Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-02-08

dam and the water below was so high as 10
cause the stoppage of the wheels. The
locks Of the canal opposite were also aver
flowed, but the injury received has not as
yet been ascertained
About 500 barrels and 200 bags were lost
from the wharf occupied by Mr. Bolton, a.
bove Paramount and the warehouse much
damaged
Bench street. between Race and Callow-
hill. was overlooked with the water, and
Ashton street as far as Vine street was in the
same eondlion-0ooding all the honSes in
that neighborhood The families were CON.
PEELED to vacate the lower stories, and tow
ard midnight the inhabitants in the most ex.
posed situations were removed by boats row.
ing along the streets, and removed to places
of safety The water left has been convert
ed into ice by the cold, and the Streets
wharves, fields, &C. on both sides of the riv-
er are covered. Three men are said to have
been swept away in boat The cellars Of
the City Gas Works were flooded and the
building was thought TO be in considerable
danger.
A stable belonging TO W. p. Orrick was
turned entirely round, but the warehouse
and wharf received but little injury
A considerable quantity OF grain was car
ried AWAY from the slore.houses occupied by
j. Harrison, which were filled with water
up to the second story A small adjoining
building was carried of, with a large guam
tity of mere handlze
About 1000 slaves were carried away
from the d:siilery OF Mr. Smith. A num-
Der OF hogs connected with this establish
mcnt were drowned
The store house Of James Steel s. Co was
flooded. Mr. S. left the store in boat du.
ring the night.
The buildings on the wharf occupied BY
Hobbs & Penny, and Slrres & Gntith,
we're inundated Robert Dayton and his
family, occupying the upper stories, were
removed from the second story window in
boat.
About one hundred and fifty tons Of coal
coal screens. scales. etc. were swept away
from the wharf of B. II. Springer Two
sc boomers were foated 10 the top OF the coal
heap, where they remain high and dry
The schr. Coaster, loaded with coal bound
TO New York, was aoaied 10 the top OF Mr.
Caleb Parker's coal heap where she re-
tuotuos <hbOuA obC duu uH1 LUIS
of coal, coal screens. scales, etc were swept
| from the wharf of Lewis s. Bull The
wharf of Mr. jacob Serrills was slightly
damaged.
The coal wharf Of s. b. Reeves & Co,
was turned completely round. There was
but Iiule coal on ii.
| Several hundred cords Of wood and a
large quantity OF coal were swept from the
wharves on the west side oil the Schuylkill,
near Market street bridge.
The floating bridge at Gray's ferry was
entirely swept away, and lodging against
the new stone bridge, recently erected by
the Philadelphia and Baltimore Railroad
Company, INSTRUCTED the passage Of the ma
terlals floating down so us 10 form a dam,
which finally gave way and carried with it
Two spans. about two hundred fee, of the
bridge The tops Of the two piers we're al
so swep; off The foundations and the piers
are uninjured,
About half mile below the bridge, a
house occupied by Mr. Lush came near be-
ing carried away bya schooner. A small
house. which came floating down, was Sc
cured by him and placed on the meadows be.
low.
AT and above Manayunk the banks oil
the river were completely inundated, and the
ice and drifting timber accommodating as il
swept along with the resistless food, shas
carried away the dwellings Of many poor
families with their contents. The outhou-
ses sc. belonging TO Mr. Duvals mill, were
carried away and some damage done to the
mac hinery in the mill bv the water the
bridge at Manayunk is badly injured, as well
as the tow-paih bridge Of the Union Canal
Company; Mr. Ecksein's paper mill and
out houses much damaged; dye house be.
longing TO Mr. Ripka's mills swept of, esti
mated loss $1,000.
Mr. Meyers iquor store carried away
the house and stable belonging to Ezekiel
Sherr, much injured by the ice; mill
owned by MIR Kempton, much damaged the
cooper shop Of Charles Quervelle and a
large quantity of wood owned by Mr. Fin.
kle, swept away mill owned by MIR Win
penny, entirely destroyed, loss $4,000 A
man named John Burke. residing at the
Falls this side of Manayunk, lost stable,
sukey, horse, harness. &c The rail road
bridge at Spring Mills, about four miles a.
bove Mauayunk. is entirely swept away
The keeper of the toll gate al the lower sto-
ry of his house, situated on the hill side, en-
lirely flooded, and was obliged TO let down
his wife, just recovered from sickness, by
means Of rope, from the back of the house,
where the water was not so deep. Mr.
Enoch Randall, residing near 10. and EN-
ployed AT Eckslein's mill, was obliged TO re-