St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-23
Many People Driven Into the
Second Stories Of Their
Dwellings.
The Combination, Heavy Rain,
High Tides and Fierce
Gales.
City OF Marquette, Michigan,
Suffers a Heavy Loss From
Flames.

ulo SldleS tO-udJ dHu lo-uiSuI, hun
many points come tidings OF freShet and
threatened flood Bridges are being
swept away in Duchess county, New
York. and at Wassaic to-day two women
and team were drowned III a
swollen stream. In the Mohawk
valley breaking up of ice in the
river is feared. There is an immense
ice gorge near Tribes hill, and people
living on the low lands are becoming
frightened, fearing food. The ice is
piled TO great height. The people liv-
ing along the banks Of the Mohawk are
ready to leave their homes at a
moments notice On the lower Hud-
son there has all day prevailed
the liercest gale and rain storm of the
season, and some places are completely
flooded. AT Highland, Mass, 4 terrific
southwest gale has developed since
morning and telegraph communication
is cut off. The storm is likely to cause
considerable damage in the bay and
provIncetown. The combination of
very heavy fall of rain,
very high tide ana a
strong wind blowing the water in from
Long Island sound caused the IIousa-
tonic and Naugatuck rivers to rise to-
day in an alarming manner. Between
and clock this afternoon the water
rose fourteen feet.
Terrible Rain Storm
accompanied by high winds prevailed
at DanbHy, Conn, and is doing vast
amount OF damage. The wafer in Still
river has risen above its banks, and the
lower floors Of factories along its
boundaries are flooded. In all parts
of the city cellars are flooded and
streets are about impossible. The
schools are closed and business
is practically suspended. 1t is
reported that several waShouts have Oc-
CARED Oh the New York q New Eng
land railroad east of that city. In
Waterbury. Conn. the rivers are ris-
ing. merchants are flooded out and
factories are closing because of high
water. A large jewelry shop, for the
Norton ,JeWelry company, at Charley,
Mass, nearly completed, was blown to the
ground about 3 O'clock. There is fear
that the ice on the Norton reservoir may
break up, and if this should happen the
biz dam may give way causing a loss
of thousands of dollars. Near Nous
son, Mass, the main roads are sub
merged and piled with ice which has
cIushe the telephone and telegraph
poles. Houses and barns are
flooded. and stock is suffering
AT Three Rivers, VT, it is feared
that the bridge of the New London
Northern railroad may be carried away,
Two miles east of the village the tracks
of the Boston 81 Albany railroad are
otfr
cellars at Palmer, Mass, are
flooded and the water is five feet
deep in the union passenger station.
Roads are badly washed and the dam
at the reservoir of the Palmer Water
company came near being washed out.
There was a waShout OH the New Lon
don Northern road mile north of
Palmer. About IL o'clock the water
came pouring down from the hills west
OF Darlington, Mass, and in a short
time the
Sewers Were ChOked Up.
The water swept down so suddenly
that merchants had no chance to remove
their goods, and many hundred dollars
worth were ruined. The fire depart
ment was set at work pumping out the
cellars containing the most valuable
goods. Cellars OF private residences
were flooded, ana furnace fires eX-
tinguished. The Housatonic track,
at the lower end of the village.
was submerged. covered with several
feet of water. A terrific rain storm
swept over the Wyoming valley this
morning, continuing until ) p. III. Over
One-third of Wilkesbarre, Pa, is now
under water. and traffic is completely
suspended on the street railway.
The steam heating plant is com
ptetely submerged, and two fire en-
gines have been pumping the water out
all the afternoon. The gorge in the
Susquehanna now extends from Tunk-
hammock to Nanticoke. distance of
thirty-seven miles, and 1t is feared that
to-day'S storm may cause the river to
back up and flood the valley
from end to end. 1t was rumored
.o-day that the Tunkhannocil bridge
had been swept down by the
torrent. but up TO a late hour the rnmor
mad not been verified. A dam at Hi
oernia, n. y, on Mapping creek, has
oeen broke, adding the water OF large
pond to the already swollen stream.
The rush OF ice and water struck the
arge iron bridge on the Central New
England d Western railroad just below
he dam and moved it several feet
out of line, stopping trains. An iron
highway bridge was destroyed, and part
Of the mill at Hibernia borne away.
At Pleasant Valley, few miles below.
he people Of the village were driven
INTO the second stories Of their houses,
and were only able to get about in
GOATS. Two or three bridges were car
led away OIL the New York d Massa-
ehusettS railroad near Pine Plains.
Swayin@ Houses.
People residing in the vicinity of Cape
Henry were terrified last night by the
storm. Houses swayed and trees were
bent TO the ground. Many inhabitants
gathered their valuables together, ready
to leave, as every moment they expected
to see their dwellings blown out
to sea. The velocity of the wind
and was somewhat in the form OF cy-
clone. Early this morning the water in
The HOusatOnic and Naugatuck Con
necticuO rivers began rising, and by
noon seven feet of water was falling
over the dam. The meadows were flood
ed, as also was the Derby driving
park. Large quantities of lumber
tioated down the stream and over
the dam and lodged against the railroad
trestle. \ gang of six men who we're
at work on the railroad bridge, which
was wrecked in last weeks flood, had
very narrow escape from being Swept
from the pier. All of the factories were
closed down at noon and large crowds
gathered along the river. Fears were
entertained that the dam would
not withstand the pressure. so Foreman
Curley, Of the Watson company. sta
toned sentinels along the river at 6
O'Clock and arranged to have
An Alarm Sounded
in case of danger. so that the people
could seek places of safety At 7:45
D. m. the gatehouse on the west end of
the long dam began 10 waver, and the
danger signal was at once given. Five
minutes after the signal was sounded
the gatehouse was twisted around by a
large body Of pack-ice and this move
ment was closely followed by the
giving away Of a section of the dam.
three feet in depth and about 800 feet in
length. just before the dam gave way
the guage showed seven feet ten inches
of water going over the dam. The gong