New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-13
THE MIDWINTER THAW.
DISASTROUS EFFECT OF A WARM RAIN IN
JANUARY.
ICE GoRGEs DESTROY BRIDGEs-sEvERE GALE
AND HIGH TIDE ALONG THE SBw-ENG-
LAND COAST MILL FIRES EX-
TINGUISHED BY HIGH WATER.

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LAND COAST MILL FIRES EX-
TiNGUIsHED BY HIGH WATER.
TDr TEL fEGRiPH 70 THE rRIBUNEI
Boston, Jan 12.-B9rton within the last twenty
i'ur hours has experienced variety Of weather
sunday was cloudy and warm till . p. m. when
ram set In and continued until this morning, when
little mo,e than half inch Of rain had fallen
Ihis forenoon Of the ,evereSt gales record
prevailed on the NewEnglsnd coast The barometer
Ich u 2o7 at o 80 a. m. here. and at PASSPORT
Me- The pressure was o702 al 2 a. m. At Portland
@@2 Inches Of rain have fallen. Here I'm Boston the
vino has blown in varying gusts mile Of wind
i~NlhS been registered passing with velocity Of
~'InethinS like 100 miles hour. Durgnville. which
Is thai part Of Roxbury lying between East Chester
lark ard Norfolk ave. presented a bleak and drcary
appearance this morning For years every heavy
rain Ia, been followed by a flood, and the inhabtant.
ot The three story tcncmcnt-hou located here
subjected to the greatest Of discomforts. The first
group of these houses entirely surrounded by
water to day. and could leave the houses until
hoatN were brought. The pilot boat d. g. Laor went
ashore Lynn Beach at about 80 this morning.
u Wa, pitch dark and there tremendous sea
rolling The captain began firing signal guns. and a
volunteer pulled a lifcboat great risk them
'cvc, ont to the schooner. TO the disgust Of the
would be rc-cucrs the captain declined assistance.
The tide which rose 70 A great height, finally lifted
tho vessel of the beach in safety
birmingham, Conn, Jan. 1@.-i, result Of yc>tcr
dn' heavy rtnSorul the most seriou, fig,lct which
na- occurred in the lousatouic River i'm wears swept
down th- morning between and . o'clock. doing
much damage. The ice above the llou,atonlc dam
broke at about O'Clock and rushed down the river.
sweeping under the bridge and passing to Two Mile
Island, where came in contact with ~od field Of
lee. \ Jam the result backing the water up in
the river to AN unusual height. In many placc> the
meadows alongside the river between Birmingham and
Nn-onn were submerged five or -iN feet. Tho ice
broke about II O'Clock and pu,lcd under the railroad
brd," of the Derby extension sweeping away 300 fcr
ot p.luc. mapping the BIG timber like pipc,icm,
The ci-t pier of the span OF the bridge was also
TOPPED and j. expected to fan into the river
every minute The heavy Ice continued TO come over
the dan FOR several hour, and the filed with
foat.nc cake, far down Two Mile Island. Clark's
hoaihou-c, above the dam. was swept away was
also a barn owned by hu,ust1s Paum. Ralroad travel
over The Derby road viii be- interrupted for several
day. The q 30 -. m. train from Eo ford could not
reach birmingham owing IT, the trar, being blocked
With immcn-" quantities. of ice which had been foatcd
down. superintendent Iopson SAYS that hllv 1000
tons % irc VIII lvc 10 be moved before trains can
pas. Passenger, transferred from Zoar-ville by
carriage.
IN tho Smgatuck Valley the condition Of affairs j,
nearly as bal a> I'm the Ilou,atouic The ice Ia,
broken mp u the river and ha, oycr'owcd the banks.
The Derby ds.virs park and all the binding, conu~ted
with IL ar" submerged. and great damage Ia, un-
douht"ilv been done.
The lo-- - tho railroad COMPANY At birmingham. is
..t.ma.od ~ f.o'n $1,000 20 $4,000.
