHETS.
At the East.

At the East.
The Nashua IN. H. Telegraph, of Sat-
urday says that Nashua River at on Wednesday,
was higher than it known to be by any resi-
dent there and that continued TO rise until Thursday
afternoon, when it had reached its turning point having
risen IA inches in the twelve hours previous reports
the damage property all along the river to be very
great Roby & McQuesten and the Jackson Company
are represented among the heaviest individual losers
The Indian Head Bridge, in Nashville, had been carried
away and will be heavy loss to the town. Inc bridge
swung round into the stream, and was ashsd to the
trees and thus prevented from going down stream to the
inevitable destruction of the Concord Railroad Bridge
and the Taylors Falls Bridge. The Nashua and Lowell,
and the Ns.hua and Concord and the Stony Brook Rail
roads were all impossible Thursday the Nashua and
Worcester Road alone made it's regular trips though
the ireshet severe along its ine
During Thursday night the Nashua River tell several
inches and the Merrirnac fell little The lands along
these streams severely washed and injured, and
carried away. 1865
The Nantucket Inquirer of Friday speaks
of heavy rains and says they have had no commusca-
ton with the continent for five days.
A correspondent of The Boston Journal
writing from Winchendon, April %, says, we have reck-
oned up twelve bridges which have been carried away
by the food Every bridge nine in number, over Mil
ler River in this town. has been swept on or rendered
impa sable The communication between us and Roy
alson is completely out Oft The repairs OF the roads
AID bridges cost the town some thousands OF dol
lars The snow has mainly disappeared from this sec
tion Rut the Monsdnock and the hills in New Hamp-
shire still appear to be covered with large masses oil
snow.
The Hartford COurdnt of Saturday has
the following: The water in the Connecticut continued
to rise of yesterday, and at O'Clock last evening
was q above low water mark, aud about at stand
IL now covers large surface that should II commune
rise either the quantity OF water pouring into the river
must be greatly increased its rise must be very SLOW
All that part of the city lying of Frontst is com
petey flooded the cellars filled with water, and In
Charles and other low street, Is on the rst MOOR OF
the dwellpgs, and must much Inconvenience, II
suffering, to the families (mosty poor living in that
neighborhood The northern part # Frontst. on both
sides is covered and the meadow still further north pre-
SCENTS to the eye single sheet of The establish
ments of Messrs. Woodruff & Beach, Colonel Colt, and
| Tracy g. Faes, obliged to suspend yesterday on
account OF trouble from the water and Will undoubtedly
sutfer much pecuniary damage East OF the river the
water passes the Travelled road between the bridges
so that the Bridge Company were obliged to keep Ter
nv In operation yesterday for the accommodation OF
foot passengers The dwellings in the meadow are com
pletely surrounded. This il the highest reshet since
e43 whe n was 26 feet inches above low water mark
Wehave heard of accidents or THE removal build
mos of much consequence The Times that the
bridge over the Podunk River in the edge Of South
Windsor about five miles from this city, was carried
away by the food on Thursday night and that one or
more bridges across the Scantic River In danger OF
| being swept of ~,
The Newburyport Herald of Friday,
saws the river roads above the city covered to
be almost impossible and the wharves at Salisbury
Point and Amesbury submerged i've or six feet Tho
railroad 10 Bradford is covered for distance and
the cars OF the Boston and Maine Railroad came down
to the branch and received and delivered the passen
eers Yesterday morning two houses hoated down the
river and Groveand the people put of in boats and
took furniture from the At Bradford tho water
was high over the banks of the river.
THE LoueU Courier attributes the pre-
yen,ion of large portion of that city from being
swept away by the great rise OF the Merrmac, to the
le,,;nc down al the "guard locks OF massive gate,
which was prepared in anticipation OF such an occasion
several wears ago. by the direction OF James Francis
E,o.. agent of the Locks and Canals Company.
The ice in the Penobscot broke up on
Tue,day after an embargo of l42 days During the
last "A years the ice has remained later than the both OF
April but hve tmes
Tur STORM AND FREsHEr.-We have
the follow ing additional details OF the destructive enccts
of the late storm and freshet
We learn from Niles Express that the water Is nearly
off the track at Newmarket, N. H., and that the train
from Uayerhi due here at 912 this A. NJ, arrived only
Lf ON hour late At North Andover the track Is partial
IT, under water and men stationed at different points
Who are COZ santy occupied In keeping the track In re-
pair The mills at Dover and Great fais nave oeen
sonped for day OF two No train has yet passed over
the Nashua and Lowell Road through Chelmsford tne
water nj that place still covering the track TO consde
| rable depth. ,,s.
water. I'm h,,oino IN
| Gov Badger have been swept away.
Near Groton on the Nashua and worcester taiiroao,
Yesterday the passengers in a train discovered num-
her of Young men perched in the trees above stream
which was running with great velocity. Their boat mad
| been upset. and they had taken refuge In the trees,
| where thew had been about two hours.
| A dspsfch from Concord, N. H., says that the Yer
mont Central Railroad Is all right and that the trains
are running over itregularly to-day ,s.rr
BY Sargents Express has fallen about foot since yes
terday.
The Providence and Worcester Railroad Is damaged
| at Northbridge. =.
The bridge on the Vermont and Massachusetts road
little above Dadmunvie, rendered Impossible
and it is thought will require some days to repair.
We learn that the Northern Railroad, (Conc0ro sno
Lebanon) is now clear Of water and trains VIII proos
| bly, run 80 usual
The Manchester and Lawrence Railroad resumed
their regular trips yesterday aferuoon-
The Nashua River at Groton has not been 20 msn "'
thirty years at present
Mr. Coburn Blood who lives near the fiver, ABOVE
Pawucket Falls found his premises yesterday morning
90 deep in the water that he could only save DIS cae
swimming them of. Mr. Blood Is 50 years OLD, na'
always lived Merrimac River and does not reme"
Der such q freshet as the present
The papermill at Exeter, N H., owned oy MI r,asg
YVES undermined by the freehet on Wednesday ana ses
tied down that necessary to enter WIN ooa
IL is feared that the dam above VIII give away IL
which case the mill will be total loss
Boston journal, Apni o.
| At the West.
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