New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-06
THE GREAT STORM.
NETWORK.
ITS EFFECTS UP THE HUDSON.


at between 10000 and $4,000 At Phimont the water
began to rise at O'Clock Monday morning, and In short
time Simmopss dam was carried away, and afterward
Harder's dam followed. Harder's knitting mill was
badly damaged, and the operators who were In the
building barely escaped with their lives Many Of them
could be rescued only by being taken out Of the windows
In its resistess course the swollen stream next
carried away Rogerss dam, and then FrittsA
The papermill damaged, and the bridge below II
torn to pieces Frttss mill suffered In the loss Of the
water wheel and entire side OF the building, with 100
TINS OF coal and large quantity ef paper Aikens DAM
and the dam at the head OF the falls owned by the Phil
mont Water Company also destroyed The loss OF
this dam. which supplies water for the mills on the
te come The bridge crossing North Creek. which flows
from Client through Mellenve. was torn away, and
were utterly destroyed and farmyards made desolate.
Plgs, pumpkins, hay apples barrestaves logs planks.
other items of the mechanics; and the farm.
ers' wealth, were swept down by the roaring flood.
at Mierton were carried away and trains able
TO reach New York. The bridge at Client loosened,
| tanned no damage. Above Pulver and at Cayerack
part Of the railroad track washed Passengers
pairs to he made The cuvert below Livingston. the
f SN carried away on M0day Tai
Hudson yesterday morning and none got through TO Al
bany.
Reports from Albany yesterday gave six feet Of water
over the docks there yesterday morning.
much damage was done TO orchards and gardens. The
bridges all yielded to the force OF the delnge Hay
ings and trees swept away like upon the
current. AT Stottyille. much loss was experienced
pike, as their bridges are now floating wrecks. Van dc
Carr's paper MILL that is only brick chimney.
innulnerabe fotilla already Its way to the ocean.
The only loss OF life occurred ut Coumbiavilie where
Frank Wadsworth foreman in the WIlds Factory, and
James Head, friend, while fishing for drftwOod were
swept ovsr the dam and drowned.
POUGHKEEPsIE, Oct b-The running OF trains on the
New burgh and New-Ynrk Shortcut Railroad Is sus-
pended. The road is badly washed aud gangs of men
an xynrE gnuir
The reports of damage by the food increase. and in
four counties on the Hudson tbe loss cannot De less man
and Hudson Canalone at kerhoukson OF 200 feet
streets OF Rondout flooded, and families driven
from their homes The cable OF the Western Union Tee
graph Line Rondou Creek. Ia broken. In the In
terror OF Ulster County bridges and barns swept
away, and whole fields OF grain are destroyed Nearly
every bridge in Greene County IL gone and the farm
lands are devastated
Reports from Duchess County also bad Scores of
bridges have been washed away and everywhere
throughout the country is impeded For distance OF
80 miles north the Hudson River is lined with timber
pumps apples, stores aud hogsheads The condition OF
ihc'BudsO River Railroad north OF Stuyyesant is de
porabe. For long distance the track is coy.
cred with water to the depth Of IS inches Al
Casteton the water is four inches higher than II
was ever known TO be before It is not expected
trains through TO Albany tomorrow The track. how
10 gSU %a ,pav those points is not now
delayed. Passengers who left Sew-iork on the m
train to-day we've transferred at Ivo 10 tue Thsuneey
were ,aI sent f forward to Kbany.
HUDSON Oct. 6-Tbe food Of yesterday was the worst
known here. The total loss OF property IN tins
Caveraek suffers the most Among the heaviest losers
are Jacob {: Esselstyn, WOODEN mn; Henry J. Rowe
Knitting mill; Harper W. Rogers. paper MILL d. NJ fitE
and W. A. Harder. cotton mills Tue loss IN the town
vaatie damaged Ia the amount Of $1,000 Alexander
ASCS Of m" g J 55s ps's Van pseo ,1
loses 5000 the Messrs Stats, $1,000, and others Lees
amounts. A largo number OF cattle and horses we're
ned. IL. CT TOWuel
lost nine head of valuable cattle Cooper, valuable
ing lost 1000 bushels OF potatoes which washed
from the ground The devastation OF fruit trees Ia eI
tensive and beyond computation. Communication by
places enty feet wide aud ten feet deep have
been cut by the rushing flood.
Reports of disasters by food pour In from every
% SDd village Along Sa.
felt the effects of the storm From Hyde Park TO oash
freshet Thousands upon thousands OF pumpkins. cab
ssss sRPS Wind ShS boSn
Between Germantown aud Oakhl distance OF only SIX
heavy tmbers also line the shore pieces Of trestle
bridges, and heavy saw logs Between The Slate Dock
ssnas Of .an nss in ss river
having noated away from the Rosendale Cement
when nyannfsetory has. Without doubt received
damage. From Rondout Creek, also float pumpki - and
delaware aud Hudson Canal. This morning Sectional
dock having Sa, inc sa Sscf me tse IN.
Eddyyle Ulster County, the nhabitr ss move about IN
boa al The lower part Of honsos b's Inundated At
water IN many spots The Della rare and Hudson Canal
s.n, o as%srs arS a. points! A. we..
swept awHy. gardens are Destroyed NC. The damage
dOns the EondOut an sweso Railroad far greater
than was at rs supped and 1t will take weeks to re-
Reporls from We Interior of Greene County very
gone, INSTRUMENTATION with the farmers ID cur on
faefs,s huf In
and tho dam ia ~aie. There heavy How OF wstefin
saasres Crock but up to oday no Sss"se sas
psmpkins, apple eabbages aud cucumberf are noatnE
down the creek into The Hudson hudson, shows ,aat
inundatsd. Al the mouth OF Hondout Creek
@ 91g a.. de dead vo s0dSS Seen Of sDs aS yn1
the bridges north OF Rbnebeck aud near ryo. IN
e 1 hsS to reach the and BY
going through the woods The first train through TO Hnd
SON on the Hudson River Railroad reachodhat city at
i:GO D. IN to-day the bFidge below Livingston Station hay
ing been repaired The passengers and mails were now
ever transferred at Tivol TO the steamer Chauncey Vo
bard. An emigrant train, filled with wandering emil
grants ny at Tvo nearly all day yesterday ana ali last
night, but cane here today.
TuEBARK SARAH EnIZABETH ASHORE.
Yesterday morning at daylight the bark Sarah Eliza
beth said be New Foundand) came ashore on the
beach Union Inet, within u miles OF Government
station. and about due south OF hmityyle H. she Is
den three years old and loaded with hides. hair, and
wool She lies near the place where the ships
it said afraid ofg ding ashore on the Jersey coast held
too far eastward, ana NJ uayIRht iouhu MIN
sci 80 far on shore he could not the bark about
and she grounded high on the beach, 10 being nj the
time full tide The vessel can DO reached on ioot ~ low
water.
UNPRECEDENTED FLOOD AT TROY-THE HUDSON
EIGHTEEN FEET ABOVE Low wATER-hARK
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS AND LOSS OF LIFE.
Troy, N. Y, Oct. 5.-The flood is UMPIRE
cedened The water the Hudson Is IS feet above low
water mark Great destruction Of property has been
done along the Poestcnkl In this city, the mills being
rb. Cd at