Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1832-04-06
vrHR WEsrERN FLOOD.

Lut.rv streams, as full and accurate as the ac- I
counts which have reached us, from the fditter-
emf piaces heard from; have enabled US to make
At Pittsburg, the water rose higher than u
had ever been known by any living mhaoltant
Of the city or neighborhood. Inc greater por-
ton of that part of the town lying north OF Llo-
erty-street was completely inundated; and near
" all the houses. between Penn-street and the
Allegheny river, were deserted by their owners
who were compelled to use boats IN order 70
escape from their dwellings. Although but
few buildings have been carried on, the loss
sustained in this place and its neighborhoodi in
lumber, liquors, &c. is very great; being est-
mated at between 5000, 600 & S4oo, 200. The
Alleqhany bridge and acqueduct, though IN the
greatest danger, have been saved. ,5Bi
Allephany town, opposite Pittsburg, was COM
nleteiy over flowed; & number OF buildings
have been carried off. The damage sustained
here has been considerable, but we have seen
no estimate ofits amount.
The Salt-works on the Conemaugh and the
Kiskeminitas, some distance above p.ttsourg,
have likewise suffered severely-the loss IN SAT-
alone. exclusive of buildings and other proper
~ injured or DESTROYED, being estimated at up
-yards of 10000 dolls. 1t is reported, poor man
who was employed in digging Goals, having
gone to work in the afternoon, leaving his wife
and four children in a small cabin near the
Mononeahela river, found on his return IN the
evening that his dwelling had been carried OFT
by the flood and as nothing has since been
heard of his unfortunate family, It is suPpos-
cd that they have all persisted. Two men arc
likewise stated to have been drowned AZ
brownsville, and two grown persons and an
infant at Alleghenytown.
At Bridpewater. Fallston, and Sharon, on
Do- he
considerable. These hourishing villages are
said to bave been completely inundated and
a great number Of their buildings carried away,
Beaver river. is reported to have risen hfty
feet above low water mark and the poor re-
siding on the banks have been stripped OF eve
ry thing.
In addition to these disasters, we learn from
the Pennsylvania papers: that one third oil TIL
great bridge across the Susquehanna, at Col
umbia, which was erected in 1912, at an eS
pense oil about $685., ooo has been carried q
way by the breaking up of the ice. and the re
moinder more or less injured in different place
1t is to be repaired as promptly as circumstan
ecs will permit
At Steubenvlle, the river was several fec
higher than it had been s"ithn the memory G
the oldest inhabitants : and much injury wa
done 'by the overlooking Of the river, bottoms
and the backing of water up the creeks Th
lower street of the town 'was overlooked t
the depth of perhaps eight or ten feet, but n
buildings were carried OIL
Warrentown, IA miles below SteuhenVillt
is said to have been deprived of nearly on
half of its buildings, about sixty in number
Among those carried away, was a warc-hous
containing 800 barrels of -four, which was safe
w lodged on Wheeling Island Another ar
count states that two thirds of the buildings
this place, including three warehouses. hav
been swept of; but we trust this viii be fonn
to be an exaggeration.
At Wheeling, the damage has been yer
great. The water here rose about fifty feet
bovc low water mark; and the lower part
the town was completely inundated. All ii
lower bottoms on the river were overAowec
and houses, barns, fences, cattle. stacks of ha
and grain, &c. swept off. Forty two building
mostly small frames, lying in South Wheeling
and the bridge over Wheeling creek, are sal
to have been carried away; and property to
great amount has been injured or totally d
stroycd. No estimate is given of the loss su
tanned in this town or its vicinity; BUTT is sa
to be incalculable.
Galipolis, owing to its high situation h
sustained but little injury; but the fine farr
on the opposite side of the river, have been e
tirey overlowed.
Maysville, owing to its elevated Situate
has sustained but little injury. The lower p;
Of the line of Front or Water street was, no
ever, overRowei; and some of the citizens, W
occupied low situations, were Obliged to mo
ont Of their houses.
The pleasant villages of New Richmon
Point Pleasant, Neville and Palestine, abo
Cincinnati, have been literally depopulate
and the editor of the Ohio Sun gives it
his opinion that the loss sustained by the CT
zens of Brown county, exceeds $4,000.
At Cincinnati, the damage sustained h
been immense. Here the water continued
rise until the morning Of the 18th; at viii
cine it was said to be about 60 feet above hi,
water mark, and considerably higher than
the great foods of 1898 and 1915. The who
of what is called the bottom of the city. wi