The morning call., 1891-01-23
Terrific Rain-Storms and Fierce
Gales.
ffeShetS and Threatened Floods In New
England and Middle States.
Bridges Swept Away and Travel Interrupted.
Streets Turned Into Lakes and
Business Suspended.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-Much rain has
fallen over New England and the Middle
States to-day and tonight. From many
points come tidings of freshets and threat
ened floods.
Bridges have been swept away in Dutch
ess County, n. Y.
In the Mohawk Valley there is an i'm
mense ice gorge near Tribes Hill. and the
people on the low lands fear a flood.
On the lower Hudson all day the fiercest
gale and rain-storm of the season has been
raging, and some places are completely
flooded.
at Highland Light. Mass, terrific south
west gale is likely TO cause considerable
damage in the bay and about ProVincetown.
a terrific rain-storm, accompanied by high
winds, prevailed at Danbury, Conn.,, doing
vast amount of damage. Still River has
risen, and the lower flUors of the factories
are flooded. In all parts of the city cellars
are Hooded and the streets are almost I'M
passable. The schools are closed and busi-
ness is practically suspended.
Several washouts have occurred on the
New York and New England Railroad.
In Waterbury. Conn, the rivers are ris-
ing, merchants are flooded out and factories
are closing
The large shop of the Norton Jewelry
Company at Charley, Mass, nearly COM
pleted, was blown to the ground.
Near Monson. Mass, the main roads are
submerged 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
from the hills west of Harrington, Mass.
and in short time the sewers were choked
up and streets, stores and houses were
flooded. causing great damage.
terrific rain-storm swept over Wyoming
Valley in Pennsylvania. Over one-tliird of
Wilkesbarre is now under water and traffic
is completely suspended on the street rail-
ways. A gorge in the SusqueIanna River
extends thirty-seven miles, and it is feared
to-day's storm will cause the river to back
up and flood the valley.
A dam at Hibernia, n. Y, on Mapping
Greek, broke, adding the water of large
pond TO the already swollen stream. The
rush of ice and water moved large iron
TIE iron highway of the bridge was de-
strnFed and part Of a Hill at Hibernia torn
a7ky.
AT Pleasant Valley people were driven
Into the second stories of the houses and
are only able To get about in boats.
People residing in the vicinity of Cane
Henry were terrified last night by the
storm. Houses swayed and trees were up
rooted. The wind reached IS miles an hour
1hlS morning the water In the Housatonic
and Naugatuck Connecticut rivers began
rising, and by noon feet of water was
falling over the dam. The meadows
and Derby Driving park are flooded.
All the factories are closed and SEN
tnels are stationed to watch the
dam. This evening the gate house
on the west end of long dam began to
waver, and five minutes later it was twisted
around by Il mass of ice, and section of the
dam three feet deep and 800 feet long went
ont. An alarm was given and the people
rushed from their houses. An immense
volume of water rushed down the
river, and paper-mlll ana Dagget'S
poNtal-card factory were badly dam
aged. a railroad trestle was carried
away and several factories will have to re-
main closed. Great excitement prevails,
but no further serious damage is reported.
The dam, which was 800 feet long and -
feet deep, cost million dollars. 1t is
pretty badly damaged.
The Derby train is stalled between An
sonia and Birmingham, the water extin-
gushing the fire in the locomotive