New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-23
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been swept away ane several other buildings injured.
DanE fnmes aud buteads have been carried down the
The forcing pump for supplying tho village with water
has been damaged The loss will amount to several
TIE CONNECTICUT RIVER FALLlSG-RAILRoAD
frfa. TRAVEL TO BIZ RESUMED TO DAY. .fa1r''
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April 22.--The ConDecti-
cut River reached 81 feet above low water mark this
morning aud has since receded about foot. Direct
travel tlis city and Northampton suspended
TO dny and one track on tho Hartford and New Hayen
Road at disabled Both roads viii probas
by be repaired Tomorrow Ih9 Tyer nss o UIs aSa
aud all the railroads will be In Tdnnng order The
tracks Of the Concord and the Northern Railroads nave
not been Interrupted. rs.r ....... v.Inm .
THE FLOOD AT HARTFORD.
The Hartford Courant gives the following
description Of the situation in that city yesterday;
The river rose constantly yesterday most of tho time
at the rate OF about inch and half an hour and st
All through the lower Districts taking in good portion
Of conpereest and the whole q the upper section OF
were lively times among the Inhabitants Several hund
red tenements are surrounded with water. epd
Second story residences necessarily popular
The smbankmsnt on which runs the freight track Of the
la several places between the waterWorks and ths toll
bridge. Though there ia solid stone wall on the river
side Tor some distance which gives protection yet the
earth sinks away and holes are common, The damage
altogether stopped At noon the water got Into tie
engneroom at the Grove Works so that tho stoppagc Q
tabshmens doing business there cut of completely,
aud must suffer by It. The situation OF the track Of tho
Hartford and Providence Road through the North
Meadows gives travellers ell the benefits of steamboat
without change OF cars" All along the waters edge IN
the Inundated Districts hundreds OF people In all parts OF
the city have assembled TO witness the operation OF beng
drowned out. %
the dam mt Holy0ke Is under water for short distance
last nlght left Springfield without making Boston con-
nectioi owing to the train from That city being two
hours late. At Long Meadow the water comes close NJ
TO the track. and trains move slowly force OF work
men was engaged ut that point yesterday afternoon re-
pairing the ebankment fast as IL washed away our
exchanges from all points along the ConheeteuE
valley teen with accounts OF. the inundatlnn,
and q gentleman who arrived In town to-day
from a point above Bellows Falls states that
the sleighng is still good, and the snOwbGnks huge III
that section of the world We get special dispatches
places far NORTH which are published elsewhere, show
Ing tho situation in the Upper Connecticut One dispatch
saws the indications that tho flood has reached s
highest point. II this should come 10 pass the eject
would not be apparent here I'LL twelve hours AFTER az the
least calculation The probability H. that the rise IA
Hartford will event reach IS feet. with tho same
Increase during tho night that took place yesterday
Morgan st. promises 10 be flooded between Commerce
and Front this morning. that reaching the tolbrldge
wonld be difficult matter The highest hoods on record
here as follows; - .r .-.,s,.,
1879 feet TO- 80 feet
feet H. SIl.... 10 feet . IN
ALARMING STATE OF AFFAIRS ALONG THE ST.
LAwRENCE-GREAT LOSS OF LIFE ANrICI-
PATED. Il