The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-27
DAMAGE TO NEW ENGLAND RAILROADS..

The rainfall which succeeded the snow OF Saturday
morning continued for the space OF fourteen hours,
and was the ost prodigous known in New England
for many years Had 1t occurred during one OF the
thaws which rendered the past winter open one
damage 10 property would have been immense As II
was the surface of the ground being frozen hard
in many places with packed snow when the
began, that infection extent spared
Al Rochdale, Mass. on the Boston and Albany road,
seven miles Of Worcester the uated waters
caused
A LANDSLIDE,
the earth covering the tracks, In consequence OF which
the mail tram from Boston, at nine p NJ was delayed
three hours Occurring dead OF night IL was with
the greatest difficulty could be obtained willing TO
wade through slush and shovel away obstruc-
ons IL finally done aud the set out for its
destination IL was delayed at Carlton once alter eay-
ing Hartford and two or three times on the Now Haven
road; also at Woodawn, on the Harlem road, point
which shows how furious must have been the angry
waters The Connecticut River at Windsor Locks rose
~ almost unprecedented height, and ioaming
and dashing toward the Sound like Niagara IA
Moriden
CELLARS WERE SUBMERGED
and several houses oated IRON their foundations
AT North Haven, near New Haven, the low meadows
known as the fats, embracing some 200 acres,
covered with water to such depth to- hide IRON
sight many Of the farmers haystacks with which that
region abounds.
the Shore Line Railway at Madison caused delay
OF seven hours 10 the morning owl tratn The Con-
ncccut Valley road from Hartford 10 Saybrook Is -ery
much washed and IL Is ed will be unable TO
regularly II before Tuesday. The ~ H. d. and
Ansonia road has bad gull es in several places and It
Will require the work OF several days put IL IN
Up the NaugaIuck Valley more ram never fell
In short a space of time Several washous
reported on the Naugatuck road IL certain tho
floods have torn The tracks OF the Housatonic road,
but TO how great an extent cannot be definitely stated
till Monday Gangs OF men have been engaged all day
to-day The New Haven road filling in with earth
where the rain mad forced II away and putting ties
IN places OF doubtful strength
RIVER ICE VANISHED
Every vesgo ofico has passed Of the Connecticut
River and driitwo0d In large quantities has taken lis
place The wharvcs az Hartford aud Mlddetown
Tor long time under water. Much loose lumber was
carried away. In New Haven the rush OF water down
the bed OF the old canal which tho principal rail-
road trains phss through the city the means Of
making believe the OF tho memorable
August Of 1874 were 10 DO re enacted.
AZ East Bridgeport land and water unequally
divided preponderance Of the latter appearing
During saturday night at New Rochelle water rose
above the railroad tracks but washout &C.
Cured.
on THE HARLEM ROAD
The point which caused most disturbance was al
Woodlawn, the Harlem road, the junction with
the New Haven road. gully OF small width len tho
tracks without support IL was discovered carly In
the evening, but the rushing waters prevented any
tempt repairs The result was the Boston express
al ten past eleven NJ, reached the Grand Cen
trail depot at four O'Clock Sunday morning The New
Haven milk train due at twelve midnight In at
half past A. ~. The mail train for Boston, instead
OF setting at nine O'Clock Z. ~ IT'S table time, did
not leave Till twenty-five minutes past three A. NJ
None OF the trains permitted TO make speed AZ
more than fifteen miles an hour, under instructions
IRON Vice President Reed al New Haven.
'aruE GREATEST FLOOD IN FIFTY YEARS.
PursAM Conn. March 26, 1916
The greatest food along the Quinncbnug River for