THE FLOODS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 421, 23 March 1880, Page 2

THE FLOODS.

Tpcdntintied;;do)VDppur'since Thursday, aBBjs r tqd bph^-Railway: Eiribankment at Wjpodsidejyhaa,had the.:effect that was expected on Satur-dayihV-.-waWwas ■ seen' coining towards tlw. s :.townf and by four o'clock'the White Pine'creek overflowed its bank3,,ahd. spread from Ohurchrstreet' th near the RißingSurii. The rain continued'cpriiing:(doffn in torrents, and the water gradually rising, until it was impossible to get frdiri Ruah'a/furriiture warehouse to beyond the Rising Sun Hotel; without wading, The north end, from the river bed to the Greytown Hotel, was one sheet of late at night the water from the rive); was rushing round tho school corner at a terrific rate. Heaps of firewood, posts; rails, etc., were washed onto the'main road between Maxton's bridge and the Hotel, but as the/water went down somewhat on Sunday morning it was removed, so asjnot to impede traffic. The residents irf"We3t street and|Ohurch street, and allplaces adjacent'to the creek in Main street, have a benefit, the water in some instances being afootabove the floors. Woodside is a perfect-sheet of water,and Papawai must.be in the same plight. The rain was incessant all through Saturday night, Sunday, and Sunday night (with the exception of very short intervals on Sunday) and by daylight this.mprning (Monday) the overflow had reached from the creek to the Greytown Club on. one side, and beyond the Rising Sun on the other, and from the Waiohine to the south- of Quinn's, and running rapidly down the water channeßroni the' river down Ohapel-st. Kyratawhiti is not faring, so .badly as j usual. We have not heard so far of the flood causing any serious damage there, but it is difficult to estimate it until the water subsides. The main street and footway are likely to-be considerably affeoted, and no doubt the bridges throughout the Borough' will-require immediate attention. Old settlers Bay the downpour has been grantor-"than they remember for a uumber of years, and .would have been attended with more serious results a few years back, as it is the bush is getting clearer, allowing a greater outlet. ■■ Competent judges put all the blame on the Government, for erecting the railway embankment at Woodside.. -This, no-doubt, is the cause of the large volume- of water through the centre of the town. -.