New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-11
FLOODS IN NEW-ENGLAND.

RAILROADS BLOCKED AND QUANTITIES or
LUMBER LOST PRA>Ks OF TIE LIGHTNING.
Plymouth ~ H. April lo.-The rains OF the las:
thiriy-six hours melting the snow in the noun
tans. have caused big rise Of NeW-Hampsnlre
waters and, in consequence. many hundreds OF
acres OF land under water. The ice II inc
AmmonooSuc broke up yesterday. and the stream
Is d raging torrent. The Northern telephone ln".
recently erected. laid .oN here. the po.es beng
carried away by the surgirs waters
At Bath tho Ammouoosuc IS hlei with floating
&C., and trio water covers tho roadbed OF the Con
cord arl Montreal Railroad.
The Intervals OF the Connecticut River, ~ ooiS-
VILE are under water. IN ice jam above the large
dam. threatening destruction 10 property. was
blown up by dynamite.
rne .co .n Baker and Pomgewasset rivers ~ent
ont yesterday. and tho rlycls were running bank
fu, all day Overlooking tho owani ana carrying
away thousands OF fe.t Of lumber The rain has
ceased
Nashua y n. April Io-The water in tho Nashua
AMI Merrimlc rivers has been risnS rapidly to-day.
especially In the latter which is increasing in vol
umc AZ the rate ~ four inches an hour. and ia now
nine feet above iow-wat.r mark. The jackson
| Company mills vii not ran on Thursday on &C
count o.. back-waier. which has troubled them to-
day.
Concord y IT,. Npri, lo-The wafer Ia the Mer-
rimt, River has overlooked its banks. ana the
road, leading eastward from this city md the
tlly and "a is already higher than at any previous
time FOR several years.
Rutland VI. April lo-A heavy rain prevailed
IN this valley al night and all streams about here
are badly swollen Thousands Of acres Of farm
land between here and Nergennes are flooded AMI
GONE mills ami houses are IN peril
Their. are tWl bad wa-houts the Bennington
ana Rutland Railroad az Souh Walirglord. and
the New-Yotk sleeper is tel up there Other
washouts az. ror-r,ed north of here delaying
| l.Ha llT N
Rrat,lcboro ". April ls.-rhc Connecticut Rive
~ ',m ,nI,G yl,st"ut nm IA" Uoos,c fuu-
M ana Wilmington Railroad has interrupted tfa;-
Northern branch have been considerably delay ed
by washout Of about forty feet OF roadbed three
Lewiston. Me. April 10 Lumoermen and mill men
ar" pleased at ne rain Of ;he iast ieW days
storm has extended over ne thtfc NhirorcvEe'n
valley ami the lake region. Tho mills OF Lewiston
h o 4"1 Si On sr @' m,I !e pr5sp ~' hS no
logs could De- run down the river this sHrinS- IN.
mill reop.o say tina; the water that has fallen VII
cnah" 'hg -pnies 10 hc run on ~" TIM, Tor 5D @
PUP mn. W ~. 'i'''' "''''
Wa.h.ls Nj, APPS o-it has raIrc3 steadily TO-
rbri, lcot Of Ao lover boom broke mis- after
nHmr lr Getchcu.s sr.s, NH has gone out stop
Nho. Mass. Apr.I lo..l@-t nights storm made
havoc here. hshtnns striking ,u ten places. ~
wore eight persons In thc house az The ume. hut
uour were injured. a!tho"s IN every room W.
lamag,L school teacher who i"omed thGre
haI just ict her bedroom Nncp a box % lis9o-
lI1d She been there She would probably nave been
| cars Vas damaged SO as TO stop traiiir The river
is higher than FOR years ana AT places hct"' ~
! here ANIL Orange Oh. road Is about three feet
Litchncli conn. Apri 1.-THE general store Of
| by Iehtnins about midnight last night and vas
| a. "A ain