The record-union., 1891-01-23
High Waters Throughout the New
England States.
FIERCE GALE BLOWING ALONG THE
HUDSON.
Factories and Houses Flooded-One-
Third of wilkesbarre, Pa, Under
Water-Pleasant Valley, N. Y, SUBJ
merged, and tho Pc, pie Driven Into
the Second s. Iuch sufferihay
Experienced,
Special to the REc,ap-US7ox.

Special to the REcoRD-UNEoN.
New YORK, Jan. 22.--Mucsa rain has
fallen over the New England and Middle
States to-day, and tonight from many
points come tidings of freshets and threat
ened floods. Bridges are being swept
away in Dutchess County, New York In
the Mohawk Valley there is an immense
ice gorge near Tribes Hill, and the people
on the low lands fear flood.
On the lower Hudson all day there has
been the fiercest gale and rain-storm of
the season, and some places are COM
pietely flooded.
AT Highland Light, Massachusetts,
terrific southwest gale is likely to cause
considerable damage in the bay and about
Provinceton.
a terrific rain-storm, accompanied by
winds, prevailed at Danbury, Connecti-
cut, doing vast amount of damage.
sui Riyer has risen, and the lower floors
OF factories are flooded, and the streets
We're almost impossible. The schools
closed, and business was practically sus-
pended. Several waShouts occurred on
the New York and the New England
railroads.
At Waterbury, Conn.,, the rivers are
rising. Merchants are flooded out and
the factories closing.
The large shop of the Norton Jewelry
Company at Charley, Mass, nearly COM
pleted, was blown to the ground. Near
Mouson, Mass, the main roads are sub
merged and piled with ice, which has
crushed the telephone and telegraph
poles. Houses and barns are flooded,
and stock is suffering.
Several points in Vermont report wash
OUTS
This morning water came pouring
down on the hills west of Harrington,
Mass, and in a short time the sewers
were choked up and the streets, stores
and houses flooded, causing great dam
age.
A terrific rain-storm swept over
Wyoming Valley, in Pennsylvania. Over
one-third of Wilkesbarre is now under
water, and traffic is completely suspended
on the street railways. The gorge in the
Susquehanna River extends thirty-seven
miles, and it is feared that to-day's storm
Will cause the river to back up and flood
the valley.
The dam at Hibernia, n. Y, on Wap-
ping, Creek, broke, adding the water of
the large pond to the already swollen
stream. The rush of ice and water
moved the large iron bridge on the Cen
tral New England road. The iron high
way bridge was destroyed, and part of
VIC XIII ttt IIlDeIHist lOGIl away.
at Pleasant Valley the people were
driven into the second stories of their
houses, and were only able to get about
in boats.
People residing in the vicinity of Cape
Henry were terrified last night by the
storm. The houses swayed and trees
were uprooted. The wind reached IS
miles an hour. This morning the water
in the Housatonic and Naugatuck Comm
Rivers began rising, and by noon seven
feet of water was falling on the dam. The
meadows and Derby Driving Park are
flooded. All the factories are closed and
sentinels are stationed to watch 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 the mass of ice and snow, and sec
ton of the dam three feet deep and three
hundred feet long went out. The alarm
was given and the people rushed from
their houses. An immense volume of
water rushed down the river, and a paper
mill and Daggett's postal-card factory
were badly damaged.
The railroad trestle was carried out. and
several factories will have to remain
closed. Great excitement prevails, but
no further serious damage is reported
The dam, which is 500 feet long and %
feet deep, cost million dollars. 1t is
pretty badly damaged.