New-York daily tribune., 1843-05-01
. Iinrid Avalanche.


breaking away Of Canal Reservoir II thai coun-
Is on the 9th:
4 LEA5Y REssRvoIR.-The Lebanon Reser-
yolr. one Of the costly structures devised tor the
purpose OF treasurng water IN the vicinity OF tiic
summit level Of the Chenango Canal. about iotr
miles from this village, broke down portion OF
lis bank, which was supposed TO DC as 1ndeStTuc.
tlble as the everlasting nils. on Monday last ana
she havoc and destruction winch the mighty Tor
rent made IN its ali-conQuer!ng course, can Only
be imag gincd bv those who have taken 4 view OF
the stupendous runs. We have seldom Il ever
seen anr thing that filed our mind with such
magnificent conceptions OF power. ne torrent
rushed with InconceIvable unpetuoSlty mi" the
narrow and deep ravIne. through which the stream
passes, uprooung trees OF all sizes up 10 t"o lee'
In diameter. and forcing them along with The
current. QUALIFYING the rugged banks OF the "a,
y1ne. and absolutely quarrylug hundreds Of soHd
perches OF stone. and carrying them from tALl q
mile TO q mile, and dcpeSiting them upon the
rich and fertile meadows below. Several acres
OF woodland were swept entirely clean. taking OF
not only the trees. but the entire surface down 10
the solid rock. Two or three Saw-ms were
swept away 50 clean. that not vestigc OF any
thing Is lett to mark the place where they stood.
These trees and rubbish. together with the stones
oparriet out OF the sides OF the ravlne are depoS-
tied IN immense masses and heaps upon the beau
tiful meadows bordering on the Chenango ryer
rendering desolatc and dreary some lUo TO t3o
acres of the fares; portion OF that delightful val
lev. There is one portion of from 10 acres
of Kingsley meadow that IS perfectly covered
from one to four or FIVE feet deep, with stones
and gravel. and appears to US 10 be entirely Tu-
med :: while the balance of the meadow that re-
ceiyed the deposilcs OF gravel trees. and Rubbish
is materially injured. besides the great labor OF
clearing II up
To glve some idea Of the power of this ava
Eanche of water, we would mention that we OBJ
served boulder OF granite. in the midst ot the
great field OF stone upon the meadow. the welght
of winch Is estimated at not less than ten tons,
that could not have beer picked up within halt
mile of It's present resting place People residing
in the neighborhood describe the trembling OF the
earth to have been like that produced by an
earthquake \ large stone house, Mr. y Camp
bells, standing at a considerable distance rom
the course of the euraged element, Is Sald 10 have
exhibited decided symptoms OF ague. We cannot,
perhaps give better idea OF the grandeur and
narnificence Of the scene, than was gwen by a
gentleman who resides in the neighborhood and
witnessed it. On beng asked how 1t affected
hun, he answered, that 1t made HIM feel as though
he was not more than SIX inches high and wlthal
very lean.
The damage to individuals is yery considera-
ble-we presume not less than or &5,OO0-thc
greater portion OF which, We believe, IS sustained
by The Kingsleys and Mr. \. Campbell. The
damage 10 the State would be very great II this
reservoir was needed; but we believe there Is an
/ abundant supply of water for the canal from the
"A III n ct1,rc
less expenditure in the first place, and probably
will llnot be repaired.
We are glad that such a calamity did not hap
pen while the canals were under Wing manage
ment, for the blame would undoubtedly have been
thrown upon those who had the canals in charge.
DRFApFrI AcciDENr-ENPlosIoN OF TIE Boil
FIR OF THE STEAMER HAIRY OF THE WESr.-We
have been favored with the following extract OF a
letter from passenger on board of the Harry OF
the West:
On the l9th INST the steamer Harry Of the
West, on her way from New. Orleans to ST Louis,
haying shipped 20 cords OF wood al point ~
miles below Memphis, on the Mississippi river,
was about leaving The bank when two ilneS Of
the second arboard boiler collapsed. One Of the
;ircrncn. who stood directly IN front OF the boiler,
was blown overheard and lost. Another was
found dead on the orecastc dcck. Several oi
the hands, including the two cooks are missing,
besides some of the deck passengers. one cabin
passenger Is also missing. Another had his jaw
broken in two places. Another was badly bruised
and injured internally by steam. \ deck pas
sengcr, with twelve hundred dollars IN gold IN a
belt round his person, jumped overheard and was
drowned alongside the boat, leaving his ~ie and
| Fo. irtrr
down stream, holding on to drift wood 4 skill
from fiat boat pu, of after them; but whether
they were saved or 10; | cannot say. Nor was
il known, nor DO | think it ever viii be known,
how many, all told, Will be lost. The mate had
his leg broken IN two places. Another man, al
so, had his leg broken. FIVE or sly OF the hands
attached 10 the boat were badly scalded-some
OF them very severely
The steamer Gray Eagle was wooding, at tie
time efthc accident, about three and half miles
above the Harry oil the West. She Immediately
came down TO our assistance. took the Harry ol
the West in toG, and drew her 10 Memphis
There were about thirty CABIN passengers, Of
whom, perhaps, half were women.
'!!'hc following IS catalogue OF the killed,
wounded and missing:
One fireman Killed one dccll-hand scaIdcd
one deck passengers Ieg broken and badly bruS-
ed two CABIN passengers badly bruised and
scalded; dcck-hand slightly scaded one
mates leg broken: one deck-hand, two cooks,
one CABIN passenger, and one deck passenger
missing. Among those injured are ?. b. Shcr-
win, of New York; y. Fitzgerald, and the mate
OF the boat; NIr. j. Smith, Of Yazoo. }lissss;p-
pi, Is among the missing. The latest accounts
from Memphis state that three Of the wounded
have died since theyreached that place.
FRoM SMYRN,.-By the Moscow, at this port.
we have SMYRNA papers 70 the Isl OF February.
The arrangement of the Geek budget FOR l9i3
Is published. II IS announced that saving Of