New-York daily tribune., 1844-07-02
rr.o,, II. ;, Lou. Republican, June I'd


of III. steamer Balloon. which came down yc'i"r'
day morning: m.
leit Weston Tuesday the 18th, nj s. \. VI INC
river had fallen the night previous len lnchcS' -,
Parksvla twenty miles below Weston thc'c ~
ie-, NJ water on the bott1m little damage h'
honse NJ Wyandot;e CITY gone, and the cnt'r'
horton, covered from ten 10 fifteen feet. and MOI u
house left standing. AZ Chouteams landnE' 'I'r
buildings are all swept OF. Al WAYNE .i'f' y"
damage Az Liberty Landing the Warehouse, MI
IN the water and the loss OF groceries anu pt"u"0V
s-;,,na;-d a, from five TO -eScn thousand dollars
A. Oven. srGlnr nn damage. Rlchfid ware
b,,.e -aDe and o:ner damage done. Al Camden
M da,1.rs In Camden bend. all the houses gone
and gr-at loss Of STOCK. furniture, ~. Al Le1""s
ton tn, water in par, OF The ware houses estimated
l, of Goods aud produce from iou! 10 hve thou-ah'
,oI,a,s Tn. boron opposite covered from -is nj l"
~, .s, ,1d rreat lo.s OF stock. produce, &c ihe
U-sco,do nrairie ertirrlv covered: the water f1-
,,,d,,y from b,ufT y bui, about II miles. Dewitt
cover.d and much iamaged. BrunS"lcH coui-ie-
| lv inundated and iom six 10 Ten ieet "at' W "'
1irf. ThornboroIgh warehouses standing; VIZ
.ar f-o,, ION 10 rw-ye feet around them. hinss""'
~, d,rnag. Arrow Rock >ae. Ar BoonvIiir, the
e;v-r j. still r;-in, no dsma=e. Passed the 7" -
a.tio a. Nashyiil, aiding the -u-r'r> ;-it" whole
,,vu inundated ard r1vrr sui risinG S'A il.'ies
,.In,r !. + rson CIV took on hoard Major : Dyer
and Nr kirlhraIgh and families All IN crops on
! fhsr hoitom wilhe bestowed ne loss ni i'''le,-
Gls-1-lniHn. ltttll W rSttfl w t'f ''''-
yilI h.. ir,men--. Hundreds ni iamIllss nave nee"
,, 9, h no.l,ine save the clothing they had on In
So, rho sca,ss # misery and distress, all the "aN
| Town. are .ncf a. TO almost DEFY Description AT
| Camden Bend fwo men we're taken IN from Tree
Ton nearly exhausted. having been there - hours'-
rhe river i filled with friit. and large huihptt q
bor.es were seen floating dOHn the nver, together
,.;,j, oa,,s hos furniture and produce Two ware
hous.s were swept into the river, lew iniieS ue!o
I,5:,->o, C,,,, Will, the Balloon lay there. y
oumber y, persons are missing at different points on
the river bu, it supposed that lew lives have been
lost None were known 10 he lost by the otiicerS oil
the Balloon Heavy rains had ial!en IN the upper
and the middle parts OF The State
AppITIoSAL PARTICULARS BY THE WAPEiLo.
The Warello left Glasgow on the l6Ih l ne
river was then about twenty-five ieet higher than the
usual high stage, and rising at the rate oi On lneh
nor hour. The bottoms OF the Missouri OF the Chm
ron, and all other tributaries IN the nelshoorhoon'
rcfe inundated. Great distress prevailed on every
side. The warehouses On the point above uiaS
row were nearly under wafer and before tins time
| are probably swept away.
Tb. WapelIo. in descending. relieved several
families. and stopped At Boon'iie, where the on'N
present landing i some distance above The regular
place. She then crossed the river and moved the
oeone and contents of several houses from Frank
| lin. which place was entirely inundated.
Ar Rochcport, the low grounds were entirely un,
her wafer. and deserted. The inmate OF the Hotel
| had moved into the SECOND story, winch was ap-
nroorhed by n canoe which landed passengers on
| The staircase in the hail. The Wapelo approached
within n few feet of the market-house
Arriving at Nashville about dark same day she
-emn;ned there until the morning OF The G0th ana
H.; ,oo Ill G Ser on board di'e CT
her and of the Linn which last boat arrived from st.
Iouis on the morning OF the 10Th During the day,
TWO houses were swept away, and three Others
we're about falling when the boat le Not soul
was left in the town.
| A Mr.. Collier, of Columbia. drowned IN at
tempting 10 reach the landing from the INTERIOR
On the morning of the 10Th, near Marion, Inc
vawl of the Wapello, containing a family of nine
persons who had been rescued. came IN contact Mn
| The Yucatan which boat was ascending the rlver.
| and was swamped and broken By the vince Is o the
steamboat All were almost miracuously saved
excepting William Richardson. a deck hand VINO
! was drowned. The circumstances OF this dcc!dehf
are said TO be such as should receive legal lnvesti-
| CATION. L..
projected above the water.
| 4, Washington TPinckneyl on the Goth. found the
| Huntsville, which boat had been Tor three DAY :
busiv emplo, ed in rcscung persons and saving pro
perty. -
Al these various points the river had been and was
sill rising nj the same rare-an inch an hour.
The Osa.e was sll rising.
Met the Yuca,an on the 20h nj Marion, and West
Belle short distance below Jtu"i'""
! The wood was, with a iew exceptions an sweep
away.
The prospect is not ila,teriug for a cessation OF
! he rise We have made good many inquiries.
and feel assured that the present rSe Is not inc an
nual June food better known the mountain Tlse.
| Tie most of the rise l. from the Kansas rver lhr
Platte as is reported by the traders, and which n7eS
| m the mountains has not been much affected ! her
belief is confirmed hv the temperature OF the water.
If these surnises are true, may expect anethef
| rise. and long continuance Of high water
The CITY Engineer Yesterday, about l. o CLOCK
a>cerrained that the water was over 'he CHy ~
r,c,rir' lrhc curhstouc on Front street, east OF the
Market House) three tret four inches, This gives
thrtv-iour feel nine inches plumb wafer above Io"
water mtrk. From half past O'Clock on ihufsdsy
morning. until hall past Yesterday evening, me
| use was seventeen inches. THIS is an immense, W.
eliev. an ,inparaI-l~ rse and can on, he pfoper!
.srimared when the whole width OF the r'er IL con
-,dercd. In many places II must be from ten 10 III
| cen miles wide.