New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-18
Correspondence of the Newark Daily Advertiser
Freshet on the Delaware.
TRENTON, Monday Morning, MAJ

TRENTON, NorDlns hdrCH 10,
The greatest freshet known upon the Delaware
for many years saving that Of 1911 commenced Fri
day night being caused by the late rains and thaw The
river about three feet in hour ovrwhowing
banks in many places. The railroad Bordentown
few miles below this is covered that although yes
terday's morning train from Philadelphia succeeded in
wading three miles OF the submerged track, no
other train has got through since owing 10 inc suisse
auent rise The passengers from New York las. even
ing obliged te here over night No train has
yct come from Philadelphia and The receipt OF this will
probably be the first amaon To you that one has pass
ed Varions estimates made 10 the hight OF
ter the ordinary level ranging from 10 to 10 feet
At any ia within few inches Of the reshet of
Al but the food Is now beginning to fall.
The spectacle presented by the river yesterday in
deed grand one immense sheet OF water rushing
With fearful rapidly carrying In its mpeuous
great fields of ice mingled with fragments OF houses
boats bridges RATS hay stacks and every thing else per-
tanning farms woods mills. Whole trees torn
from their astenngs and hurried velocity Of
10 miles an hour The i'll wind" has blown all this
booty from the Pennsylvania 10 the Jersey shore which
throughout the day and evening lined with and
women with hooks and spears. with which they have
piled up probably hundreds of cords of boards drfted
wood and timber and am told that acres OF 1t have
collected at bend in the river short distance below
The rapids behind the State House, and the small Isl.
ands which ordinarily dot the surface of the river
entirely lost from sight
The only obstacle which successfully braves the tor
rent is the Delaware Bridge, whose piers of solid ma.
sonry stand unmoved The water in its hesdlong
dasEes against these is thrown several feet hrh then
drops down into Whir!poels behind, whose yawning
hrosts swallow every thing near dsgorging them below
10 pass on .her course TO the sea.
The shore was covered all day with crowds Of people
watching the ever changing scenes and all testify no
freshet has occurred for years at all comparable with
this except that Of le+l which was probably much
more destructive, robbing farms OF their houses and
streams OF their bridges. Stony Brook, which
tween Princeton and the Railroad depot swollen
that passengers were ferried Gcross in boats.
MONDAY EVENING
The fresnet has subsidized in good degree leaving i'm
piles OF timber boards and drift. wood along the
shore for remembrance, which sDatchers rapidly
hauling OF. Last nights train of cars from NewYork
lett its passengers in Trenton last evening" being unable
20 ford the pond upon the track BordenowD. where
the timber and rails raised to the surface. The
Train from Philadelphia have been obliged 10 send their
cars along the track from Bordentown Amboy. The
afternoon train however due NJ II O'Clock succeeded
better and has just in (at o'cock) There
breach in the Delaware & Raran Canal, | understand
bu, the damage generally has not been great
feared, SO far learn though great Of
property has been completely submcLsed. T.