Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-24

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NEv Nonx. Jsn- 3S.--Nuch rain has
fallen osssr New England and the Mid
de rsatss. and from many points come
s1dings 1t frsshets and threatened food
Bridge ere bsiag swept away In
Dutehsss County. y. T.. and at W ssssis
two woman end teHD were
drowned IN . swollen stream. In The
Mohawk valley breaking up Of ies In
the river h feared There y IN inn
nsnss ios,gorgs Scar Tribes Hill and
people living On the lewlands are b.
coming frig tened The leo b piled 10
. great height The people living
along the banks Of the Mohawk are
ready 10 lsavs their homes ~ . mo-
ment's notice. o. the lower Hudson
there has prevailed the dercest gale and
rain-storm Of the season. and some
places ere completely flooded
At Highland Light. Mass, . terrific
southwest gale has developed and tel
egraphic communication Is cut of. The
storm is likely tocause considerable dam
ego In the bay and about Provincetown-
The combination Of Q heavy fall Of
rain. very high tide and . strong wind
blowing the water in from Long Island
sound caused the Housatonic and
Naugstuck rivers to rise in On alarm
ing manner. Between and o'clock
Thursdsy afternoon the water rose
fourteen feet. A terrific rain-storm ac-
companied by high winds prevailed at
DSnbury, Conn.,, and V doing . vast
amount Of damage. The water in Still
ysver has risen above its banks and the
lower doors Of factories along its bound
aries arc flooded In all parts Of the
city cellars era flooded and streets are
about impossible. The schools are
closed and business 10 practically sus-
pended. Il IL reported that several
wash-outs have occurred ON the New
York 4 New England railroad east Of
that city.
A terrific rain-stcrm swept over the
Wyoming valley Thursday morning,
continuing till 5 o'clock in the after.
noon. Over onc-thrd of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, Is now under water and traffic is
completely suspended on the street rail-
way. The steam-heating plant IL COM
pletely submerged and two 6re-engines
have been pumping the water out all the
afternoon. The gorge in the 6usque-
hanna now extends from Tunkhannock
TO Nanticoke, q distance of thirty seven
miles, and It is feared that the storm
may cause the river to back up and
flood the section from end to end. It was
rumored that the Tunkhannock bridge
had been swept down by the torrent,
but mp TO q late hour the rumor had not
been verified.
A dam at Hibernia, N. Y, on Wap-
ping creek, has been broken. adding the
water Of large pond to the already
swollen stream. The rush Of ice and
water struck the large iron bridge ON
the Central New England 4 Western
railroad just below the dam and
moved it several feet out of line,
stopping trains. An irons highway
bridge was destroyed and part of the
mill at Hibernia torn away. At Pleas
ant Valley, q few miles below, the peo-
pie Of the village were driven into the
second stories Of their houses and were
only able to get about in boats Two
or three bridges were carried away on
the New York 4 Massachusetts, railroad
near Pine Plains
People residing in the vicinity Of Cape
Henry wsre terrified Thursday night
by the storm. Houses swayed and
trees were bent to the ground. Many
inhabitants gathered their valuables to-
gether ready to leave, as every moment
they expected to see their dwellings
blown out to sea- The velocity of the
wind reached sixty miles an hour
and was somewhat in the form of q
cyclone.
Early Thursday morning:the water in
the Housatonic and Naugatuck Conn
rivers began rising and by noon seven
feet Of water was falling over the dam.
All Of the factories were closed down
1t noon and large crowds gathered
along the river. Fears were enter
tanned that the dam would not
Withstand the pressure, 80 Foreman
Curlsy of the water company
stationed sentinels along the river at
o'clock and arranged 70 have an alarm
sounded in csse of danger. At 7:ss p. m.
the gate-house on the west end of the
long dam began TO waver and the dam
ger signal was at one. given Five min
utes after the signal was sounded the
eate-house was twisted around by a
large body Of pack ice. and this move
ment was closely followed by the Civ
ing away Of section of the dam three
feet in depth and about 500 feet in
length. just before the dam gave way
the gauge showed seven feet ten inches
of water going over the dam. The
gong continued to sound and the people
rushed from their houses amid great
excitement The immense volume
of water rushed down the river and the
paper-mill and Alber. Dsggett's postal
card factory we're the heaviest losers
Two hundred feet Of the Housatonic
railroad trestle was carried away at the
same spot a. 10 last weeks food A
pile-driver was swept down the
river ana two men had to jump
TO save themselves The dam. which
wss built In 1879. Vas 500 feet long and
- feet deep. II cost 81. 900. ees to build
A late dispatch from Ansonis ssys
the aood in The Housatonic has sub
sided. and the peoples fears are
quiesed The break il about $50 feet
long and extends 70 the Foundation.
The eastern gate house went down the
river At uidnighx There is . piece
about City feet long Of solid masonry
80 A.