The Indianapolis journal., 1886-02-13
RAIN-STORM In THE EAST.
Streams Swollen to Unusual Heights-Se-
rious Damage Expected at Many Points.

Streams Swollen to Unusual Heights-Se-
rious Damage Expected at Many Points.
| New BRUNSWICK, N. j., Feb 1.-THE Rari-
| tan river has overfowed its banks and submerged
the lower part of the city. All business in the
ship-yards and coal-yards along the river has
been suspended, and the works of the New Jer-
! sey Rubber Company have been compelled to
shut down.
| NYACK, ~ Y, Feb. 12.-The severest rain
storm of many years prevailed throughout Rock
| land county yesterday. The West Shore tracks
| at Orangeburg are so covered with water that
the fires in the engines are put out Travel is
| greatly delayed.
TRENTON, N. J.. Feb. 12-The rains Of the
] past few days have caused the ice in the Del
aware river to break at Yardeyville. Pa. and
| the lower portion of Trenton is submerged On
| Fair and Bridge streets the water is even with
the second stories of the houses,
| and the occupants have sought safety
/ on the upper floors. The bridges across
| Assanpink have been carried away. The dam
age to furnitRre, residences and mills will q, be
very heavy. Travel on the Pennsylvania rail-
road, between this city and New York, is sus-
/ pended Locomotives have been run onto the
bridges in order to prevent their being swept aways
The residents paddle the streets In boats in the
/ vicinity of Washington and Factory streets.
Such a food has not been experienced here since
1857.
READING. Feb 12--The Schuylkill river at
this point Is ten feet above low water mark and
Still rising at the rate of six inches per hour.
An immense ce-gorge formed about midnight at
ShOemakervile, fifteen miles north of here.
Large blocks of ice were piled many feet high,
and when the water rose the ice was pushed on
the adjoining lowlands, sweeping away trees,
fences and small out-buildings and flooding
many farm houses. The gorge broke this fore
| noon, leaving vast stretch of country great
field of ice The river below Reading is thirteen
feet above low water mark. At Leesport ten
miles north, another dangerous gorge formed,
cut channel was opened and the ice moved
away. The streams emptying into the Schuyl-
kill were never higher than now.
! BosToN, Feb 12-Tha present rain-storm,
which at midnight still continues is remarka-
! bic and. In some respects, an unprecedented
| one. The rainfall has been very great. that at
| Newport of from six to eight inches in twenty
| one hours, being perhaps the heaviest, but q
scarcely lighter down pour is reported in
| Worcester county, of this State; and at points
| in New Hampshire the rain has turned into
ice, and much damage is being done to shade
| trees telegraph lines, poles, etc. AT Nashua
lsEitchburg, Lowell, Amesbury Marlboro, Leo
| minister. and Clinton, many streets have been
| rendered nearly impossible by broken boughs,
| sst the damage in some piaces<is said to nearly
! eT0Sl that of the ice-storm OF the 29th ult. At
other points there has been no freezing. but the
| foods have worked, perhaps, even more dis
aster Streets have been turned into brooks,
| city squares into ponds, easements into
| cisterns, and the low lands of the countryside
into lakes. At Shrewsbury the soldiers monu-
ment was destroyed by falling tree; between
Fall River and Iiverton bridge, the Old Colony
| road was washed out in three places. At Olney-
vile three mills had to be shut down. because Of
| water in the engne-rooms or wheel-pits. The
! Connecticut and other rivers are very high. and
are steadily rising, and people living on the
banks are expecting breakup of the ice, which,
| if it comes, must work great damage.
PORT DEPOSIT, Md, Feb 12-About half past
4 o'clock this afternoon the ice in the Susque-
hanna river, just north of this place, broke and
came down with a rush. The ice and water
quickly rose over the tracks of the Columbia &
| Port Deposit road and swept through the lower
| portion of the town. flooding the streets to q
depth of three or four feet The
inhabitants were compelled to move prompt
| ly. leaving their houses and goods to
| the mercy of the floods Subsequently the water
| found vent and receded, but left the streets
bloekaded with immense quantities of ice. The
| river is higher than for many years, and for
more than mile the railroad tracks are COW
cred with water and ice which is rushing down
| the grade with tremendous force. 1t IS impossi
| bic to estimate the losses but the heavy rain
that is falling tonight makes the situation
serious than it has been at any time this winter,
| as a general breaking up of the ice-g gorge is
| feared.
NEW YORK Feb 12.-Heavy rains and fogs
continue here and along the Atlantic coast in
| both directions. Navigation in this harbor was
extremely difficult but so far no collisions have
been reported, except one between two ferry
boats. One man had a leg broken, and the boats
were considerably damaged.
| In the neighborhood Of Boston it has been
| raining for forty eight hours, and great damage
| has resulted in the city from flooding. In one
| concern 300 men are thrown ont of employment.
At Jamesburg, n. j., two railroad bridges were
washed away and other damage done. The
! steady down pour of rain for forty-eight hours
| has melted the snow in the Catsklls, and fears
| of a destructive food entertained in the
ue;ghborhood of Kingston.
SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, Mass Feb. 12.-Wor-
| cester county is to-day suffering from second
| ice and sleet-storm. Trees and shrubbery are
| badly damaged in different sections, and espe
| cially in the city itself. In Old Lancaster q
| finest trees are ruined. In Clinton the streets
are blockaded with branches. At Marlboro
| large apple trees are broken off at the stump,
It is forty years since ice has done so much mis-
| chief here
| FALL RIVER Mass, Feb. 12-Since early last
evening torrents of rain have fallen, which the
| frozen ground cannot absorb. From all parts of
the city come reports of flooded cellars and dam
| age to property. The worst flooded section is a
| milo square The mills have suffered seriously.
| On account of the washing away Of culvert at
| Assouet Station, on the old Colony road, a train
of about thirty coa-cars was precipitated into a
| ravine tonight. The fireman was killed.
| HARRISBURG, Pa. Feb. 12-The ice at this
point on the Susquehanna is almost foot thick,
and unbroken. A break is expected at any mo-
ment, however. as the water is rising and lift
| ing the entire body with it.
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