The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-08-17

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quantities than was considered de
' sirable, in some portions of New Jer
: sey and Pennsylvania. At NewarI
: there was quite a flood. A dam bull
across the Morris Canal at the weigh
[ lock, for the purpose of shutting of
the water from the excavation for a
new lock, gave way, and an immense
body of water swept into the level oil
the canal connected with the Inclined
Plane on the top of the hill, and
breaking through the bank, swept
down Main Street like a young Nj
agara just unclaimed. The damage
done is estimated at $4,000.
In Philadelphia the rain came down
in heaps, washing some oflhe streets
so as to render them nearly impassa-
bic, and incontinently filling up Gel
lars and playing the very mischief
with boxes and barrels. In some of
the streets the water was several feet
deep, and alittle boy came near being
drowned in the gutter. A good deal
of damage was done, amounting TO
some thousands of dollars. One of
the News Agents was completely
drowned out. In the vicinity ofPhil-
adelphia, bridges were swept away,
and considerable damage done to
houses and barns by the wind and the
lightning. Vessels were also dis
abled, and several lives lost. In the
western part of the city a man and
boy were killed by the falling of a
roof. At Wilmington the creek rose
very high, and several cattle were
drowned. At Manayunk and other
places along the Schuylkill a good
deal Of damage was done. Over
Darby, a few miles west of Philadel-
phia, a furious tornado passed, twist
ing off trees and prostrating every
thing in its wild career. 1t passed
over the northwestern part ofthe city,
doing considerable mischief. The
bridge at Darby was swept away,
together with two young men who
were standing upon it at the time,
who it is supposed were drowned
A small frame house, containing q
woman and four children, was also
carried away, and fears are enter
tanned that its inmates were lost
Trees, fences, hayslacks, &C., ARE
strewn about in great confusion. II
is, of course, impossible to estimate
the amount of damage done, but it
must have been very considerable.
More recent dates represent the
destruction Of property by the food
much greater than was at first sup
posed. In Delaware county alone
it is estimated at 100000. The
immense rail road bridge at Chester
was swept away, with fifiy-six other
bridges. The four story stone fac
tory Of w. Crozier, with all its looms
and machinery-a tannery-a lum-
Der yard-a large storehouse, and
some other buildings, were destroy
ed. A man named Rhoads, and his
two daughters, were carried away in
their house, and were drowned. An
other family about two miles from
Chester, consisting Of the father, two
sons ndadaughter were also drown
ed. The deadbodies of a woman
and her son were picked up on Sun
day morning. 1t is supposed that
not less than 81 lives were lost.
The Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
Reading rail roads were rendered
impossible. The Delaware and
SchuylkiIl rivers were rising on Mon
day, and a serious freshet was eX-
pected.- Christian Freeman.
Outrage IN the Saskatchewan 8
and 10 o'clock on Monday evening
last, a young man named De Witt
Clinton Baker, was stabbedin Broad
way by a girl Of the town named
Emma Richardson. 1t appears that
while talking to the girl, a well-known
ruffian named John Wallace, came
up and struck him. This fellow is
said to be connected with the girl,
in a system of robbery. Scarcely
had the miscreant struck Baker, when
the girl stabbed him. Baker receiv-
cd the ~assassin's blow, inflicted with
a dirk or large knife in the neck,
which made deep inclsion in it, and
caused the loss of much blood, but
it is supposed that the wound, though
of a dangerous character, would not
prove fatal. Wallace and the girl
have been arrested and are commit
ed.