The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-01

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FcRT PLAIN. MY. Feb. IS The outlook
tonight just lies the beiieI that this par, 81
the Mohawk Valley IN in tor food such A.
Il has never before experienced. The Ice
jams west Of here have caused the n reefs In
rion. Frankfort and Herkimer 20 he mum
dated and great quantities Of dynamite are
being used by the State and the New York
Central railroad TO break them up When
that happens Il 10 feared the rush OF water
and ice will cause havoc hereabout. a.
the Mohawk River IL sOlidly clogged with
Ice from here TO Canaioharie. three
miles. Dynamite is being used freely
on q three mile stretch of ice. bat the
field 10 80 large that little u any progress
had been made up to tonight.
Frankfort ran out Of dynamite to-day
and sent hero for 500 pounds. The river Il
Open q abort distance At CanaloharIe
and 10 then badly blocked with ice AZ
3prnkerA. Oficial barge canal measure
ulents here show that the Mohawk ross
EN- feet one inch from 80 yesterday
afternoon to $40 this afternoon. ana ~
Sill rising at about the same rHte
ALBANY. Feb e-Ics broke up IN the
Hudeon River opposite Albany this
afternoon and indications favor a heavy
freahet Of probably greater duration
than in some years owing 20 the great
mass Ol snow covering Nuo kTouIiu VI Nis'
Mohawk Valley and in the AdirOndacks.
The water is over the wharves and unless
the weather turns speedily colder u -
expected to rise higher. Warning was
given TO merchants IN time TO ge' their
goods 90 upper stories OF buildings along
the riverfront and unless the food attain-
70 q greatly increased height no considera-
be damage u likely TO oe done. All small
streams tributary to the Hudson River
are swollen and overrlInning their banks.
urea. Feb. 2s-The Mohawk Valley
both east and west Of this city rs tonight
in the grasp Of a hood. which on account
of the great depth Of snow when the rains
began Saturday threatens TO equal the
wOrstin the food history OF the river
Al the present time the CREATES, trouble
u being experienced IN the villages east
u here. where the water IL rushing
through the streets and business Is prac-
tically at a standstill.
Frankfort, Ilion. Herkimer. ~ Johns
vile and many other places between Utica
and Schenectady are awash tonight m
business and residential sections. The
trolley service in Frankfort. Zion and
Herkirner "a crippled and thu electric
lighting plents Of those villages are out
Of Coumtsston tonight.
In Herkimer two houses were over
turned this afternoon by q rush OF water
that followed the breaking OF an ice Jam
and mari Of another house In the path Of
the leo was torn from iia foundation.
Children this afternoon were unable "a
reach the achoola In Herkimer and to-
night residences in the flooded sections
Of the villages. who left their homes "a
seek safety on higher ground. did 80 IN
rowboats or on RATS.
Manufacturing plants throughout the
Mohawk Valley were required TO ctose
down this afternoon when the rising
waters entered their power rooms and eN-
tinguisbed the fires
Although the wafer is over the New
York Central tracks az several points
east and west Of here. traffic tonight ~
not seriously intsrfered with.