Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-20
Associated Press Report.
THE FRESHET.
RoCHEsTER March 10,

At eight O'Clock on Friday night the
water in the river, which had been rising
rapidly for some days, commenced pouring
over the west end OF Main street bridge
rushing down Front and Buffalo streets
filing all the cellars, and stopping all pas
sage from State street across TO Main street
bridge. The water continued rising rap
idly all night, and at day-break on Sstur-
day merniDg had arisen to such
height as to pour over the low
er half of Main street bridge
1t rushed around Front street in perfect
torrent tearing up everything in its course.
The water in front of Reynolds Arcade
and on Buffalo street was from five to
seven feet deep. The whole length of
StSte and Lake streets are covered to the
depth of from four TO five feet.
Front street was perfect river, as that
Was the main channel of the water that
came over the bridge.
Business, in tho whole city, was entirel y
suspended.
At about 1890 o'clock the eastern corner
of DR.. Barton's brick building gave way
and tumbled into the river.
At 1:30 P. N. the store of O. N. Hart
well, on Msin-street bridge, went down,
and was soon followed by others, leaving
nothing but the front walls standing.
The New York Central Railroad bridge
was carried off about one o'clock Friday
night.
The report that three men were taken
over with it has been contrsdicted.
At 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon Long
Bridge, on the Genessec Valley Road, was
swept of, and part OF it lodged on the Aque-
duct. The water this morning has fallen
six OF seven feet.
The destruction on Front street is very
great. The water quilted out a channel
six or seven teet deep, its entire length
Families residing on this street, and others
In the vicinity, we're compelled to remain
in their houses from Friday night till this
morning.
Theback part of Oviatfs mill, on Water
street, was washed away. The damage to
the mill is said to be $4,000. A tobacco
firm lost some 800 bbls of tobacco, which
was washed out of their cellar. A great
many merchants who were in their stores
on Friday night packing their goods, were
unable TO get out on account of
the sudden rise, and were compelled to re-
main over night. They were taken off in
boats the next day.
Report says that over half mile of
trestle werk on the Canandaigua road,
across the Genesse river, was swept away.
The dam at Mt. Morris is also gone. Scots
vile is submerged and the large warehouse
there swept away.
ALBANY, Feb. l9.
The river has fallen between four and
five feet from its highest point, and as a
boat has arrived from CRtskill, coming
through the main channel, it is believed
that navigation is fairly open between Now
York and Albany, and passenger boat is
expected tomorrow morning.
Two trains from beyond Fonda breach,
on the New York Central road, have ar .
rived, and, for the first time since Thurs
day, the regular IL P. NJ. train for the West
will be sent out tonight.
SYRACUSE, March 10.
The freshet Thursday and Friday was
very severe in this region, the water in
the Onandaga and other creeks having
been higher than was ever known. In the
south and east parts of the city several
streets were flooded 80 as to be passable
only Dy DOdbsj anu ONef oVO OWellluRs
were flooded more or less. The salt works
on the reservation suffered severely. The
loss in the city and country, caused by the
food, will not be less than half million
dollars.
ROCHESTER, March l9-P. NJ.
The food has absted. 1t has been the
| greatest ever known here. About two
hundred feet of the Valley Railroad track
has been washed away, and over a mile o
it was submerged. The front walls are al
that are left of the stores on Main stree
bridge. The banks Of the canal are burs
in several places, and nearly the whole Of
the Second Ward, together with parts O.
1st and 9th Wards, are flooded. Severs
buildings have been undermined and have
fallen and others are considered unsafe
The water swept like mill-race through
Front, State and Fitzhugh streets, and tn,
Arcade. The gas works are flooded, and
come of the main pipes destroyed, SO ihs
at night the city is in total darkness. Th,
papers have suspended publication, thei
press rooms being full of water, to tn
depth Of ten or twelve feet. 1t is not Ger
tAfnly known that any lives have been losi