, 1891-01-23

NEW YORK, jan. 22.-Much rain has
fallen over New England and the middle
states today and tonight. From many
points come tidings OF fresbats and
threatened floods. Bridges are being
swept away in Duchess county, New
York.
In the Mohawk valley there is an i'm
mems ice gorge near Tribes Hill and the
people on -he low lands fear a food.
On tn. lower Hudson today the fierest
gale and raInstorm of the season prevailed
and some places are completely flooded.
AT Highland Light, Ma a terrific
southwest gale is likely to cause consider
able damage in he bay and about
P~rovincetowD.
A terrific rainstorm accompanied by
high winds, prevailed at D2nbury, Conn,
doing a vast amount of damage. The
river is rising and the lower floors of
factories are flooded. In all parts of the
city cellars are flooded and the streets are
almost impossible. Schools are closed
and business is practically suspended.
Several washouts occurred on the New
York & New England railroad.
ln Waterbury, Conn, the river rs ris-
ing, merchants are flooded out and fac
tories are closing.
The large shop of the Norton Jewelry
company, at Charity, Mass, nearly COM
pltted, was blown to the ground.
Near Mouson, Mass, the main roads
are subm rged and piled with ice. which
has crushed the telephone and telegraph
poles. Houses and barns are flooded and
stock is suffering. Several points in Yer
mont report washoutS
This morning the water cane pouring
down from the bulls west Of Harrington,
Mass, and in a short time the sewers
were choked up aud the streets. stores
and houses flooded, causing great damage.
A terrific rainstorm swept over the
Wyoming valley in Pennsylvania. Ohe-
third of Wilkesbarre is now under water
and trait, is completely suspended on the
street railways. The gorge IN the Sus1ue-
hanna river extends thirty seven miles.
and it is feared that today S storm will
cause the river TO back uD and food the
valley.
A dam a, Hrbernia. n. Y on Wrapping
creek, broke, adding the water of a large
pond % the already swollen stream. The
rush of ice aud water moved a large iron
bridge on the Central New England road.
The iron highway bridge was destroyed
auu part OF tine null NJ fiiuernia wa torn
away
At Pleasant Valley the people are driven
into the second stories of their houses and
are only able tn get about in boats.
People residing in the vicinity OF Cape
Henry were terrified last night by the
storm. Houses swayed aud trees were
uprooted. The WIND reached sixty FIVE
miles an hour The morning the water
in the Housatonic and Naugatuck (Cou-
necticut) rivers began rising and by
noon seven feet of water was falling over
the dam. The meadows and the Derby
driving PARK are flooded. All the factories
are closed aud sentinelS rave been
stationed to walsh the dam. This evening
the gate house on the west end of the long
dam began to waver and five minutes
later was twisted around by a mass OF ice
and n section of the dam three feet
deep and three hundred feet long went
owe An alarm was given and the people
rushed from their houses. The immense
volume OF water rushed down the river,
and a paper mill and Dsggett's postal card
factory were badly damaged. A railroad
trestle was carried out and several factories
will have TO remain closed. Great excite
ment %Drrvall-, nut no further serious
d mage is reported. The dam, which
was 800 feet long and Twenty-Five feet
deep. cost 81 900, 1000. It is pretty badly
damaged. The Derby train is stalled be-
tween Aspnia aud Birmingham. water
ex' inguishiug the fire in the locomotive.