New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-14
HEAVY LOSSES BY FLOODS.
THE DAMAGE IN NEW-YORK STATE.
WORLDS FAIR EXHIBIT DESTRoYED-TiiE
EDISON COMPANY's LOSS AT sCHENEC-
TADY ESTIMATED AT OYER s3oo.ooo.
LEY IELEGRAPM TO HE rkLBCNE.1
,Br TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE,

EDISON COMPANY > LOSS Al SOHENEN'
TADY ESTIMATED AT OYER 100000
isr TELEGRAPH The TRIBUNE,
Albany. March 13-The greatest freshet IN the
recollection OF most people occurred to-day the water
coming within two feet of the height recorded during
the great food I'm 1857 when the eastern part of the
city was inundated and visits to stores and business
houses had to be made In boats The water rose rap
Idly from midnight till noon. when it had reached
level sixteen feet above mean tide. The Ice which
broke up yesterday became iammed three miles below
the city, throwing the water back. About noon the
barrier gave way, and the Ice passed down stream
until a point below Coevmans reached. where II
lodged. again ping up To height OF ten feet Wheh
the first jam gave way the water fell about three
feet an hour for two hours. Then it became sta
tionary again. Great damage has been done to the
business section lumber district and private families
The largest single loss in the bonded WAREHOUSE In
the Custom House, which amounts TO S2j,OOO, mostly
on wool and tobacco In bond The railroads expert
enccd considerable difficulty. The station Of the Della
ware Hudson and West shore roads invaded by
the food to height Of six feet. The northern trains
OF the Delaware and Hudson had 10 leave from the
Central station. The cuvcrt under the New-lork
Central tracks cast Of the bridge at Schenectady Is
washed out and all trains being sent over the
West shore tracks around schenectady. The damage
Is great. but 1t will be impossible to estimate Its cA-
tent until the waters subside.
Troy y. Y, March 13.-The Hudson River con-
tinued TO rise until O'Clock this morning. when
point twenty-five and a half feet above the low water
mark reached the water being thirteen feet higher
than at noon saturday Since then the water has
been rcceding and no trouble Is anticipated At
Waterford a number Of buildings on the banks oi 'he
Mohawk demolished. Everything movable was
taken away By the flood The ice In the Mohawk at
Cohoes broke up saturday night and formed gorge,
causing considerable damage to places along the banks
while the floors Of n number OF mills were Hooded
The state dam AT COhocs. Which has been condemned
this winter by the state Engineer was badly injured
about 80 fee, Of the apron and fifty feet OF the dam
having been carried away. The Champlan Canal
crosses the river At this point and should the dam 20
ont navigation on the canal will be closed tho greater
part OF the summer At noon to-day Ill Troy the
water was within fifteen inches Of th>-hshcSt point
ever recorded In the city.
schcnectady y. Y. March 13.-Last night the Ice
in the Mohawk west Of the city broke mp and formed
an immense gorge against the FtcNburg Railroad
brIdr, three miles from here The water overfowed
the banks flooding Edison Park. and that part o 'h'
city occupied by the Westinghouse Agricultural I'M
pI.mcnt Company and the Edison General Electric
(ompanv The first floors oi the Edison company
which aggregate sixteen acres. are under water " Il
depth Of three feet both plants hay" shut down. ana
ZOO men are laid OF. In Edison lark many lhllii'"
have been compelled TO leave their homes All 'h'
exhibits which the Edison Company were preparing
NOrll
wafer. as IS also most Of The machinery ana S'o'h
on IN. fir, floor The loss Is estimated az over
$500 600 Nothing has been heard Yet OF IN" fhl'oh
Works people who went 10 the titchphTS hhn'"''
bridge Ia How mp the gorge with dynamite. 'h','
the gorge hr,ah, soon, NOR" dimas" Is "".''P'"
Krousiave which IS thickly populated Is UNIV.
