The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-19

IRON TIE Boston Journal, FEB. II.
One 81 the Manchester trains, yesterday, IN PASSING
by the water which overlooked the track for distance
steam and go ahead all the wood in the tender was
sumsd, and the conductor in momsn.ary dilemma
Of four foot wood to burn which was necessary that
it should DO sawed The conductor atsr some inquiry
tSus s o.
mounted the tender and went to work. He soon cut
sucent to get up steam and the trsa once more
appetite and the fuel rapidly that q be
pulled along the track 1t required the most rsnuous
to snppy the nav Of the engine The sawyer
novel sight he cut away on the tender during the
progress q the train for distance q ten niles until
of and discharged from his srduous service. y
The brooks were all very high between Manchester and
The train on the Vermont Central Road which left
Burlington Thursday morning. arrived in this city
been detained by the deep snows-for while II rain
ing hard in this vicinity 1t showing a along the
Northern Road and In other parts Of central and north
ern New Hampshire and Vermont
In some parts Of Lowell particularly in the vicinity OIL
South street. the streets were overlooked, the cellars
ralvie was aoat and canoes werein demand. The dam
at Edgeye, between Lowell and Nashua, was carried
In Lynn many cellars were filed with water and near
Central depot the railroad covered to depth Of sig
eight inches The tice on Friday was very high and
lumber aaoat on the wharves All communicated
was cut of between the city and the bsa:h except b
We learn from Emerson's Eastern Express, that be.
tween here ana Haverh this morning three enlverts|
had been washed out and let the rails down, but theI
track had been temporarily repaired, 50 that the ears
Between North Andover and Bradford, culvsrt andI
small bridge entirely washed away that passen
gers were obliged to take stages at HAverhn for
The stone bridge, over small stream At the steam|
erect a bridge 60 that cars can pass
On Powder House Brook, at East kingston one side of
cuIvert was washed away, and four lengths OF rails
sunk SO that temporary track was LAID for the cars ID
Another culyert short distance this side Of No.thl
AfNewmarket, yesterday, on street near the depot
the water ave feet Ia depth, that 1t flowed into
the windows Of several buildings. This morning the
railroad bridge was washed away in Exeter.
The Housatonic and Naugatuck rivers, in western
Massachusetts, and Connecticut, rising rapidly at
last accounts and disastrous results were feared
The Transcript of this afternoon has the following
is comparatively dry sgan this morning. Fire engines
were employed last evening in pumping out the cellars
Of Shch esmp: allied as M
where the Lowell railroad bridge fell in yesterday but
large gang Of hands working through the night sue
ing, and the other will be prepared to-day.
While assisting n the passage Of train over Uni
Express lost pocket book containing sl7b and valu
able papers was seen afoat, but could not be res
cusd, and will probably with considerable Other pro
,
Horn Pond in woburn, four feet higher than
before known by the I" Oldest inhabitant." Severe
small buildings have been csrred of by the freshet"
SERIOUS FREsHKT IN THE BRANDYwNE AND CHRIS
TIANA RIVERS. NA
We learn from the Wilmington (DeL) Journal tina
there has been quite serious freshet within the las
few days in the Brandywne and Christ.ana rivers Tn
On "wednesday night last the ice in the Christian !
astenings Of the steamboats, Thomas Morgan, belong
ing to the Philadelphia, Wilmington and baltimore Raj
road Company; the Napoleon and Wyoming, belonging
TO Philadelphia, and the Oceoa, belonging 70 Capital
Baker of this city, the bark Superior, Of Philadelphia
and the brig Hamlet belonging to Harlan Hoingf
worth and caused them to drift down with great fors
against the Wilmington bridge, whore they were com
pleteIy jammed in with Ice.
Tie boats not believed to be injured. About 10
feet Of the bridge the Christians two miles ffo
Wilmington, have been carried away and workmen ar
engaged to prevent IL from becoming entire WRECK
Travel to Newcastle Is suspended by the damage 70 th
bridge. The Journal adds
The banks the margin Of the Christiana river hav
broken in several places and the marshes for
miles around are completely deluged with water.
There is at present larger body Of Ice in the Christi
ina than there has been winter since 1882 and
are entertained that great destruction OF property wi
take place when breaks up, for In many places the e
is piled up Eve and six feet high.
The tide in the Christiana, Thursday morning, ros
to an unusual height and fears entertained tina
when It commenced TO run down. 1t would bring with
the body Of ice above, and carry away the Wlmlngto
bridge, and cause BILE damage 10 the vessels
ur barbor.
At Brandywine, as far as we conld learn very lit
damage Vas sustained. The water to q conside
able height and entered the lower stores OF the ot
mills on that stream.