New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-03
THE STORM IN THE EAST.
DAMAGE By THE FLOOD At HARTFORD.


This city in the midst OF the greatest frehet which
las ever visited il. We say the greatest freshet for
write 10 O'Clock Sunday evening" we believe the water to
be above tie most reliable mark Of the food Of s)l-tha
the Old Distry Of Talcott and Frontsts. At
O'Clock the water was inches above the mark Of 1901
at the dollhouse at that time 1t was IL inches below the
mark on the old Dstiory II was then rising about four
inches an hour.
1t commenced raining Thursday evening and since that
time has raned almost constantly and very powerfully
Tie water in the Connecticut was at that time high and
ng ana OF course has since risen with very great
pidty.
Ali that part of our city lying contiguous TO the Con-
nocicut ond Mill Rivers is Of flooded and the
north and south meadows present to the eye nothing but
one immense sheet of water Some Of the smaller houses
on tie banks OF the river entirely submerged and
many others nearly So The Inhabitants were taken away
in boats
The large cstaLlahmonts Of Messrs Woodrnff e. Deoc
Feles Gray and Col Colt, will suffer heavily All the
other manufacturing establishments and stores in Com
meeo and FTonts have their floors or in their
cellars and must be damaged somewhat
The water all that part of the city lying north of
Pleasant-st, and east of Windsor and Front-s's MIL
River South of Mill River the water up into Shell
donst. almost TO the blacksmith shop and of fills
the streets running parallel with Main-st. The south
meadow is entirely covered with water.
Mil River is Of course swollen not only by back water
from the Connecticut but by the immense quantity which
IL has received from the surrounding country and the
smaller streams by which it fed An embaniment at
Imays mill washed away and the water forced pass
age south of the mill carrying away from their foundations
a small dwelling and barn. The inmates of the dwelling
had barely time TO get INTO boat with such clothes
they had them Lower down, the water through
Foid-st Wesi Pearl Hicks and some other small streets
in that vicinity, part of Mill Elm and Arch-sts.,
and believe is entirely the new " East Bridge.
During Yesterday two dwellings, came down the
river but far could learn no bridges parts of
bridges Ii reported however, that several have been
swept away the Pennington River.
The ~ Gully Brook bridge on Albany road is gone.
The merchants doing business the river were busy
removing their goods 10 places of safety genery to the
second stories of their stores.
One of the tracks of the Hartford and NewlIaven road
Long Meadow is somewhat washed but the other
still good. The track of the Wmantic road in the mead
is submerged and will doubtless be somewhat injured.
The Mayor Of the city the Hon. Henry {. Deming
urng in his exertOns Yesterday to that everything
done and relieve those surrounded by water
lie ordered the City Hall TO beopened and warmed for the
reception of such families drowned out, and di
reced boats to cruise through the night to those in
danger.
Monday morning ut 81 o'clock the water still rising,
and at the rate of inches hour 1t is now fifteen
inches over the marks of 1901 and twenty feet hye
inches above low water mark.
Tie storm has abatcd, and there every prospect OF
clear weather.
The food of 1901 to which reference has been made
WINS 26 feet inches above low water mark and was at It's
HIGHT on the 2lst of March a food occurred IN l6JI
wien the the same hight In lsi the water
reached the hight into eleven inches In 1892 the
water was % feet above low water mark