Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-23
EFFECTS OF THE STORM.

Many Streams Swollen in Massa-
chusetts - Houses and Railroad
Tracks Submerged-CellarsF Flooded
and Goods Destroyed.
PALMER, Mass, Jan. 22.-The rain which
fell last night and until 4 o'clock this
afternoon has done considerable damage
in this section. The river rose six feet
and many houses and barns and cellars
road to Monson is two feet under water
and packed with ice cakes. A mile east of
the village the road to Springfield is under
water and the floating ice has cut off tele-
phone poles and dropped them across the
highway. At Three Rivers, VT, it is
feared that the bridge of the New London
Northern railroad may be carried away.
Two miles east the tracks of the Boston
and Albany road are eighteen inches under
water. Many cellars in this place are
flooded, and the water is five feet deep in
the basement of theiUnion depot Roads
are badly washed and the dam at the res
ervoir on the Palmer road came near being
washed out. There was a washout on the
New London Northern a mile north of
this village, but it was discovered in time
| to prevent accident. One man had a mar
| row escape from drowning while trying to
wade through Commercial street, being
rescued just as the water was taking him
| off his feet.
GREAT DARLINGTON, Mass, Jan. 3d.
The heavy rain to-day worked considerable
destruction in portions of this village. At
about IL o'clock the water came pouring
| down from the hill west of the village and
| in short time the sewers were choked.
| M hoa Sy&o and NO
| the freshet continued cellars on the west
side of Railroad street and the west side of
Main street were filed to o depth of six to
| eight feet. The water swept down SO sud
| denly that merchants had no opportunity
to remove their goods and many hundred
dollars worth we're ruined. In some eel
lars the water rose to the level of the side
walks, pouring out through the gratings
into the street. The fire department was
set at work pumping out the cellars con-
tanning the most valuable goods. Cellars
of private residences were flooded and fur
mace fires extinguished. The Housatonic
track at the lower end of the village was
submerged to the depth of foot and the
middle road to Sheffield is covered with
several feet of water.
ArTLEBoRo, Mass, Jan. 22.-The worst
gale known at this season for many years
struck here at noon and has caused con
| siderable damage TO properly. a large
jewelry shop for the Norton Jewelry com
pany at Charley, nearly completed, was
blown down at 2 o'clock, causing loss Of
about $4,000. There is fear that the ice
on the reservoir may break up, and if THU
should happen the big dam may give way
causing loss of thousands of dollars.
HIGHLAND LIGHT, Mass, Jan. "a
terrific southwest gale has developed her
Il since morning and telegraph communica
ton is cut Off The storm is likely t,
cause considerable damage in the bay ant
/ about Provincetown.
Il W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, Jan. pa terrif
rain storm swept over the Wyoming walls
, this morning, continuing until p.m., an
worked extensive damage in the low-lyin
districts. Over .one-third of this city
now under water and traffic is completed
= suspended in the suburbs. Along Cans
= and North Washington streets every celia
is flooded to the first floors. The stear
: heating plant is completely submerged
: The gorge in the Susquehanna now 81
q tends from Tunkhannock to Nanticoke,
:, distance of thirty-seven miles, and it
. feared that to-day's storm may cause th
6 river to back up and flood the valley frol
5 end to end.