Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-02-14
THE WEATHER.
FEARFUL DAMAGE BY FLOODS.
Reports from Several Places,

heavy rain storm is prevailing Throughout,
the Naugatuck valley. The river is rising
| rapidly. Ice is breaking up. Should the
storm con,inae great damage will be done.
Residents AT the junction of the Naugatuck
and Housatonic rivers at Birmingham are
moving out aud preparing for the worst.
HARRIsBURG. Penn. February u. The
whole Shenandoah Valley threatened with
serious damage by pending floods.
LATER The Susquehannashas been falling
all day. The danger is apparently over.
PHILapELrHi., Pa, February IL The
flood damaged mills and houses yesterday
at Msnayunk slooooo.
NEw HAVEN, Conn. February IL. Bridges
over the West river between this city and
Orange has been swept away. Loss 5000.
NEW YoGk. February l9, midnight The
fog has lifted, weather clearing and growing
colder, wind westward.
ALBANY, February IL There was a steady
rain all day, which threatens freshct in the
docks. The water in the river has risea
about II inches since this morning. The
merchants were engaged all day hoisting
goods 10 the upper floors. No trouble on
any of the railroads is reported.
BoRpExrowS, n. j., February Is. The
tracks between Trenton and Burlington City
are under water. The canal boats are living
across the track on Trenton road. Some
small buildings near the Delaware and
Rartan canal locks are partly under water.
The Cd Camden and Amboy shops are in
undated. As far the eve can reach the
shore of Pennsylvania is covered with
water. Since midnight the railroad bridge
on the main line between this city and New
York has been in perilous position,
Twenty-seven laden ears. containing eight
tons each, has been placed to hold il in posi-
ton. The water is at the axles of the
wheels.
WAsurSGroS, February l2. Near the
corner of Sixth and B streets, in the neigh
borhood of the Potomac depot. five of the
Ninth street line of cars had TO be aban-
doned, the drivers taking their money boxes
under their arms and riding off on their
horses. The Seventh street line of cars
continued to run through the flood during
the day, the passengers adopting a kneeling
position on the seats, and the same was the
case with the belt line of cars. The gov
ernment botanical gardens are overflowed
and great damage done.
All travel over the Long Bridge was
suspended this morning. The ice is pound
ing heavily against the aqueduct bridge at
Georgetown, and the water is almost up to
the bridge way.
Three spans of the Long Bridge were car
ried away this evening
The river is still rising at Harper's Ferry,
Va. The depth is now l6 feet.
The water at Georgetown. ID. c. is one foot
above the wharf and still rising.
WASHINGTON, February l3 The flood has
subsidized. An immense ice gorge extending
from above the city to point several miles
below it, and reaching nearly over to the
Virginia shore, has accumulated. ard now
lies immovable, threatening destruction to
the wharvcs and to number of steamboats,
lying at them when it commences to move.
The damage already to vessels, wharves and
property along the river front is variously cs
timated from $50, 900 to 100000
The damage to property in that portion of
the city inundated is 100000. The section
of Long Bridge, about 200 feet in length,
which was swept away last night, was carried
about 100 yards down the river on the flats,
where it now lies. Telegraphic communica-
ton with the South is badly intcrferrcd with,
a. the telegraph cables at Long Bridge has
been carried away. Arrangements have been
made to transfer passengers and mails for
Richmond and the coast bv stages from
Washington over Georgetown bridge To
Alexandria, Fredericksburg and Richmond
road at Fortunion, on the Virginia side.
FREDERIcKsBuR Va, February II. The
Rappahannock river is rising. The wharves
are overfowed. Great damage is feared.
The Rappahannock is fifteen feet above
low water mark. Some lumber was carried
off and the steamboat warehouse was under
water to the second story. No mails nor no
through trains since Friday night.
M:LwAUKEE, Wis. February -. The
storm continues. All trains are delayed or
stopped altogether. Wires are working
north and northwest We have had the
heaviest snow fall ever remembered here
No street cars are running, and business is
generally suspended. The propeilers Depere
and Menomincc in the ice in the Bay are Just
visible. The propeller City of Ludington
that left yesterday afternoon for Grand
Haven. Mich. must have been out in the
worst of the gale. Manv local accidents of
minor importance are reported.
CHICAGO, H.. February H. The snow
storm is general in the northwest and has
lasted from u to 4s hours. according to
locality. 1t has been very heavy, however,
in all places heard from, and has delayed
trains and stopped street cars, clogged tele-
graph wires, and greatly nterfercd with gen
eral business. The weather is rather mild
and snow very heavy, and in many points
becomes s1ush when it reaches the ground.
The great fall of snsw this winter. the heavy
rains the past two weeks, and the general
breakup which has been progressing quietly
has swollen streams and rivers to an extent
rarely known before and great damage has
already resulted with prospect Of still larger
losses.
TOLEDO, o., February II. The water i.
standing at a depth of 3 feet in the Island
House Hotel and Union Depot, cutting of
communication with Summit street, except
by means of boats, and preventing the en-
trance of passenger trains. Up to / o'clock
this morning the Lake Shore bridge at the
upper end Of the city remains intact.
heavy rain with gale of wind from the
northwest is prevailing. The water is four
feet higher than in the flood of 1865. The
lumber district has suffered heavily and rail-
road traffic suspended. The weather i. cool
er with indications of a freeze. in which case
dreadful results are apprehended Losses
are now estimated at over half a million dol
lars.
Council BLrrFs, Iowa. February H. The
terrible snow storm yesterday and to-day ha.
completely isolated this city from the out
side world. No trains have arrived or de-
parted since last night. The trains that left
here last night have been snow-bound all day