The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-12

house is six inches under water. Tho Young
salmon. OF which there are 100000 In the house.
VIII not be disturbed unless the water rises two
BAH. Me. Dec. 1.-THE railroad depot is
surrounded by water and the track through
the village submerged to the depth Of three feet
and badly washed. The train departures are
all cancelled Southard's starch factory. mile
runs through the streets Of the upper village,
The cellars are full, The highways north and
wnier. The water is still rising fast
., The schooner Harp. Capt; Tinker. Of Calais.
was driven ashore in the storm at Rockland
No lust night, She went entirely to pieces.
GARDINER. Me-. Dec 11,-Four bridges have
OF the Gardiner Ice Company blown down. The
river is full OF logs. The water is over the
SEYMOUR. nc Conn @ 9Ie Dec. iimTRe HomsSntonic
road had a washout at North Kent. which is al
ready repaired. 1t has an engine of the track
bridge below harrington. On the Nauga-
tuck road there were several washouts near
Waterbury, several between Waterbury, and
Thomaston, and some large cuts ut Seymour.
The company is erecting l40-foot iron bridge.
SPRINGFGELD, Mass, Dec. 1l.-There are bad
wash9nts on the, Boston and Albany Railroad.
near Westfed Last evenings trains. in both
sell; No trains are running west OF this city
to-day on account OF washout 100 feet long
Wesiaeld. Al The same distane" beyond West.
Held l 900 feet OF both tracks are gone. At Rus
sell. two more sections of 800 and 200 feet are
gone. At Huntington. one-half of the town
iron bridge. one span Of the Boston and Albany
iron bridge. part OF the dam and mill OF the
Chester Payer Company and the dixie Of the
Highland Mills are swept away. The streets
At " estheld the loss is fully 100000. The
dixie on the south side Of the Westleld River
overflOwed last evening and washed across
Elm street and through Meadow street. cutting
on the centre OF the town from the depot. At
the same time the dixie gave way mile west Of
the village. pouring water all through that sec
street was b s ten teet denp Tbr cear L
" all the stores on Elm street. nearly to the
Post 0hics; distance Of half mile. are
Hooded, The stream from the west swept
through Lincoln, Franklin. and Orange streets,
| surrounded the factories on FL street near the
New Haven aud Northampton Railroad which
| crosses the river, aud undermined the
track for thirty n rods Int at night the
street in a direct line OF the flood. Steers
Elm street. near the rlyeri was partially de;
! stroyed; the loss Is $4,000 on the contents OF
! is also gone. including the brick storeroom /;
| the damage TO the stock alone is s. 600. Leon
ard Atwater''s unoccupied whip factory rravin's
factory are all smashed to pieces. The quass a
| cup factory Of 5. II. Shute. near the bridge. is
gone. and the material IL scattered mile down
the stream: the loss is $1,000. Pravn's block
was worth $4,000. Two wood whip facto-
ries. occupied BY Hocomb 4 Cook aud
contents. The track OF the New Haven and
| Northampton Railroad is injured TO the extent
| OF $4,000 in "A stretch OF a quarter OF n mile. In
| Center Village numerous dwelling houses were
| taken OF. but no lives were lost. house occu-
settled In hole fifteen feet below the surface Of
| the ground. and the family were confined there
several hours. The county and Morely bridges,
| and the west end OF the Gam OF Crane Bros.
paper mill in Little River. two miles east Of
| Westfed. were swept away. There Is great loss
| NORTH ANpTON Mass. Dec. II The extent of
| high water damages in NORTHAMPTON. aud
Hampshire County; are greater than we're indi-
dam OF Clement 4 Hawkes. cutlery mill are
badly injured The State Hospital property
ments; the Vernon paper mill dam was de-
stroyed; several hundred feet OF canal aud rail
| road were wished out. and bridge has been
carried away Sixty feet wash on the Conpecii;
| cut River road, nbova Northampton, delayed
above here. and all up-country mails are car
ried on horseback. as nearly every bridge is
AtFlorence one farmer lost 81 600 worth OF
tobacco. Acres OF meadow land are buried IN
deep sand The meadows below Leeds are
wagons. broken timber. &c The bend in the
river at Leeds is greatly changed and general
scene Of ruin is presented. The 81 600 roadway
above Leeds. rebuilt after the great flood. is
swept away, Williamsburg does not sustain
any greater loss than was caused by the Mill
River disaster. The mill and half the roadway
are gone: The valley is covered with stones and
sand Williamsburg lost nine bridges. much OF
s TTeT walls SSveTn n oGsns dams Hqd par, 81
and Goshen only one bridge is le!t.
In Goshen the bridges. Dressers 100 acres
reservoir. and Shipman's reservoir and mill are
gone. Stevens's mill. in Worthington. is gone
with its dam. Cummington loses heavily in
bridges and houses. WillAms's immense reser-
yoir In Ashflpld is gone The loss Of The town
Of williamsburg is from $1,000 to $1,000 and
that OF Northampton from $4,000 TO $4,000
These figures do not include the individual
losses. which will aggregate hundreds OF thou
sands OF dollars. mi. a,
with people late into the night many oil
whom were driven from their homes by the
water. The South Branch River also oyerfiows
its banks and spreads for nearly half a mile
toward the town. driving the people from their
houses. There is a big washout also IN the
town OF Southampton. four miles above West
field. that blocks IN the down train on the canal
| road. To add TO the horrors OF the night Wald-
ley's house and barns were burned at 3 o'clock
with several horses. The lremen dragged one
hose carriage through the swift current with
the water nearly w 10 their necks, and pre-
Church and other buildings. Patrick Shea and
another man are missing and are said to be
drowned.
The bridge on the Boston and Albany road
at Huntington was swept away. and trains from
the West are blockaded there. A large number
OF passengers are waiting for the opening OF
the road. At Hlnsdale there was great alarm
last night, the Ashmere reservoir threatening
10 give way. Al Leominster great damage was
done 10y the giving way OF the dam.
River street, in North Adams. was flooded last
night The residents on the river banks were
driven from their houses, and Outhulld lngs
were wrecked and swept away by the flood
There was washout on the Piitsileld and
North Adams Branch Railroad. and q thirty-fec
treste and embankment on the Tunnel rond
near BardwelPs Ferry. were swept away. The
water is slowly falling.
| PITTsToN. Pa, Dec. ll.-At p Nj. the track
of the Lackawanna and bloomsbury Railroad
was submerged for several miles, and no trnins
have passed south Of Kingston since 10 O'Clock
this morning. The mining town Of Avondalt
was deserted this forenoon and fears are en-
tertained that the entire place Will be swep
away during tine night. All communication be-
tween Wilkesbarre and Kingston is cut of. The
banks at West PittslOn are under water, ant
cellars of costly residences on River street are
flooded with water and refuse. A bridge a
Coney's Creek WAS swept away, and one ovel
| Spring Brook was carried away WITH the abut
ments. The loss in these two bridges vii
amount To several thousand dollars The farm
ers along the river have suffered badly stacks
OF hay and grain are cOnstantly floating dowf
the river. The Lehgh Valley Railroad hai
been badly damaged, and all through trains are
delayed. The agent at this place has been in
structed not to sell any tickets over connecting
roads. The water at Tunkhannock has reached
the bridge which spans the river, and there
seems TO be- no way Of saving IT, II Is expected
to 20 tonight sure. The three iron bridges
that span the river here are in danger from the
the large amount OF trees and logs that have
accumulated on the piers. The river is still
rising and persons living on its banks arr
seek ing higher ground Tor safety