The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-19


The telegraphic news Of the llth and
18th inst, furnishes mcagre particulars of n
heavy rain storm aud frcshot in the Gcnesee
Valley. The following aro the particular.
give,
ALBANY. Nov. 1.-THE rain storm ives,
OF this place has proved very destructive
Several cilverts in the Central road are
broken. The bridge over the Gencsee a,
Rochester was for a long time considered to
be- in danger A trains from the west have
bop delayed. tine freight train broke
through culver, at Wee,lsport, aud three
freight cars. loaded with grain, were pre-,
cipitatd in the ditch No one injured.
The nln is spoken Of as the heaviest
known for ycars
The canal breaks overflow the railroad.
and no trains are sent west
EtNiRA. Nov. 1.-THE water in the riy.
or here has overlooked the New York and
Erie Railroad bridge, which is lcared will
be- carried away. The track AT Corning Is
washed away. and the place inundated, 4
number OF buildings have been washed
away.
The track Of the New York and Erie Il.
r., Immediately adjoining the Elmira bridge,
is washed away for about three lengths ot
rail the water Is so high in the river u. 10
render the bridge impossible for trains 4
is now subslding and IA no part Of the
bridge has been carried away. IL j. expected
that II will he again soon passablc for ears,
We learn that u PORTION Of the bridge near
Corning has been washed away, but We have
not yet received the particulars.
ALBANY, Nov. l2.--Ietters from several
points west. received this evening, bring dc
tails of the disastrous effect Of the frtslct
Some passengers have arrived from Rcchc~.
ter. They got 10 Lyons on the new road.
and then crossed in the carriages 10 Geneva
ON the old road They had hard passage.
Tine or two trains have got over the old road
tho passengers being transferred from train
TO train at Vienna, over so,nc two miles q,
breaks at lIammonds Port. at the heal OF
Crooked Lake Canal The streets OF the
village were washed away, and the water in
them stood six TO seven feet deep Many
buildings were undermined.
All the villages on the line Of the Crooked
Lake Canal are badly damaged. and the cn.
nal 81 broken IN 10 render its repair this sra
son impossible,
l95,s00 bushels Of barley. and y large
quantity Of wheat and flour ARE locked up IN
the line Of thu canal
a letter from Penn Yam states that the
rain fell like dclugc from Sunday morning
ill Tuesday night, and that the ircsbei Is the
gnatcst ever known there,
ROCHESTER,. Nov. i2--1'he breaches by
the freshet on the Central Road have not
YET been repaired.
The new road II mos, damaged.
Two trims with 1000 passengers left
here this morning for Syracuse over the old
road. The passengers will H. transferred
mile or more around the breach eas, Of
Vienna,
We have had no Albany mails since Mon.
day morning
The Gencsec Valley Railroad IL also oh.
structe, aud passengers cannot reach tho
Erie Railroad.
All the villages on the line Of tho Crooked
lake canal ARE badly damaged, and the On.
nal 80 broken M 10 render IT. repair this
season impossible.
Seycnty-6ve thousand eight hundred
bushels OF barley and Il large quantity Of
wheat and -four are locked up on the line Of
the canal
A letter from Penn Van states thu, the
rain fell like a dclupe from Sunday morning
I'LL Tuesday night, and that the ireshet is the
greatest ever known here.
II is difficult 10 estimate the damage by
the frcshct "A we are still cut oir from com.
municaiion with any sufferers Of the Gen
cssce Valley. The damage has been I'm
mense, houses, barns, bridges, cattle and
timber being carried away, u bridge over
the Gcncssec river ten miles above the city.
wis carried away this morning with mnn
on IT, who WAS recovered when near the city.
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