Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-04
RUIN BY FREsHETS.
High Water the Cause of Much
Damage at Various Points.
Two Women Are Drowned In Virginia
New York State n Great sufferer
Partial Opening of Lake
Navigation.

Bristol, Tenn, March 3t.-The South
Atlantic & Ohio railroad depot at Gate
City, Va, was destroyed by lightning.
Two bridges of the read crossing the
Holston river were washed out of line
by the big tide. Two women, names
unknown, were drowned. The flood
has done great damage to property.
Bismarck, n. d., March 31.-Fhe ice
in the Missouri river broke at this point
Sunday evening. 1t is very thick and
there is gorge forming threatening
serious damage if it does not break
soon. Heart river is over it's banks and
covers the tracks of the Northern Pa
cific, but trains are still running. Dy-
Mantle will be used to break the gorge
at the Northern Pacific bridge. Boats
so far are safe.
Buffalo, n. Y, March 31.--South Buf-
falo was under two to five feet of water
Sunday and Sunday night, due to the
overflow of Buffalo and Cazenovla
creeks. Considerable damage was done
to goods in cellars and house furniture.
The weather Monday was clear and
warm and the water is receding.
Seneca Falls, n. Y, March 31.-At
nine o'clock Monday morning the Sem
eca river and canal were swollen and the
water was rushing madly through the
town. Cellars are generally flooded.
That portion of the town known as
RuIuseyville is partially under water.
Niagara Falls, N. Y. March 31.-The
recent thaw and heavy rains have
caused Gill creek and its tributary
streams to overflow their banks.
Echota, the Niagara power company's
village, is flooded with from two to
! four feet of water. The Pine avenue
/ bridge and the temporary bridge at
| Buffalo avenue have been swept away.
| On "a" street houses can be reached
only by means of boats. The water
| Monday morning began to subside.
Oakville, Ont, March 31.-The great
est flood here for years occurred at mid
night Sunday, the mild weather having
caused all the small streams emptying
into the river to become greatly swol-
len. The stone hooker Lillian was car
l ried out into the lake and the brig
Rover was partially sunk, while the
Toronto ferry steamer Luella and the
Mascotte, which have been wintering
here, have entirely disappeared.
Canardaigua, N. Y, March 31.-The
warm wave of Saturday night and Sur
day has resulted in one of the most
damaging freshets ever known in this
vicinity. The damage done to vine
yards and bridges is immense. Many
of the latter are being floated off into
the lake. Several families escaped from
their homes in rowboats.
| ~ ~ =.
, experiencing the worst food in its his
tory. The ice in the various feeders
} to Lake Cayuga, running through the
city, went out Monday morning, but
= south wind brought the ice back
again, with the result that the lower
J.. portion of the city is inundated. The
water extends all over that portion OF
:. the city, and for five miles out a rush
ing torrent sweeps over the country.
, Tonawanda, n. Y, March 31.-Con
siderable damage was done here by
the overfiowing water in the Erie canal
At several places in the canal the ice
/ broke up and carried away number OF
canal boats. Some of them were badly
damaged, as the bridges under which
they were swept tore away the cabins
: and in other ways wrecked number
of them The Tonawanda and Ellicott
= creeks are both spreading over Their
. banks and inundating surrounding ter
! ritory. Houses are partly submerged
q and in some instances are being floated
: away. The damage in Tonawanda
q and vicinity will reach $500,000.
8 st. Clair, Mich, March 31.-Clair river
navigation is open at this end. The
rain and wind of Saturday night entire
!. ly cleared the river of ice. Monday
morning the steamer Conger made the
: trip between Algonac and Port Huron
Holland, Mich, March 31.-The ic'
went out of Black lake into Lake Mich
q igan Sunday night and navigation il
= open here. Steamers and schooner
= are fitting out.