New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
RADFLOODSUPSTATE
u9NV LE4VE HOMES
At HERKIWER.
.lmost Unprecedented High
lVater IN Nokasck Volley-
Hudson Rising.

little Falls. Y. Y. Feb. os.-The vii
,ese Of fIerkimer is IN terror tonight
sbrouded in darkness and rain. The
sctric lighting plant has been flooded
{ al the lights are out, the fires un
der the boilers Of the pumping stations
have been Quenched. and there is drink
ing water in sight for eight thousand
persons for only twenty-four hours. All
rlsnufacturing plants have suspended
ana Two schools are closed. Many fed
70 higher land during the daylight hours.
sad tonight armed guards patrol in
bosts the canals that lately were streets.
one hundred and fifty houses have
bssn vacated. and sharp watch on the
-ise Of the waters Is being kept by the
patrol. lest those asleep on second story
aoors be drowned in their beds The
village IS menaced on the west by the
Mohawk River and on the north and
esst ~ Nest Canada q eek. a continent
or one side only Is there escape. The
creek has thus far risen more rapidly
thar the river. because Of an ice jam at
the point where the two join.
Fort Plain. y. y. Feb. 2S.-The out
leek tonight indicates that this portion
Of Mohawk Valley is TO experience al
most unprecedented high water. Ice
jar7s west of here have caused the
streets Of Ilion. Frankfort and Herkimer
20 be Inundated. and dynamite is being
used To break them UP. When that hap
pens II Is feared the rush of water and
re viii cause havoc hereahouts. for the
Mohawk River is almost solidly clogged
from here to Canajoharie. Dynamite is
bang used freely on this three-nlile
stretch. but the held is so large that lit
tie progress has been made up to to-
ri
Local manufacturers with plants on
h loulands fear serious damage, and
Al West Shore employees available have
been ordered TO remain on duty through
CIT the night. in case II is necessary to
shift New York Central trains TO the
West Shore tracks at Utica. going east
and a Hoffman, going west Frankfort
ran out CT dynamite to-day and sent 4
special car and locomotive here for five
hundred pounds, which was rushed, de-
spite the danger.
] OfnciaI barge canal measurement here
shows that water IN the Mohawk rose
ten feet and one inch from $50 .. m.
yesterday 10 3 80 p. m. to-day It was
still rising tonight
0tsqusgo Greek, an important feeder
sof The river, suddenly rose many feet
last night and caused great damage ali
along fts route. South OF here for miles
shsrns and small buildings We're shifted
from foundations, and in some cases
wrecked. while horses, pigs and cattle
were drowned and general havoc was
-aused. The creek receded. however, al
#r,ost as speedily as IL arose.
Albany. Feo. oS-With the streams
lf-!bu-arz- 70 the Hudson River swollen
r. heavv rains and melting snow into
,rrrerrs. and with the river rising at the
-ste Of about eight inches an hour at
: O'Clock tonight. one Of the worst floods
- recent years IS predicted here. Be
cause Of the large amount Of snow and
"a n The North Woods and the Mohawk
Ezlev. little relief IS looked for for sev-
sral davs unless the freshet is checked
h. q cold snap.
The ice n tl,e river opposite Albany
-roze I'D shortly before > o'clock and
.egan rc move southwark. Twenty miles
5sun the river. At Coxsackie. where an
E bee gorge usually forms in times Of high
tpater. the ice was intact early in the
.sverirg and teams We're driving across.
The = pidlv rising water above, however,
Ea- expected 10 change conditions there
before morning
Flood warnings were sent out to-day
D. the local weather bureau, and mer-
-larts pGt in z busy day removing goods
from cellars in the danger zone The
tracks Of the Delaware & Hudson Rail
Foad leading 10 the New York Central
station are under water.
Kingston. X. y, Feb. 2S.-The warm
aains have raised ali the CatskiIl noun
tain streams. and serious freshets are
expected by to-mOTrow. Esopus Creek.
II this city. is over its bank, and Ron
Bout Creek is rising rapidly At East
Meredith. Delaware County. an ice gorge
has caused the water TO overflow the
-gilroad tracks. Afternoon trains Were
aelayed FIVE hours In the Catskill for
.sts the average depth Of SNOW is more
lhsn four feet
HorDell, X Y. Feb 2S-Rain is fall
e aDa the food situation is alarming.
al that section Of the city south OF
Cedar street being inundated Water is
pouring through many houses, the oc-
lupGnts of which were removed TO places
q safety last night For four miles be
ioH' the city the valley is full of water
TOR hin 10 hill and the river is rising
every hour The Erie Railroad reports
saat the Canisteo River is spread out
ager TIE valley for q distance Of thirty
Eiles. and that their tracks are under
EateT IL many places.
Rochester. Feb. 26.-A dispatch from
&atzins. in Schuyler County, reports the
aood a. The highest point in the history
the village and still rising. The east
Tn portion Of the village Is under water
sad families are moving TO second
GOrles.