The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-23
TERRIFIC RAIN AND WIND STORM
Middle and Eastern States Have Fear
FIJI Weather-Mary Towns Flooded.

NEW Yoeg, Jan. Much rain has fallen
over the New England and Middle states today
ana tonight. Prom many points come tidings
OF freshets and threatened floods. Bridges have
been swept away In Duchess county, y. Y
In the Mohawk valley there is an immense ice
gorge near Tribes Hill. The people on the low
lands fear food. On the lower Hudson, all day
there was the fercest gale and rain storm of the
season, and some places are completely flooded
At Highland Light, Mass, terrific southwest
gale is likely 10 cause considerable damage in
the bay and about Proyincetown
terrific raiustorm, accompanied by high
winds, prevailed at Danbury, Conn. doing vast
amount OF damage. The lower floors Of the
factories flooded, and in all parts OF the city
cellars are flooded and streets are almost i'm
passable. The schools have closed, and bust
ness is practically suspended. Several washouts
have occurred ON the New York x New Eng
land railroad.
In Waterbury. Conn, the river is rising, rner.
chants have been flooded out and the factories
are closing.
The large shop OF the Norton Jewelry Com
pany, at Charley, Mass. was nearly completely
blown 10 the ground.
Near Monson, Mass. the main roads are SUBJ
merged and piled with ice, which has crushed
the telephone and telegraph poles. Houses and
barns have been flooded. and stock Is suffering
Several points I'm Vermont report washouts
tAAs ltNA-2tAl- Aa4N Hak-t AiAiilN pouring GOWN
the hills west of Harrington, Mass, aud in "a
short time sewers were choked up and streets
and houses flooded causing great damage
terrific rainstorm swept ever the Wyoming
valley, in Pennsylvania. over one-third of
Milkesbarre is now under water, and traffic il
completely suspended or the street railways.
The gorge In the Susquehauna river extends
thirty seven mites. snd II Is feared that TODAY
storm wiz cause the river 20 back up ami flood
the valley.
The dam at Hibernia. y Y, on Wrapping
creek, has broken, adding the water on large
pond 70 the already swollen stream. The rush
OF ice and water moved the large iron bridge on
the Central New England road. The iron high
Way briaga was DESTROYED and part of a mill at
Hibernis was torn away.
At Pleasant VALLEY the people have been
driven into the second stories Of the houses,
and are ONLY able 20 set about ia boats
People residing in the vicinity Of Cape Henry
were terrified last night by storm. Houses
were Swayed and trees upTootcd. The wind
1eaehf d. rate rate Of sir'y-aye miles
II the iousa'oule, Naugatuck and Connecticut
rivers hegan rising. and BY noon seven
ieei OF water he'd ia!ieu over the dam. Tie
mtado"S and the driving park were flooded. All
the factories were closed, and sentneis s1a-
toned &C. watch the darn. This evening the gate
house ga The west eud Of the long dam began 70
waNer ana I'VE minutes later was twisted
sfoOnd by inasS OF lee, and a section ~ the
dam three feet deep and so feet long went
out Ae alarm was given and people rushed
from the houses, IN Immense volume 81 water
rushed down ttsc FtNer, and paper mill aud
Daggesfs iaostal card factory were badly dam
ageG railroad trc>tle was carried out,
and several factories will have 20 remain closed
Great excitement prevails. but no further scri-
oi3S damage - imported. The dana. which was
so teet long aud twenty-five feet deep, east
$l.NN.o0 lt is pretty badly damaged.
The Derby train : stalled between AnSOnia
and Birmingham. che water extiuguiShing the
frs in the locomotive.
LONDON. San. % Reports 81 intense cold and
snow Siil come from Italy In Austria
the weather has somewhat moderated. Wolves,
rendered desperate by hunger, are committing
great rayagcs,