The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-25
STORM AND FLOOD.
Great Damage inflicted AonG tho Hudson
and in Now England.

Great Damage inflicted Along tho Hudson
| and In Now England.
! Heavy rains followed by foods have caused
much damage along the Hudson in New
, York and In many sections Of New England.
Dispatches from various points gives details
| as follows:
ALBANY, N. T.: The whole southern por
hon Of the city lying on the fat land for a
distance OF 2'i0 yards back from the river
front was inundated, but there was no e1'
tensive damage reported. Many old sheds
have been carried away and much DAMAGE
done In small way. which 1t Is impossible
to estimate. Cellars Of business houses were
all flooded, but merchants had sufficient
warning to remove their goods generally out
Of reach Of the waters.
Troy, N. Y: The Hudson River reached
the highest point attained since 1857. At
o'clock p. m. the mark Of the memorable flood
Of 1886 on the bridge pier was lost sight OF
, and the water continued to rise. The piers
were submerged to the shed roofs. All the
cellars along the river front were flooded and
much damage done. In many OF the large
collar factories the engine rooms were IN
vaded and the fires cxtinguished. In these nth
ern part ofthe city many housesa are submerged
to the second story. People who attended
cnutcn dt cioek y. IL, udu w 10 cOu-
veyed to their homes at the conclusion Of the
services In rowboats and improvised RATS.
On the west side of the river millions Of feet
of lumber piled along the entrance OF the
Erie Canal have been washed away.
SARATOGA, n. Y: The entire upper Hud-
son River valley was inundated to the deptl
OF from three to five feet. In Saratoga
Springs water was over four feet deep in
many streets on both sides OF the town, and
people were ferr!ed from houses in boats and
RATS.
HUDSON, N. Y: The freshet in the Hudson
River at this point WAS the most severe
known during the last twenty-five yeas.
Buildings and wharves were flooded. The
tracks Of the Hudson River Railroad were
covered with water and travel north was dis
continued.
HARTFORD, Conn; The tremendous rain
storm caused more damage to property
throughout Connecticut than any visitation
of the elements In twenty years. Serious ac-
oidents, wrecks aud washouts are reported
from every quarter. The Connecticut River
wasswolent to three times Its normal height.
The bIgiron bridge at Middletown was In great
danger all afternoon and part Of the false
work was swept aWay. At Brooklyn mill.
owner lost his life. At Winsted 1t
was said that no such storm had
VlSltoQ THO PlhCo lu lWoutr-ufo
years. The streets were flooded to
q depth OF from three to Eve feet. Scores OF
homes along Mad R yer were wrecked by
water and ice. and Foskett's meadows are
covered with wreckage. The highways In
tho country were 30 badly submerged and so
many bridges were carried away that travel
on them was at standstill.
BosToN Mass: The rain was 80 heavy In
New England for forty-eight hours that
rivers In Maine and New Hampshire were
out OF their banks. and thousands Of dollars
worth Of property was destroyed. Bridges
have been carried away, mills undermined.
and dwellings flooded.
Hat Manchester, n. H.. the water was eigh
feet deep over the dam of the Amoskea2
Manufacturing Company, On the Plscata-
quog, which empties into tue Merrmac at
Manchester, four highway bridges have been
carried away.
Serious railroad washouts have occurred
on the line OF the Connecticut River In New
Hampshire. At Hanover the Connecticut
was ten feet above high water mark.
The bridge over the Newichewanock River
at Great Works, on the Northern Division OF
the Boston and Maine Railroad in New
Hampshire, is gone. The middlespan OF the
steel Central avenue bridge In Dover, N. H.,
gave way, and many houses in that place
were flooded. The Cocheco River at Dover
was higher than at any time on record.
Charles a. Oils, Of Spring Vale, Me-. lost
his life while attempting to pull down the
flush boards on the Spring Vale Cotton Mill
Company'5 DAM