The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-12


greatest stock companies ever presented to Baltimore
audience.
silsbees Museum is progressing finely, with crowded
houses.
Additional Particulars or the Great Freshet
ut the South.
From the Baltimore American, Oct. IL
We received Yesterday morning an immense batch Of
and West we'll as those regularly DUE The Southern
mails due Friday and Saturday were brought to this
CITY In steamboat which left Aqua creek Saturday
afternoon Immediately the arrival of the Southern
mail at that point The Washington mail Of yesterday
morning was brought the railroad and arrived only
an hour after the time, from which infer that
but little delay will be experienced In the transportation
Of the mails between this city and Washington, not
withstanding the injuries to the road
The mails for the South and West, which had been
accommodating in the post office In this city ever since
for a.t their ri respective destinations
The train of cars from Cumb erlsnd, with the West
n mail due on STqa we Sa wt On tss
cepton Of ths Paterson iVaduot heretofore mentioned
none Of the bridges this road were injured the de-
was 30 high at several points put out the fires in the
locomotives, and thus efsctually stop the travel.
The train from Cumberland, regularly due Satur-
day evening arrived here yesterday morning between
and The conductor of this train reports that
the water has and that the road has been put
it With their usual regularity In order to accom-
modae the passengers who arrived from the West yes
terday morning. special train was despatched to Phil
adelphia at nine O'Clock.
We also learn that the Winchester and Potomac rail-
leading Harpor'6 winchester,
has been much damaged, two large embankments hav.
ing been entirely swept away. The country in and
around Harpers Ferry was completely inundated and
the damage done to private property Is represented
The Tide Water Canal we are enabled to say has es-
capped without injury from the late heavy rains "A
muncaton from Havre de Grace, received Saturday,
that the Susquehsnna river was rising slowly
about an inch per hour-and that the Canal line
in good order The rain could not have been 30 heavy
The susqushanna railroad and the Philadelphia rail-
lhoyo fhQtr In
A msmorandum handed to us on Saturday evening
states that several buildings at Jamsons Powder Mills
on Gwinns Falls, carried away and lodged against
the county bridge The Powhattan (Nsson's) nns new
dam unipjursd the water rising to within few inch
es of the top OF the abutments.
The Franklin dam (Wethereds) was slightly Injured
The water passed entirely over the abutments which
The Asblanddam (Wethered's) was uninjured Tn.
| Calvsrton dam much injured. One entire abut
mont carried away, and the broken in o,
two places The county road in the vicinity com
plctely inundated and Is now impossible The bridge
| we'll as house on the land OF MIR. Gelston.
We requested to state that the account in Saur
day mornings american, Ia incorrect of the sweeping
away of the dam of masonry at the works Of the Savage
Manufacturing Company, by the late freshet An upper
dam of no great value, and only used In dry
was swept away which in its course carried away tn
| OF the race $4,000 will cover the damage.
Tn, Williamsport, Md, Times, of Friday has the fol
HIGH WArER-THE CAsAL.-At an early hour thi
morning the Conococheage and Potomac had risen to
alarming height and was yet rising at the time our pa
per was put press Last night the rain fell in torrents
80 that think the water will be higher than 1t ha
been for years. The canal win, doubtless sustain
considerab BILE damage, Its entertainments
flowed and will remain 30 for some length of time TIT
corn In the river bottoms will all be lost.
P.s-We stop the press to inform our readers that
there is at present of the greatest freshe in the
Potomac and Conococheague that has been known
Stables, hospens fences corn trees wood &C. are com
ing down. and the scene looks frightul The extent
the damage will be enormous.
NAt Cumberland the flood such has been rarely
Witnessed there. The .aii,shanian says
On Thursday afternoon, for several hours half Of
the town-from Church street to Wills creskwas stand
ing in water. Not only were the cellars filed but many
families compelled to retire to the second stories
and others to leave their dwellings
Our merchants and others have, without doubt, sus
tanned considerable loss by the damage Of property
lemons run, Braddock's run, and the other tribu
taries Of Wills creek, also rose to unusual height
and large quantities of fencing lumber &c., were sweep
We learn that some damage has been done to thu
Mt Savage and Maryland Mining Companies Railroads
by washings and slidesbut not great as to cause
suspension Of transportation for than few days
AT Frederick the Hood wasmore destructive than an,
csrroll orseS which passes Immediately through tn
town. overaowed its banks on Thursday night, about l.
| o'clock, carrying destruction in Its track.
The bridge in Mill alley swept away, and the tan
merry Of Gideon Bsatz, Sr, and the City Mill much dam
aged by the overflow of The houses the creel
between Mill alley and Patrick street were com pletel,
inundated The bridge at Patrick street was also ma
| terially damaged small building at this point wa,
swept away and the pavements in the street torn
The tannery of Mr. Gideon Bantr, Jr, is the scene o.
| great destruction. The tan yard Of Caspar Quynn
ESQ, also suffered considerable damage.
We have been unable to obtain the particulars of the
loss by this disaster but have no doubt 1t will be very
heavy.
height its banks overlooked which has occasoned,
doubt, great damage and loss of property. We have
ne.ra no Psr..ca.srs: