New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-31
THE RECENT STORMS.

HEAVY RAINS ALONG THE HUDsON-BREAKs IN
THE DELAWARE AND HUDSON CANAL-A
RAILROAD DAMAGED.
RoNDOUT, n. Y, Aug. 3O.--It rained here very
heavily last night this morning The water at Eddy
VILE is five feet higher than the level Of the canal and
boats cannot locked through. Three breaks are re-
ported along the canal One Lock No As Is 100 feet
long another Lock No 4s is about the same length
and third near Cadwes is rs feet long 1t will take
eight or ten days repair damages. The west end OF
Reayerllu bridge on the Rondout and Oswego Railroad
was lifted from ITS caps and trains delayed several hours
in consequence. The damage VIII he repaired to-hgu'
and trains run regularly tomorrow.
FLOODS AT EAST ALBANY-SEVERAL HOUSES
CARRIED AWAY
ALBANY, Aug 30.-Owing to the heavy ram
last night and stOppage of the cuyerts Quacken-
derry Creek near East Albany, flooded to the hight
of some is OF 20 feet Many families were obliged TO
leave their houses escaping through secOndstory WIN
dOws Several houses, outhOuses FENCES anu nke euc
tures were carried away, and much damage was done.
TROY FLOoDED-Two PERSONS DROWNED.
TROY, Aug. 3O.-A severe rain-stOrm has
ragged here for the hours. The city is Hooded and
the river and streams are much swollen.
John Powers with John Grove, age II, and Maggie
McCarty, age u.s. were in small boat in POestenki
Creek gathering drift-wood this afternoon, when they
unconsciousy drifted into the strong current Grove
exclaimed, ave are lostw and jumped overheard
Powers then attempted 10 throw the girl ashore, and
Jumped overheard after her. Grove and the girl
carried over the dam and drowned. Powers drfted in
an eddy, where he seized hold of an old engine lying in
the creek, 70 which be chung until rescued.
DEATH FROM LIGHTNING IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Yesterday afternoon
George H. Mclean age H. was struck by lightning and
instantly killed Mrs Lackett also struck about the
same time and stunned. II is feared she viii lose her
eyesight.
HUDSON RIVER TRAINS DELAYED.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, Aug. 3O.-lIeavy rains
have prevailed in tins vicinity for two days. Trains
the Hudson River Railroad delayed tonight in
quence Of there being feet of water in the tunnel
near Troy, caused 10y defect in the sewer-pipes.
TIE RAIN STORM IN MAINE-RAuROAD DAM
AGED
LEWISTON, Me-, Aug. 30.-One of the severest
storms Of the season commenced at O'Clock p. Two
and cue half inches of rain fell in three hours. There
was slight washOut on the Androscoegin DIVISION OF
the Maine Central RaT2ai, near THIS city causing tenn
porary stOppage Of the evening passenger train.
FREsHET IN THE DELAWARE vALLEY-THE
RIVER RISING RAPIDLY-BRIDGE AND MILL
PROPERTY ENDANGER AND HOUSES SWEPT
AwAY-BREAKs ON THE ERIE RAILROAD
AND THE DELAWARE AND HUDSON CANAL.
PoRT JERvIs, Aug. 29-The violent storm of
yesterday and last night has occsioned heavy freshet
IN the Delaware River and the is still rising
Much damage Is anticipated IN the valley. Lumber and
lors are floating down III large quantities cOferdam
and engine constructing the pier for the large sus
pension bridge the Delaware River Mt this place
il submerged and is in danger of being destroyed and
the pumps and engine swept away. The hotel at Milford
Owned by s. D. Van Elten, and standing the river
OIL a high bank, will probably be washed away. The
ste, On tannery Of John ii. Sherman, the Wander
mark creek, has been considerably damaged.
The 'engine-hOuse swept away last night,
with bridge lust above the tsnnery The streams In
the vicinity Of Milford Port Jervis and Monticello
very high and mills, farms, bridges, aud roads will be
seriously damaged Two bad breaks have occurred on
Railroad early this morning about three miles
west OF tins place by which two cars OF the emgrant
train were thrown down the bank, and very serious
OF Pond Eddy by which both the eastward and
westward tracks were swept away Tor some dis
lance All travel over Delaware division was stopped
until $3.50 D. IN today Hundreds of freightrains were
held here all day. every available piece OF track being
tlled.
At HARDWOOD on the Monticello and Port Jeryis Rail-
way tremendous landslide occurred last night Travel
win be interrupted tor days Passengers are carried
the Obstruced point and there transferred to the reg
MAR Two carloads Of pershaDle freight were In
the train this morning consigned to dealers IN New
YORK. The loss 10 the Enc Railroad by the delay In
freight will be many thousand dollars.
LAIEKIDree eoioDs OF the treste OF the Erie bridge
above Port Jervis, have gone down. The water Is still
rising in the fiver.