New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-16
RIVERS OUT OF THEIR BANKS
THE CHENASGo \ ROARING FLooD-TRAvFI
LAYFD IN NEW-FNGLANn


THE CHENASGo \ ROARING FLooD-TRAyEL DE.
LAYED IL NEw-ENGLAND.
Binghamton, y. y, Jan. 15-The Chcnanco River
has been swollen TO four times IT, Size By the recent
Leavy rains. and today 1t rushing torrent The
SuSquchanna is also extremely high for this season
hut the waters have been receding the cod
OF last night. Yesterday a dam the West Oneonta
Creek near Oneonta gave way lend addianal force
to the great volume Of water which has been pouring
down the valley. Barns houses. farm property and
other wreckage swept along BY the raging current
or thrown upon the banks The damage IN the vicinity
Of the break cannot he estimated but the loss VIII
reach several thousand dollars Cattle were drowned
and great devastation created wherever the waters
could overflow their banks. No loss OF
life occurred, although many people had narrow
escapes from being drowned Thaddeus Green ana WIFE,
who own farm several miles up the Chehaheo hiVer
suddenly found their little homo surrounded by wafer
and were obliged to wade nearly mile ID ieeA'hs
water that up to their armpits a family hameu
Oberhcim drove to th, city yesterday. leaving their
three old baby In charge Of an eightyearold girl
As they were returning they met the pale and terrified
girl on the roadway, who said that their nome was
under water. They whipped up their horscs ana
reached the house TO find the baby asleep III inc oaue
which was floating about the room.
This morning rooster floating down the river
on a barn door. He crowed Justify until the door
struck the per OF the Erie kdlIroah Driuer' WIKI W"
fowl knocked of and disappeared.
Kingston n. V. Jan. Is (special)-Snow began
falling about 5 o'clock this morning, and continued
until o'clock this afternoon leaving depth OF aoou'
ten inches. The air mild and above the feeAng
point most Of the day though the temperature Is slowly
falling tonight. Again the liver IS clear OF Ice Ih1o
is freshet running and all the creeks and tributaries
have greatly swollen. breaking up the Ice ana piuhshg
It into the river Icemen growing more dsconso-
lat han and further commence III scr
gcant Dnnn's cold waves"
Manchester " H., Jan. 15.-The east span OF INC
Norh Weare railroad treste over the Merrimac hVer
100 feet long carried away this morning oy 'he
log Jam. The rails and tcs remain.
Concord, Jan. 15-Thc rain and warm weather are
breaking up the ice and raising the waters in various
rivers north and interfering with railway travel
Al White River Junction I'm the Connecticut River.
there is a lam and high water. threatening to carry
away the temporary rostle bridge. which was built to
during the construction OF new perahct oriuec'
The Central Vermont train from Montreal for Boston
Yesterday afternoon taken over the res'ic bruee'
but since thon the situation nj the Junction has become
more serious, and no more trains VIII be run over mo
trestle at present. The Central Vermont and the
Quebec Central trains from Boston last evening Tor
Canada were north from Concord over the Clae-
mont line.
ON the White Mountain division Of the Concord and
Montreal Railroad there is trouble at Bath at the
treste bridge over the AmmaOnoosuc River all cars
being pushed over locomotives not being allowed to
pass.
Cincinnati jan. l5-The recent storms having caused
a great downfall Of min in the region OF the upper
eastern tributaries OF the ohio River and IL hcadw
n mdwinter flood Is now coming. The tide from iItlS-
burg will be reinforced by the oupourlng 81 INC tc
KariawIa at Parkcrsburs which last night waS risns
along IL whoe course ard MIN teen feet nj fahs
burs. Lumber companies have already had losses. ~
this point the river will probably roa'h 1ry I'VE itt
hy MONDAY but general thaw would put ~ hin'i
higher News from Pittsburg IS that The water mas
beguu falling.