New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-04

other distractions Several Of the city streets were in
passabe.
AT Hudson, the water on the dock. was at greater 4.
than ever before known. The modngr,n. OF the IrDI
Works were inundated and TIE r. pub states that th
rans on the Hudson River Ra-oad were detane twenty
four hour IN consequence OF land slides.
AT Schenectady, the water in the Mohawk 10 the
hight OF fourteen feet eight inches above the or lay
mer level The southwestern portion Of The city ani the
fats and Islands submerged. Large quantities Of
In nber had foated down the stream
FREsHET on THE sACO
From TIL Eastern Afrls Of MAJ
The boom u-' above Saeo gave way last nigAt at mid
midnight Thee were in it. es,imaiei By rhe owners
thirty thousand ,.g and third portion Of them have
passed over the dam oTn INTO tidewaer The side uyer
yreclsrs of course are in securing the fugyes in
cited BY hope Of salvage thtgh no Uncomfortable mum
ber viii be likely to transcend the bar ana attain 'e nee
dom Of the seas.
The several bridges act bOoms and yet bold back
quantity timber. The water Is sti coming AMI
the fate of bridges and timber yet open question Inc
mills are all drcwned-sunk-and Of course IN NIL
mans Phrase" hing I'D
C;ooch Island and Springs Iand both in Bidefor are
partly flooded Poor Island in saco has been abandoned
by It's residents.
Water.st., in Saco. don't belle its name lis well
flooded and most Of the houses that line its western Dor
der, There the river side are hllet greatly
beyond the capacity of their cserns The HOOD extends
back, quite into Sorerst. and one house, owned and
formerly occupied by the proprietor Of the bifeiord
House has three feet good measure OF water IN IT. base
The great point is mot be made to hold on
If the river will let wei enough alone it viii greatly re-
leve those on the anxious seat Such Is their hope,
>
Salmon Falls boom gave way last week, and up river
logs added in round numbers TO the multitude that
properly densen here. Report says, damage has
been done At the Bar Mills no. posted in particulars
MORE OF THE STORM AND FLOOD.
From The TROY Daily Wing NAY ,
The Hoosick River to unprecedented hight but
material damage done that we hear of.
The Albany Northern Road the whole length AMI par
iculay above Waterford understand sustained serious
damage. For much of the distance, hear the track
covered considerable depth by the washing in Of
the banks the displacement OF the beds by slides.
Sunday night feet of canal boats broke from their
moorngs at West Troy and carried down by the
rent. Three four sunk between this city and Albany
the greater part landed on the fat above Albany and
of them we have not heard.
The lumbcrmen at West Troy suffered considerably
The principal sufferers are Plat German * Co.. Gillespie
Co., and Brewster Il Co. Other dealers also lose con-
siderably
During Sunday nigh. and the forenoon Of Monday vast
number Of saw-Iogs came down from the north denoing
that the large blooms at Gens Falls and Fort Ann had
given away. The loss must be very large.
The saw-logs came from Glcns Fails and probably not
less than 100000 worth passed down. Tho booms at
Glens Fails was built few years since at an expense OF
$1,000.
There slide on the Schenectady Railroad Sunday,
but was repaired 81 that the trains were regular
AT % O'Clock Isl evening the water had fallen two rect
THE CANAL IN ORDER.
fT ,m The Albany Evening Journal May :
We leav from Commissioner Gardiner that the Eastern
Disio Of the Canal in good order for boats with
the o.cepon of small space Rome and the work on
r, III
We have a dispatch from Mr.. FrTzHUGH, Commissioner
! on the middle Division dated Syracuse this morning.
wh informs that nothing serious had resulted from the
that Divisions and that the long level would be
filled a. they ready for the water nj Rome
As we hear nothing bad from the West we may now say
the storm has entirely dispersed and the Hooded streams
fast subsidng that boats which len here ms morning
will find il clear sailing for before they reach kone-the
only POINT Of obstructionihe difficulty viii be removed
p S-A dispatch from Joseph Cochrane, Collector o,
Tolls at Rochesie informs W. that the cana was ming
rapidly this morning an Int light boats were being
cleared Also that the Gen, Valley Canal was full.
TIE Buffalo Commercial Aireriser Of Monday evening
says The business of the Canal al the Office in this city
opens briskly this morning Up to noon fortyiye clear
noon. The section under superintendent of Mr. L. E.
Harris is represented to be in excellent condition The
first boat cleared this morning the President of WASH
ingon Capt. John Lang of the Troy and Western Line
=. l.. Sernberg Co., propretors. The cargo OF the
President consisted of 800 barrels and 1870 terces hams
The Rochester Amercan has the following II found
impossible to keep al work upon the cuvert at Brock
port during the storm Saturday. and it not
peted TO admit Of filling the level rs designed on
Saturday Yesterday morning extra force of thirty
men was sent TO the place TO the work forward.
from at ihHt time it supposed that
let on before to-day This delay Is attributable in great
measure if not altogether, % the inauspcous weather
which has prevailed the best exeros of the Super
lntendent during the latter part of last week.
Boats were cleared at Buffalo yesterday we understand
1t is not probable that they will reach this port before the
canal is in condition to allow Of their passing once on
their way.
p S.-The water begins to flow into the canal and
boats will probably begin TO move this Tuesday morning
The Genesec Valley Canal Is reported to be in navigabIe
order Five boats had cleared.
The OsTeeo Times of May l. has the following:
The water will be let into the canal here
considerable number of boats loaded and ready to
clear Freighs not established, but 40 for flour
TO New-York is talked of as the opening rate.
The Utica Herald of Tuesday. SAYS: The water was
partially let on the Utica level Of the Erie Canal Friday
but owing to the rain and the rupture of the dam near
Rome, was drawn off Saturday and Sunday During the
day, yesterday, there was but little water in il.
The northern section Of the Chenasgo Canal in navi
gable order.
THE FREsHET AT EAsToS
zr' '''r fhE FRESHET At E1SToy -" "H'"' '"'
;noa.. E"Non "ng OF yesterday says: The heavy and
ncessant rains of last week caused the streams in this
Slcv 10 rise 10 startling hight. The Lehigh on Sum
DAY morning was at its full flood but the Delaware did
not attain It's full hight until about IL az night of that
uhy me destruction OF property and particularly of lun-
her on the Delaware was immense All day SUNDAY that
river was literally strewn with RATS and pieces of rats and
UNI wood 1t Is said by that there was As much
water IN The Delaware the time of the everemorabe
ieshet OF January ls4l and had there been the same
quantity of ice this time the water would have been as
neh ana me destruction of property great The value
o lumber that passed here on Sunday variousv es
mated at from $500 900 10 s5OOOOO
Many persons who in the morning of that dav vvara
prosperous retired pennies with tie modification of hay
hg seeh III moment the result of their wears of toll by
w Iess cufTeh swept from their possession and SIGHT
The Delaware division Of the Pennsylvania Canal susred
severely as did the Bevidere Delaware Railroad The rail
road bridge overhe Morris Canal opposite this place. was
partly undermined, but by the ndIs C. NE ab9gers on
,uday II was made passable for the locomotive Mon
lay morning, The train from Philadelphia did not arrive
n late IN the afternoon in consequence of the track be-
ng injured in various wavs. II
1he Gdys5arg Star, Pa of May says destruc.
I'VE storm passed the southern and eastern borders OF
his borough Thursday afternoon last prosratng build
ngs fences and trees in lis Between Gettysburg
na hgnterstown the loss Is very great The roof of the
bout 200 yards, and the building otherwise injured