New-York tribune., 1873-01-20

ware River fell at night, and Immediate danger Is
apprehended.
Trains the Morris and Essex Railroad drove
through six eight inches of water, and many OF the
platforms at the stations submerged The ground
here low and swampy and many of the shanties were
deserted by their occupants. On the line OF the Ero
Railroad travel impeded and at Paterson espeoaiy
celers were flooded The snow-banks under the vigoi
assaults of the driving ran crumbled away ana led
the freshets. and, although sharp frost set m ,he
foods clapped their hands and ragged throuRhout 's
day. 1t Is said that the water was higher in many OF
the rivers than II has been in ten years.
UP HUDSON.
An ice gorge was formed below Albany. and the
wharves were Hooded not before the merchants had
removed goods from the cellars to the upper ooh
The Hudson River Railroad bridge at Stockport was car
ried away and the trains from Hudson by the
way of Chatham and the Boston Road, 10 Albany. II
was reported that the flood in Catsl Creek had caused
great havoc. The freshet In the Hudson RIVER Ieceuei
toward midnight but the ice gorge below the city con-
AT Poughkeepse severe hall-storm prevaea untn @ 80
p m when 1t turned to rain with the % m az
the freezing point The ice In Saugerties Creek Doke up
the iron works. and, after moving snort Is.aG; %
stopped Fears are entertained that anoher snaM T tb
swollen and the thick lee VIII tear every
Gs 10 poad but ran around by way Of Chat
ham, The Stockport bridge was repaired Wltn grea, @
dpteh and ira trains & sSI 1s esr an2 nd eoS and the
immediate danger from the treshet being happlS ro
moved Bridges on the Harlem extension were caIilou
away on Saturday.
THE FREsHETs IN PENNSYLVANIA.
LOCK HAVEN, Penn, Jan. S.-The Susque-
hanna here is full broken ice and ammed up by the
Linden Bridge near Williamsport. The bacSwaer from
Bald Eagle Creek has flooded the fats between the creek
and Lock Haven Many houses in the lower part OF the
city are flooded and the people moving out Consider
able lumber from Cleared and Kettle Creek has been
carried down. Part of the island bridge has been car
ried awav George Mccormick, living near It, lost his
cows and horse by the sudden rising OF the wafer
during the night, and narrowly escaped drowning
himself -. l. - foot
WmEEsBARRE. Jan. 1s.-The susquehanna rs rs II ieet
high here The ice Is running our very la % ro &
road cars could not run and PASSENGERS arriving & AT
Kingston unable TO get TO Wikesbarre Ihe water
has fallen foot since p. ID. -
WILLIAMsPoRT. Jan. 1s.-rhe river at p. m was 10
feet above mark The ice from here down mas
gone, but the ice from above Das not yer passed tg
boom, the Linden River bridge holding ~ back Iaroad
communication between here ana LOCK Haven is SUN i-
terrupted , :,
felt at the dam three miles above here All tne
houses inundated the water being up 70 me second
of the dwellings At - p IN the Ice had stoppeu
running but about mile above here IL pieu up TWO
stories hgn.
RIVERS RISING IN CONNECTICUT.
Norwich, Jan. 1S.-The freshet which
began Yesterday in the shetucket and Yantic Rivers
continues and the rivers still rising. part OF the
New London and Northern Railroad near this city has
been washed away causing considerable delay in the
running of trains. trestlebrdge OF the Norwich aud
Worcester Road has been damaged that no trains VIII
be run by that Company seuth OF this city, Damage 90
far is slight.
HIGH WATER IN THE POTOMAC.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.--Ihe Star has dispatch
from GeoI geown d. c. saying The Signal Service has
ustw armed the merchants along the wharyes here TO pre-
pare for tremendous ice freshe The river has risen
five feet at Harpers Ferry hours and is still rising
rapidly Mountains Of fee coming down. The mer-
chants have put extra forces TO work. and are geng
their goods to places safety Should their worst fears
he apprehended, the vessels at the wharves are all
doomed Other reports however do not indicate great
damage and at noon heaVy hesAet was hoV an'of
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