Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23
ROARING WATERS.
Much Rain in the New Eng
land States.
Tidings of Freshets and Threat
ened Floods.
Tremendous Ice GOfges In New York
and Pennsylvania.
Several Large Dams Broken Bridges
u Swept Away by the Torrents and
Valleys Inuudstsd.
Assocleted Press DIspatches.

AsRoctsted Press Dlspatches.
NEW YoRx, Jan. 22.--Nr1cll rain has
fallen over New England and the middle
states today, and tonight from many
points come tidings Of freshets and
threatened foods. Bridges are being
swept away in Dutchesa county, N. Y.
In the Mohawk valley tineFe is an i'm
mense ice gorge near Tribes hill, and
the people on the lowlands fear flood.
On the lower Hudson, all day the ferc-
est gale and rainstorm Of the season hiss
ragged, and some places are completely
flooded.
At Highland Light, Mass, q terrific
southwest gale ID likely to cause consid-
cradle damage in the bay and about
Provincetown. A terrific rainstorm, ac-
companied by high winds. pre-
vailed at bsnbury, Connecticut.
doing q vaet amount of damage.
The river has risen, and the lower doors
of factories are flooded. In all parts Of
the city cellars are flooded and the
streets are almost impaesabie. The
schools are closed and business prScti-
cally suspended. Several washout3 0c-
Cured on the New York and New Ang-
land railroad.
In Waterbury, Conn.,, the rivers are
rising, merchants arc flooded out and
factories closing. The large shop Of Che
Norton Jewelry company, at Chartlet.
Mass, nearly completed, was blown to
the ground. Near Mous0n. Mass, the
main roads are submerged and piled
with ice, which has crushed telephono
and telegraph poles. Houses and barns
are flooded and stock is suffering. Sev-
| eral points in Vermont report washouts.
This morning the water came pouring
down from the hills weet Of Harrington,
Mass, and in q short time the sewers
were choked up, and the stseets, stores
and hopSes flooded, causing rest dam
| age,
| Aterrific rain storm swept over the
| Wyoming valley, in Pennsylvania.
| Over One-third Of Wilkesbarro is now 'un-
Isder water, and traffic ID, ,compla atelt sus-
lpended onstte 6treqt ~ 3kGyr AsgsRs
In the Susquehanna river extends thirty
seven miles, and it ia feared today's
fst0rm will cause the river to back up
and food the valley
A dam at Hibernia. New York, on
Mapping creek, broke, adding the water
OF large pond to the already swollen
stream. A rush of ice and water moved
q large iron bridge on the Central New
England road. An iron highway bridge
destroyed, and part of mill at Hibernia
torn away. At Pleasant valley the peo-
pie 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
a. tow aA 4 ~ck s<~l,k ~ ~
storm. Houses swayed and trees were
uprooted. The wind reached sixty-fivs
miles an hour. This morning the water
in the Housatonic and Naugatuck
Conn rivers began rising, and by noon
seven feet Of water was falling over the
dam. The meadows and Derby driving
park were 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 q mass of
ice and snow. A section of the
dam three feet deep and three hundred
feet long went out. An alarm was
given and the people rushed from their
houses. An immense 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
have remained closed. Great excite
ment prevails. but no further serious
damage is reported. The dam which
was 500 feet long and 22 feet deep, cost
81 ,O00, 900. It is pretty badly damaged.
The Derby train stalled between Anso-
mia and Birmingham, the water ex-
tinguishing the fire in the locomotive.