The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-21
Tho Flood I'm tho Osvvego River.


their trips within twenty four hours
Tho Flood I'm tho Oswego River.
OswrGo, March 20, 1905.
Tho volume Of water passing through tho Oswcgo river
Is larger that before known and 10 still increasing
About onsthird Of the high DAM two miles mp the river
swept away last night A portion OF the starch
factory submerged feet and fears are
tertained for It's safety The Golfer dam, above and
under the iron bridge is entirely gone Tho canal boat
Hyperion was carried into the lake, and total wrock
portion OF the lower bridge at Fulton has been carried
away and the lower part Of tho town. along the fats Is
overfowed.
Detention OF Stock Trains ON tho Now
York Central Railroad.
ALBANY, March 20, 1906.
Owing to detentions the New York Central Rail-
road in consequence Of tho nundaon stock trains
have arrived since Thursday and tho total supply
sale for the week only reached ono thousand leaving
fifteen hundred still come and which
ly arrive In time fer the weeks New York market Be-
cause Of the small supply holders have advanced prices
one half cent per pound and four five hundred head
have changed hands at the advance. There Is nothing
doing in sheep or hogs The market is heavy and there
are no buyers.
The Southern Telegraph Limos.
BALTIMORE, March 10, 1885
The break in the telegraph the Susquehanna not
yet repaired and all messages have 70 be sent the
river by boat This necessarily considerable de-
lay but Will probably be romodicd In tho course OF to-
1t is not known yet 10 what extent the cable Is
damaged 1t is probably only broken loose side,
and as soon as the high water passes on can DO read
justed. The weather continues clear and pleasant
Tho Flood In Pennsylvania Subsiding.
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 90 1895.
The river continues to fall The trains on tho Northern
Central Railroad between this place and Baltimore
running regularly The freight and passenger trains on
the Pennsylvania Railroad arc running between this city
PrsnuRo, Pa, March 20, 1885.
Tho Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company ara
running their trains usual.
Tecgraphic communication with Oil City yet being
reestablished give but meagrc details Of losses
by the late flood. Tho total loas Is immense II Ii
Oil City completely flooded and many sinessonces
were carried by the water which rose with unprece
dented rspidity All the bottom lands above OIL City
over Oil creek and Franklin bridge French creek
were carried away Derricks and tanks containing large
s s s oil
id '' syia.s a '. wreck houses gone and ;.%
ss"ns '' aSns tho
considerable quantity Of oil in barrels win be rccov
lat aground by the recedng waters At the mouth Of
servcSv greek i Is estimated thas properly 70 the
eS wssd M 1 sss. and sS
piece OF bottom land so distance below about TWEEN
w. ono acres in extent Is COZ from elk 70 eight feet
deep with confused mass Of OH SS-Hsfss ena u"oe''
The Flood 1T Pittsburg.
PHILADELPHIA, March 20, 1895
the Pttsburg papers Of this morning say the flood
tho Allegheny attained the height Of thiryone feet and
nine nches The whole portion Of Pittsburg lying along
the river bank from the Point to Lawrenccvlls in
undated including machine shops, foundrics, sawmills
&c ON Duouespe quay below It. Clair street.
inn lOSa nd IA
chincry, foundries machine shops, rolling mills nail
factories, glass works and cav mills were Hooded the
torrent carrying on immense quantities Of lumber boxes
barrels patterns and other valuable property A. Fort
Pitt Works understand two large guns which wore un
The Allegheny gas works b under water, and the city
Is In darkness
The Flood In View Jersey.
From the Trenton True American, March 20
Fortunately for tho property In the city Of Trenton,
and, indeed all along ths river Delaware, tho water
began fall Saturday morning at nine O'Clock had
the height OF two feet and half from six O'Clock
on Friday night TO Saturday morning, and Altogether
large quantity Of wood continued to come down until
the shore is lined with forests Of and drift
wood On Saturday morning house, about twenty fees
square, lathed and plastercd, with chicken coop at
tached, came down and passed under the BRIDGES with
striking Hundreds OF cords Of excellent wood for
has fallen to the lot Of Trenton people,
who industrious enough to catch II. Tho number
engaged along the Trenton shore In catching wood could
not have been less than two hundred Tho wind favored
New Jersey tho engaged In catching II said be-
cause IL democratic State and blew every particle Of
wood within tho reach Of hardy There no
damage done In this city, except what Of tho mills
might have sustained by having their Easements nun-
dated, and their work stopped for q few days.
ITALIAN OrxRA-The Academy last night crowded
with ono OF the fashionable audiences Of tho
son La FIota di Reggim1pso sung with Miss KEEL
Iogg, Susin and Lot In the cast and was very well
received The fourth net Of Rooeto completed the per-
Torrance. Mrs. Van Zandt sang DELIGHTFULLY."-. Massimi-
liani seemed TO labor under little huskincss, but his
Donna Mobile was very fine The quarette in this act
was rendered splenddly by Massmiani Van Zsndt, Mo-
rens and Belln and enthusiastically encored This
evening Don Sebr,fnn will be given The Brookynitcs
make a demand the artists for Wednesday in Don Go-
parni and Thursday TO have grand Fra DID
roio matinee by particular request after which the COM
pany will take their departure for Philadelphia, Balti
and Washington. Thursday will be- tha last ma
tines Of the season. and may therefore, anticipate
crush greater, II possible. than that Of Saturday.
TnR MrMo GorrscHALx CONVERTS The notice which
appeared In the HERALD Of Sunday Of sgnor Muxos de-
parurc for distant regions In tho Pacific and Indian
oceans whittier he about to spirit Mr. Gottschalk and
MIsH Simons 70 charm the Californians out OF their
specie as.onish all British india and ciyre the Chinese
and japanese az the bead Of Orphcus did the
Of Iemnos odcu times has created greet excitement
among the musical people Az the announcement
"a ned also the intelligence that before he goes he is to
give four grand concerts In this cy and Brooklyn we
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