, 1869-04-26
FRESRETS.

elyet Company, which started there, was the first
o attempt the manufacture, on q large scale. Of
elyets In this country.
FRESRETS.
Immense Destruction OF Property
Loss of Several Lives.
I0SrHEiI, April q
The water Is ful1y one foot higher than yester-
10y, and there seems to he no signs Of It giving
way The state o1 Affairs IN GalnsSn T. 5asn
Of that portion Of the city. They arc
'unertng chiefly for want Ut woud and GOALS, and
hese articles on account Of yards t,eing flooded.
Accuriingly. the police authorities arc cnleavur-
ing supply fuel to those who a1e most In need Of
T. All Is being done that Is possible TO relieve the
Distress Cellar uats In Craig 1trreh west.
a1e flooded TO depth OF seEeru feet, and |
such Is nlso the case With the lower portion |
,ion With S 1lclcnas Island and this city has bten
Ind since Aonday: Not tn ali EreEous f1ootis has
Ilis been impossible until the present Befwcen !
times to k interrupted by water flooding the level
country lying between these TWO points The dis
tsict Of Lapfarte Is flooded to an alarming depth
The water over large extent Of country Il up to
within few feet Of The caves Of some OF the
houses. It Is feared that great loss of life and
anoat u W II ociocr las, nsbs the nh,hisaats 9e WeTe
SO alarmed at the increased rise In the water OF
the river, that the nlarm bell Was rung to awaken
han,,, m a1lti thai some msght be ,rowne,i In n the
Lachinc district, the water around Knox farm Is
several feet deep and the reservoir a1ue'luct IL
nearly uterGowtnK. Another man WAS drowned
this morning opposite the city. The appearance
Of Aonsrenl at night l. !ise xsnSe t ny moonllSai
f,uo from the lFincipa bridge In th!s place, were
slrownttL The water, which Is yrry high, hlytug
undermined the nasonr. u one end Of the bridge,
It gave WHY, anil the cnd af the bridge fell ahuut
tme,lty-nvc feet, Sliding the people who were on It
Into the watts, w!ch Il running swiftly ut that
roins; onr , 1r ivy "ho were % % tue t'',lxe r.
Mn. John Isradfnn' her sister, aon amt daughter:
ars H. IIaIryy 1Atrick Hack one OF the tel ting
magistrates, aal I. i GIlmor anl *on-
WnEETnw>. y. T., arft1 2.
Tho river was higher fhl. morning ttaa has
cver been known In the history Of tho town. 4
fE.-hct ~ tremendous nm! destructive to property
has. nescE irfurc occurred III th.s rcssrtL All
the river, ntti mot ii them on the nnrtl Viii he
stoprctl bs the osa Of !Al1s. hnllhea!s nnI nIuc.
West TapRaH'a paper mill u the only our that
csty's gtlst 1aill nn,l osic dwelling. h'lse wesc
swept down hy the RUTHLESS 1lnu.i, wfich nl9o
m icn mi snili. :" inc Easlc .Stnls u:lrtss riynn
arc ',asIy t'n,nasea;, md Farewell i l'aker
are tnsy removing stock fr"n tlssr sansery. Near
j. uH oftwo stiles u Lords lron works Flnsc fallen
ii, null o,r corlIrs Of l'nlcork4 nse ractory. and
THE fo,lnlutlnn IT tho ino~ton lr"thtrs 'pltItk'n
| tn theIr paper mill wa* swept down tic 1sTrr
btTfAHl. 4HE l4IlflIltH VIII ~: k1EAls
.o'l. aud the n"us!ng mills entirely s:,'ppc,,.
ehrrsy. L,rl ns'l SicnnlIs Tlr. ltr,niuston paper
mills .l'asiess sewell,. and the GIN griss ni!l
Fortunately cscape.l 'lanage. The !">s which
ihr wh"lc town "i't nj onve rsni!zg T. tlt of ~,
luwcr wh.e, sh!ch earrtes thy forss pau.gs q
Aiii wc Shall hare to. wa,s RsseF.
