Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-02-19
GREAT FLOOD AT ALBANY!
River Higher than Ever Before!
LOSS TWO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
s VERAL LIVES Los + !!
LARGE Number Of Cattle Drotrned.

Large Number Of caHk Drotrned!
ALBANY, Feb. 9.
A tremendous flood occurred last night
causing damage which is estimated will moi
fall short of two millions of dollars.
The city during the night was the scene
of TIE utmost confusion, both from fire ane
water and laborers were working all night
remov ing goods from stores in the lower
part of the city to the second stories, where
it was thought they would be safe, but al II
o'clock the water began raising rapidly, and
the workman were obliged to desist fol
their own safety.
The water continued rising till 4 O'Clock
this morning, when it reached the highest
point, three feet higher than ever before
flooding the whole lower portion of the city
a. biuh up as Green street. The lower
parts of Herkimer and Hudson, parallel
streets, are submerged to the second story,
and Broadway is duoded from the Exchange
to the Delaware House. The stores and
cellars Oh the west side are filled with wa
ter. and all streets between Broadway and
the river, are navgable by boats. A large
number OF cattle have been drowned.
At three O'Clock the alarm Of FIRE sounded
in different parts of The city, and added
new terrors. Hsrren & Sons buildings, on
Broadway. Gibson & Daton's planning miles
and the pier, all being in flames at the same
time. owing to he stacking of lime. Ow-
ing 20 the height OF the water, il was inpos-
sble to get the engines to the fires, and
therefore the fremen proceeded in boats
with buckets, and succeeded in confinir z
the fires to the buildings in which they ori-
ginated
TIE propeller Western World, fired and
sunk.
AT Barrets store it is rumored several
lives were lost.
Twelve canal boats, there. bsrges and two
steam lug were sunk-
The canal v warehouse on the piers are
stove III, TIE flnod making breach through
them. Four hundred cattle in East Albany
were drowned, also ,aany hUraes stabbed in
the lower part OF the city.
Three wrecked houses pa sSed dawn this
morning IRON above, two men on the roo
OF one.
The Hudson Rive. and Central tracks are
submerged, NC are landing passengers III
the outskirts OF the city. No trains hence
yei. .r-
At noon the water was again rising, and
ii public NEE ins was called ior the reliet OF
the sufferer.
The streets at noon were scene OF :he
greatest excitement. Several alarms OF fire
we're sounded. Families from the flooded
districts are landing at the Post Office steps.
The water is still rising and the lumber
districts ere overhowed.
The city ol Troy is nearly overllowed, and
the bridges are in danger.
The freight depot on Green Island has
been burned by the Stacking of lime. All
trains are suspended the business is en-
tireiy stopped.
ALBANY, February 10.
The water is not yet recedng, although
there has been no probability OF rise since
four O'Clock. Huge masses of lumber,
,ffces, houses, &C., are coming down with
frghtlul rapidly. Damage still impossible
10 conjecture. Days must pass before an es-
TINA can be made ice on The pier is piled
up 30 feet. r. II. Pease's warehouse near
depot, is demolished--much valuable Ma
chinery destroyed. The Central r. r
freight house is filed with large amount
of -four and provisions surrounded with wa
ter. The Canal line warehouse on the pier
is cut open by ice-contents carried off.
The Mohawk is clear of ice 20 Schenectady.
The Hudson never opened so early but twice
before. Ice is piled up fifteen feet on the
Troy and Greenbush R. r. the entire dis
tgnce. Citizens and officials ore working
energetically for the relief OF The suffering,