Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-03-25
GREAT FRESREr AT TIE SOUTH


Tie Charleston papers contain arceun. of a
grea, fresbei ia thar neighborhood ard which has.
ing interrupted tho rail road travel has prevented
the arrival Of The malls for few days past We
copy the following:
From the Charleston Courier. of he I4ik.
Great Fysshet.-- TIE Rail Read much ia5area.--
Probable foundation 81 augusta and ham-
b3rg.
The continued rains witch have prevailed for g
suuser Of days past have doobile,s bees the eause
Of much damage and desrucfion Of property in the
interior. Us ELECTS on he Rail Road, have been
Of he most ss r5us chsrgc err and r,eat te RI
are en'eitainsd ihat Hamburg and Augusta b,vs
again suffered, even to greater extent than during
ihs tfeshet Of Iasi summer.
We hase had no mail from tte.e places since
"Wednesday last. On Saturday, Conductor OF the
Cars ON the Rail Road, arrived Ia town, who LEI,
Hamburg on thursday morning last. He states
hat the water nj that place. when he left, YVES
within eightteet as high ass; the recent inundaton
that the river was rising the rate Of Is inches
per hour--and that the inhsbitanis were remoy ing
their families and good, in anticipation Of the
place being submerged. At Horse Creek "a miles
from Hambutg) about 200 feet Of the Road was
entirely broken Up; and at Edisto Swanp about .
nile ard half Of the Road "a as irnpassabie The
Cendueiof reached Branehye on Thursday night
and started from there With hand car at o.
clock GA Friday, reaching Summctviile at 10 7 NJ
from which place no ia town on Saturday
morning.
Az Cattle Creek (55 miles from the cisy) several
huadfed feet OF the rail way Is broken up, the iYus.
lie worked washed away, and the rails held TO-
gether only by the iron In the course Of the pro.
gress Of The conductor ard those in his company
they encountered much fatigue, and had some mar
row escapes Of loss Of lie
At the foot Of the Inclined plane the bank. were
all falling in, covering the track Of the road
The locomotive Rapenet had stated on Thurs
day to give assistance 10 passengers coming down,
and at Edisio swamp, the road gave way, and threw
her on. the embaukment whrre ehe NOW lies. She
had freight car attached which iloaied OF with
the rail road hands, who were at, howeser safe
the water at that point beirg ten tect deep.
Since the Information abogo received, we have
Ind conversation with Mr.. Tupper, the Presiden
of the Hamburg Road, who arrived here on Satur
day evening, and left again on yesterday, to super
intend The work efrepairipg TIM damages caused b,
the tIeshet. From him learn that there is nov
no communication above the -Four Hole Swamp
tina, the water the rise when he left a P NJ
On Saturday. --that thst place the rail was GOV
cred tor thedistance of me--and that half mile
Of tie Rail Way was broken up. 1t was the i'm
precision Of those who were OK perienced in the mat
ter, that the water would continue 10 rise vet for
day or Two, although the rain had ceased, and ai
the present time 10 calculation can be made as Il
what may be the amount Of damage Sustained.
The will not leave this day, but We take
pleasure in stating that the Savannah mail will BE-
IN time il deposited in the Post Office by 8 A. NJ