The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-16
THE FLOODS.
Immense Losses and Distress
Caused by Them.
THIRD G. FOURTH-CLASs P. MS.
Bismarck Yields-Lightning Flashes
Wrecked and Drowned-British
Bits-Other News Notes.
The Floods.

FRANKLIN, Mass, February 15.-In
addition to the immense losses resulting
from the floods, the large Cumberland
dam of the Pawtucket water works
built last fall, was swept away yester
day. causing a loss of 100000.
BosToN, February 15.-The area at
Roxburg. flooded by the overflow of
Stony Brook, is constantly increasing.
The water has risen over a foot since
yesterday, and through some streets the
current rushes at the rate of ten miles
per hour. Two square miles of the city
Is now under water from two to eight
feet; over 1, 500 families are more or less
affected, and a conservative estimate OF
the loss to buildings and stock is
$4,000.
Troy, N. Y, February 15.-Mueh
damage is apparent from the food IN
the Hudson, at this point. In spite of
the mild weather and the rain of the
past few days it was expected that the
ice would go out with nothing more
than an ordinary freshet, but the water
is above the high water mark of 1876
The lower part of the city is inundated.
Several horses have been drowned in
their stables, and the water is four or
five feet deep where it was not expected
at all. The food is subsiding, and it is
believed the worst is past.
HARRISBURG, Pa, February 14.-The
flood caused by the break up of the ice
in the Susquehanna, has about subsidized
to-day. In consequence of the break
up on the west branch and small streams
it rose several feet above the figures to
which it had fallen last night, before the
gorges had given way. A canvass OF the
lower sections of the city shows great
amount OF damage, estimated at from
$25, 900 to $780, 600, and falls almost en-
tirely upon the poor class of people.
The rise was so sudden that they could
not remove their furniture from the
first to higher floors. The Pennsyl-
vania Steel Works and all that portion
of the town lying along the railroad
was in four feet of water and the dam
age there is also great. At Middleton
so strong was the current after the
gorges gave away that channel fifty
feet wide was washed through one of the
large islands. The people there were in
great danger, but succeeded in remov-
ing all their goods. The highest figure
reached here was 2IH feet. three feet
lower than in 1865, when the great flood
Along the railroads west
several wrecks occurred on account of
land slides, but no person as far as
was injured. All trains
were moving regularly to-day and
no further trouble is anticipated.
PORT JERvIs, n. Y, February Is -
Miles inland in Orange County, and
into Sussex County, are in
undated by the overflow of the Wall
kill. Roads are impossible. Thousands
of ties to be used in tho construction of
the old South Mountain road have been
washed away. Several mill dams have
been destroyed by the floods.
BosToN, February 15.-At l O'Clock
this morning tour of the flooded dis
trict at Righlands showed. that the water
had receoed twelve inches since p. m.
yesterday. The damage to property
here is roughly estimated at 5000; at
Newton Upper Falls, $3S, 900 worth of
flooded with great loss; at Nader, the |
Their damage is not feared. The water |
is flowing over the Spot Pond, at the |
rate of 500 600 gallons a minute. The |
total loss here approaches $50, 600. At
Brockton the foods are subsiding.
There are five more washouts on the Old |
Colony railroad, within the city limits. |
Temporary bridges are going up and |
old gullies are being filed. No further |
damages are feared and families have
to their homes. At Malfeld |
the railroad is reported washed away. |
Several other bridges are down. |
Muttock dam broke out yesterday |
letting the contents of the mill pond |
down upon Warren Mill bridge, sweep
ing it away. The condition of affairs at |
Squambetty, six miles from North |
Middleboro, is the worst in that part of |
the State. Nemsskett and Bridgewater
Rivers unite forming Taunton River,
which drains twenty square miles. This
is roaring torrent, and its overflow in |
some places is mile wide. The Iron
works settlement is submerged and the
smaller buildings are floating. At
Taunton the total damage to the bridge,
factories and residences approximate
$4,000. From evi lence it Is reported
that the loss to the mills at Geneva is
I26, 600: at Turkey Reddie works, at
Bellefoint, $5o, 900. and at Atlantic