The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-03-25
The Great Floods at tho East.

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The telegraph. dispatches and newspapers
from New York. Pennsylvania anl Ohio :H-
the last week have been mainely occupied
With accounts OF the Tremendous ireshets t. at
visitei those states from about Thursday to
SATURDAY of last week. The food seems to
hare spent its fury mainly upon New York,
Pennsylvania, and southern Ohio and Ken
lucky. The rains commenced about iesday
and topped on friday or Saturday In many
localities in the states named it i pronounced
the creates. fond since 1882. We give atew
memoranda covering the region Indicated,
bt: Of co.rsc n thu sp.-c allowed us can
give no idea OF the immense destruction OF
property that accompanied The great inund;,-
ton.
At Rochester the n Y. Central r. r. bridge
was swep. away, taking four men with it.who
were drowned. The water was three feet in
the Arcade buildings, preventing all ingress
or egress. Al the lower section of the city
was under water. and communication was cut
off from one part of the city to the cher.
At Syracuse the low lands in the l.h ward
we're overhowed, and Easements and cellars
deluged. a river rushing through Mulberry
and Onondago streets. The Oneida and
Seneca rivers. Nine Mile Creek, &c, were
higher than ever known before.
At Utica the iron bridge over the Mohawk
Of the Black River 4. L. Co, was swept way,
and the wooden bridge this side. So the
bridge over the Oriskany. There were #.
OF water in Ike depot q he y. !. Central
Z. K.
All the cellars along Whitesboro ST., and
buildings on Nail Creek were flooded. \
break in the Chcnango canal also flooded the
cellars on SCHUYLER St, and The lower rooms
of the Globe AID the Steam Woollen Mills.
Taese are sufficient to indicate the extent
of the food on the line Of the n Y. Central
R.R. On the line oc the Erie Il. Z. the
fJcd seems TO have been, il anything, still
more destructive The damage to the Rail
road itself extends over 100 miles, and from
Friday of last to Thursday of this week no
trains had passed over the road; while the
trains on the Y Y. Central road we're stopped
but two days.
Pennsylvania was equally visited with New
York. 1t Pittsburg the food svas the great,
est since 1882. /, came SO suddenly. that
the AIle-hanv rose II feet il one afternoon.
A. dusk on i he I.th the watc. hat risen to
,wentv-seyen feet. and the lower portions Of
Auerhanv were completely submerged \
lar. lumber Of c.n:lies we're conpcll.i 20
vac.,e their dwellings. while man~ others re-
moved their effects to tie apper stories aud
beTl communication 20 the main land b,
mean. Of skifs and small rafls. The lows,
mart If PENNSYLVANIA street was rendered i'm
nas.abr., Cellars IS fa-upas Lavcock stree
were filed with water and the first .loor O
tho bpilI;nas we're invaded by il.
The DAMAGE done. though considerable
was largely rniti.atcd bv tie people having
in anticipation Of the food. taken timely
p.ecaution. to meet it. Up the A.,egeuv, IT
; the OIL Region. less prudence was exercised
Tne destruction IN thai quarter va: fart,
. o.. { - va orI2rl.t.'v flooded. an man
, bus.-e.. o...c,, veg. a9.-e4 asar ~ tn
vats- qyh,cl -. with ,.nr-...,t.s .eG II dit,
Al .Ia T,.-.,., N. ~ D.. o. C.tv wc-,
, s,.b,..rrsi. ana he NJ C,..a:oca and Oh CT.
5 bridge. Over ~. Creek aud Franklin brids,
. over French crec.l wcrc carried away.
Uerrichs. tanks. Containing q large quar-
: ,irv OF oil came down, and the river was blac
: with floating barrels, most of thcl.. flied W,
= oil Along the banks OF the river we've sa
eviieaces O. TIC wrcc,s Of tue houses c: nhe
; INHABITANTS Faia.i:cs arc encamped T.!
, along The balas. ~. tic towns along s..
T. ALLEGHENY river ~ inundated. = consile
/ able quantity OF -, OIL - barrels will /
:, recovered. .nar..'- -:..ed mo e!dies. y
; tie inouth .: S'wich.g creek II Is estimate
, there Is - least one hundred thousand doiin'
: worth o: proPer;: washed ashore. y lare
: ,.aeli at Manchester Is en;irely covered wit
oil barrels, and one piece o. bottom land
j, short distance below about INVENT? -onc acre
2 In extent. is covered trcn SIX to elgri iss
: dec, with oil barrels and lumber II Gel
fused mass.
e The Damage to the Ia. central Il. X. wa
: not very Serious the trains being ;n'tFFup'e
). but day OF two. About SiA mics OIL IL
track were under water for da! or two IL
9 tween Harrisburg and Middietown.
Along the Ohio river, the water Is high
than ever before known. Says the Ca;l
News, To appreciate the e1ten: Of this di
: astrou, food, one must takea tip ~ da
: light from Huntsville 70 Memphis. The!
) IS not q point of land visible on the kel
>. ,nci,v shore from Padrcab to Hickman"