,yo and a half feet Of for distance Of aoo"
,h,.e ourcr, Of n mile. Til, cuts OH half the street
c,- rouos and compel, the Of electric ght p'ah'
for powor The water rushing through inc
cana like a mllncc. and carrying two snah s''"'','
against the Chmch st. If bridge. dolhe oo"s''''"'
damage U, both boats and bridge. 'analboa's "c'e
,,lod ,pon each other and much damage DONE y
milo south OF city. at the point Wi"F" u'' '' II"
81 the Delaware and Hudson Canal company P'''
,od.r ,,,,. of th. Sew York Cenir, ana hunS""
River Railroad the foundation of the latter 'roau ha'
been washed away stopping all tIaihc between ''''
CITY and Albany OF the main linc' PASSENGER ".''
ON th, Central road sent r'ihd 10y WAY VI ~
No trains ale passing over the Delaware All" """'''
road ,,,
Eondout y. Y. March 13.-Ihe lee gorge III hoht'
cr,. below Eidyvillc gave way at aboa J 10 c"cN
th,s oucruoon and let II tremendous volume ot water
anu.u I'm. creek The steamboats, Of the iorhcH S"""
boat Company ani about hfty canal boats were H"'P
into the river and driven helpless down stream; M,ly
Of them were, badly damaged The steamers ,i1'"n ,'
and Ndrintc valued at $1,000 were 80 bidIN sloNG
I'm that Is feared they will sink humDrr Oh ca,ia M
TX Never before has snch wholesale damage been
done in this stream. Since Htnrday .ht % Wn"r
.h- ic. dam la, been backing up ana f.'uN Ni .hS %
been Inundated The rain SATURDAY nign, caioH 'lr
water ii-c fully eight feet ana tnonsanu' oon :"
dnIl,rs' damage ha, resulted. There were l7Ooo
barrel, OF cement stored In The Lawrence Cement
Company's mill. valued at over 10000. Il'se nv a
n total los. The boats III me TiN'r 't ihi "a
by iichrlS w,hg'd be. anl II VIII be mp ''Sloe 10
reach them tonight Many people on ne rrpord oITri nat
is thought tha, The loss to the Cornell fleet VIII be
aboa :4oo9o h%ng4 i" mr'Tg ioIroncn Tbrv M q"
| The canal boat, were Loaded with lee vainci % At
= OOD: partially insured. TIL" loss 10 III" Delaware
| and Hudson Canal Company VIII rNcecl FI.2oo. Inc
lcrryboa rmn,por which mad" her first tTIn loGH GaH
She had several Passengers on bolri when the hWd
| They mnnagcd to c,capr. however. by jumping on
floating lee and making their way To irmcr Ice above
'i.arnhoats had steam mp when the foot occurred
and these had all they could do TO manage thrmSclv,,
Side ON rhc West shore Railroad Zig Hi. three
miles north Of this diy. yesterday blocked the track
thi, section and Of the country roads are
several feet deep with water in places II Is reported
carried from silver Stream through the costly new
conduit Just finished for the city, into Washington
Kcclr,tcr. y. y. March l3-Trc steamboat city Of
was sunk at Charlotte this morning by tn" lee going
cil Of the Gcncscc River. she will probably be
saved
Fonda " y March il1hc lee, GG /" the M""TS Mol ,E
continues
Satod rith several feet Of wat'r. Tie Cuyaiutta
cc.I, * exceedingly high, and In pacr' tn" ntr!l
,iirnade trs are ovcici with wa "r ~ tanal0lnre
and Et pain neon |, who lvr tie lowands have left
,hjr nom, ana moved Ia higher g.ounds. Unless the
loo mov,. soon great damage Will result 10 property
h,r.cn This village and ticn. Tie liver Is clear OF
lee east OF here to Schenectady.
The washouis along the route OF the New'>ork
Contra, and Iueson River Railroad at several points
ho,wccp poughkccpsic and Buffalo caused sonc
,.,r of ,,,ins running into the Grand Central sta
hon The N"w-lork express train du" ~ . 20
arci"cL ln-t night did not rcacn here untl ii
o'iocI and The south Shore limited train due at
: .ao O'Clock was than two hours late; AZ
,n n.,ock however, II was reported at The dls-
,o,cbcr,s office that there would not he any more
DELAYS ~ all the break caused by the floods had
been repaired.
OVERFIO IOWINC; WESTERN RIVERS.