Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-10

TREMENDOUS FLOOD AT ALBANY
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ALBANY, Feb. "a tremendous food &C.
Cured here last night, causing damage to the
amount, it is estimated, of S2,000,000. Ths
city through the night has been the scene of
the utmest confusion from fire and water
Laborers have been working all night remov-
ing goods in the stores in the lower part of the
city to the second stories where it was thought
they would be safe, but at eleven o'clock the
water began rising so rapidly that the work.
men were obliged to desist and run for safety.
Broadway is flooded from the Exchange to
the Delayan House. The stores and cellars
on the west side are filled with water.
All the streets between Broadway and the
river are navigable by boats.
A large number of cattle have been
drowned.
At three o'clock fire alarm was sounded
from different parts of the city, adding to the
terrors of the scene, Warren & Sons build.
ing, Broadway, Gibson & Daltons planning
mills and Barret's warehouse, on the pier,
being all in flames at the same time.
The water continued rising till four O. cleck
this morning, when it reached a point three
feet higher than ever before, flooding the
whole lower portion of the city as high up as
Green street.
The lower parts of Herkimer, Hudson, and
ries.
EAsToN, N. j., Feb 9.-The Delaware river
has risen fifteen feet, and the town is flooded
to the depth of five feet in some parts. A
house has been washed away at Lambertvills,
and also portion of Van Cleves foundry, at
Trenton
The bridges are all in precarious condi-
ton. the ice in some places beng piled up
twenty feet.
OswEGo, Feb. 9.--The ice in the river above
began to move yesterday, and rushing down
great force tore six schooners from their moor.
ings. sweeping them into the lake.
Much damage was done to other vessels in
the harbor. Several canal boats are loose in
the lake. Steam tugs have started out in pur-
suit.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb 9.-The ice in the
Schuylkill broke up last night. There are
eleven feet of water of the Paramount Dam.
Most of the wharves are overhowed and
large quantities Of wood and lumber have
hoated off
Several canal boats were carried down the
stream, and others left on the wharves by the
subsiding waters.
FREsHET IN THE ScHUYLK1LL.- There is a
heavy freshet in the Sehuylkill river. At
Morristown the railroad track is covered six
feet. The occupants of the mills along the
river are moving their goods and machinery
from the lower stories, as much damage is
anticipated.
Tie ice hal moved at Manayunk, but is
stili tight opposite Philadelphia.
Troy, Feb. S.-The Hudson river com.
menced to rise about seven o'clock this morn
ing, and continues to rise at the rate of one
foot sn hour. 1t is now about six feet over
the docks. large quantity of ice from the
Mohawk and Hoosic rivers has broken up,
and the river is clear as far down as two miles
below the Nail Factory. 1t is rising very fast
now, aud from four o'clock 10 quarter to
seven this evening, had risen four feet.
HARTFORD, Feb S.-1he Connecticut river
opposite this city, is four feet above high ,cater
mark, and rapidly rising. Two or three days
of such weather as we now have, will clear
the river Of ice, and without doubt cause
serious freshet.