The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-01-08

The Flood.

The Flood.
Our river commenced falling on Sstu'
day night, and up TO this time tMonda
evening" has fallen some three feet
We hear ofosses fromall parts. Som
of the bridges north Of this have been ca
ried off, and some much injured. Tn
fences in the valley have nearly all hoe
sweptaway.
We mentioned in Saturdays paper th
fact that the pork house Of Col. MCElvai
had been swept away, which contained
large amount Of pork beloning TO lsae
Byant. We understand hat Mr. Iyant'
loss is betweca six and eight thousan'
dollars, as near as ii can be estimated a
present. On Yesterday [SundayJ TIN
slaughter house Of Messrs. ButtIes IL Con-
+. stock was swept ofi no loss other than The
house. They have, however lost consid'
cradle ty damages done by the water IL
The lower story OF iheir warehouse. The
pork house Of D. Mi,clel! was surrounded
by water some Eve feet deep. The los
20 Mr.. Mitchell is uncomfortable, he hav,
ing removed much ofhis pork into the sec
ond story before the water had reached
its highest point.
The pork house on the canal. owned BY
Mr. jackson, was visited by flow Of wa,
ter, but no damages worth mentioning
have been sustained by him.
We learn from the West that Dayton
was nearly all under water. The canal
ard road from Dayton 10 Franklin, about
90 miles are covered with water.-I-AI
stages TO and from that place have bcen
stopped on account Of Lehood. We have
no news direct from Dayton by this morn
ing's mail. We fear that Dayton has snf
fered much by this food. The loss fen.E
ces and corn in the Miami and Scioto val /
leys is very great.
Hr So high has been tie waters, antf
so create the destruction of the bridges
that we are almost destitute of tue newsE
OF the terrific food. The bridge below
delaware, at the paper mills, is either in i
iured, or the approaches TO it. Repor'E
said it was swept away, but this, We be
lieve, 10 not SO. Report also says the 1
bridge over the Whe,s,ore, at Worthing-S I
ton, is gone. Also, that over the Sciot
al Beilpoiut, Delaware county. The new
.tone bridge 10 this county, at Dublin
has lost one of its centre piers Hutch
ms -four mill, this side Of Dublin, is NOV,
ed round from its foundation, and on yes,
terday rested againsta tree. The nation
al road between this city and Franklin- 1
.on, and beyond Franklln'on, is much in
iured by the rush Of waters over 1t In ad>H
dition TO the injury Of the rail road bridge
mentioned on Saturday. the etnbankmen,sA
beyond Franklinton are broken in three
places, aud iron and timbers all carried
away. On the opposite side ofthe river be-
low town there were $50 sheep swept of; /
part ofthem belonged to Mr. Minor. The
dam that supplies the Columbus feeder of
the main canal has been in great danger.
and all possible exertion has been used to-
day to save the abutnent on the west side
of the Scioto. The destruction of cornE
and fencing is incslculable. Oae presor
has estimated the amount of fencing away
on the Scito alone at q thousand miles at
length. We have heard the probableH
amount Of cern lost, il the focd was as
severe below as above, estimated at fromE
-. a. sbs.a r,iflione nf hnshsts Vester
day was bright and warm--ss beaulifuls
ever head as May day-lsst night ii com
menced raining again, and it has been
raining pretty much all day up 10 the time
Of our paper going TO press, and the river
has ceased any perceptibie falling for theb
a.t few hours. By mark made by MrE
Ridgwsy 10 the ware house at the wesl
end of the bridge, at the great February
food OF 1882, the present food was just
10 inches higher than that, and perhaps
the highest know since the sst,lemeniE
ofths country.
Wehaye just conversed with a gentle.
man who esaa7o.t fra'n. Dayton on the
rising OF the waters, and the fowof Mad
river into The town, aud we must say that
We almost dread to hear from ,lat beau |
tifaI, but We fear unfortunate city. Ru.
NOR says that sixty houses have been car
ried olive hope this lie rumor only
(Which generally mageifes as tie distance|
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