The New York herald., 1865-03-20

extend over o distance of nearly hundred miles,
mostly cast OF Hornesville There several breaks
between Hornclsvillo and Dunkirk
Tho Lake Shore road is but slightly damaged and will
bo all right soon
BUFFALO, March 10, 1885.
The New York Central Railroad trims commence run
ming tomorrow morning passengers being transferred
by the Andrews street BRIDGE in Rochester without OK
pense. Beyond Rochester the road s but slightly da
maged Freight trains will be sent via the Batavia and
Canandaigua lns which but sightly injured and will
be oil right tomorrow
ROCHESTER,, March 10, 1865
The greatest food known in tho Genesee has just
abated The damage done by It in this city cannot bc
estimated present. but is immense amounting probably
to several million Of dollars. The water first left its
proper channel on Friday about From that time
II constantly rising md breaking over In new place
until Saturday morning the entire business part OF tho
city the side Of the river was from four To six
feet under water.
There was no perceptibe fall in the water up to dark
Saturday evening The Genessec Valley Railroad BRIDGE
near the south Of tho city, and the Central Railroad
bridge Just above the falls both carried away All
the highway bridges standing though one or two Of
them considerably damaged. About two thousand
feet of the Valley Railroad track Is washed away and
mile of II was submerged
or the stores Main street but little is loft except the
front walls Tho banks Of tho canal burst In several
places and nearly the whole Of the Second ward, TO-
gethor with parts Of the First and Ninth, 6ooded
About thousand Of the principal stores were led
with water all day Saturday Several buildings have
been undermined and have fallen, and others arc con-
sidered unsafe.
The water swept like mill race through Front, State
and Ftzhugh Streets and the Arcade that many Of
tho la I'm the tories not b0 rot
even with the assistance Of boats. The gas works
flooded and OF the mains destroyed, so that at
night tho cty Is In darkness. The newspapers have all
b1en compelled suspend publication their press
being full Of It Is not certainly known that any
lives have been lost
SYRscusE March 10, 1895.
The freshet Thursday and Friday very severe in
this region the In Onondaga and other creeks
having been higher than before known Quite q
number OF bridges str within tho county-have
been swept away Dams carried away, somo build
ines destroyed and many injured In the south and east
portion OF this city several streets flooded SO as to
be passable only by boa and three hundred dwell
ings flooded more or less The salt works, the
Reservation, suffer severely, espccaly the First ward
probably tbs OF $3.50 900 to 100000 The loss
in this city county caused by the food viii not be less
than hal million dollars.
The water In the creek has faen 10 ifs usual spring
level but the lake is very hg and the salt works arc
suffering In consequence.
ALBANY, March 49, 1885.
Tho river hns fallen between four and ve feet from ts
highest point and boat has arrived here from Cast
kill coming through tn, main channel 1t Is believed
that navigation is fairy open between New York and
Albany, and passenger boat 10 expected tomorrow
morning.
Two trains from beyond tho Fonda break the Con-
trnl Railroad have arrived. For tho first time since
Thursday the eleven r. NJ mall train was sent out to-
min