 ... of some mountain which has covered the plain, with rocks of every dimension. But it is not this accumulation of ice drifts in the Rhine which is of itself the cause of danger ; it is, on the contrary, the debacle or breaking up which is often productive...  The Archaeological Journal - Page 3951872Full view - About this book
 | 1867 - 1060 lehte
...up which is often productive of calamitous consequences. When this debacle commences in the tipper part of the river, above the point where the latter...already soldered together ; thus an enormous barrier ia formed which the water, arrested in its course, cannot pass over, and hence overflows to the right... | |
 | John Allen Brown - 1887 - 270 lehte
...calamitous consequences. When the debacle commences in the upper part of the river, above the point where it is completely frozen, the masses of ice, drifting...hurled upon those already soldered together. Thus a huge barrier is formed, which the water cannot pass over, and a vast overflow and inundation takes... | |
 | John Allen Brown - 1887 - 272 lehte
...calamitous consequences. When the debacle commences in the upper part of the river, above the point where it is completely frozen, the masses of ice, drifting...hurled upon those already soldered together. Thus a huge barrier is formed, which the water cannot pass over, and a vast overflow and inundation takes... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1867 - 484 lehte
...the debacle or breaking up which is often productive of calamitous consequences. When this debacle commences in the upper part of the river, above the...is formed which the water, arrested in its course, canoot pass over, and hence overflows to the right and left, breaking the dikes, inundating the plains,... | |
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