Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-02-12
GENERAL TBAW-GREAT FLOODS.


By the following items Of news from differ
ent sections, it viii be seen that the recent
thaw extended over the United States, and
has no deabt resulted in much damage:
ALBANY, Feb. ga tremendous food oc
CURED last night, causing damage. estimated
70 amount 10 two millions. The city, during
the night, was a scene Of the utmost coEfu-
sion, both from fire aud water, and laborers
were working all night in removing the goods
from the stores in the lower part OF the city.
The second stories were thought safe, but at
L o'clock the water began rising rapidly,
and the workmen were obliged 70 desist for
their own safety.
The water continued rising till 4 O'Clock
this morning when Il reached point three
feet higher than ever before known, flooding
the whole lower part Of the city as high up
as Green street. The lower parts of Herki-
mer, Hudson and the parallel streets are sub
merged TO the first story. and Broadway
flooded from the Exchange 70 the Delevan
House. The stores and cellars on the west
side are all filed with water. and all the
streets between Broadway and the river are
nayigable BIZ boats. A large Number Of cat
tie have been drowned.
GREENFIELD, Mass, Feb. 9-The Green
feet. At Dserfeld, Stebbins Grist Mil has
been swept away, and much other damage
, occasioned.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 9.-The Mississippi has
risen about Is feet since Saturday morning,
and is still rising, and immense quantities Of
ice are floating down. TIE Missouri is open
above Jefferson City, and is pouring out
high food
The Illinois is open all the way, and has ris-
en l. to Is feet at Peoria and is still rising.
The Upper Mississippi Is rising, but il IS
not known how far il is open. Heavy rains
have been general throughout the West, and
numerous land slides have occurred along the
railroads.
CHICAGO, Feb. l0.-The food has occasion
. ed "a immense damage in this vicinity to the
railroads. bridges, mills, telegraphs, &e.
On Friday last, at Aurora, two bridges.
saw MILL planning mill, and carriage factory,
with large quantities of lumber, were swept
eff II is also feared that several lives were
lost.
The Rsck Island Railroad Bridge, az Ma
nisigane. and also the Michigan Central Rail
road Bridge. at Ypsilanti, and the bridge st
Niles, together with several over the ST. Jo-
seph's and Kalamazoo rivers, were either car
Fied away or injured.
Both branches of the Chicago river rose
several feet en- Saturday. The southern por
,ioBs OF the city are still submerged, but the
river is not falling.
The damage TO the Burlington and Quincy
Railroads IS estimated ct Sl0Q, ,09Q.
Tie SitsquetanHa.-W learn from Harris
burg that the Cumberland VALLEY bridge has
not been carried away. but several Of the
piers were injured. The ice on the railroad
between Harrisburg and Midiletown has been
removed
+ The Columbia bridge has been injured, but
net seriously. 4 great deal of property
along the river has been destroyed.
{ The FrssIet al T,s,.toa.-The water on
Menday night at Trenton, y. j., attained an
unparalleled height The hoer of the Della
ware bridge At that point j. ihiriy-two feet
above the usual level Of the river. On Mon
day night tie water was two feet above The
i 1ogr Of the bridge.
Lancaster C2mty.-Along the Couestosa
tie damage has been severe. The Indepen-
dent Wing says
The Lock House at Ne. l, occupied by
john Manly, as keeper, had Is whole front
torn away and moved from It's foundation,
while himself and wife were in the act of Sc
curing their furniture. They succeeded. but
not without loss. II Is supposed the lock
Itself Is entirely demolished. as one gate and
7 the wing wall had already yielded to the de-
vouring element. The saw mill opposite. Mr.
Lintner's, IS injured to g great extent. We
understand that the bridge at Snavely's is
swept away. The Factory Bridge IS alse
considerably injured. Ranks -four mill was
the next 10 suffer: the water rose 10 the sec
yn1 teoi of the mill, doing considerable dam
age 70 the stock, and tearing away portion
Of the gable end Of the mill The City VA
ter Works vas flooded 10 the second story;
the dam here, was level. the abatmeHts Of
which are damaged. At Greafs landing the
ice II one time reached within few inches Of
the bridge floor. The last bag Of salt had
just been conveyed from the basement story
of the Forwarding Company's Warehouse
! when the unwelc0me swell iutruded: the
building received some slight damage. The
: bridge az Snavely's was lifted from rs abu:-
ments and deposited some distance lower
down the creek. At the FulIing mill below,
the ice, part Of the bridge and an immense
quantity Of lumber and rails so g0rged the
stream that the ice below did not move, and
up this morning no damage was done below
that. 1t is hoped that as the stream subsidies
all fear of further damage will be over The
mill at Snavelys is said to be badly damaged
but We did not hear to what extent.