Fan River N4-> jar l.. An cNttaordinary storm
and iish 10" prcva''d here today and ctu-cd con
-donblo damage. The wind blew a gale from the
suth and the water, Piled mp until the principal
whir,c, v"ic flooded. \ large quantity ~ mcrclan-
d." va. swept ~ Rodman, wharf into the river. and
bales = cotton and ca,., floating iu all parts of
sH fr Inc Ill rt.ff ff,rt ~ frfp
ic~rv bridge. Large Gulutuc, 81 coal lid INTO the
river from pocket, whD-c ,'dcs wcr" burst by TIE
water The staple, coal Company. T. s.. Bowen a
@. and william T. rhoua, VIII De- the greatest loser,
f.on This cu-c. \ lir-c pile ~ lumber owned los
William \. rorleu Va. swept INTO the river and IT,
floating about. Tho -chTHcr, Il. :. Dean and H. y.
Ila,eok ~ Taunton. wcr. blown upon u. VI Anthony
Wharf They can lc haulcd on ard II B., thought
th,v are NOT seriously ulugci. Read Urothcr- h"nt
houses alc damaged .cr.ou-ly. The American Print
ing Company, WORKS and the Nctac'mot Niil have
been compelled 10 -'ut down. their ntc, having been
cAtnri-icd by re incoming tide.
Providence. Il. l.. JAM T.. The h.-h wind and warm
Iau ,.i-,d no, ol c-- damage alpu, the river front
and the hAy ,holc -ulmcr-us thc Providence Warren
d Bristol Kail,.1d tracks the east side. overflow
Ius WhAryrS and nlus thc now channel Al Mo,ha,-
,"'h n il' terminal iIt'ntG, y INem IL w., "u' u'ul
Wacr ms +, the highest 10 ha, been during the last
fifteen years. Bu.ldnE, were tipped over "n the east
Ncv Bcdfori Na... Jan. L. The storm in th- |
ocaity h,t rl.ht wa particularly severe along -
front rnc whagVc- under water and ,cvclal
small building, them have been blown over. I'D"
mill, ~ the lower part "t th" civ have their base
,r, i ,'',1d a. .rR W.,nf I. Lrc,lin. u,n,t, TO-. |
hugh against wall 1t th" head of clark COY" |
and ~cvrrd skiG, have been driven a-h'rr. \ hrs |
pant of ralmrr l-lnd is under water. The danaI'
j considerable
Ellsworth. Me- Jan L.. The tide TO-DAY f. the |
highest ever known here Cellar. hd-rmcut~ ana |
whtryc- ovcrnow0l and there /, some damage to
good, Stored u those place.
BOOthbay lIarb,r. Me- Jan. L. Tile tide here I'm, |
noon wa, the hiehr4t over known aud tile damage Ia
v harvc, and other property will hc heavy. The Brit
l>h bark Kcs,tal and feet Of thrly coa,tWi-c
vessels In port, but there have been no disasters a.
Newport. Il. l.. Jan IA ftronS southwest gale !
prevailed all night with frequent heavy rain and wa>
s raging This morning. Int With clearing weather |
Accompany Ing the high wind l. an unusually hlsh noe
Wi, caused the flooding of several Wh,tItcr hui |
not much damage. The wind ht, done damage |
Il" trees. fence, and blinds and crippled telegraph and
tre phone service 10 extent.
Troy. y. y. Jan l2.Thc ice In the lloosck Kiv"r !
broke up and down 10 tho Hudson al - oclpCk |
also broke mp NJ the biz dam at Ne hnnicvillc the |
water and ice broke through the cmhankmrnt. tearing
down the trcstlc ~ tho dam vays and the derrick |
.c wooden arches under the brick work of the |
tail were broken. An engine aud some ear, /
on ihe narrow gauge railroad were saved by the EN-
gncor
Yesterday and lat night inundated the tlrnac" room
of PloN & Euckry'- rlas~ factory ln thN place,
Fhc o '' ' about m r. aooo fhc Incident viii require
4 suspension Of labor for three weeks
DAM BURSTS ~ NEW JERSEY
PhinfcId y J Jan. II TpcclaT.- The dam at Cod
4 ucon', millpond near Newmarket. y. j.. washed
away by the frc,het Of sunday night. The sudden
bursting Of this biz barrier allowed immense volume
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