Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-03-08

has come down the Ohio, sweeping all
before it-every farm (almost) along the
river bottoms has been stripped ofbarns,
fences and stacks Of grain; and even
houses have teen carried down the
stream. The loss at Wheeling is esti-
mated at $4,000.
A letter from Cincinnati, dated Febru-
'ary 81, to the Editors of the New-York
Journal of Commerce, says
"No sooner did few warm days ap-
pear in the early part ofths month, than
the rivers, which had been frozen hard
for two months, suddenly broke up with
tremendous force, carrying destruction
as they rolled their volumes of ice s. snow
along the shores with a noise like the
roaring of cannon. Steamboats, as large
as frigates were crushed like egg-shells.
Boats loaded with wood and coal were
smashed to pieces in the different land
ings along the river, where they had
been Unexpectedly caught by the ice
Before this catastrophe had completed its
work, the tremendous rains for nights d
days incessant, like the breaking up Of
the fountains of the great deep, melted
tIC ohoWo ou tuC hIouItuItIo, uIu
ers which had been full all the winter)
not being able to contain the torrents that
rushed into them from every quarter, o.
verhowed their banks, & swept the plains
of houses, focks and herds, with fright
ful violence. From one small town for
ty-two houses have been carried off,
Mills, hotels, ware houses, dwelling hou-
ses with their inhabitants, have passed by
Cincinnati with the speed of the steam
boat Such a scene of fdestruction new
er Witnessed Many of the families, l
know, had to be taken out of the second
story window. Many wooden houses are
gone off from this city; many upset, and
are lashed by cables to trees. The
meeting houses have been thrown open
to receive the houseless sufferers. Fam
lilies throw open their doors to receive
their friends from the lower part of tho
city.
The country will not recover the ef-
fects Of the winter and the flood, for
some years The richest farms were
on the banks of the rivers, and many Of
them, nay whole villages, have been
swept away. An infant alive in its cra-
die was taken up opposite Cincinnati, ,and
few days after, its mother, hearing of
one being picked up, came and claimed
her child. Three children were taken
out Of house that was going down the
current and large house, with several
men and women in the garret, went past
the city. Whether they have been saw
ed or not, | have not heard.
The cold has come back to-day, and
the river in the streets and houses is fro
zen. Goals have been three quarters Of
a dollar a bushcl; wood ten dollars cord.
Such cold never felt except the cold
Tuesday in New ork about five years
ago."
Inundation Of The 81. La,urence.-In
consequence Of the vast accumulation Of
ice in the St Lawrence, directly oppo-
site to and above our village, we learn
that great losses have been sustained by
numerous individuals in this and the ad-
jacent towns situated on the river, and
that the citizens of our village have, IN
comparison, suffered but very little when
compared with the irresistible fury with
which other places have been visited by
the overflowing Of this mighty stream.
The damages are estimated at about
3OOOl.
From the Detroit Journal Of Feb. 22d.
Great Freshets. s.-There has not been
time within the recollection Of the oldest
inhabitants, when the western waters
have been so much swollen as they are
at present.-The flats bordering on the
Maumee, Sandusky and Cuyahoga riv-
ers are entirely under water; and it is
with difficulty and danger that passage
can be effected over those streams. We
learn that three men were drowned in the
Maumee last week, in attempting to
cross, and that considerable amount Of
property has been swept away by the
flood. There is scarcely bridge leh,
between Monroe and Cleveland. In
consequence of the destruction Of the
bridges, and the depth and rapid currents
Of the streams, we are temporarily de-
prived of regular mail.
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