The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31


day, but at half-past one o'clock (the water
having fallen between one and two O'Clock,
and the Sauquoit bridge having been found
safe) Maj. Priest started Romeward with
construction train, consisting of two en-
gines, five cars and two pair Of trucks, the
intention being to reach Oneida with tim
bers, etc., for the reconstruction of the
bridge west of that place. The train got
to Rome about five hours after starting.
It waded through foot or more Of water
all the way from Utica to Whitesboro, and
through about the same depth for two
miles this side Of Rome. The culvert
bridge near Rome was found in bad con-
dition, and the bridge at Oriskany par
TALLY undermined. The scene between
here and Rome is described as ".awful T"
A portion of the train went on to Oneida
from Rome, and another portion returned
to Utica.
At Little Falls Farnhams ak shop has
gone to destruction and much Ct the ma
chinery of the Ligneous wooden mill. Also
q new mill for the manufacture of paper
from bass wood. The long bridge over
the Mohawk, below Little Falls, call
ed Fnk's bridge, has been carried
down. Below this the Ice formed dam,
and turned the water over the railroad
tracks, tearing them up for some distance.
SYRACUSE.
From the Syracuse Union, March IS.
Those of our citizens who were in the
streets in the eastern portion of the city
at an early hour yesterday morning, wit
messed q sight that We presume will not
again be vouched to by any of the pres
ent generation. Starting for home after
the conclusion of our labors, about two
O'Clock we proceeded along Railroad street
as far as Mulberry street, when our further
progress was completely checked by the
flood, the water being over six inches
deep on the eastern cross-walk, and
running quite swiftly. The entire street
at this time presented spectacle never to
be forgotten. The street from this point
to the tunnel, resembling . river, both
sides being submerged to the depth of sew
eral inches, and the water being very tur-
bid, and moving sluggiahly,. gave 1t any
thing but the appearance Of popular
As far as the eye could
reach nothing was to be seen but " water
TO the right OF them, water to the left of
them, water in front of them," with moth
ing to mark the roadway but the line of
shade trees and dwelling houses on each
side of the street. Nearly every house
which had q basement suffered more or
lees from being inundated.
In some Of the houses the water attained
> sufficient depth to float the chairs, &C.,
about the room. Between Mulberry and
Orange streets the water was from three
10 four feet deep in the Easements. Fail
ing in the attempt to make q psssage
through Railroad street, we then crossed
on the west side of Mulberry street, and
found the water two or three inches deep
on the sidewalk, and pouring into the
blacksmith and carriage shops in perfect
torrent Crossing over to Fayette street,
We attempted to make our way through it,
and succeeded in getting as far as the resi-
dence Of Thomas B. Fitch, Esq, when our
farther travel was again checked by the
depth of water upon the walks. Retrac-
ing our steps as far Genesee street, we
found Fayette park submerged, and the
water reaching to the fences on the south
side of the street. A small river was
rushing through Mulberry and Onon daga
streets, and many Of the inhabitants could
be seen moving about their houses, with
lights, as If preparing for second deluge.
Proceeding up Genesee street as far as
Almond street, we waded to Railroad
street, where we found the water not less
than one foot in depth.
By proceeding along the fences we
reached Irving street, where we found the
street, from Water to Fayette streets, SUBJ
merged to the depth of one foot in the
most shallow places, and the walk on the
east side almost entirely destroyed. In
some places the water rose as high as the
ground floor of the houses. From this
point of Railroad street the water contin-
ued to increase in depth and volume, and
we are informed that when at its height
the water in the tunnel reached depth of
six feet. ALI the cross streets sou th of
Chestnut street, to Mulberry street, were
flooded to a greater or less extent. The
water rose so much higher than the sur
face of the street that the food set back
in the Railroad street sewer, and poured
out of the openings on the surface in a
volume as large as the aperture would ad-
NIT. The food was not confined to Rail-
road and the adjacent streets, but almost
the entire length of Water street, as we'll
as large portion of the Fourth Ward on
the north side of Erie Canal, was similarly
visited.
The Clifford street bridge, in the Fifth
ward, was entirely submerged yesterday,
and it and the other bridge at Water
street were in momentary peril of being
swept away.
The locality known as the Swamp, in
the southeast part of the city, was entirely
overfowed, and the suffering among the
poor families of that quarter is consider
able.
No trains have come in over the Central