New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-03
THE STORM AT ALBANY.

L rsprect dented Flood I'm the Hudson RIver-LoTy-
sr part of the City Inundated-The Water
Twelve feet above the Docks--Im,nenso Dos-
| truotion of Propcrty-Dusiness Interrupted
1 Injuries 10 the Canal.
From The Albany Evening Journal Of May
Tie rain has caused tremendous food the like Of
mich las not been seen in this vicinity for upwards of
vepty yca.s The entire sou,heastery portion OF tn city
sfoodcd and even the cellars Of many OF the build nes
more central parts Of the city are filed with wafer.
South Broadway from Hudsonst south, is nayisabe, md
ccu.ous Of buildings along this reach their prem
ysn boats. Arch-t. is completely covered with water
hc tc river TO South pearl-st This is probably the
rc.. LOT of ground in the city, South Ferry is mum
taed to Franklin, and Lydus to Grcen-st.
The entire south part Of the city cast Of Ciurchs is
vered with water; the iron founderios are all inundated
M hundreds of persons thrown out OF employment.
W. have frequently had heavy freshets in the spring of
A. wear on the breaking Of the ice in the river but the
xssr has seldom been as high as Is now. We learn
A. sgeutcnan who is COnycrsGn with the matter that
on he fh 5th of May 1888 the river flooded TO
sboui the extent as Is and It was after the
breaking up of the ice aud was caused by heavy rains
Immense quantities Of lumber have been swept oil the
pier and from the lumber depot Van Rensselaer, dock,
and carried down the river rs far as the eye can reach
The river appears to he covered with lumber timber &c
The destruction of this kind OF property alone VIII be I'M
nense.
heir moorings aud were carried down the river
There numbers driven ashore between tins city and
Troy We learn from passenger who came up IN the
steamboat Hero at at daylight this morning they met
boat drifting down the river with man on board wio' as
the steamer passed. called out for help.
The canaboat w. V. |. Mercer of New-iorH ana SEN
GA Line passcd down the river. The extent OF the loss TO
the canal men cannot he ascertaned, because It i impo's
BE TO approach herpac OF business 80 rad Is me cur
rent OF lie water along the dock and the per. -
The steam ftrry-boat NewYork belonging to the iud
son River Railroad Company while crossing over Inc river
THIS morning, came in contact with piece oi timber Whlch
displSCd her engine and she ioated down the rVeI'
seSn-ug sent to her assistance -
The large frame building the new lumber district, Oc
cupied by David Williams provision store for the sup
ply Of vessels the dock this morning lifted from
foundation and carried down the rivor Mr. W. had JUS
laid in large stock of goods and will be heavy loser by
this disaster.
Alargc amount of lumber has been carried off the per
and from the lumber district.
Thirty canal boats, fully laden with merchandise from
New.York, at Troy, awaiting the opening Of the canal
broke loose from the dock last night about II clock and
we're carried down ihe river SIX OF these passed Dy tl
cty erd the remaining twenty-toUr were run ON the
Islands between this city and Troy and into the ieds on
the shore. 80 -. . .,
esnsl boats had drlted down the river ana passed the
south ferry.
We learn by passenger by the Hudson River cars that
Mr. Williams house was twelve miles down the river when
me trains passed boat fastened to 1t, anu men
were engaged in trying drag ashore Men were also
engaged in boat alongside OF i'll removing the property
NIt Sad hat r VS. clerk had left in the desk in the
building 81 900 in money and notes to the amount oil
The is SO high that the canal is not navigabe for
the lsree sized boats Only boat had succeeded in
passing the bridges between the frsi ana second locks anu
that was the {. W. Bentley. The canal basin Is hhed
From The canal collectors office, % canal boats could
be seen on the flats north of this city ana as Tar as me eye
could reach the river appeared TO be covered Win uoe
timber, logs and slaves. ,...
Seyera seam-tugs went down the river this morning TO
he rescue of the canalboas. They succeeded IN reaching
SEVERAL of Them but the river being filed with logs was
With , d;dcuitv that tbcV brought them mp the river.
Several of the tugs became almost disabled by the logs
breaking their wheels We noticed three canal-6oats
who're below the Groenbush dock, ana Two lateheu u
fte at the point below Cuyler bar ~
The Northern Railroad track, opposite the Van kensse.
a mansion is flooded as TO prevent the running oi
trains =. $1,000,
al sme points TO the depth Of few nthes, but not SUI
fcent 10 prevent the running OF cars ,-.., :.
The Troy 'urnPke-road opposite ng o. ~ I've sct and
ne Bethlehem road TO the depth of from two to three lee'
The gardeners on the island below ths city suffer sew
utly By the food Many Of them had finished planting
They estimate their loss at about So,OOO.
6;,enbrsh il also flooded though cannot learn Wha'
AMOUNT Of damage has been done beyond that usuay az
,cGni upon food severe as ms mas oee' ny
kss Dot running ii being impossible elmer 70 i"H"
rptc noon he water had fallen only two inches, but
Mgadually receding. In 1898 II took ncarly "rvA
stsse the water iel to the top log on the DOCK we
MS thai merchants VIII not be- this time kept from
AtI IlaCcs OF business.
INCIDENTS OF THE FREsuEr.
he most novel feature attendant upon The IL, Oh May
Nho;iced this morning We have seen furniture taken
sg from houses in almost every kind of vehicle and
eve possible manner bu never until to-day. witneSse
lnane conveyed from houses isbogIs. Hundreds wer
~ compelled to eyacua.e and to {noye into dwelln
l. 'ieS SS5 f' Hero, which arveato yevYor hi.
srine landed her passengers on Sargc az the pier az
sbo; Of Safest. They were conv3 from the barge
90 bridge in boats and from the'tndgc to pol' III
| ss-s.. in Tat bottom boals
! HINlNC OF The CANAL DELAYED UNTIL WEDNESDAY.
We have received the following oiical announcement
Il u Canal Commissioner Gardiner:
RonE. Nav l. 1871
g he heavy rains aud 20 tAe water nJw,ug the
as Mohawk this place Tie Opening ~ ~, Caual viii be
sp,fl WEDNESDAY nofSng. All IS being dpe that IS pSsbe
sSe % IN readiness tomorrow pl.hi e. GARDINER
n uroiraccd and IN reference 20 the canal naviya-
i&n-tmed Storm will mike feadl work on the ca
1 T. On Saturday much damage had been done and We
A <aat the number OF breaks are much augmented.
Asame storm either a week earlier or week later,
'2have been comparatively harmless. Now ~ dare
Suanpi conjecture the magnitude OF Inc mary or
S,1e il may require 20 repair Inc canals.
<gae OF SATURDAY proved very disastrous 70 the snip
tfo tie lakes. The propeller Genera taylor Whch
In Saturday, went ashore inside OF brcakwater at
LII. The damage is not fully asceraincd. Inc pro-
q Pangassct, which lef Dunkirk on saturday, was
81 ashore at Farport, and probably VIII be totally
THE STORM AT TROY.
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