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


n all the estsh shm.nts sion4 thu stream The family
on he Eesn~r OF IN. nrst tall gate had TO make precp
tate rstat fro their dwelling thu water rising 10
onrn--tey surround It. rhs footbrdg~s at the diner
eat fcsories, &c along the Falls were washed away
considerable damage was done to the corn fields In the
low bottoms In of which where thu had been
cut and stocked II was washed entirely away. Cons
derable damage also done to fence. SO ~
AT the Washington factory quantity Of cord wood
and some OF the fences washed away; les
damage was also done at all the mills along the course
the stream however, happy to state that mons
OF the dams appeared to have been injured although
there have been injuries sustained that will not b
The water has been higher on the route Of the Bati
more and Susquehauna railroad than has ever beer
the Gunpowder falls The from Wrightsville how
through yesterday. in good time, although
Columbia bridge The food has, therefore, no doubt
extended the other side of the Susquehsnns river
which we understand was rising rapidly yesterday
On the line Of the Washington railroad and the coun
try adjsuiug it the damage has been immense Captain
Slack the energetic conductor the Washington road;
left Washington Yesterday morning with the train ana
proceeded far the deep beyond Bladens6urg'
occasionally Interrupted by washings the road WIN
he arrived at this point he found the track covered with
saod to oousderabls depth The labor to remove the
sand occupied nearly an hour, when the - RsSsns
stated and reached the Eastern brsnos On the oopo
sire side Of the bridge, not to proceed apu aasn mi
halted The engine was stopped out uo tbs stream The
esc.ps was narrow one as had they proceeded, IN AL
probability the bridge would have fallen ana s r
~ ,no,h ~ proesed the train was sent back to
Washington under the charge OF an assistant; zap
stig ba crossed the Eastern Branch. After walking
some distance, with some difficulty he procured a
rsassed the Pstuxsn near savage factory Here he
found railroad bridge over that stream gonesntire
r ds ne built raft and launched himself upon the
turbulent streamhe crossed In safety after being
ss b Uon he to-
ton Ia time to take the and came to Baltimore
The total Of damage to the railroad the loss Of
two fine bridges and four cuverts-one OF which Is In
reality bridge. The estimated loss do not know,
but it will take some days to render the road In con-
dtion for travel Besides the loss Of the bridges the
road has been in many places, badly washed damaging
it greatly
the turnpike to Washington have been carried away,
rendering 1t impossib to get to Washington by that
route.
farms all the streams has been immense Trees
bow down In all directions, and in some cases whole
orchards FRUSTRATED At the Savage factory one
of the dams gave way great sustained-the
lain dam only by the water rushing through
the race, aud making track for itself At the Covng-
ton iron works the Annapolis road, there also
great destructonthe water and reached ofhs
furnaces and coming in contact with the heated mass
farms cattle were swept away and panels
fence washed of 1t stated that the streams have
never been known in that section and th"t
the rain fell in perfect torrent uninterruptedy Tor
nearly eight hours We expect to hear Of further and
disastrous accounts from the lower counties
We understand that the mill dam at Leicester, near
Ecotts Mills has been carried away likewise the dam
at the Five Mills on the Franklin turnpike.
On the line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, to
Cumberland the apprehension Is that there has also
been great damage done up to the hour OF going TO
O'Clock had not arrived The burtheu train from Fred
erck due yesterday at O'Clock did not arrive until
five o'clock having been detained by the depth Of
wster the track which put out the IRE of the loco
motive The report they brought that the Potomac
rapidly rising and that it within few feet Of
the bridge Harpsrs Ferry and that the the
at the onocack bridge the water being but few
inches from the bridge. All the lowlsnds were over
bordering on river It is altogether likely that the
Chesapeake aud OHIO canal will be much damaged.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun
WAsHINGToN. Oct S-6 P. M
The Southern mail has arrived but as railroad CON-
has been suspended between washington
and Baltimore by the storm Of last night send you the
have by telegraph
Thu New Orleans papers Of the LIST instant bring no
news from he seat OF war tnere naa oesn an ar
rival from the Brazos An immense town meeting had
been held in New Oleans to urge the government to
prosecute the with determined energy as the only
means OF obtaining peace. They recommended that
army be qusrtered tho enemy, and that they should
be M d. TO feel the necessity for peace.
Tue Southern papers bring returns from seventeen
of the recent election held In Georgia They
fhov considerable democratic gains, and indicate the
election of the emocratic candidate for Governor by
considerable majority
During the past night the city visited with tn.
most destructive and heavy storm of rain accompa-
MED by thunder and lightning, that has been expert
enced in this section of the dounry for some length OF
time
The avenue this morning was Hooded with water the
canal aud river having overlooked their banks Hun
droi OF cellars and basemsuts filed, and indeed
there but few dry left The water ia still rising
in the river and canal and great apprehenssns felt
the part of those who surrounded by water to
what the night may bring forth.
learn that = coored woman and her child kill
cd by lightning duriog the storm Capitol Hill.
The damage has also, | learn, been very great at |
Georgetown, and great fears entertained for the
Chesapeake aud Ohio Canal which is OF course sub.
mersed in the raging torrents of the Potomac The
wood and lumber yards in Georgetown and Washington
fare m an INN Tad tanf
regret to learn from Georgetown that two white
men and two colored whilst endeavoring to save
property the wharves from destruction, swept
OF and drowned the force of the stream filled with logs
and lumber, rendering succor impossible.
The opinion to prevail that the water has
reached it's height and in hopes that 1t will
,aence to recede