The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-05

the river was "Waterl0gged,0 II such an expression
may be allowed. Then followed clear weather for .
week Til daylight Of yesterday, when another storm
commenced and which continued with great severity
till nine or ten O'Clock this morning. The rain fell
| In torrents, especially throughout last night The
effect has been disastrous. All along the river this
morning piers were submerged. At Rhinebeck. six
| teen miles north OF here, i've bridges have been
swept away, fairly is0lating the village from neigh
boring places. One OF the bridges was made Of
stone and nearly new, costing $4,000. A sawmi.
800 saw logs and eight Or ten tons OF hay were also
swept on. Hoggs bridge north Of the village, held
On for an hour, while water was rushing over 1t
eight feet deep, but finally succumbed TO the great
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Over the river Of Rondont the water rose rapidly
tins morning till all the piers were submerged, and
| the water In the Delaware and Hudson Canal was
80 high that steamtugs were sent up to bring boats
down, horses being unable to work because Of the
towpath being submerged. The wind at halfpast
five A. N. blew gale from the southeast making it
impossible for the Mary Powell TO leave
without mourning damage, and as there was
| no one to 60 ON board Of her Captain Frost
| wisely concluded to discontinue her trip for
one day. The new Rondout and Oswego Railroad
is badly washed in SOME places hundreds OF feet OF
| embankment being gone At Tiv0li this morning
The water ran 30 high that the Chauncey vibbard
could not land, thus compelling the use Of small
steamtug to convey her passengers to shore.
Soon after eight A. NJ. the wind suddenly shifted
to the northeast and blew almost a hurricane.
| About that hour the water In Catskll creek COM
menced to rise rapidly, aud In few moments own.
OF vessels in the creek fearing danger cut their
crafts loose and let them float down the creek
| into the Hudson TO Catskill Point where
! they were safely moored. Among the vessels
was the steamer Thomas Powell Hardly were
they safely tied ere fragments Of heavy timber came
| rushing down the stream, which gave rise to the
| rumor that some heavy bridges had given away
above. Following the timber came hundreds OF
pumpkins and corn In the stalk. all OF which noated
out into the Hudson and away south. The storm
has also hurt the Hudson River Railroad. The
bridge at the mouth Of Livingston creek south Of
Oakhill station, partially carried away early IN
the morning, and report reached here that soon
after bridge between Catskill and Hudson was
also gone, and that gravel train had run INTO it,
but no one was hurt. AL trains have been delayed
at Livingston creek, and 1t win probably take
many hours TO repair the break. Between here and
Rhineoeck this morning the river was hlled with
floating TIMBER railway ties &c.
AS close this despatch additional intelligence is
received from the north. The track from here to
Germantown is reported to be In good condition.
The break at Livngston's at the mouth Of Living
gone and the ties undermined by the water The trains
which left New York at 645 1890 and II p NJ. are
detained there is also the train which left Albany
at twenty minutes past six A. M. The four first
named trains have been ordered to return to this
place on the time OF the Buffalo express due here at
seven O'Clock tonight when train will be made up
here to 60 through to New York on that train's
time. There was no culvert washed away between
Hudson and Catsklll, as first reported A gravel
train however, ran or the track between those two
places which gave rise to the report
railroad bridge near stuyvesant lighthouse is
gone and near Castleton 200 feet OF the roadbed
has been washed away both tracks being gone.
Several Western trains are thereby detained at
Albany.
J. M. Toucey, Superintendent Of the Hudson River
road, left here at six O'Clock tonight on en- empty
engine for the scene Of the break. To night large
force of laborers will be employed all night 10 repair
the wreck and If 1t is possible trains will be sent
YORK Central road, passed here to-day and
expressed fears In relation to the rising Of the
Mohawk No through tickets are sold on the Hud-
son River road tonight. The weather Is
cool, with the wind northwest Old boatmen
say that the Hood tide tonight viii be heavy one,
much fuller, they think, than the one Of this morn
ing. In that case more damage will ensue. Passen-
gers which left Albany at twenty minutes past six
this morning were transferred at Livingston's ana
went through from here to New FORK at seven O'Clock
tonight.
gentleman from The country reports that the
Manchester bridge, covered structure sixty feet In
length three miles east of this city, was swept away
this afternoon, but the report needs confirmation.
Severity of the Storm at Hadson-Injury
TO the RaiIroG a-Considernbie Property
HUDSON, Oct. 4, 1869.
TIE soyerest rain storm ever known In this local.
ity prevailed from midnight Saturday until noon
to-day. The rain fell unremlttingly and with great
force during that time, causing much damage by
inundafions and freshets. On the Hudson River
Railroad bridges ana culverts were carried away
above and below tine city. preventing the passage OF
trains either way during the day. The
bridge at Client, on the Harlem Railroad,
was washed away, together with many others on
the line between Client and Copake. The Hudson
and Boston Railroad could run no trains through TO
Chatham to-day. About fifty feet Of the track was
washed away near Claverack depot, and other dam-
age was done to the road which Will be repaired by
tomorrow morning. The brick yards Of F. NJ
sprague, Z. & A. Bruce, Henry Miller and George
c. Byrne were damaged by overflow. Mr.
| snregue is probably the heaviest sufferer, his
| loss being reported at $4,000. Frtz's paper MILL
! the storehouse OF Harder's woollen mill and the
| dam at Phmont were carried away by the freshet.
Bridges ON nearly all the turnpikes leading out Of
the city were washed away and the along the
streams and ponds were overlooked to depth rem
derng them impossible. The construction train on
the Hudson River Railroad which left this city about
nine O'Clock this morning TO assist in the repairs at
| Livingston creek met with an accident at Mount
Merino, about one mile ana half Srom this city, by
means OF the falling in OF culvert as the train was
passing over it. The locomotive was thrown over
| and the tender fen through the culyert. Several
| laborers were injured.
| Damage NJ Albany and Adiaoen; Country.
| ALBANY, oct. 4, 1869.
one OF the heaviest rain storms ever experienced