The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-27


snturdny's rain occasioncd much damage
throughout New Jersey. A hole was washed IN
the bank Of tho Delaware and Narltin Oinal ~
Bakers Basin. The water was drawn from the
levci. and the wash 1ut was repaired yesterday.
The track Of the Pennsylvania Railroad at the
Clinton street depot. Trenton. was under water.
and water poured into the tunnels beneath the
cry Cellars along the water power were flood
Cd ns were many houses In the lower part Of
tho CITY, A boy named wIthan fell into the wa
tor. and his body was carried into the Del ware
The body has not been recovered. woman
named Mcbride was found dead on the Iiruns-
wick pike noar that city. II IA supp )sed she
d led from exposure.
The food on the Blackstone has rely been
equ He'd. Tho damage Il great all along the
stream. In Woonsockot great efforts were re-
qnred 10 preserve the dams. Mills and houses
In some cases are partly submerged. Dallou
smiths dam, In Est blackstone. was washed
away, and two dams at Uxbfidee. At Durrl
ulle, on the Clcar river there was general
sweep " dame, taking much mill propcrty. and
C using damage TO the amount Of SN)OOO.
A. II uhius u Co.'s machine shops. j. L. Hop
kins's woollcn mill,'the dive house and picker
house at Jub Waldron'- min, and part II Hop
kins'- spindle mandatory were swept away.
The dam at lnman's mil Is gone, aud at last
accounts this evening II was thought the mill
would a.. IN, imouut Of rain fail during Sat
urday and Sa urlay night was i.OJ inches. At
u ,nielsvillc, Conn. the Quinnsh w Companys
Old mill Is undermine l. and will rrotahly be
carried awav The loss + estimated at Sg0,OO0.
Won ESTER, Mass. March 20 The damage by
hoods to-day In this vicinity Is estimated at
$40 OOl. Four dams I'm this city, four in Nill-
bury, two I'm Ixbridge, md ono In sutton have
hsen ,aricd away hfee stone-arch bridges In
this city are illy 4 sir1ye aud all the low
lands are flooded. on the Norwich and Wor-
rrstcr road "a section OF IN cmbnukmpn II, twenty
away. aud travel clnnot be resumed ior week,
l.'ct land sNdss occurred ON the - on aud
AllanN road within a. many niles u this cit'.
NOrw CH. toun.. Nntch ~ Tho NurN,ch aud
Worccucr sec ions q tnc Sew lorN aud New
I'm land Il road nd th New don North-
he former icing notr Putnam aud ON the latter
t.ile ltNye thi- ri.V. Many mill dams ate car
ried away, among item those at B4ltic. Yer
10 's ND Oc'.m. and 70 least -iN lifge bridges
| Seven Ives are lost one mans CarilcC cap
sized ~ he was crossing a stream. and ne W $
| only saved af cr clinglng tu tree Ia water to
| his chm far an hort and a half.
| NORwiCn. Corn, March 20 cyenty-nve ct
| Of the @ 'st end Of the est tukhead of the cam
washed nwHy t. div. Two hundred bdes Of
| in, down the canal ulled II no, thus saving TIE
| mill. The wlter covered the lower Iaft Il the
village. The damage at the mill will DELAY opera
! persons were drowned while crossing the pond
At hAIf Ia.f this afternoon.
lhupGrrohr, Conn" March 0.-The train
| from Sew York. Gue ~ II i. NJ. SATURDAY.,
! p,ssed l'rid-c oft nt \. N. sunday. having
hceu delayed hy heavy wa-hout at Wood
| lawn. Tue shore line owl tram due at 3:ij \. NJ
| pa-sel az T. NJ. a wsshout between u dison
| amt Chnton being tie cause Il the DELAY. Travel
on the berry end New Haven road IS inter-
| rupted hoy wa-hout mile below Derby
| BuSroN. NArfh GA Salisbury. Mass. the
! dam at Cl fks Pond burst, con ple'ely upr 1ut-
ing me lower ilntr Of the Colrl cater mill. The
| damage Is he wv. Al Clinton. Mass great d nm
| age is reported. A despatch from Putnam.
| Conn, reports the washing away " the boiler
| house and boilers q the Putnam Manufacturing
| Company's ml. The loss Is $500.
MANCHEsTER, ~ H.. Nircn - Tho Ncrri-
mack is rising rapidly. and fears Of dangerous
| fresncts are entertained. Northern trains
arrived seven hours late to-day. Several bad
wHshout- afe reported.
HoLiiSrOS. Mass. March &c. Several dams
| rnudeIe luInn.s IOla.