Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-05-23

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vicinity.
We learn that on the Little Ausable
River, the saw-mil and forge dams of
Messrs Cook, Peck s. Reese, Lapham
& Barton, have been swept away-loss
very heavy. The boom on the Great
Ausable River at the Forks, has also
been carried Off.
AT Plattsburgh, the destruction of prop
erty is said to be immense. The upper
bridge was swept away yesterday morn
ing; and also every dam and boom on
the Saranic River, between Cadysville
and Plattsburgh.
From the Black River Gazette, May 18th, 1898.
Great Freshet. The rain, which COM
menced falling on Saturday night, and
continued with unabated violence till
Sunday evening, caused the streams in
this vicinity TO swell to an unprec cedent-
ed height, sweeping every thing before
them. Great damage was done to the
new and valuable grist mill of Mr.. S.
Leonard, in this viilage-loss supposed
to be over 81 900. The new and sub
stantial bridge across the creek at this
place was also taken off. Considerable
damage was also done to the clothing
works of Messrs Northop s. Willard
But the most appalling sight was at Mr.
Murray's mill, about half a mile down
the creek from this village. The heavy
embankment on the north side Of the mill
dam gave way, taking with it the dwell
ling houses Of Mr.. Murray and the Miss
Richards, together with all their con-
tents. They both went to pieces, so
that very little, if any, of the furniture
and clothing will be saved. Fortunate
ly the inmates of the two houses had left
before the embankment gave way. MIR.
Murray's books, notes, papers, sc. we
understand were all in his house, and
consequently destroyed. The bridge
at that place was also swept away. The
loss sustained by Mr.. Murray must be
considerable.
Monireal, May IS. There has been
a larger quantity Of rain fallen in Mon
treal since midnight of Friday last, Give
days. than we have had for considera-
Bile period past. When we went to press
the rain was falling in torrents; the at
mosphere thick, cool and very unpleas-
ant
Trenton, ". j., May 10. The Della
ware is much swollen by the late rains.
1t has not, perhaps, been higher than at
present, since the great freshet of 1929.
! Easton, Pa Nhy II. Destructive
Freshet. On Tuesday morning last, the
Delaware at this place commenced ris-
ing, and in "a hours had risen l6 feet,
making freshct Of 10 feet above low
water mark. The dam in the mouth Of
the Lehigh, the outlet lock, and the
whole canal g. tow path about a mile be-
low this place were completely submerg-
cd--the water standing three or four
feet deep in the road, inside of the ca
nal, so as to prevent the passage of the
Philadelphia stage by that route. 1t has
Of course put stop to all navigation up
on the canal.
The consequences to the hard work.
ing lumber men are most distressing
The suddenness ofthe Freshct took them
by surprise, and they were unable to save
their RATS, which driited off in numbers.
On Tuesday afternoon and night, and on
w cdnesday morning, RATS Of all kinds Of
lumber, logs, boards, posts, rails, &C., to
the value of perhaps $4,000 passed
down, many of them dashing to pieces
on the piers of our bridge. One raft met
this fate, worth not less than $1,000, and
the bridge vibrated with the shock. Thus
have the hard earned wages Of whole
winter, and the means Of years subss-
tence been swept away, and the hardy
and industrious woodsman, who has Ia
bored through snow and slush and frost
toget out his lumber, may seek his prop
erty upon the broad bosom of the Allan
tic, or find its broken and useless frag-
ments, scattered from the Lackawacksen
to the Bay.
! Fredericksburg, (Va.) May IS. We
learn from the Orange Free Press, that
about 0 o'clock, on Friday morning, a
Wagon and four horses belonging 10 Mr.
Smith, the State Contractor, in attempt
ing to cross the Robinson River, a few
miles from the Court House, were borne
down by the strong current, and all the
horses drowned.
We regret further to learn, that the
driver Of a Wagon and three horses, the
property of Mr. Benjamin Hume, of Or,
ange, were drowned in attempting to
cross at MIR Somervil's Ford Oh Satur-
day last.
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