New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-12
BREAKING UP or TIE ICE
A FLOOD AT ALBANY-CONDITIoN or TIE ICE
AT VARIOUS POINTS ON THE RIyER-DAM-
AGE TO PROPERTY.

FLOOD AT ALBANY-CoNDIrIoN or THE ICE
AT VARIOUS POINTS ON TIE RIyER-DAM-
AGE TO PROPERTY.
ALBANY Jan. 1.-THE water in the river ia
Using slowly and storm OF and hail pre-
V"Is' NO heavy nundaton 10 apprebended. hut owing
to remarkably strong current that sets in from the east
side OF the river north the city and which pours into
the oasin IN great volume very damage being
e done to, to property on the pier between the
tho cut through which BASES the Hnd.
SON River ans Harlem Railroad terryboats Buildings
ford and By Schuyler yosburg and Brrg a. barge Of
fees aud storehouses are almost ruined the west wall
having fallen Tho contents. mostly -four be-
got out before night fall. Tho West "e wall Of
brick building belonging to 8 f. Washburne Of West
S Of wheat pf6 sSsss G
a. so with ~ccn harley large quantity which y lost No
damaged, the west wall being badly cracked. and
n rn9 f9 Sii1h Is apparently 'apped THIS is
thicky studded piles driven into the bed OF the river
some 80 feet. The walls are "a inches thick. This build
Gus parties Nos 50 aud 49, formerly Patterns steam
Hour MILL is also IN great danger 1t contains 5000 bar
Twcddlc and gram owned by several firms The prop
erty LOST together with that s,h ia danger. is
mining tho whole stretch OF the pier south from Column
blast Bridge to tho Railroad Ferry cut In the Pattcn
although the walls Of this building are still apparently
firm tho engine in tho engneroon has settled several
An extensive thaw has prevailed a all points the
Hudson during the last six days All the streams
leading into the river arc greatly swollen and the thaw
continues AT Tivo the crossing 10 Saugertics very
dangerous. tho weak Ice almost prohibiting people from
stepping on IT, AT Rhinebec the ferry boat Is running
regularly unusual thing for this OF the year
From Rhinebec TO Albany there many large cracks
visible In the Ice extending from shore 20 shore At New
burg the erryOoat ia III full operation running regu
lary Below there the ice Is fast far south West
Point. where immense Gclt is broken OF. moving up
and down with tho tide. making the ferry trips there
very irregular In Peeksklll Bay the ice is firm 1t con
sisng Of one vast Held, which floating down from the
North, stuck thcro, enabling people " cross with
teams.
THE STREETS OF THIS CITY.
1t would seem that New-YcTk j. destined
this year 60 through tie climatic experiences Of the
torrd zonetho dry or hot season and the wet season
In July last had weather which surpassed that OF
in tho last % years and now, although hay
ing no very cold weather blessed with rain
showers ana muddcr streets than in previous Winter
Tor many years Last evening at o'clock IL poured like
summer thunder The rain continued until
late hour making the streets which. previous
vent, had been nearly passablc like small
than decent hOrOugharcs for decent people Yesterday
in the Board Of Assistant Aldermen. resolution WAS
offered nqurug into tho administrator ot street affairs
but would probably have been rather inconvenen
for the Street Commissioners 70 answer It, II was buried
among the " refuse which adOrns the table OF tho
Committee on Finance.