New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-02

hundred and ffy Hence the pr 'sure - PtoPor'onaey
les upon the dam although the amount discharged mo
tie valley below may be considerably greater.
TIT. STORM N THE EAST-rS TIE EEIGHBORHooD or
NEW HAVEN. - ~,
From TIE New Haven Jolrua a,t Courier Nay
Tie henvv ran of TIE ai three days ha caused IT al
freshe in all the ihis vciny. ami W. near oi
considerable damage done TO 61d;es ana rainta Tx
near We Haven were washed OFT Yesterday. Men were
Immediately al work in making he necessary repair
50 tha; probably no interim oa viii be experienced IN the
passage Of trains to-day FROM o'her sections OF Ie oad
wdhaye heard nothing - vel.
G-ard, Junction. are undermined 80 iha' wa coz
sfered a.t evening unfit for The passage n trans.
Barn,.vi Bridge i badly damaged. and portion OF
the caste IN er la fallen ~. , -,
Tie Canal Road has suffered considerably. Below Che
shire the track washed some three hundfed roas o,
more and in some place. the sas and ties are carried
away. II feared that serious damage his pen onr %
the road above Cheshire. ~ wei a. on ihe iaslhNuie
Brauch. bat from those points We have hea!i hothh1
The dam nj Brockeus !aci0rv in Hamlen, Is washed
away hu o. the 81 damage We are n)i informed
gentleman who came from = ymour YESTERDAY IN.
forms that the Nauga,uck River was higher az that
place than any previous eshet flooding the streets ana
houses. and driving the inhabitants rom their dwellings
The railroad track covered in many places AMI II was
feared much damage would Dee done along me Inc ,
At Ansona the rver very high. and Il i reported
that three houses have been carried down the stream from
Of which the inmates barely escaped with their ves
Tie steam-prupeer jersey Blue. Capt. Hart arrived
Yesterday from Neylork reports that OF >iraiior saw
large quantities of lumber shingles. trees. &c siet' hng
the Sound from The mouth 81 the me n"usatohc
River. Also discovered the body ~ man anoat' out
owing Tie roughne.s q the and being hemmcd in
by floating timber could rot recover 1t. -,
IT, coItquese of the storm the steamer lravele- dt
no; male her usual trip from New-York on Saturday.
Between hi. place and Meriden the road Is badly dam,
aoed A. II aso between Springfield and Worcester and
learn thai in consequence OF the oal common 9l .ie
railroad tracks order sent to New-iork and Boston
not to have the sunday ui-h mail trains perform their
u'""i 'i'P' '"s' THE The STORM AT ALBANY
Tie storm continues and with the exception Of an infer
mission Of few hours Yesterday afternoon AMI evening
has ragged since Wednesday night. At four this morning
the rain was falling copousy and the river rising rapidly
THE STORM o. LAKE ERIE
Tie BAY City cane up az late hour Yesterday a'ter
noon from Santusky Captain Lundy informed us that ne
had never violent yae on the lake than mat
which blew from the northeast Thursday night lhe
sea rolled into >audusky Larhor very high
Capt undy reports thar the Indiana was driven ON the
piers Cleveland. and that vessel was ashore at ern
hon. but lie did no; know what her name was.
There i very large feet Of vessels under the lee Of
Cunnucham- Island. waiting for the WIND 10 change
The Ruby Lad not got down last night ana wa ."ou-
she had probably been eau -i in the Storm Whue GONG 10
Goderch and had been DELAYED somewhere on Lake H
ron From all accounts, the has been very severe
Oh both the upper and lower Lakes . .-,.,
STORM AT CHICAGO
Tia Ct'cag0 .I0rrbaI of Thursday afternoon mus
spcaEs Of he storm which ragged there and Of which we
gave report in our telegraph column yesterday morning
II says:
the south has been succeeded by gale from the south
east thar in violence exceeds any preceding of the sea
SON Tie sea very h-h and should matters continue
long present there reason 10 apprehend consera
Die injury to the shipping We lave none 10 record a.
