Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-02-20

fitable harvest of sixpenees by ferrylhg
passengers across streets, or from block
to block.
The entrance to the post Office, through
the front of the exchange, was filled
with piled up mail bags this morning, all
communication with the rear door, ex-
eept by boats, being cut off.
The ice in the Basin, below the Cut,
though lifted twelve or fifteen feet, re-
manned nearly unbroken. The arched
State street bridge now lies perfectly fiat
on the top of it, while the Canal boats
and barges are lifted high above the
bridge.
At ? 1-2 p. M, South Broadway was
deserted, the stores all closed, and an
occasional row-boat passing up the street,
only relieved the mOnotony incident upon
a very quiet Sunday.
As already stated by telegraph, sever
al disastrous fires occurred on Monday.
Quite number of narrow escapes are
recorded.
THE FLOOD on TUESDAY.
The following extracts relate to the
food on Tuesday:
Throughout the day yesterday, and up
to s o'clock in the evening, the river con-
timed steadily to rise, but at that hour it
came to a stand and soon after common
ced retrograde movement, which has
continued up to the present time.
Intense excitement existed throughout
the city, and hundreds of men, women
and children were gathered in groups, at
different points, gazing at the encroaeh-
ments of the water.
Night set in, and the city wore a dis
NAL appearance, as if it had been visited
by plague. Water had been flowed
into the main gas pipe which supplied
the business portion OF the city, thus
rendering the gas fixtures useless. Most
of the stores were closed, and in the
hotels and dwelling houses the lighted
candles shone dimly. The moon, how
ever, soon after frightened upthe streets.
changing the entire aspect of affairs, and
giving a brilliant appearance to the
streets which were flooded.
The city offcers and some members o.
the police were busily engaged all yester
day afternoon, and up 10 late hour il
the evening, in distributing bread anl
fuel to the poor in the dwellings surroun
ded by water. Many even wanted wate1
to drink.
It IS impossible as yet to reach any Q
the warehouses upon the dock pier ex
eept in boats, and consequently but few
of those drowned out" are able II
form any idea of the extent of the losse
they have sustained. We estimated tn
losses here and IN tho adjacent place
at a million and a half Of dollars. Upoi
inquiring Of some of the leading bushes
firms, we find many are of the belief tina
the loss sustained in our own city wi
| exceed that Of the disastrous fire c
Aug. II, 1913, though we are of the OPP
Mon that it viii fall short of that amour
The food was the most extensiv
known to the oldest inhabitant," an
great suffering ensued among the peopl
even among those who had ampl
means-on account of the impossibilit
of leaving their dwellings to obtain sur
plies. Large quantities of bread wer
distributed by the police. II is state
that the greater portion of those con
| PEELED to remain indoors, being withot
, fire, have remained in bed, as the onl
: way to secure warmth and a degree ,
comfort.
Nearly if not every merchant dom
, business on South Broadway, south
t Beaver street, has been subjected
severe loss by the saturating of good
supposed to have been secure from IL
r freshet on the first floor. The dealers
teas and groceries suffer largely from IL
saturation Of merchandise. All of Ii
] dry goods merchants sustain more or LEI
damage.
r The owners Of boats were so exto
E tomato in their charges that the polic
were ordered to seize all that were nee,
ed, promising a reasonable compens.
y ton.
THE PIER.
Z The pier can only be reached vii
q great difficulty and at the hazard of lif
The first story of all the buildings fro
the cut" down to and including tho
occupied by the Albany and Canal Lin
II have been " stove In, and several fro
a LaWrenee's place to the Hamilton sire
bridge, but to what extent has not be-
b ascertained. Several large frame bull
+, ings have been carried off the pier al