New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-11
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
n.-,ryc,Ivc Flood on the Great Miami-Ter-
rible Tornado.

rible Tornado.
c,s.,,.,s .Ohiol State journal OF the 5th inst
..ys that the exchange papers are ION u ue'aHs
ri The late rise Of waters, aud u copies some par
,ie,,.r. from an Extra Of the Day ton Empire;
a., ,s. u,ars.az OF the "a 1t about o'clock. the CHI
yer, .foased By the rin ziDg OF bells tie CRY being
i .,,ninent danger from the rspia rise OF uc hseT
The wsr,r had already c!oAeh ., e' y. s' 80 1
ind.,eA tae whole Western part OF town. Along the
80 rl,trac,ed or the extension OF the cana! north OF
ne bs.n the water already within lew feet OF It's
TOP and rapidly r.ns Every moment was spp ,b
body Of he river precpi,aied ever the whole hasiern
part Of the city. -. A.,
,.t vicinity 10 move their Effects with the utmost pos
,ib d.vstch and retire the second story or leave
entirely their houses the level OF toe water IN tne
river already many feet above me snfi.ce OF 'ns
lower part OF tae SO rapid and resstess, nov"
ever was the iod that before many persons could even
re1oove their carpets the water was rushing ~ tne
doors swept BY IN the channel Of the canal perfect
torrent The crushing VI bridges and cresxng OF UNI
bers told Of the havoc il was creating Nspresh oeyonn
the Eastern school h0useyets immense was the Dody
OF wster that rushed down the esnal with me most
t.rrfc violence IL sti rising rapidly Inc houses
In the Western part Of the city every moment IN
imninel, danger OF being swept on 50 'uohs n"' ue
current become. ,,, l. a.
morning Of the I'd. when II remained stationary ant.i
aooa, noon The water taen commenced 'aIing faPio.
IT, aud al the present time Of our gong 70 press - i4
sgbslding. 1900, -
damages Oftho ten bridges the canal four have
been swept away, and the others al very materially IN
jlred and by means yet out oil danger we suppose
we shall scarcely be able 70 recognize the canal "heh
the wa,.rs reccde How far down this damage has ex-
tended We have not learned
The .os, the state from The injury 20 ine squeouc'
above Us and the public works In this Vicinity VIII be
very heavy-that Of our city and cirizens inmsnse =
Many viii probably lose their all, and OF course u could
bs no greater 10 them.
The Daytonisn Extra notices the following ID
cident
There was house with three women. three men and
Dpe children In the North part OF the city near inc
Ievee where the current was exceedingly snons |lo
several unsuccessful attempts had been sne ~ l
euvert under The house and produced strong ouIient
which threw the sk6 upon IT, ifAn'om a. 's ~
toit. All had given 1t up mere wa no n.y. go -
cave como OF the inmates wnen tne hOuse s"'"' 10
A, Ibis stsge Of the proceedings David johnson and
young Jo.eph Barnett though Toen 20 aY item
A. all hazards They with great difhcuy apProachso
sar the house but the difficulties and dangers were 80
great that they we're about % give up 10 despair "hen
I;rls child Appeared at the window and begged them
oot 10 leave them To their fate his appeal l"spHeo
them with ne determination aud oy an almost suPe.
human effort they gained The house ana many
cd IN landing them on terra hrma
The Cincinnati Gazette gives the hrst report OF
the still farther casualties.
Information from the interior leads us 70 lear thst
ssylv The entire shores OF the Great Miami RIVER nave
bssn inund sted for distance OF perhaps hundred
nies The intelligence from different Poih'S Is pIiuci
pslly verbal bu, there Is too much reason 70 oee'e
true - a.. III,
he Work, were seriously injured and immense destruc
tion had otherwise taken place. Inc rlEei was sun
rising and the roads impossible that no coaen
would leave for q day or two.
line bridge over the Great Miami at aldde,own isre
ported 10 be entirely washed away
From Franklin M. b. writes be could get no iaitner
that the canal road and river were blended in one to
K whitewater Canal Packet Boat that left on Friday
for Brookve could get no farther than Harrison ana
has returned The captain reports the canal lffepaia
bly injured from that place TO Brookvilie
Some allowance must doubtless be made for exagger'
s,ed rumors In such an excited time
Butler County seems 10 have suffered also from ues
tuctiye tornado which passed over Mddetown on the
nishs OF the 10Th The following extract from letter
om that town. Published in tho Times OF Saturday
II commenced about nine O'Clock, T. NJ. about two
miles from this place and the extent OF lts operations
was about half mile In width and four miles IN length
how much farther, have not hesrd-and mas spIeaa
the most awful destruction that space It's hfst az
tack was upon large barn belonging to M. Long when
carried completely of its foundation ana sns'Iea
amount of qrsn-sone that in the shesi was car
red about two miles before 1t ie-ahd IN 'no nea'
time tore down all the fences and trees wstnh Us gasp
Ia then struck welcurb and carried II to me top oi
house when II fell. -, NH.
IA then coursed a meadow. completely demolishins
the fences until 1t struck assw and grist mn ana nous
belonging to Mcssrs. Lighttoot& ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
o the roof of the former and damaging the machinery
10 sconsderable extent II entered the house, which
occupied by the owner oil the m, nIoesn tne ,wo
front windows until the house hled with wind, and
then burst out the South and East parts OF the house
carrying with bed and bedding without the loss OF
single life II then burst the front part Of the lock
house and bridge carrying the latter about hity yards
aud again resumed tho occupation OF tearing down trees
and fences and Tar heard FROM continued to destro,
All kinds of moveble matter The whole compet
ed by this great smoom for such II may be called Ia
the space OF about thirty seconds
THE FREsHEr.-- Accounts from various quarters
are coming in Of the damages caused by the recent
preccdented rise In the waters. From the Scioo and
Nuskingam valleys. have ye, no authentic accounts
Those from the Miami truly frghtiu-more than
realizing worst apprehensons II must necessarily
20 time before the of the damages can be
sscer,Ained with any degree Of accuracy. The Stat
viii DO very gres, loser by damage TO her canals an'
her public works. columbus (o) State Jour. 5th