Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-19
all the Water Courses in New
York, New Jersey and Penn
sylyania Overlooking.
Immense Damage to Property
Bridges Washed AWay-Rail-
road Trains Delayed.
Boats Crushed-Freight Injured
Telegraph Poles DOWn-An
Ice Storm in New York.

their goods, should their worst fears be
realized. The vessels at the wharves are
all doomed. Other reports, however, do
not indicate any great damage.
POUGHKEEPsIE n. Y, January 1S.-
All the streams here are heavily swollen,
and it is feared that the thaw viii result
in the ice breaking and consequent
| damage.
ALBANY, n. Y, January 1S.-The
| freshet in the river has receded, though
| the water is yet over the docks. The
| ice-gorge below the city continues. The
Hudson River railroad trains are all be-
hind time. The bridges on the Harlem
extention, between Chatham and Mas
sau, were all carried away, thus break
| ing connection with New York.
MILWAUKEE, January 1S.--Weather
reports from the Northwest this morn
| ing beat anything this winter. AT
| Sparta, Wisconsin, the mercury con-
| gealed-the thermometer marking forty
| five degrees below zero; at Lacrosse,
| thirty-One; at st. Paul, thirty-one; at
Minneapolis, thirty-four; at Milwaukee,
eight degrees above zero.
| ALBANY, January 18.-There is a
great freshet here. Reports are in cir
culation of the loss of life, but it is not
certain whether any occurred. Much
damage would be caused to the proper
| ty in store on the docks, but the mer-
chants have taken precautions to re-
move their goods to the upper floors.
The ice is gorged just below the city.
The Hudson River railroad bridge at
Stockport has been carried away, and
the trains run from Hudson by way of
the Chatham and Boston road to this
city. 1t is reported that the flood in
Catskill creek has caused great havoc.
Similar reports come from Mohawk VAL
ley.
NEW YORK, January 18.-A freezing
rain continues and everything is fringed
with ice. As yet there is no damage TO
the telegraph by wires filling. 1t is re-
ported that freight train ran off the
Hudson River railroad this morning,
causing a temporary obstruction of the
track.
WILLIAAISPoRT, PENN, January lS.-
At the Jersey shore Pine creek over
flowed and the Susquehana river is
gorged with ice. The railroad track be-
tween here and Lockhaven is under
five feet water, in some places stopping
travel on the Erie railroad.
TRENTON, \. j., January lS.-The
main depot and the tunnel are filled
with wafer from one to seven feet deep.
No trains can pass through the main
depot. The passengers and baggage of
the morning train from New York were
transferred by carriages from the freight
depot to South Trenton, bound for Phil
adelphia and the West.
PHILADELPHIA, January IS.-The
Schuylkil river is five feet above the
usual hight. Fears are entertained for
the safety of the dam at Fairmount,
over which the stream is pouring five
feet deep, carrying with it ice, trees,
broken boats, and other debris. Con-
siderable damage has been done to the
mills near Manayunk. The river banks
are Overtiowed, landings carried away,
and several boats have been crushed by
the ice. All the mills have been COM
PEELED to suspend operations.
PIrTsBURG, PA, January 1S.-Con-
siderable damage was caused to proper
ty along the Allegheny river and tribu-
taries by the recent freshet. Houses
were partially submerged, but no loss of
life is reported. A number of railroad
bridges were swept away, and travel is
temporarily suspended on the Alleghe-
by Valley railroad above Oil City.
NEW YORK, January 1S-The trains
on the Hudson River and New York
Central roads were delayed in conse-
quence of the washing away of bridges
and culverts. Several of the telegraph
wires of the city have been broken by
the ice. At three o'clock the rain had
ceased.
NORWICH, CONN, January 1S.-The
Shetucket and Yantic rivers are still
rising, and it is feared that one OF more
of the dams on the former stream will
be carried away, and if so, the lower
part of the city will be flooded. a part
of the New London and Northern rail-
road has been washed away.
PROVIDENCE, January 1S.-The flood
in Blackstone and Pawtucket rivers has
caused considerable damage.
WILLIANIsPoRT, Pa, January 1S.-
The river at Loekhaven and the streams
above there are very high and the ice
flood is the greatest ever known; heavy
loss to timber.
New YORK, January 1S.-The ship
Chas. A. Marshall, from Liverpool, re-
ports having experienced heavy weather
during the entire passage. Three men
were washed overheard and lost.
TRENTON, n. j., January 1S.-River
falling. The Delaware river remains
high, delaying trains.
PHILADELPHIA, January 1S.-A freez-
ing rain falling.
SUNBURY, PA, January 1S.-The-i ice in
both the north and west branches of the
Snsquehanna has broken up. The river
has risen to an alarming extent. The
Philadelphia and Erie railroad is inn
passable. The water is still rising.
NEW YORK, January 1s.-There was
sleet storm here this morning, and
everything is covered with ice.
A fire in John street, this morning,
damaged several silverware and jewelTy
establishments to the extent of fifteen
thousand dollars.
MILWAUKEE, January IS.-A most
remarkable weather phenomenon oc-
Cured this morning between MilwaG-
kee and Sparta, Wisconsin, one hundred
and eighty miles west. The thermom-
eter at the last place was forty-five de-
grees below zero and at Milwaukee
eight degrees above. The difference
was due to two distinct currents of air,
that at Milwaukee being from the north
east, brisk, with lively storm of snow,
while at Sparta and west the wind was
from the northwest, with a clear sky.
The change in the temperature at Mil
waukee occurred on Thursday evening,
at which time a dense bank of cloud
worked its way across the sky, follow
ing closely in the wake of the moon.
New YORK, January 1S.-Dispatehes
received tonight report the freshet as
follows: At Frenchtown, New Jersey,
the river is about twelve feet high, full
of ice, and rising. At Maueh Chunk,
Pennsylvania, considerable uneasiness is
felt about the dam. About all the houses
are inundated.
A dispatch from New York says that
a fusion was last night effected between
the German Liberal Republican and
Democratic General Committees. A
small number of Democrats, not affilia-
ting with either of the regularly organ
lied wings of the party, held meeting
last evening, which was presided over
by Congressman Roosevelt, with view
to effecting the preliminaries for an or
gaEization.
Yesterday a man, representing him
self as c. II. Hubble, of the cloth house
of Hammell, Hall & Co., Chicago, called
on Heries, Sprague & Co., cloth mer-
chants, Philadelphia, and ordered lot
of goods to be shipped at once to Chica-
go, also succeeding In exchanging a
bogus draft on the Broadway National
Bank of New York for q five hundred
dollar check, which he get cashed. He