Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-08-19
Tho Storm of August -, 1913.

This will long be remembered Tor Its terrible
effects. We continue to receive account, OF
disaster from every quarter. Al Newark, \ j.,
the rain poured down in torrents from L. NJ
till past midnight, flooding the streets and over
1oyinp may Of the easements and cellars IN the
western section Of the city under the MI. some
time IN the night The breastwork dam ncfoss the
Morris Canal Al tho weigh lock, baIlt TO smut oil
the water from the excavation Tor ne" lock,
gave way and let down an immense body OF water
into the level Of the Canal connected with the
Inclined Plane the top Of the hill. Here It
soon broke away the bank and came rushing down
through Market street, flooding the cellars, IN
SEINE instances AIDING the floors, washing away
sidewalks, &c.
The damage in Delaware county, Pa, must
be over bali a rrl,ilicn So Bridges have hGcn
swept away. The old lion Bridge on the Ches
ter road, below Deshong's mentioned yes
terdnv, IS gone. The largo raIrood bridge heIo"
Mr. T. wards dwelling was carried off, and sailed
down over the meadowa, carrying away Two
story franc house and part OF The dwelling OF MI
Wan kerlin Of Chester. The immense four story
stone Frctorics Of Mr.. Crozier, with all the looms
and machinery are gone, and completely up
rooted are the foundation walls, that one can hard
Is tell where they stood. Mr.. Cruziet's loss IS
from so to 800 900. Mr.. Brobson's Tannery
- entirely ruined. loss $1,000. Mr.. William
EylIe's lumber yard was turned into Il river, and
every stick Of timber gone--lo-s q TO $4,000.
loss must be $4,000. The stables of Deshong's
Hotel, BELONGING 10 Mrs. Engte. lodged IN
the main Stretches $500. Mr.. K"rlIn's loss
must be $1,000 In fact every ono III Chester.
residing near the Creek, has s1iared. The loss
OF Ito has been very great. \ man named
Rhoades with his two daughters, were carried
away IN his house and persisted. \ colored WON
an named Jackson drowned. man with
his two sons aud daughter, wero drowned about
Two miles from Chester.
A centcel looking woman in company with
her litio son, names not known, arrived al Ches-
TOR, BY the 1 o'clock boat, on Saturday. and left
Doshong's for R1ckdale; whon about four miles
on their way, they sought shelter IN house on
the road. and fow minutes after, tho house tioa'-
ed Off and their dead bodies picked up on
Sunday morning. They have not been recog
niz7d, bu, evidently belong to this city.
Tho wafer 50 rapidly, that people scarcely
had time to escape from their honses in the lower
par, of Chester. Women were seen running with
children in their arms to escape the rush Of water.
CAPTAIN Isaac Engle tore down q fence nnd car
red in his arms old Mrs. Eyre 20 place Of safety.
Phil Forum.
Running Our OF DEBr.--Unnt's Merchants
Magazine says that the imports into New York
nlono for the year 1912, fell off 925,000,OoO
To this happy circumstance is owing, under the
existing tariff, lhag so fast getting out oil
debt and attaining slowly 20 something like our
original prosperity. There - class OF persons
who think II a calamity. though everything now
is cheaper than cper before, and though we have
enough of every thing, and moro than we have
money TO buy, that tho imports from abroad have
fallen off so, although they mus, be aware that
this is the only way under heaven 10 pay off our
$500 900 900 OF debts and wipe out the stigma
OF reputation brought on by these Same excess
i've imports. outstanding this ditninn,on Of
import. there is enough, and u snperabundance OF
every thing NJ rates far lower than we ever be
fore hoard OF. We cannot understand this free
trade lamcn,ion that imports havo fallen oil 50
Wo have nothing to show now for two hundred
millions Of imports which foreigners for,
except some railroad iron. II with these
wi.eacr,. a grea, sin that foreigners should in
vest money in tho United States Bank, but IT is
of no importance that should owe them money
we cannot paw and still contract more debts.
-Sar. Republican
II is recommended 10 persons unable 10 Pur.
chase hay, to furnish their horses with green
spec'aclcs and give thom finely Gu, shavings &c
eat. They will think it is grass.
THE MARkE rs.
Cincinnati August Is. Flour.-Reccip t:
large, but we'll sus,a Ined--we noticed sale
n, Canal of 10 bbls Dryden's brand at 50 621
the purchaser taking the risk Of The inspection
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