The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-18


feet depths during the winter All the minor streams
contribute their abundance; and the Asssnpink
. ed BY no S0 81 the 1w
down stream Is very great and fragments OF broken
bridges swept from the tributaries above are not unre
quent. The woodgatherers are making plentiful har
vest with the drawback Of getting wet jacket now and
then Among the articles enumerated a. coming down
the river matters OF household furniture, the bo
dies of cows, horses hogs g. Two three RATS
tire, and any number detached logs, have passed
their way to Philadelphia The cellars in the lower
part Of Warren street have been ed by the Asanpink
The Delaware has made entrance into the lower stories
of several factories. Two bleaching tubs have been
carried away from LEWIS straw paper mill Sutton's
foundry 10 navgable and much and delay
must be the consequence At four o'clock yesterday az
ternoon, the water power gave way at Engshs Mill,
about two miles above this city.
From the Philadelphia Sentinel. March 1871
An express arrived tins morning at M o'clock, from
this side Of the susquehanna river opposite Hayrs de
Grace, stating that the Baltimore and Pha dspha rail
road 10 unipjursd.
The line from Baltimore was waiting at Havre de
Grace, and the line from this city was waiting on this
side Of the river each being unable to cross in conse
quence Of the tremendous reshet in the susquehanns
The bridges over the Susquehanna at Harrisburg and
Clarks Ferry, and the bridge at the Juniata 1t Is
ported have been carried away by the flood.
Correspondence of the u. 8. Gazette
HARRBBuRo, March is, 1886 II suppose your heart Ia
already sick Of hearing Of the dsvasaons Of the
aood, as il has, in all probability not been confined
this section alone, but must extend to every stream
which has its sources where accumulation of snow
had furnished tho materials for sending 1t forth. Ex
the communication by Lancaster being suspended,
shall endeavor to give you Of the effects Of the
food along river. The susquehanna rose gradually
ceeding surge additional evidences Of the devas.
tation it had committed, which furnished, at the
ton Tremendous cakes of ice, and huge masses
OF timber, rushed BY upon its foamipg surface
M ana
tremendous crash into The river the dust from the floor
rising up in cloud which totally cbscursd for time
Their fell. carrying with il two spans Of ths Railroad
Bridge thus leaving but span Of the old BRIDGE and
o'clock AM, two spans OF the Clarkes Ferry Bridge
came floating down among the other wrecks which be-
the old bridge but passed under the arch, after being
considerably crushed without moving It. But the re.
with IT, and both moved % together The floating ice
and timber gradually undermined the pier which supper
ted the end Of the last Of the old bridge, until
evident must give way, and crowd Of people watched
it oil day upon the bank, uutil about half past p A.
whom the upper half Of the pier being entirely under
ment- cracked leaned up stream-broke ana was
carried away Much sympathy ia felt for the Cumber.
the entire loss Of their former beautiful fabric BY fire,
had mustered their resources and directed their
nsn Inc same more
their renewed abors by food It seems as the elements
had combined against them The magnetic telegraph
now falling, and its surface nearly clear of ice and
floating lumber. ! write at 10 O'Clock P. M. A span
of bridge 10 lodged against tho upper end Of the
island opposite here, which supposed to be por.
ton Of the bridge the mouth Of the Juniaa at
Duncans Island. Amid the Of floating ice were
to be fragments Of bridges mills boats, fences,
RATS. haystacks, and almost every thing imaginable.
The lower end town. the vicinity Of the canal
10 totally inundated and canoes we're plying from door
to door, The river at lie highest point about noon,
being then about 81 feet above low water mark-fve
feet higher than the highest mark Of the oldest iuhab
tant The team of the Reading mail coach in coming in
this afternoon. obliged to swim the pike in order
around the creek being inundated by the back water
from the river The Earoad between this and Middle
town 10 used for boats instead of Our town has
in wonderful state Of excitement during the whole
AAHnIsBvaoH. March 10. ls4s-iI o'clock have the
Is not great was feared. But two spans Of the
Ciarkes Ferry Bridge gone and the Juniata division
repair tho damage between this and Duncsns island-
the worst part resolution was adopted in each house.
to the extent Of the damage The waters still SUBJ
siding.
THE PARTICULARS OF THE AUBURN MuRDxR-One Of
tine most horrible murders has ever been duty
four miles south Of this village JOHN O. Van Ness his
have died almost instantly-and Mrs. wykof, the mo
ther.inlaw OF Mrs. v. n, and Cornelius Van Arsdae,
were dangerously, If not MORALLY rounded. II 10,
supposed that the murderer entered the front door
cred without being able to give any alarm the child
found dead in the bed and Mrs. Van Ness afer be.
Sv r M INTO
threw herself the bed and died Instantly Mrs Wyck
OF was stabbed in her room. The murderer then pro
ceeded up stairs with light, and inquired Of MIR. Van
Arsdale, who had got up hearing the noise, If there
was man there and, on being answered in the afrma
tive. immediately stabbed Mr. A. who seized the
destck and threw it at the assassin, who either
fell or jumped down stairs, Mr. Van Arsdale follow
ian:sa, and he assassin isfs the house The sir
says she him afterwards standing near by with
. gun, as If meditating whether to return-but he
finally went to the barn and took horse and escaped
fore any alarm could be given. The horse found
last evening near the south part Of this village whore
there signs Of his having fell and been abandoned
Mr. Van Arsdsle describes the murderer about feet
inches high, thick set and either negro or disguised
ing the evening at Mr. Van Nesss left there about 81
o'clock he had not far towards home be-
fore he heard dog bark and some one shriek before
he got to the Sand Beach Church, man passed Mrs
Wykof horse urging him on as fast as he could Our
informant, MIR. Quick, describes the the most
appalling be ever Witnessed; and the particulars as he
has given them will BIO found mainly correct although
in the confusion incident upon such case, was i'm
we understand that VIM Pat.en Of this village passed by
the Of this murder, last evening about o'clock
and saw man standing near there with gun. The
murderer has probably easta valuable grey mare
belonging to Mr. burlington, about n miles east Of this
village the sksneacles road having been stolen last
night Our town is in state Of great excitement, and
every thing is being done to the assassin Since
writing the above, have persons from the scene
q the and the rs in Y:
back Kitchen with his feet the step. stabbed in the
breast Mrs. ". NJ who enciente and soon expected
to be confined round the house after she stabbed
and went to the girls bedroom and told her she was
stabbed. and that they all going TO be murder.
ed. Tho girl raised the window, and then went to
the front door, unlocked II, and let her in-she
went to the bed. threw herself 1t. and found
dead alter the alsrm was given Van Assdas fought the
Assassin ont Of the house. and shut the door, and saw
him stab Mrs. Wykof near the gae-shs was going to
give the alarm and 100 rods to Mr.. Brooks,
after she was wounded-part Of the way with her intes
tines prordng She ssnsslsss ths morning and not
likely to recover Van Arsdse is In very pfscarious
state, though perfectly sensible The knife brokcn
in the shair-pa ofihe blade found In the house
the discovered In the yard this morning. by
Mr. Hoskns Our police the track Of the murder
err who s supposed Be old negro convict who was
discharged from prison last fall and has since been
living in this village He was seen here yesterday and
last evening and understand the knife has been
identified as having been recently made for him. We
think he hardly escape His name 10 VIM. Freeman.
auburn Daily advertiser, March 10.
The murderer of the Van Ness family was taken st
Fulton, Oswego county and 10 in custody OF the sheriff
We understand that he acknowledges the deed Hc
at Sy racuse Friday morning. He hched his horse
the north side Of the canal and the steps Of the
Syracuse house when the out from Syracuse