The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-14
NEW YORK.


Breaches in the Champlaln CaHai-The Banks
n Fort Edward Washed Away.
ALBANY, Sept la 1888.
An extraordinary rain storm OF some six hours
duration Saturday occurred along the line Of the
Champlan Canal, causing two heavy breachoN one
at Fort Edward and one two miles north OF SChuy-
lerville, and damaging the canal In other places.
The large stone culvert at Fort Edward Was almost
entirely swept away, and both banks, which are
fifteen or twenty feet high at that place were
CART away to depth OF some ten feet below tne
canal bottom. II IL thought that IL will require &C
least ten DAYS to restore navig alton.
The crops also between Fort Edward and Fort Ann
are much damaged by the freshet. M
Rising OF East Canada Creek at Utioa-Dc-
struction Of a Railroad Bridge.
UTICA, Sept. 13, 1885,
Last night at half-past nine O'Clock the bridge
over East Canada creek, six miles and half below
Little Falls, was swept away by the rising waters.
The hood was caused by the heavy rain. The West
ern express and freight train had just passed safely
over the structure. Three passenger trains contain
ing five hundred passengers, were delayed in this
city until ten minutes past eight O'Clock this morn
ing, when they were sent east as far as
the creek. where they were transferred
10 the other side. he freight trains were delayed at
0rskany, ana the stock trains at this place. Five OF
tine latter were ordered east shis Sunday morning
as far as Little Fails, where the animals were
loaded and driven to st. Johnville, on the Otner
side or the creek 1t Is thought that one track eau
be laid In day across the creek the water does not
rise.
Flood at Wbitehall-Damngo to the Saratoga
RailrOad-An Engine Of n Passenger Train
Stuck in the Mud.
WHITEHALL Sept I3, 1858.
heavy rain commenced here last evening at six
O'Clock, and continued until midnight, which, with
the previous rams, raised Wood creek, submergng
the Rensselaer, and Saratoga Railroad track wash
ing away culverts and damaging the track much of
the way To Fort Edward The up train due here at
nine l.. NJ, with abOut one hundred and fifty passen-
gers, was stopped about two miles from Fort Ann
by the engine sinking into hOie washed out and
II now lies buried up to the smokestacS and the cars
are or the track. No one was injured. The water
has risen both sides OF the train, which prevents
c0mmur Ication except 10y small boats. The passen-
gers are being taken to COmst0ck station by boats,
and IL was expected the track would be
repaired tonight Several small culverts on the
road east or whitehall are washed away,
It they Will be repaired to pass trains tomorrow.
superintendent Baker Is on the spot with a large
force OF men and material and will have the damage
repaired tomorrow night on the southern section.
large number OF sheep and cattle were drowned
ON the flats between hitehall and Port Ann, and
two canal bOatmen are reported to have been
drowned at the narrows near Fort Ann. About
seventy feet of the towpa.h and one hundred and
fifty fee OF the bernie bank OF the canal have gone out
hear Fort Edward. 1t is said it VIII take two weeSs
to repair the canal.