Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-19


,way ar injured The passengers who started on Sa-
turny morning for New York via Camden were Obliged
70 return in consequence Of the destruction OF all Tue
bridges between Camden und Bordentown
The Camden and Amboy Railroad Company nave
been necesstaled run steamboat TO Bordentown TO-
day. ns their railroad has been rendered mpassabe oy
the late reshets The steamboat Burlington has been
put in readiness for that purpose.
Two men aud boy, engaged in securing hooc wooo'
were drowned at Manayunk.
The accounts received from Mauch Chunk, on Inc
Lehigh, are really distressing. The whole town was
oa and the main street presented an unbroKen loou
owater six feet deep Canal locks bridges, houses oarn
saw mills &c were swept before the torrent, IKE chaii'
Sixteen out of twenty houses on the way to
were carried off and very many ofte inmates went WIN
them. Those that heard them, say that lheF ~.
help were most appalling Every account grows more
dreadful-the river was clear stream reaching from
mountain 10 mountain.
The Springfield (Aass) Republican of Saturday
says ~,
mome,ers ranged here from IA to IL below zero. On
Thursday and Friday from 80 to 40 above The heavy
rain of Thursday has carried off the snow The Age
wan with snch rapdIty that It's breaking up was
tremendous Its was heard several miles. Inc
Connecticut river also rose rapidly and Friday the
ice broke up and passed of without uch damage
On Tuesday teams crossed on the ice.
The Providence papers of Saturday say nothing on
the subject
The New Haven Herald of Saturday brings the fol-
low nr particulars of freshet at Derby. At Derby,
the confluence of the Naugetuc and Housatonc, the
water rose Is feet The bridges wthstood the shock
but several hundred dollars worth of ship timber, with
quantities of wood md lumber carried off WASH
ingon bridge, the stream below suffered con-
siderable damage the western part below the draw be-
ing carried off. Mr. Blacknans law Office, at Hum
phreysvillc we also learn, carried oil. We have
heard from several of the dacent towns in all of which
more or less damage was done to dams, roads ana
bridges. In Iiamden four small bridges were removed
and the roads were impeded by the flood
The Hartford Courant of Saturday states that in
both the great and little rivers the water very
high Yesterday. As yet very little damage has been
done-two vessels at the Bunker Hill steamboat wharf
swung round and lost their bowsprlts; one OF them
struck against the building the wharf, by which
the latter somewhat injured The ice was passing
off last evening, and the presumption is, that II meets
with no resistance below. From the quantities of tim
Der that have down it is feared that shall hear
of the loss of some bridges above rs.
Since writing the above, the Albany papers of Sa-
turday have come to hand. The Argus says:-"Ihe
warm rain for the last 6 hours has broken up the ice in
the Nlola k, and in the Hudson far below
have heard The pier, warves and all the streets and
cellars below Market street, were inundated yesterday;
and the water was rising when our paper was put to
press. The Southern mail had not arrved-and even if
it had reached Grcenbush could scarcely have crossed
the river"
slant, says
On Wednesday night last borough visited
with the greatest flood since the year 17c6-the water
being two feet higher than during the freshe of lo39
In consequence ofthe warm rain, which continued for
several days. together with the melting of the large
quantity Of snow and ice with which The ground was
covered the water ofthe Schuylkill commenced rising
on Thursday and continued 10 rise until Yesterday
morning about ococl-innndating several squares Of
buildings, lying along the Banks Of the river Hun
dreds o families were forced 10 leave their dwellings,
and avail themselves Of the hospitality Of their friends
Of course The destruction of property was great A
large quantity CT lumber, coal, Re, has been carried
away. y store house belonging 10 Mr.. Frees, con.
taining quantity Of sali, &c, washed from It's
foundation and lodged against The Lancaster Bridge,
having been carried more than half mile hy the Hood
ilrssrs. Boas x Lott have sustained loss Of about
81 1890 in lumber, and the loss Of Mr.. Anthony Bickcl,
IN the article, have been considerable. Mr. John
Gratz IT., young just commencing business, has
lost his entire stock coal, wood CARTS and fixtures OF
variou, kinds. About two-thrds of large barn on
the premises has been carried away.
The following is extract from the Journal Of Feb
ruary . 1880:
1--WE are indebted to Mr.. Peter Strohccker for the
following information
In 17S6, the water in A1essersmiths Fnlling MIL was
4 feet . IL inches higher than in $780, and Hcisters
now Smiths MILL il time feet ) inches higher
iIIan in -?2 and a, the lancaster Bridge feet egh,
inches higher than in le22.
MORE or TIE FLOOD.
(Fr2m nic fnit-d Stass Ga.ttsJ
Our paper this morning teens with appalling accounts
Of disasters by cshels resulting from The OF last
week. The loss all hands to be immense
and in several places human life has been added TO the
sacrifice.
More aflictively rife with such painful intelligence
is the following extract of letter received BY the pr-
yate express, dated
MAucu CHuSK, Jan. :, 1871.
Thursdau cUcRing, II o'clock.
One of the most awful and tremendous freshets that
has ever happened in this part of the State has taken
place here 1t commenced raining last evening, and
has not vet ceased There will be few closed eyes in
is mighty torrent running the whole width OF the
main street, some six feet deep. On side, the in
mates have left the lower story and taken to the Sc
cond for safety. 1t is awful night House after
house is going down the Lehigh All three Of the saw
mills have gone. Two stone stables at the hotel also
gone, with the bridges, &c. All the canals, locks, DC
Whole houses are passing. One of the large packet
boats broke loose and passed down close to the piazza
of the hotel, which is two stories high. What the da-
mage is below, we dare not think of. We fear to-
morrows dawn many valuable citizens will have found
a waery grave.
Friday erening-Our darkest forebodings have been
more than realized. All beautiful navigation, |
above and below, is swept away. Dams, locks lock-
house, inmates and all, gone. Those tremendous
locks are entirely swept away The bridges above and
below are gone The large railroad bridge at the end
of the Narrows, one at Lehghton Gap, &c, all
gone Out of twenty houses from Squire Sayres,
to Lehighton, but four remain and very many of the
inmates are gone with them Those who heard them,
say their sIreks for help most appalling. Every
account grows more dreadful The river 10 clear
stream from mountain TO mountain.
New YORK, January -.
There are rnmors of fresh troubles down East. The
story is that three gentlemen their way from Bangor
to Canada were stopped Nladawaska by party Of
British soldiers, who, without provocat'on' attacked
them. One Of the gentlemen was knocked down, ano-
tier wounded in the shoulder by bayonet, and the
third in trying to escape, received bulletin The thigh
Sir John Harvey has addressed letter TO the CO.
vernon of Maine in relation 10 the arrival of the troops
from Canada ut Madawaska. Sir John assures Gov.
Fairfield that the movement has no other object than
to give support TO the civil authorities of that settle
en,; who he staies have been threatened by citizens
of Maine with personal violence. lie further states,
that he has represented 10 the Governor General the
entire adequacy of armed civil posse equal 10 that
by the State Of Malnr to effect the objects
view and expresses his belief that the troops will be