Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-21


tins afternoon. We Obliged 10 swim on the !
turnpike IN order 70 1T upoa the Psxtoo Creek
br'iYe. the whole valley around the ceeh be-
ing INUNDATED By the back water from The NV
ef.
The Rs'lrsd between this end Middle,own
- usrd ios boats instead OF cars. Our town
has been In . wonderful state u excitement
during the whole day.
HsRR,ssrso. March i6, 1876. II O'Clock.
have th- pleasure Of stating that the dam
sge ,o the public works IL not 10 gree, ss was
feared. But two spans Of the Csrke's Ferry
Bridge arc gone, and the Junista Division is
~a,d to NJ c~ompsnti,els sale. and that 49,
900 will ~psir the dsmsge between this and
Duncan's I-land-tbc WORT part.
A resolution was adopted in each House
calling on the Canal Commissioner Tor infof-
nation a. to the extent OF the damage.
The waters are still suh~i Ting.
According to- the Philsdelphla papers Of
yesterday the Schuylkill Canal has sustained
no serious damage by the late flood.
The Lebigh Canal is said To have escaped
without injury.
A slip from the Harrisburg Telegraph, un-
der date OF eth instant. contains = long detail
of particulars OF damages by the food. the
leading items Of which are Substantially noted
in the accounts Published above. The Tclc-
graph ssys-
Harrisburg. 81 the time of writing. Is sp
proschsble ON the Fart. South and West, ONLY
10y water communication. and. Standing on an
elevated pisce, II presents the appearance ola
town sinking into the ses-ihe HOUSES in the
lower part ot II bring submerged in water. in
A,pae tnStaures nc.xl~ - 90 a. --.~.l -
The grounds about IL. lower than the main
part of the town. are covered with water.
generally ~ deep ~ 10 obiiterste all tnces OF
fences. bridges and stream.
The west part al Tho Harrisburg Bridge. er-
tending ftom the island to the Cumberland
shore, is still stnnding-but whether /, has
sustained injury is yet unknown.
v the new Cumberland Valley Railroad
Bridge, all the psen were finished and four
spansof the fnmc woys was erected on them.
Two spans Of this went jus, before the Harris
burg Bridge. and the two Other spans were
swept OH by the Duncsn's Island Bridge float
ing against IL in its descent. Thus the Harris
burg side of III river is entirely stripped Of all
bridges. OF vesiiSe Of them. the piers bring
mostly washed away. and their places being
only observable by the whih of the water as
il passes over where they were.
Two spans of tho eastern end OF the bridge
at Duncan's Island. erected in iS37-onc of
the hnrst structures in our country, have also
bcen carried sway. Also. the bridge oves the
moua, OF the J~unists. from Duncsn's Island to
the Perry county shore; snd the bridge over
Shermsns creek in the village Of D~uncanou.
The dam scros. tho same stsesm. with the en-
iensive nail iscfcsy sod rottimx mill st the
same place has also been Carried away. snd the
works OF Fisher Il Co. ere reported ~ ha ving
s"uered greatly. IN the destruction ofbuildings
machinery, SC. The nail factory is said Co
b. entirely destroyed. The loas al this place
can scarcely BE- estimated.
The high water OF the Junists, az well "a
the Susquehsnna, and q knowledge of its
effects ~ former floods. IL 10 feared thai the
entire Main Lane Of The Canal will be render
ed "nna'igable Tor q great part. il not the
whole oil the opening sesson; and il the des-
ttuciion by the flood hss extended up the
North and West Btspchcs of The Susquehanna.
these canals may be 20 damaged to 6- ~irrepsr-
able tbs present year. IL IL e. dsy for the
hopes OF Peunsyl vania, and one that we fear
msy be ielt by those who have placed depen-
dence on her ability TO do justice to ell.
All communication betwees Harrisburg and
the West side Of The Sasquehanna is entirely
cut OF. and must remain 70 until the waters
subside and a terry 10 opened. The train OF
the Cumberland Valley Rsilrosd suived yea
s''". Wtotu'ik enu ettrfoOOu, on Inc Wrtt
SIDE, and blew their whistles bat after finding
that all communication was cut oil, they NOV.
ed West again with their loads Of passengers.
Parts oil buildings. water wheels, canal
boats, sits. lumber. logs. &c. have passed
down on The bosom OF The food. One canal
boat was brought tn shore q shor, distance be-
low town. IN which were upwards Of one
hundred bsrrels OF -four. The loss To individ-
uals az we'll a. TO the State. and 10 compsn-
'es, will IN many instances be sever and il l.
not unlikely that hundreds who he We been toll
my lor mouths IN preparing lumb-r for market.
have been stripped add left destitute. At
present the losss can only be coniectured.
aud we hope they will not equal tn. present
expectations Of our community.
Ii Is feared that great damages has also been
do'e To the Wiooaisco Cansl--bat nothing
CO rtsin known.
A great portion OF the town ri Portsmouth.
. miles below Harrisburg. on the Su.que bar }.
ma, at the junction of the Sws,sra. is mid 10
be under water, aud the houses secured from
floating away ny cables.
The Codoms and other streams in York
County were greatly swclled. and several
bridges carried away. but no other serious
damage Is stated.
Al Marietta most Of the lumber vas set
aiosi, and much of il lost.
COMMODORE BAINBRIDGE.