New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-30
Correspondence of Tie Tribune.
Lrr1Lr FAILS, June q, 1872

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Monday Evening, O'CLOCK T. ny
DEAR SIR: | hasten TO lay before you briei
outline of the most and destructive ca
antics that its has fallen TO my lot to record TIM
MANY a dav. This afternoon, between two and
three O'Clock it commenced raining, accompanied
by deafcninc peals Of thunder aud the most vivid
flashes Of lightning, till, in the short space of
twenty rninu,es-ihe rain descending all tn while
in one great sheet Of rater--our streets and low
cellars were all hoosed. The water from the sur
rounding hills all seemed TO concentrate in the
main street, preparatory to its leap down the side
streets through to the Mohawk forming one mighty
torrent and sweeping the stores completely, car
rying with its ravaging imPctuosity almost every
article which met its course. In several cases
saw barrels of flour, pork, whiskey, sugar, fish.
and even the stoves which had been used in the
shops, swept in this mighty ~hrl and rush OF wa
Ter, to the distance of forty and even eighty rods
From the bills it came with a deaiening force
against the back part of the stores, rushing with
the same destructive rapidiiy through shops into
the main street thence taking the opposite SIDE It,
ravages still more solating bursting up step.
and the uuderpinning of the buildings, carrying
with it posts trees boxes bales Of shooting, broad
clo,hs; and in ruanv csses the cellar walls
so ripped up asto endanger the safety of the build
ings II then met, after passing over the track OF
the Railroad. the current Of The Mohawk. Through
Ann-street its force was exceedingly swift rush
ing down with madness cqualed only by the
power of cataract. On tins street Ms desola-
risl
literally every thing; sidewalks all destroyed.
posts and trees uprooted gardens under the hill
were all washed from their foundation. | say
foundation, for it may not be known 10 yos thai
most If not our best gardens, are FORMED by hli-
ing earth on the rocks to- the depth OF two, three
and even six feet. the foundation being most gene
rally solid rock. The quantity at gravel stones,
rocks and lumber that passed down the street.
was truly astonishing. The track oi the Railroad
is completely buried beneath the stone and earth
that washed over it and in many places. both
above and below thi. village. the track is carried
off. One canal boat that had been haaei into the
basin this afternoon for the purpose OF receiving
her loading. now lies perfectly embedded in he
| earth and stones that were washed ia from ihe
| hill. Such scene was never before witnessed in
| this place. saw several cars that hal been car
ried of the track. lay at a distance of Ten rod.
| from the Railroad. Tie rain slackened aboat half
past three o'clock, and at four the sun shone
brightly. SUCH scene! The streets fooled
crammed up with boxes, furniture and groceries
floating about in every direction. After SIX O'Clock
this evening, all persons who could be employed
were busily engaged in collecting together the
remnants of property carried in all directions over
the village by the course of the varying currents.
No lives were lost. though sevsral narrow ESCAPES
Thank God, it did not occur in the night Has it,
certainly fifty lives must have been sacrihced.-
The train of cars from the East ana West viii
not probably be enabled TO get through here. The
destruction along the Mohawk must he great
though have heard from place vet The loss
estimated by our citizens is from fSea;y TO dirty
'"0@s""a a'Hars Al this in the shor, space of
ONE HOUR AND HALP' A, present oil /, in the
greatest CONSERVATION AMI disorder.
| Yours, in gr.,, bas,o