The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-23
: FLOODS, Il:
The Afflicted East AZ. n II d ::
Wind and Swamped by
Water.
Bridges are Torn from Their Moor.
ings, Factories and Mills
Shut Down.
Tho Crest Dam ~ Cape Hsnpy Goes Ont
Usdsr tho Pressure ~ sn
Ice 0evgs.

NEW YoRK, jan. ~. .--nu0h rain hes fallen
over New England and the middle ststes
to-day and tonight. From many points
come tidings Of feeshets and th.est tened
floods. Bridges ars being swept away in
Dutchess county, New York. In the Mo.
kAwk valley there IL an Immense loo gorge
nssr Tribes Hill, and people on low lands
fear Hood. On the lower Hudson all day
the hsrcsst gale and rain storm Of the sea.
son prevailed, and some places are COM
pletsly flooded. At Highland Light, Mass,
terrific southwest gale ID likely to cause
considerable damage In tho bay and about
Pfovincstown. A terrific rain storm, nc
compsnied by high winds, prsvsiled at
Danbury. Conn.,, doing Q vast amount OF
damage. Tho river has risen and lower
floors and factories are flooded in ali parts
OF the city; cellars are flooded and streets
are almost impssssblo; schools have closed
and business has practically suspended.
Several washouts ocsurred on The New
York and New England rsilroad. In
Waterbury. Conn.,, the river ID rising, NOR
chants are flooded out and factories are
closing. The large shop Of the Norton
Jewelry company at Charley, Mass, was
p%eariy %iy completely. blown to the grou nd.
submerged and sd vish iii s,n ice which IIsSs hss sus
crushed telephone and telegraph poles.
Houses and barns are flooded and stock Is
suffering. Several points in Vermont re-
port washouts.
This morning water came pouring down
from the bills west Of Harrington, Mass,
ana IN short time the sewers were choked
up and the streets and houses flooded, caus-
lzR great damage. A terrific rainstorm
swept over Wyoming valley, in PenuSyl-
vania. Over one-third Of Wilkesbarre il
now under water and traffic IL completely
suspended on street railways. gorge in
the Susquehana river extends thirty-Seven
miles, and II Is -fsared to-day's storm viii
cause the river to back up and food the
valley.
The dam at Hibernia, N. ", on Wappinp
creek, broke, adding the wator Of large
pond to the already swollen stream. The
rush OF ice and water moved a large iron
part OF the mill at Hibernia torn away. At
Pleasant Valley people were driven into the
second story Of houses, and are only able
TO get about In boats. u 77
People residing in the vicinity Of Cape
Henry, were terrified by the storm: Houses
swayed and trees wero uprooted. The wind
reached sixty-fve miles an an hour. This
morning water in Housatonic, Naugatuck
ana connecticut rivers began rising, and by
noon seven feet of water had fallen
over the dam. The meadows and
th1 M ,...dr;si driving ,s. park . were flooded.
toned 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 mass of ice and sec
tior OF the dam three feet deep and 800 feet
long went out. The alarm was given, and
people rushed from their homes. An i'm
mense volume of water rushed down the
river and the paper mill and Daggett's
postal card factory were badly damaged. A
railroad trestle WAS carried out and several
factories will have tn remain closed. Great
excitement prevails but no farther serious
damage is reported. The dam, which was
200 feet long and twenty-five feet deep.
,ost million dollars. It is pretty badly
damaged.
The Derby train was stalled between An
sonia and Birmingham. the water extin- |
2uishing the fire in the locomotive.