New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-10

received By boat The lumber cistnct IL over
flowed.
The lumber Is all upset, but not much he's been car
rss away The report that large fires were raging
here having reached Troy, four Companies started for
this city ard reached here at III O'Clock after hard
journey. They were Loudly cbeered az they arrived.
THIRD DISPATCH.
The excitement coDsequent upon the food and lire
hss continued III ebated during tae day cessation
from work at the lower part Of the city aided To the
crowds gathered at different 'pots, and al the lawles'
ress Incident 10 ioeness and fights have been the COM
mon amusement during the day.
The Conn on Council met this evening, and ep-
noirted the Recorder the Board Of Magistrate aud
other Aldermen, Committee TO take immediate step,
for the relief Of the suffering. Recorder Paddock has
been uncessing in bis efforts 10 relieve those 10 distress
in the flooded district
TIE Court and Grand Jury Room 10 the City Hal
has been thrown open ftrthe reception Of suaerers
Large supplies Of food and bedding have been sen.
there by the citizens.
M citing Of the citizens held this evening, at
which Ersstus Coming presided and George Dawson
acted az Secretary. 4 Committee was apo nted, who
started Immediately for the flooded distnc. with boats
They were furnished with blank orders sgned by Era,
tus Coming for procuring all the goods needed for the
rof II and preservation Of thOse deprived Of houses.
The waters not yet recedDg, although there has
been 10 ptrceptlbe rise since o'clock All the after
noon teams employed in dragging out such of the
dead cattle az could be reached. The boats also con.
nued 10 lard families but Sirg 10 the imposition Of
the they could not be engaged under enormous
expense. The Police therefore received orders 10
seize on such boats necessary TO the safety Of
the ctzers
Several days viii have TO pass before anything like
a correct estimate Of the damage done can be ascer
taned The ice on the piers is piled up twenty feet
high. The extensive machine shop Of X. II. Pease,
on tie bank Of the river has been entirely demolished
together with all the valuable machinery, the steam
ergine and tools The Central Railroad freight house
is surrounded with water and contains large amount
Of -four and provisions the greater part Of which ortu-
nately is out Of the reach Of the water From the top
Of the Exchange be seen, pouring down the rver,
huge piles oflumber, offices and houses.
1t il hoped that the water has not reached The frs.
floor Of the immense -four depot of the Western all
road at Greenbusb, where many thousand barrels ara
stored. T. Hall an ex-poceman, ventnred in a boat
10 dangerous spot and saved the lives Of William
Bow Bnd another man. A hay stack was going down
the river with two men on it. One jumped off on the
Ice ana anu luo OIutI " 40 iHON
men went out in a boat from the house of Archibald
Dunlop, on the Troy road TO bring family of the
Island; the boat was capszed by cake of ice, and
the men were obliged to remain in tree all night.
They were rescued early in the morning. 1t is thought
that they will not survive The family were got OIL
by another party
The Mohawk River is clear Of ice from Hoffman
Ferry TO Schenectady. The Hudson River was never
opened 20 early in the except in the years 1898
end 1892 The gas ia cut off in the lower part of the
city, and there is fear Of damage. On the line of the
froy ard Greenbush Rairoed the i,e is piled up fifteen
feet on the track nearly all the distance. There are no
means Ct ascertaning at present the condition Of the
Hudfop River ROAD between here and Hudson.
TRor, Monday. Feb 9, 1857.
The ice commenced moving in the river here at
O'Clock yesterday, the water rsiDg higher than has
been Known in thirty years before. The entire lower
part Of the city, as high as Fifth street, is over
flowed
The Rensselaer, Railroad Bridge is in imminent dan
ger The bridge from up the river came down with
considerable force and lodged against the Troy and
Saratoga BIidge.
The Rensselaer, and Saratoga Freight Depot, on
Green Ioland caught IRE fIOui the shaking VI lime,
ard was burned. The railroad trains from all points
are stopped, and business il entirely suspended.