| Show floods n ew dohk jan 23 special alie heavy rainstorm yesterday and last night has cauwel a number of destruct tive floods at mohawk valley n flood has done big damages and many bridges are swept away in duchess county at highland light alais u terrific Bou thweat kale is likely to cause considerable damage in the bay about prince town A terrific rainstorm accompanied by high 1 at cadbury Cau bury conn do iuga amount of damage the lower floors if factories are flooded in ill parts of the city cellars are flooded nd the streets are a moat impassible schools are closed and bubines is partially suspended several waa houta have occur cd on ahe new boik new neland railroad in waterbury coun the river is rising Mr chuita are flooded out and fac tories are closing the large chopot tha jewelry company at chartley Chart loy maa was nearly completely blown to tho ground near mouson M is tho main roads are submerged and piled with ica which has crus lied tho telephone anil tele raph poles houses and barns are hooded and stock ii suffering several boins n vermont report tl is morning water came pouring down from the harrington mass and in a short tim alie sewers were choked up and the fc and houses flooded causing great damage A terrific r swept over wyoming valley in pennsylvania over one third of is now under water and is completely on the street railway a the gorge in alie river extends thirty seven miles and it is feared storm will cause the river to bak and flood the valley the dam at hibernia i X Y on laih ing creek broke rl lini the whole of the large pond to atie already tream aha ice and nater moved alie large iron bridge on tin new england road the iron hi didway dway bridge is destroyed destroy pd and part of alie null at II ibernia is tern away in elcas iiii valley the people were driven into alie stories of the hoat s and were onla able to get about in boata people residing in the vicinity of cape were terrified last night by the houses swayed and hiees uprooted alie wind reached sity tiep miles an hour there wa water in the houses at and the connecticut river began cisine anil by noon seven feet of water had fallen over the dam the n eadoms ans by drivins park are flooded all alie factories are closed and sentinels arc stationed to watch the dam L idt ev ening the gate house on the west end of the long dam began to waver and five later wag twisted around by a mass of ice ami a section of the dam 3 feet deep and feet long went out tho alarm was given and alie rushed from their houps hou ps alio immense volume rushed down the river and the paper mill and postal card factory w ere bad j damaged the railroad trestle was carried out and several fan tori ea will have to remain closed great excitement prevails but no further damage ia reported the dam which was feet dorir and 22 fet deep cost it is pretty badly damaged the derby train is stall ed between anonia and birmingham the extinguishing the fire in the locomotive |
