Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-15
Ice breaking up-Great DestructIon OF,
Property.

ALBANY, Feb. 13.-The lee commenced moving
in the river about ST this morning. The break up
was sudden, attended oy noise like thunder.
within twenty minutes after the start the waters
rose fsur feet and has been rising ever since until
the present time. The rise is about seven eight
feet at lOI o'clock The destruction OF property is
large, the ice being blocked below the city. The
damage 10 business isroughly estimated at $50, 600.
Boats, propellers. and other craft were driven up
by the force Of the ice. A heavy toE-boat and
other heats we're driven through the FIRST stOry
Of the frame freight depot of the New York Cen
trail Railroad, the whole front being knocked cut,
and the building which is very long and two stories
high, is very much damaged Two machine shops
owned bylMr. PunehOu were destroyed in a similar
manner. At the foot ef Hamilton street propsl-
Ter was driven through the wall Of the Dudley
House, which stands the corner OF the quHy.
Damage to produce and provisions in store cnn-
paratiJely small, as the the doexlaen had q strong
force Of hands out during the night in anticipation
Of the rise.
Maiden Lane the food already reaches to Stanxix
Hall Cellars and Easements as high as Green
street are filed. At present there is but little
prospect Of abatement Of the food. Stale street
and Columbia street bridges have been broken to
pieces and partially swept away. Among the ruias
Of bridges lie propeIlers, toE-bOat5, bsrges, ard
other craft, smashed together in heap Il is in-
possible at present TO give any adequate idea Of the
damage DONE but tae destruction has been sud-
den and rapid than in 1889, though the water has
not vet risen so high. No Intelligence yet from
Greensburg but the food on the Hudson River
| Railroad side of the river must be heavy.
ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. 1S---The water has contin-
ned to rise slowly tsdsy, until the entire business
portion of the city east Of Broadway was inundat-
ed. and business suspended. The water in several
of the .treeis running parallel with the river, IN
the northern section Of the city is several feet high
and mary families have been driven to 3 hssty re-
treat In number Of instances families have been
| Obliged at last to remove By means Of boats from
the second story Of their dwellings. South Broad
way, from near the Atlas and Argus Office doWn to
| the landing. is naEigable by boats The Mansion
House. late Commercial Hotel, Is entirely surround
| ed BY water Tive men had q narrow escape near
the river They ran for Hamilton street bridge:
On reaching it they were O7ertaksn BY the Hood
and swept Of. They got on a large cake OF ice,
formed from skaiing park on the bank Of the river
| and were carried down, but ran against South Fer
| ~ slip and were rescued By means Of ropes No
description can convey an accurate account Of the
disasters Steamboats,, propellers ferry YES
| sells, and canal boats were jsmmed together IN
promiscuous heap. The bridges are all more or
less injured,
NASHUA, n. h Feb 1S.-The thaw has caused
a freshet in SkoWhegan river, piling ice and water
to a great depth on the railroad between here and
/ Wilton, and stopping the passage Of all trains.