The New York herald., 1869-04-22
THE SPRING FREsHETs.
The Overflow in Albany and Along the Central |
Railr0Rd-Inundation mt Troy.

The Overflow In Albany and Along the CentraI |
Raiiroad-Inundation mt Troy.
ALBANY, April 21. 1859.
freshet. nearly equal to that caused a few weeks
since by the breaking up Of the Ice, has resulted from
the effects OF the warm weather upon the snow of
the north and the heavy rains OF Tuesday
and to-day, and considerable destruction OF
property has occurred along the line OF the
railroads leading into this CITY, In this city the river
has submerged all the docks and the steamboat
square, besdes rising high up into or two OF the
streets; and business In those localities Is entirely
suspended The steamboats, are reached by TEN;
pOrary bridges which have been erected
during the day. Passengers by the New
York boats today had considerable diiIlcuty
by small boats. The Albany passengers who took
the Troy boats were unable to land, and were car
rise up to this evening but it is now appa.
rently at stand still. All perishaole goods
pea as besn IN ga
along the docks. On the Genital Railroad
the track is more than two ieet lunder water AZ
trains and the Boston and New York mail trains
the East have been detained at this point. No
trains have left to-day on the Censral road since
seven oclc OK In the morning, and none have arrived
since two O'CLOCK P. M. The trains on the Hudson
fns er atsr Eoaa rHv nave met a sSs on the
Albany and Susquehanna road few miles west OF
here has obstructed the trains ON that road. Tne
water at Troy eight feet above the ordinary DOCKS,
and the wharf Of the Troy and Boston road Ii sub
merged for the first time.
in Troy are hooded, and tne occupants OF the lower
portion OF the city are suffering much inconve-
nienoe. No serious loss has been reported.
Unprecedented Rising Of tho Mohawk River
Rome Partly Observation-Disclosures Travti
Observation-Disclosures Under Water-A Cana
dian Drowned. =, -
1s-,o- -, ~. ROME, N. Y, April 21. 1860.
An unprecedented hood occurred here last night
and this morning. The warm weather OF the past
Iau vof IN,
NAMED north OF here and overl0wed the Mohawk
river to greater extent than ever known before.
heavy rain storm set In last night and helped to
swell the volume or water.
The lower portion of D0minick street was inun-
dated and cellars OF dwellings were nled with water
Tne track OF che New York Central Railroad between
Rome and Oreskang was 0verfiOwn so as TO prevent
the running OF trains until six.
This evening the water Is slowly falling In the
neighbOrhood OF st. townsville the Central Railroad
track Is inundated and a bridge swept away. No
trains have gone through from here since twenty
ST. townsville, but we're compelled TO return to
Utica. Should the water subside rapidly, the bridge
and damaged track near ST. townsville could be soon
put in order.
man named John Fenan, of Orawa, Canada, fell
from the Erie Canal Railroad bridge here at three
O'Clock this morning and was drowned. The canal
has been dragged but his body has not be recovered
Great Destruction Of Property Mt Port Henry
Dwellings,, Mills and Stores Swept Away
Damage TO the Lake Champain nnd Platts-
\ burg Railroad.
PORT HENRY April q. 1889.
Ensign Pond, at the head of Mill Brook, eight
miles from this place, gave way this morning The
hood also carried away Baldwin's saw mlll and the
dam two miles below it,; also Hiram Spra9ues saw
mill and dam mile further down at
Mor1ah Centre. The Town Clerks Office, WOOdruns
cabinet shop, the Post office, Edgerty's Hall and
store, together with McSiman5 barn. were all swept
away. Warning having been given at this point by
Mr. Baldwin, whose mill was irst destroyed, all the
goods IN the store ut Morlah Centre were saved.
The water Is still undermining McSman's store, and
1t il feared that 1t will be carried away. Further
down. Bartons sawmil and dam and wagon shop,
and the dam at Stone Mills, were all carried away.
All the bridges along the stream were washed away.
At Port Henry which Is at the outlet OF the brook,
the water overf0wed the banks and struck out In
Of the village doing great damage to the unfinished
Moriah, Lake Champlain White Hall and Plattsburg
Railroad, while the main body OF the stream on its
way to the lakes, swept away the supports to the
High Bridge and also large part Of the highway.
1t Is thought the damage will exceed Sl5oOo0.
The Grand Trunk Railway Under Water near
BuGalo-SuspensiOn Of Travel on the Central
Road.
BUFFALO, April 21.
The Grand Trunk Railway track Ia entirely under
water between here and Brantford. The express
train which left this city at six O'Clock this morning,
was obliged to return. So FAR the freshet has not
impeded travel ON the Great western Railway.
No trains VIII leave Buffalo tonight for New York,
via the Central Railway, on account OF the high
water at Rome.