The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-09
THE FLOODS IN NEW YORK.
Terrible Accident at ROchester.s
A Failing Wall PrecipiIateS about
Thirty Persons into the RlVeTss
Most OF them Drowned.

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Thirty Persons into the RIVeT.'
Most OF them Drowned.
ROCHESTER, April 9.-There is heavy
flood in the, ,Genesse. At seven O'Clock
this evening the waters were within two
feet of the high.water mark of 1865, the
time of the big flood. Considerable dam
age has been done all along the river to
bridges, &C., and all the railroad lines IN
western New York suffer considerably,
ROCHESTER, N. Y, April S.-This even
ing about $50 the foundation wall on the
riverside Of Front street, ofthe new city
building for the police and fire depart
ment, went out when about twenty or
thirty persons were upon it looking at
the river. 1t is estimated by an eye.
witness that ten or fifteen were carried
into the river and swept over the high
falls. No names OF the lost are yet re-
ported. Five or six are known to have
escaped. Great excitement prevails, and
the police in full force are on the streets
trying to prevent any further catastrophe.
SECOND DISPATCH.
ROCHESTER, April San interview
with Mandan Henry Aysner, who was
standing near the wall which fell, brings
out the fact that there were 90 or 80 por-
sons on the wall and timbers leading
thereto. He was considerably bruised in
getting out, and his son was saved by Jos.
Riglestein, who was in the street at the
time. II is known certainly that three
persons were alive. No search can be
made for the bodies 10 night. AS the news
spreads through the city the excitement
increases. Mr. Potter who was q foreman
on the work says he saw there was great
danger Of the wall being swept out, and
he advised, and even begged the people
to get oil. He appealed TO the watch
man Of the building to drive the people
away, but he refused, except TO keep boys
off, Mr.. Potter gave up in despair, and
had Just reached the sidewalk, when
a crash occurred. He turned 10 hear the
cries Of the unfortunate; but was
powerless to save any Of them. II the
wall has not been washed 10 the rock,
when tue waters subsidies, there Is q
chance that most all Ol the dead will be
recovered, as it is though they lell In the
basement Of the building, as the current
now sets toward the street. Advicea
from Avon show the river 10 be still
rising there, and we shall have higher
water here. What the result will be,
few hours will determine.
THIRD DISPATCH.
Reports begin to come 10 giving the
names of those supposed to BIZ lost, but
there isno certainty that they are correct.
A man who was standing on the Central
Railroad bridge says he saw a boy with
one arm over plank pass under the
bridge and go over the tails. The num-
Der ut this hour known TO have got out
alive is five.
Word has just been received at police
headquarters that aid Is needed to remove
tho people from tho heuse In Exchange
street, near the Erie Railroad depot, the
houses there being inundated.
NoRwICu, April S.-The Chenango
river is very high, aud travel is entirely
interrupted on theNew York s. Oswega
midland Railroad. Some portions ol the
track are from 3 to 4 feet under water.