Spring Freshets

IN MICHIGAN. Kalamazoo, Mich., March 14. - A report has just been received that the darns at llowlandsville, south of here. and at Plainwell and Otsego to the north, have gone. Thousands of acres of land are inundated and many lives and rauch property are no doubt lost. The Kalamazoo river was never before known to be so high. Gband Rawds, Mich., March 14.- The river is the highest seen here in thirty years. The water now stands 14 f eet 9 inches above the loW'Water mark. Many big factories have been obliged to shut down. The city and railway bridges stand the pressure well. Reports are coming in of enormous damage to the agricultural districts above and below here. Many township bridges are gone, log booms broken, etc. The sewers in this city are badly clogged, but no great destruction to property has yet been reported. IX ILLINOIS. Havana, 111., March 14. - For a week past the llliaois river has been rising, until it is now nearly as high as it was during the big floods of last season. The damage done by the flood is far greater than that of last year. The heavy ice in the river went out with a rush, carrying with it everything in its pathway. The river had overllowed vast regions of lowlands over in Ful ton county and the huge blocks of ice drifted across farms and lowlands, carrying with them many houses and small buildings, fences, trees and other improvements. IX NEW YOKK. SciiENECTADr, N. Y., March 14. - All raiiroad traffic on the main line of the New York Central & Hudsoa River raiiroad between this city and Albany has been stopped by the overflow from the Mohawk river. Water held in check by the ice gorge against the Fitchburg bridge overflowed the river banks, flooding Edison park and that part of the city occupied by the Westinghouse Agricultura! Implement company and the Edison General Electric company. The first floors of the Edison General Electric company, which covers sixteen acres, are covered with water 3 feet deep, and both plants have been closed. More than 4,000 persons were thrown out of employment. All the exhibits which the Edison company was preparing for the world's fair are practically destroyed by the water, as is almost all of the inachinery and stock on the first floor. The loss is estimated at over 8500,000. Albant, N. Y., March 14.- The freshet in the Hudson is the highest since 1883. The lower part of the city is under water, and railroad trains and ! electric cars are prevented from ning. IN PBNNSTI.VA.NIA. Piiii.adklpsia, March 14. - The floods in the eastern section of Pennsylvania are abatinp and no further damapfe of a serious nature is anticipated. In the ïnining regions a number of mines have been fiooded, throwing probably 4,000 men and boys out of work. It is cxpected that mining will be resumed in a few days. IN MABYLAND. Port Deposit, Md., March 14 - The breaking of the immense ice gorg-e at McColl's Ferry, 20 miles above here, Sunday night was followed Monday inorning by the giving way of the frozen mass at the railroad bridges near Havre de Grape, and now the Susquohanna is running at the rate of 20 miles an hour. The worst of the nood is now over. The dainage here will reach 60,000.