The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-13
FLOOD AND FRESMET.
Woful Wetness and Watery
in the East.
National Associated Press to the Star.

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LOWELL, MASS, Dec. 13.-The freshet
caused by the late storm is the largest ever
seen since 1870. During the night the
Merrimack River rose three feet, and at
noon stood ten feet eight inches above the
Pawtucket Dam, and considerable damage
to property has resulted from the overflow.
Persons living on the lower floors in the
vicinity have removed their effects; the
new river wall, built at the mouth of the
Concord River, is completely submerged,
and all outbvildings attached to the cor
pOrations have been washed away; the
Middlesex Mills are inunda ed, and have
suspended work entirely A portion of the
Massachusetts Boot, the Prescott, Merri-
mack, fremont and Lawrence Corpora
tions have been stopped, the only depart
ment running being the weaving room.
The water continues to rise at the rate of
one inch an hour.
LAWRENCE, MASS, Dec. 13.-The water in
the Merrimack River has been rising about
two inches per hour since yesterday morn
ing. At noon it was within one foot of the
Boston & Maine Railroad Bridge. In the
lower weaving room of the Pacific Mill
water is two feet deep on the floor.
THE MERRIMAcK IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
NASHUA, N. H., Dec 13.-The Merrimack
River is rising slowly and the damage in
this vicinity, in the way of washouts and
overtiows, is quite heavy. Roads and
bridges are being more or less disturbed.
Runnelrs bridge, at HALLS, across the
Nashua River is considerably damaged, the
abutments having crumbled out and fallen
into the river. Railroads have been the
greatest sufferers. The Nashua g. Howell
Road had a washout near Tynsboro and be-
tween this city and Million trains are run
ming with great care. The Concord Rail-
road has washouts and it is feared The
bridge crossing the Nashua will be rem
dered useless, as the abutment is. feeling
the effects of the food The mills are shut
down, the backwater flooding the base
| menis and cellars. The water has now
nearly reached the highest point of the
great freshet of 1869, and nothing like it
has ever been witnessed by the Oldest in
babitant of this vicinity at this season of
the year.
CONCORD, N. H., Dec. 13.-The Merrimack
River has fallen four inches, but there has
been no train yet over the Montreal or Con-
cord Railroad. Several large barges and
four horse teams loaded with passengers
and mail have left this city for Robinson S
Ferry to meet the train from Boston, from
which they will convey passengers, &c. to
this city.
FATAL WRECK IN wAsHoUT.
SYRACUSE N. Y, Dec 13-Train No. on
the Southern Central Railroad yesterday
run into a washed-ou culvert near Sterling,
completely wrecking the engine and bag
gage car, and instantly killing Herman D..
Bartlett and probably fatally injuring
Hiram Odell, the engineer. A number OF
passengers were also seriously injured.
wELLsBURG INUNDATED.
| WELLsBuRG w. Va, Dec. 13.-The high
est river for many years. Wellsburg is in
undated. The paper and woolen-mills have
stopped.
STEuBENvrLIE, Dec. 13.-The river reached
thirly-three feet yesterday. Highest since
IA. Cleveland & Pi:tsburg Railroad sub
merged at Mipgo, interfering with the pas
sage of freight trains making necessary the
transfer of passengers. The City Water
works, the jefferson Iron-works and the
Public School in the Sixth Ward are COM
PEELED to suspend operations on account OF
high water. There are no other serious re-
suits
| AT EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO.
| EAST LIVERPOOL, o., Dec. 13-Yesterday
morning the side track of the Cleveland /
| HltlSDuTS hallroau aC lnlS place began 10
slide, and car loaded with flint fell into
the river, dragging with it five other loaded
cars The contents of all are total loss.
A car loaded with one hundred barrels OF
lime took fire, and great damage was done
before the fire was extinguished. The high
water undermined the track.
HERoIsM OF BOY.
PATERSON, N. Y, Dec. 13.-The presence
of mind of a lad aged ten years saved two
lives at Passaic Falls, yesterday afternoon.
A wagon full of lumber had been wrecked
in the river, and John Conroy and son
hoated down in box screaming for help.
| A ten-year-old boy, Michael Flynn, by
example and precept, got the staring spec
tators on the bridge just above the falls, to
confscate the reins from half dozen car
riages and make long ropes, which were
lowered to the Conroys as they passed the
bridge.
| Above the falls was black with people,
standing.horror struck and speechless. The
boiling water tore and beat the wagon box
into fragments and dashed the debris over
the terrible falls, but the man and boy were
saved.
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