yet. -. :; ALLAN,
syle and / j. probable that sufficient change has already
taken place in he bar from the dredging operations To OBJ
yiae in some degree the danger of striking The scho0
.r Lizzie 1lroop having failed To make the entrance Dy
Tho south channel uUt INTO the basin of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad. where She now lies The steamer RANK
Moore followed suit for reason beng unable 70 Work
up against the gale The schooner Lady Jane came IN
most gaanty by the north passage about 10 clock this
n'o' IST;TyRRrpTIoN TO RAILROAD TRAVELLING
PHILADELPHh MONDAY. May |, 1884.
The o'clock train for New-iork did not leave ms
morning. the water having overlooked the track along the
Last nights train was delayed until o'clock this morn
H. GREAT FLOOD At NORwALK CONN.
NoRvALX. Monday May l. 1854.
The food Las caused great damage in this yHn'y me
estimaied loss buildings, wharves and other properly
being alb. In this the following factories
and mills have suffered more or less Ludords Leather
Mil lo., not very large: the Paper Company Dam aud
Canal. loss $1,000 WnIpauk Mills loss sI'ooO Union
Hri6el- Mil at Norwalk Bridge about one-haIf washed
AVA with goods and grain. Loss about $1,000.
Several wharyes have been washed away. anu many
houses and stores damaged.
The Danbury and Norwoik Railroad Co. have lost three
briog and had some damage done 10 theIr Track when
will require ia ~ seven days to repair Loss about
$4,000. 49,
Th, New.York morning mail which left at O'Clock, did
e acl tins place until ll3 CLOCK.
HEAVY FREsHET IN THE DELAWARE AND LEHlGH
EAsION Pa. Monday. May l, lrji.
The Delaware River has been higher during yesterday
and to-day than at any period since the great ireshet OF
ls4l. The commenced rising on Saturday nignt
and Yesterday morning had reached twenty feet above us
usual level IL continued rising until late last night when
il had reached twenty feet overlooking the Delaware
division the Pennsy Canal and washing away the
foundation wall OF the inlet lock OF the Morris Canal be-
sides niurng the Beyidere and Delaware Railroad IN
The tram which should have left clock this morn
ing did lot get of until TO- when the damages to the road
were temporarily repaired.
Immense quantities Of sawed lumber passed TINS place
loose and in RATS. Those engaged IN the numbering Dusl-
ness above have sustained losses almost beyond estimate
Tie Delaware Canal is Almost entirely covered with
water aud idea cae formed OF the damage mas sus-
tanned until the water falls.
The lehgh about ten feet, causing some damage
'"' - - THE STORM N NEW-JERSEY.
More accounts OF the damages caused by the recent
storm continue to reach from all quarters The up
trains on the Morris and Essex Railroad detained
severn! hours first by land slide at East Orange, which
fell ar freight train passing, and afterward by the
OVERLOOKING of the track from brook at South Orange
At the latter place the washed over the track hteen
inches deep with such velocity as 10 carry arse stones Oh
i; faster than they could be removed and passage was
effected only by cutting a new channel. Above Dover
part OF an ebankmeni wall was carried away so tnat pas
sengers obliged to change cars at that place IL VIII
be repaired to-day and travel Otherwise uninterrupted
We learn by & gentleman from Paterson that the three
bridges that place were threatened with destruction
when the lrain passed this morning large frame mouse
was floating down against the railroad bridge, anu the
river i full of lumber barrels &c break was purposely
made in the Morris Canal at place where but htie dam
age would ensue 10 let out the water which otherwise
would have broken the embellishments IL other places "eEe
greater injury would have resulted
Considerable was experienced az Trenton 81 the rise
al the Delaware and Asnpnk which broke away several
do and tho factories are obliged 20 suspend operations.
Newark Daily Adv, May l.
THE FLOOD IN CONNECTICUT.
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