Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-19
THE RISING WATERS.
teristics of the Great BIizzsrd-Trains Delayed and Homes Flooded.

A Storm Which Had Some of the GharSc-
 teristics of the Great Blizzard-Trains
 Delayed and Homes Flooded.
 WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Dec. 19.-The heavy rain storm of the past few days has wrought considerable damage in Pittston and vicin- ity. 4 large number of the houses and busi- ness places in the lower part of the town had their cellars flooded. The new branch of the Lehigh Valley road between Pittstea and Fairview suffered severely. All the bridges were swept away, or so much weakened as to be unsafe, and the track was washed out in several places. It will be many weeks be- fore traffic can be resumed. The Susque- hanna river at this point has risen fifteen feet in two days
 SCRANTON, Pa., Dec. 19-A heavy rain storm in this city caused rise in the Lacka- wanna river. The debris borne down the stream was blocked by a Jersey Central rail- road bridge in process of construction. The water thus damned overflowed it's banks and submerged one of the principal thor oughfares for a quarter of a mile. The wild est eonsteFpatiop prevailed for a time, but several young men finally secured boats and came to the rescue. No oHe was injured. Several mines are flooded and 8 large num- Der of men are thus thrown out Of employ ment.
 CARLISLE, Pa, Dec. 19.-Reports from the surrounding country, as well as in number of towns in the Cumberland valley, show that thousands Of dollars worth of valuable property was destroyed by oRe of the most disastrous rain and wind storms which has ever visited this section. In the al dis tricts dwelling houses were unrod d, barns blown down, trees uprooted and fences blown to pieces. Dispatches from other towns in the state report great damage.
 ALBANY, Dec. 19.-The storm which pre- vailed here was equivalent to two feet of snow. Rain fell steadily Monday and at night and after midnight it showed for several hours. The Hudson has risen rapidly and is overflowing the piers and wharves of the city. Locally, the storm had many of the characteristics of last March's blizzard The lowest barometer ever recorded by the signal officer here was noted. The river is still rising.
 OswEao, Dec. 19.-An trains in an out of Oswego were delayed by the storm. All the telegraph wires are down north of here Three or four inches of snow have fallen and it is drifting badly.
 AMSTERDAM, Dec. 19.-The water in the Mohawk at this place has risen considerably, and now the houses on the flats in the Fifth ward are hooded.
 WATERFOWL, Dec. 19.-A severe slset storm, turning to snow, prevailed here Two or three inches of snow fell
 CANAJoHARIE, Dec. 19.-A blizzard in the Mohawk valley caused trains on the Central and West Shore railroads delay of from two to four hours. The Mohawk river is very high.
 ROCKVILLE, Conn.,, Dec 19-The wasr in Snipsic lake is flowing over the dam twsnty-two inches, the highest ever known The mill pond is full and many cellars are flooded.
 HARTFORD, Dec. 19.-The Connecticut river is rising more rapidly than ever before known.
 ANsoNIA, Conn.,, Dec 19-High water did $1,0O0 damage to the Derby Driving Park, caused the closing of all the mills and placed the town in darkness The gas works were submerged.
 GREENFIELD, Mass, Dec 1e.-The north branch of the Hoosac river is a raging tor rent, swamping the country roads between Beaver and Briggsville, while on the bor- ders of the river numerous small buildings have been carried away, though no lives were lost. The south branch of the Hoosac is also high, and large tract of the flats are submerged.
 PORTLAND, Me, Dec. 19.-The high wind wrecked telephone and electric light wires about town The rain turned to a thick snow storm.