Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-04-09

Here stands building one end IN the dock
4 and the other on the whaif--there another
!. taken from It's foundation aud set down ihI
4 the street, or on some bank or other position
| requiring lmnrdiuit removal In another
! place you see a mass al stuff, the contents o'
several lumber yards, all tipped INTO one ~
tie widest CONFUSION, coiiIningiing boards,
4 cluphO uds, shingles, wood, bark, slaves. ce
4 dar posts aud humber oi every species whicl
! our market hil,rds. lee, the gleat siapl'
! commodity Of the tlnc-, also finds u place ~
/ almost every collection aud ~ every nook
! Our streets, al places are filled with II, the
cakes averaging iIom twelve 10 twenty feet
! ~ Thickness.
!, The n,n.t wo'ul sight presented is IN ,h,
\ stores aud war, houses lleie 10 almost every
I one are strangely mixed together goods.
fixtures, boxes, stove tunnels nnd mud m
wild confusion. This remark Is Of almost
universal application, though there are sever
si store where the goods were all secured
t,aid no damage viii be done. All have IN
this way lost something, and some much,
| The case Of Ill who have thus lost, caIl-
loudly on their creditors FOR all that reliei
aud lrniiy which the urgency of their sltua-
lion demands.
/ The question is nnd will be- frequent,
A. yet 1t Is impossible 10 make an estimate
Yesterday, whic The food was upon Tia, the
Nlss was ,nrionsly estimated at from SOTO,
eco to 81 900 OU0 /; nn one cs,imaiing u
at less than the !orn.er sum. Tie mills
lost could not reasonably bc appraised ai
less than Sl25,0O0. including the ncina
damage done. Fiom IA correct an esll-
mate as could be made, there were aboui
l0.0O00C0 feet of lumber Oh hand, valued
5 nj from Sl2 to Sl5 per NJ. This was yes
trrdsy pu, down as about all lost. I hls
morning shows a large portion still rcmnln.
ing being forced by the ice up on The bank'
, OF the river. What is saved, is oil more or
less injured, aud the loss has been estimated
AZ about one half al the value OF the whole
Ahnut or 5000 loss. equal to about 20CO,-
. eco feet or more, have also fosted by lie
CITY in the jan. aud will be lost to the own
A., ers. Add 10 lhis the less Of Two expen
sivc bridges across the Penobscot. four
, across the kenduskeag, several across 9th
ler streams, Of q very large number OF
dwelling houses. store houses, market house
barns aud other erectons, OF goods To u
I great extent in almost every store. of large
| quantities Of small lumber not included IN
|, the above estimate. Of several vessels on the
stocks more or less injured or entirely dc
s,ruycd. and the great injury to almost every
, remaining mill on the rner. and the whole
will make up a most fearful aggregate for
our people 10 suffer.
This morning presents most active
scene. Every body il at work determined
= to make The best of what is left The cleans
4, ing of stores. the regulating Of goods. thu
, picking up and saving Of lumber, the rebuild
ing OF bridges clearing Of streets and every
an orb which m inn do m pls "A
Z alt actively going on. in The true spirit OF
yankee enterprise. As far as the loss can
l be overcome by activity and attention To
5 business, 1t will be, and We may hope soon
to see things restored, as much as they can
| be, 20 their un,eduyian stale. The loss,
1 however. will be long and severely felt.
: The ice in the Penobscoti is now piled up OF
either bank 10 very great height and pre-
sents most grand appearance. The qnan.
iliy of water is great aud was nevcr more
| rnpld. No further damage. however, Is
} anticipated. Us all the ice, tor at least my
, miles above the city, is all gone and the
river all clcur. We shall soon expect to see
vessels and steamboats, al our wharves, aud
notwithstanding our severe loss be agaii
doQg an active business.
, 1t is feared that several lives have been
{ lost IN the flood, as some individuals are mis-
I Il sing and | understand two or three dead
, bodies have been found. Several marvellous
escapes took place when the jam started.
1 p.
Ill i. s. Oar absent citizen, may be some.
what ncredulous. to here that Emery Sicisor
T. Go. aayCd large amount of lumber, 10y
rafting il up Nam street, IN front Of latch
House. Such, howcser. Is the tac,, The
whole stree, there being at the present time
! completely block,dup by II.
, TuR KrNNrBEc..-.We learn from th,
| Cold Water Fountain, received last evening