New-York tribune., 1886-04-20
DJs4SyPOrS FLOODS IN CANADA.
WATER SIX FEET DEEP IN MONTREAL.

PROPERTY WORTH MILLIONS DEsTRoYED-ICE
JAM IN TIE 81. LAWRENCE.
MONTREAL. April 19.-The river rose sud
denly at midnight on Saturday and continued rising
until the greater part Of the business district was under
water The whole west end below ST. Antoine was also
flooded The walls of Nelson's rolling mill have given
way Victoria Square and parts of Craig and Juror ss.
together with ntersectng streets under water
Tue hole country the south shore far as ST. Johns
is flooded and all communication stopped. The Fire
Department is dcmoralzei. about half of the stations
being cut on by Two extensive fires took place
yesterday. The occupied By Barnes Il Hunt was
badly damaged. The remen tried to drive through the
water but in places found 1t too deep anu
had to go to work in boats and rats. Another fire
took place. in q row OF tenement houses. and half n
dozen families had to be rescued boats. The police
have boats readiness trucks for other fires Ihe
Hooded district Is mostly in darkness the water having
entered the pipes aud the electric light works being
flooded.
The Ice lam holds firm from Hochelaga to Boucher
Vile DE- Thayer called upon the Mayor last night to
have him get the Jam blown up with dynamite. lie sa'u
the water backed Lachine. flush with the head
of the rapids, and that there was great danger OF its
bursting from its banks, in which case it woud rush
over the low-lyng grounds and do inesmabe damage
The Mayor gave his authorization and referred the
doctor Alderman Stevenson, hut the latter deemed
the task both dangerous and useless
In some places in the city the water 30 rapidly
that people had time to prepare for IT and had 10
take refuge in tie upper of their houses In
some streets the is six feet deep Merchants say
the will amount to millions OF dollars This Is the
worst food that visited Montreal
People who own boats must have made small
fortune in tho last few days People have
been paying $40 for half hours sail, and even at
that figure the craft have been dangerously loaded
Press correspondents to-day visited the flooded district
They found tna point where the food Of last year
was disastrous. the situation now even worse the
water being fully feet higher than 1t was at any time
in 1885 The wooden sidewalks floating. ana sec
tons them being used RATS Some of the in
habtants placed ored sticks at the sides or these
seat ana With roughly hewn oars managed to propeI
along at fair rate OF speed The people III many
cases had To their houses by OF the tOstory
windows, descending by ladders chained to the houses
tree boxes In many cases the water rose 40 hgn mat
houses unnhabltabe and the occupants had TO re-
move 20 the houses OF friends.
Some OF the occupied by the poorer classes
packed uhcomfortaby with people, who are IN need of
both food and lire. How TO supply them Is diihcnt
AZ the Grand Trunk Railway Offices at Point ST.
Charles the water comes up TO the steps at the man
boat can communication be kept up. number OF 1--we
stock been drowned ana the people are III 'ai
plight Not only they without means or coinmlnica
on but many Of them without food and the me in"
OF procuring H. "a only few factories IN the nod, ,
district able continue running Railway rdhr IN
the city entirely suspended Passengers by the Grand
Trunk being landed at ST. Henri and conveyed to tho
Toe wafer began fall o'clock this morning aud by
3 O'Clock had fallen about foot. The change since
then has been slight The water stl about Two fest
Oherf n ham floods OF
Antoine and Nore Dame sts flooded almost 10 the
city limit who the fields ana lOw'lying GROUNDS are
vast e1psnse of water McGillst. IA flooded up to ST.
Mauricc-st The is literally covered with rats
and craft of all descriptions 10 ,ded down with people
The district McGl AMI 81. Peter ss which lies
lower than The eastern part OF the business section mas
suffered extensively. In some places the water rose TO
St Sacrament-st In this district the boamen are driv
| ing "A brisk trade conveying merchants ana their en-
and from their stores at eXUrbltant rates
number of Wen could be hanging about VINO hhd
been unable reach their homes which they hal left
on Saturday morning to 20 To work.
The ST. Pau's Island, opposite TINS CITY. are
in prccariOus condition account of the Hood IheV
obliged refuge the ailcs OF the buildings
blockade OF ice renders all access 10 IN en mpos
sbe. This island belongs TO the ladies OF the Consfega
ton de Notre Dame Vile Marie have lately founded
an academy in NewYorK City No. 1904 lie xington-