Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-01-13
From the Ohio Statesman, Jan. 4.
Later.--The Flood.

Our river commenced falling on Satur-
day night, and up to this time MONDAY
evening" has fallen some three feet.
We hear Of losses from all parts. Some
of the bridges north this have been car
ried off, and some much injured. The fem
ces in the valley have nearly all been
swept away.
We mentioned in Saturdays paper the
fact that the pork house of Col. McElvain
had been swept away, which contained a
large amount Of pork belonging 10 Isaac
Bryant. We understand that Mr.. Bryant's
loss is between six and eight thousand dol
lars, as near as it can be estimated at pre-
sent On Yesterday Sunday the slaugh-
ter house Of Messrs. Buttles & Cornstock
was swept off; no loss other than the house.
They have, however lost considerable by
damages done by the water in the lower
story oftheir warehouse. The pork house
of d. Mitchell was surrounded by water
some five feet deep. The loss to Mr..
Mitchell is inconsidereble, he having re.
moved much of his pork into the second
story before the water had reached its high
est point.
The pork house on the canal, owned by
Mr.. Jackson, was visited by flow of wat.
er, but no damages worth mentioning have
been sustained by him. '..
We learn from the West that Dayton
was nearly all under water. The canal
and road from Dayton to Franklin, about
20 miles, are covered with water. The
stages to and from that place have been
stopped on account of the food. We have
no news direct from Dayton by this MORN
ing's mail. We fear that Dayton has suf-
fered much by this flood. The loss of
fences and corn in the Miami and Scioto
valleys is very great. -s
G7~So high has been the waters, and so
great the destruction Of the bridges, that
we are almost destitute Of the news of the
terrific flood. The bridge below Delaware,
at the paper mills, is either injured, or the
approaches to it. Report said it was
swept away, but this, we believe, is not so
Report also says the bridge over Whet-
stone, at Worthington, is gone. Also, that
over the Scioto at Bell point Delaware
county. The new stone bridge in this
county, at Dublin, has lost one Of its centre
piers. Hutchins' flour mill, this side of
Dublin, is moved round from its foundation,
and on yesterday rested against tree.
The national road between this city and
Franklinton, and beyond Franklinton, is
much injured by the rush Of waters over
it. In addition to the injury of the lail
road bridge mentioned on Saturday, the
embankments beyond Franklinton are
broken in three places, and iron and tim.
bers all carried away. On the opposite
side ofthe river below town there were $50
sheep swept off; part of them belonged to
Mr.. Minor. The dam that supplies the
Columbus feeder ofthe main canal hassbeen
in great danger, and all possible exertion
has been used to-day TO save the abutment
on the west side of the Scioto. The de.
struction of corn and fencing is incalcula-
BILE. One person has estimated the amount
OF fencing carried away on the Scioto alone
at a thousand miles in length. We nave
heard the probable amount of corn lost, if
the flood was as severe below as above, es-
tmated at from one to three millions of
bushels. Yesterday was bright and warm
-as beautiful over head as May day
last night it commenced raining again, and
it has been raining pretty much oil day up
to the time of our paper going to press, and
the river has ceased any perceptible falling
for the last few hours. BY mark made
by Mr.. Ridgway in the ware house ut the
west end of the bridge, at the great Fubru-
ary food of 1882, the present flood was just
10 inches higher than that, and perhaps
the highest known since the settlement Of
tho country. M
We have just conversed with a gentle.
man who escaped from Dayton on the ris,