wcckk fur our usual supply Of "ater. '. 1,
ki1noall has lost wheel "rtla ~. :l;.'i onc CT
npg nf ht4 barley mill has been swept away. 1t Il
!rlpnts!'e to rtt.natc tile '1atsase. hut when VI
outsider The amount u property destroyed tn
number thrown out uf cinpl"s tatnt, and the s,s
! pension Df f0luc of our largest !naslusiLctirln,
cnlcera, the lu.s cannot Il" less than half !. NIL
lan Of dollars. .ttn'ut l! O'clnck while about Mt
Ing, tEr rof aad Other parts of ,f!c s',stllts, w
fell u with fearful crAah, cihat,Rcsing thu lisr
Of tosc Inside. Strange Us It tsiay eecti, rll rs
Tie whole south en-! Of ilu!cocks ,,atlt!ins hl
fallen INTO tic river, ani u! the buildings III 1lle
ransr nrs pretty snoroushy al1e.ia!St' mi, os
We are now experiencing ffesltet TINT has n
1ecn cqu..lied in ins vicinity siAce the 1neElorat
"1tstng Of tho luison :" III she & spring of 1es :,
water continued, rising steadily, anil this morn!t
II wus full tfiecn feet over thu dock More thl
| merged. III Arch street the water ha1 cru+s.
FlunkliD street, uld the Easements 1t Pearl sire
ar. Hooded Ii South FerTr street 1t il Milw.
! | between Green and Franklin streets; In Mliise
ayennc 1t has reached about midway 'eswe.
| Dallius aust Grcen stret'A In Hamilton stre'
tho water has reached the corner D1 lI0tl stree
! cnusIng suspension Of wc.k IN Wheeler. MeE1s
! i ca +, anu Emers's extensive man1lfactnriI
: establishments Most every basement south.
Hamilton street and east Of Green street Is und
On the Central Railroad tho watcr Is moro th'
|, two feet above the track ut 0rtsknny. Four ct
niles west Of Fort Plain, one Ut Pslatinc llrt;iq
one ut Spraker's Dasin nfl'] onc two ililes west
n Fonda The water rose from oic to three an
:; Eni. ii 1ie1wcen Fort Plain and Fon'a the wat
ts higher than It has been at aug time since 1864
! Tie streams empty!ng INTO ihe hudson are 81
:. bridge on The line OF The Rutland 4 W.sA.nS
Kailtna.s, between Salem nn'l Ilinnert was entlr,
IL carried nway By the freshrt. un thr line Of t
!, Troy 4 1o-ian Kajiroul the track Was wus:,
= away ncur Wliliamstown, and aEo Lear Sos
i PnwnaL
u u TEoy, y. r, April sa.-The water ls at 1c:
= eight feet over the ordinary 'locks OF the city. t.
- :, even the wharf Of the Troy amt Boston RnllCp
u u COMPANY, ut the foot VI Adams street, Is IL
for shy mt # TIN ts sase Was ha
:, low broadway, are noo*le'l and many Of the
- 1nares of the houses III th~ lower Iar1 Of the e
a7t Rut.eEtNE Erunl the incs,uyen!eicc OF too mu
: oI the apntrus ltnItl, but 10 hot hear of ans
n rious loss In ans ease. The water was grattla
= rising all the forrnnon Yesterday, at tht rate
= ursr Ill inch an hour. aud promises tO he Elsl
- higher lefure it subsidies.
