The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-03-20

The Great Ersshss IN Nsss York and Penn
syEvaata-Great Damage to Ratiroads and
Loss Of Lumber &C., So.
New YORK, March Is.
Dispatches from the western part of the
State say the greatest flood for years is pre-.
vailing. MNY la
All the lower part of Albany is submerged
The Central ksilroad west is broken in
many places, ana the telegraph lines are down.
At Utica and Rochester the water was new
er so high.
HARRISBURG, PA, March IS.
The flood Ia tue Susquebannah is unprece-
dented. Ine river is thirty inches higher than
IN the destructive treshet OF 1916. Thousands
OF timoer logs with millions OF feet OF sawed
iumoer have already passed this point, swept
away by the food.
Intelligence from the north and west of us
indicates the most frightful destruction of
property ever known in the State.
Inc public property on streams emptying
into the Susquehannah has suffered tremen
dously. Bridges have been swept away, with
dwelling houses, barns, storehouses, &c.
This morning the bridges at Northumber-
land and Duncan's Island, and part of the
bridges of the Pennsylvania Railroad above
this city, were carried away. A bridge said
to be from Junietta River, is being borne with
fearful violence down stream. The Cumber-
land Valley Railroad bridge il in imminent
danger, several spans being two feet under
water. The river still continues to rise, and
it is impossible to resist the force of the flood.
No trains have passed through Harrisburg
from Pittsburgh or Philadelphia for twelve
hours. .rxaQls .isfq g,ry
The lower part of this city is completely
under water. Much suffering has been Great
ed among many poor families. At Middle
town, and all along the shore to Columbia,
the destruction OF private property and the
suffering among individuals has been great
The fires in several furnaces in this city have
been extinguished. a8gf1llos
All the lumber stocked at Marietta, Colum-
bia and Middletown has been swept away
Some Of the streets in the lower parts which
were not approached by the great food in
1946, are in great danger of being overfowed.
Millions of dollars will not cover the loss al.
ready sustained. 4ti Do alsaloe ff9
DANvILLE, Pa, March IS.
s The most destructive food ever known in
these parts is now raging on the north. west
branch OF the Susquehannah River The rail-
road is submerged and all travel suspended.
Allthe bridges on the west branch as far as
Williamsport arc gone. The Lackawana and
Bloomsbury road is under water in some plac-
IS ten feet. The canal in many places is COM
petely destroyed. Half of Danville is COM
pletely under water, and the river is still ris-
ing. ( sdi Dr. aqsoasi ter .r,, 81 -,
Lasglaoa alB ass,al New YORK, March 49,
Owing to the damage to the track between
CasuetoWn and Stuyvesant by the freshet, no
trains have arrived or gone out on the Hudson
River Railroad to-day. Passengers are car
ried around from Hudson for the Berkshire
road. ' pA' .l'i1
~. ALBANY, March lS.
New ork city papers of this morning did
not reach here until six o'clock this evening.
No trains arrived here from West of Fonda.
Montgomery County, since Thursday after
noon, and none will be sent out for places be-
yond that point before Monday. gas7 $50 silsa5s
The Central Railroad has been damaged
more or less between Fonda and Rome, and
some bridges have been carried away, but
large gangs of men are employed in repairing
the road. 70 aa5f $3.50
a telegram from Fonda says the track will
De In running order as soon as the water falls.
Inc greatest damage done to this road is in
the vicinity OF Fonda, where three or four
miles OF the road has been washed away.
Telegraphing to points west of Fonda can
not be resumed before Moday or Tuesday.
No damage or detention is reported on the
Harlem Railroad, or on the Susquehanna Rail-
road. 50 q wv 100 56'7,s.
81 BUFFALO, N. Y, March Is. 10
We learn this morning that the Central Rail-
road bridge was swept away last night, and it
is reported that four men were drowned there
6g. The water is three feet deep in the Ar
cade Building at Rochester, preventing all in
gress or egress. b.a.1s - b,
All tho lower part of Rochester is under
water, and the damage will be immense
There is no communication from one part of
the city to the other. The papers are unable
to publish, the water having extinguisoed the
There is no telegraphic communication east
of Utica as yet.
We are informed that the Injuries to the
Erie Railroad extend oysr distsnc9 54 ea-..
ly one hundred -nsss-1, -2-<,Stiy east OF dornes-
The Lake Shore Railroad is slightly dam
aged but will be all right soon.
ALBANY, March 10.
The river has fallen between four and five
feet, and as boat has arrived here from Cats
kill. it is believed that navigation is fairly open
to New York. A passenger boat is expected
tomorrow morning.
Telegraphic communication with the West
was resumed tonight
Two trains from beyond the Fonda break,
on the Central Railroad, arrived to-day for the
first time since Thursday. The regular II P.
M. train went out tonight.