The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-20
The Great Floods
Terrible Scenes Of Destruction and suf-
feriua


Htrrl butyh, Pa, Adr II The food In tho
~usquehrnna River /, ur. rcccGcnied. The river IA
,ily i-chcs hi her Nln Ga 10 destructive frcshot
OF 40. Thouslal of luiIbor H. ?, With million. Of
Get u saved humber, have already passed this point.
loIns sVcr. asv ~ the food. Intelligence from
tho north and west Of indicate the most frishtiIl
duiiluction Of property ever knOwn IN tais stst'.
Bridges have hceu swept away with dwelling hou'cu
.'orchoues and barns. bridge, aid 10 ," from ,he
,luuia, River Is being horne With fearful ,ioou,e
do0u the aucam. No trains have pa-fcl thfourh
iarr-Ure @. rAl,d,,pNia Tor The lart tFelve hours
The low ~ rart nj Harrisburg is completely uracr
water Much suforinr hss B., en- crca,ed among many
.po. lanics who live at Hidletown and in thsy,l-
lagcs along the shore clear to Columbia The de-
.rucon of private property and tho ruferine AMONG
indi,idu,l- i. imncu,r The hres in several Of the
furnaces In this city arc guen,hcd, and tho unaccs
will chill M he lumber stoci ed at Marietta, Colum
Tia and MdHletovn ha. been sg"pt away. Millions
OF tll'arp viii not cy, the ofs air sdy sustained.
p1ri'Iie, r.. Nrfh i~.-1he talst dc,tmctiNe .
hooi o,or known in those parts Ia raeirs tho
north est branch Of the Susquchanna. Tho railroad
- ,uhncreed and all travel sus,euded Al tho
hridr On the west h-aach, 40 far NJ WiiliemsporI
gone, Tho la'&nwauua and Bloofn.huIs road IL
under waie-, iu places ten feet The canal In
uau, places d. completely destroyed Half Of Ian.
VI 'c 10 uHu'I Nhl"l' e"l 't i''' 10 ''' 'NFuN
rising
rLlaf,liha, March ls.-Our --latest REPORTS from
iIaAisburc STATE thst mo water In N, suf;uohanna
river f. ii r'cep nrhc. h.rhG than 10 the rtca food
Of l>tH 1c,cr-aph'o Communication closed with
llrrsrurs o. ~ O'Clock, ard the probabilities &c
that thr line hrs been wsshe avcy.
The FIood In the IiG6sup River.
.ib1nY, rrreb lsarhe food N the iiudson rivor
has reached greater height thfn has ttcu snoru Tor
many yesr' and Is still r'nr IN GRO siag on tho plat
(, nom the ferries AZ The railroad station "a'-en-
ger, con stcp over the gas lamps. The ice dii't s
! pretty much cleared away IN the river Albany P'e-
-cuts the aspect Of dirty Nrcse Flstboan arc sub
s'iued lor railroad harbs auG the North river stenm-
boat p',aces aTe oSTo,tei up here Monday. Great
damage A-s been done by tie flood to the Hudson
| River Eailfold The outside dos n track has teen
battered by the ice aud 10 sIbu erged for mile, At dlf-
'etcnt places above rousAko vic the drift ice having
can,ed the tcope. nd washed the outside tr.ck
.d bank II has taken great labor to get the trains
tAtou1 on the in-na trark Travel Ia transcrred TO
uc Harlem road. Tie ili,on road will bc imprsc-
| tcaN,t Lc.ecen Albany and puurhkecp,lc for somo
No trains have al wed Gsrr from west OF fonde,
Montgomery, COUNTY, uuce rhur.cay afternoon, and
mono s be- ssnt on, os places hay,ad ths, point. Tho
Csutral Railroad track more of lee damaged he.
tween Fonda aud Roslr, eLd some biidges have been
carried away. The rrec.t dema'r done to this road
is ia ,Ao vicinity Of Fonda wArrc ,lree OF four miles
oftht road las been wished away.
IouylAespsi', March H. -One mile and aholf Of
the hudson River Railroad track ia tho vicinity Of
scAodsck, !s va.hed aSa,, and tie company has Is.
,uet All order su,Iending the runniug oi all Gown
trains Ip tralnr conve, their rasenscn to Albany
VIA tLs Hudson lad Berkshire soll.
LATER
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