y The raft which has been in course OF constr
u tl'n fnF some st.nc l,ast at The southern point
II Tuesday evening, and plunged with all its fol
~ ~ uea,nst The north epl Of the substantial hr
u blacksmith shop uf Roy K Co., Furt schuyler, co
- rlcteiy tIen,olsnlng Tie north aui easf wills
that structure, several large sticks rEvtrudng fu
C thirty feet into l''t shop. ~ ,o -,
= The 1vet rose constantly yesterday, lnos, Of I
% t!fte ut lie rate OF afMnt MI Inch anil n half
- lsu1lr, alul ut early evening WAS twenfs-stx Il
= four inrhes ats,ve low water nark. All shron
"a tho lower districts taking good pnr1on nf %
t crce street, AMI thu whnlc ot th: upper sect
-. q Water street, and Pleasant street, IN to n,
rhnfa 1rA ri s1sr
~ Inhabitants several hundred tencine,lts are
~ rounded with water, aud outhOlscs and fen
i. iences arr necessarily popular: The enbanxsne
" on which runs the freight trnck OF the tIartfpri
"a New 1iavcn Koad, Is 1aphi!y washinE nxay
- toll-bridse. Though there Is u solid stone wall
T. the river side for ronc distance which gives
n n lection, 9csthc earth sinks a~as and holes
Z | even II the passage Of 1rntiiS Is not altoEet
-, - ! stopped. At mon the water got fntp the cng1
yc Eosl.i at the Grove Works 90 that the stoppag
~ ssre establishments ,0tng business there arc cn
IA completely. ani must sntfer BY # The aisun
of s ;5ask z! he Ma5t1osa r11ssSs
~ me benefits VI n steamboat ''wthoat change Of CT
,sa All Aiouc she wnter's cdge in the inundated
n tTicfs hAnlrr''s of people IN MI paris u tae
=" haye assembled to w!tncss the operation OF bg
~ ~ The PROBABILITY r. that the rse in Hartford
y In ans event reach fwcnty-fi.e feet With the a
ne Increase during the night that took place ye-
~, day, Morgan STREET promises 10 be flooded lttw
h Commerce ani Front this morning. 90 TINT re
" trg the toll tlrtlgr wnu be difficult matter.
70 highest hoods IN record here are "a followa:
IN u, 1es'l feet In. ls4s.....27 feet
s l>;, = fsct fct in Ia ssa fSsa fest
H. The Merr1msck River IN ssil, rising fast, m
II this point i is higher win one exception, tha
w:ishcs tho bottom Of the bridge, and II T.
much longer the structure VII be carried 2,
near Nooksc,t, Is Hooded and Impossible
H. IN the rassampslc Railroad no trains !
lecn further north than lsarton since Tue
morning. Last night another HRat-0Ht 0ccss
~, on the i'assn1nrslc, and now thc trains can 3
icy icy further thau SeEhury Several Of the paaseil
y" from that route have been taken acru*s the
lts, f.ectcut River In boatA to the Montreal Koa'l
m. is reported that the safts OF logs aboye y
rs rs River have broken away, and !aTgs na1n,,s
IaSt iu There IL la1xc washout Ut South chasestt
~ ~ n1d tho pasEvnEers n1c carried by tn boats.
aray e. ,tnm ta' G o s t. au.ee >" Il
,aEt MoSTrK1Isa, Vt, April
lby here tn.tIsy as tie result Of the warm md h
cts min which fell during last night The streets
on Inundated n several placea in nc salass :
ntn m cemetery, Il almost entirely under wnteE.
ons Inc Aiain street hs1hcc oycr the W!noosn, the
he residence RS II Mr. Chas. silver, threatening
vile time 10 undermine It anil sweep II away. Tci
un- rnrr asns hayn n>en erected In several p!act
Of r-ysnt ,,sr1o,n n I,r1ynte and p,lt,iic frop
d OF ~ s,roreTr fnrners hori,era and other occur
of - ~ ce1isTs and basement efor1es In the bus
taSt nsr4 - rms 1nrn nave tetn drowned ont
lent iinanr casna fheir shons are rle,l with wate
pou tho snffurt Of which don't chairs, hcuches b.
set Wis ana harrels II ia said TINT the fru Of
OF rrnfr + iinimas rpmnyetl Orer fof4y tons Of e
s,e- dnr1ug the forenoon. Taken altogether. tho
nc sge to goods must be quite heavy. A!thou
to e..,,ns ~ 10 81 rat n n m i m abatement d