New-York tribune., 1870-04-21
TIE FRESHET.

TIE FLOOD IL THE MOHAWK VALLEY - THE
WATER HIGHER THAN EVER BEFORE KNOWN.
SCHENECTADY, April 20.-The freshet in the
Mohawk Valley never great before. The Valley
was flooded from bank bank yesterday, inundating
the portions Of villages and cities and causing
great damage At this city the water to 20 feet
above low mark, submergng several streets and
flooding large number residences. The greatest rise
was Tuesday, during the day. so that the people
had time to prepare for it, The water here was IS
inches higher than during the great freshet of last Fall
Many families taken out Of the secOndstory win
on the floor Of the old Mohawk bridge Little damage
done the railroad and the trains have been nearly
time The food rushed into the canal at few points
and did considerable damage the feeder at the aqueduct
four miles east Of this city being washed away The
water has fallen 10 feet to-day
THE WATER RECEDING AT ALBANY.
ALBANY, n. Y, April 2O.-The freshet in the
riverhere Is now subsding rapidly. This morning the
docks feet under water and the Peoples Line
of experienced great difficulty in effecting
landing.
THE CHEMUNG RIVER FALLING-THE CANAL
DAMAGED.
WAvERLEY, April 20.-The Chemung River
has fallen eight feet Twenty rods Of track washed
ont Just west OF the bridge at Chemung Village The road
is now ready for trains to pass The break in the Penn
sylvania and New-York Railroad is at Mlan eight miles
bclow This place portion Of the waters OF the Che
mung broke the canal at Athens and running down
miles, broke Out again, washing out about - rods OF
the track, which on the Old towngpdth Passengers
are now transferred The road will be repaired and
trains running again regularly tomorrow.
THE FLOOD IN MAINE THE GREATEST SINCE
1S43-GREAT DAMAGE ANTICIPATED.
SACo. April 2O.-The greatest freshet since
1873 now prevails here and the river is probably higher
now than il was them -Four bridges and several Of the
PRINCIPAL streets impossible. A large number of
houses have been vacated. the occupants leaving in
boats The waterp0wer- machine shop is shut down,
and only part Of LacOna Corporation can run H0bs0n
has 40 acres of logs held by one BOOM which thus far
hpl / nothing
mills and heavy houses along the river The storm 81
a IL ipbin eight inches OF the point reached
in the great freshet last FAN, and is still rising
THE FREsHET EAsT-TuE RIVERS STILL RISING.
BosToN, Mass April 2).-The Merrimack has
risen az this place o. feet from 10 II o'clock The Brs
to train the only that has arrived from the north
The train over the Montreal Road far north
Concord where the passengers were carried over the
river to the Northern Road The up train the North
ern Road left Concord and hope to be able pass
dover which they We're unable TO do on Tuesday on ac-
count Of the highway bridges being carried away There
field. North Weare Roads The Concord Road Is un-
interrupted its trunk, although about a foot
OF water covers the track at ThQrptOn's,- and
no through freghts have left. On the Boston, Low
ell, and Nashua Road the water covers the track
for about quarter Of MILE and at TyngsbOro the water
up TO the axes OF the The trains on the Vermont
and aud Cheshire and Fitehburg are re-
October freshet and s rising one hall inches an hour
The Merrimack at Lowell is higher than at any time
since lss2 Otis Aliens drive OF logs has broken away
the booms and much lumber will be lost. There is back
water I'm most Of the mills.
TIE FLOOD on THE CONNECTICUT RIYER-EAIT-
FORD INUNDATED-TWO LIVES LOST.
HARTFORD, April 20.-The water in the Con-
neccut at this point is 25 feet above lowwater mark
and the streets the river submerged Yester
day little girl named Lizzie Sceery fell from piazza
into the food and drowned. To-day four men
attempted the river the Colt Pistol Factory
when their boat capsized and Alexander Maher was
drowned The Others were rescued with some difficulty