The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-12-24
The Flood.

the Canal to Portsmouth will be in nayiguble or
der in about eight days from this time, with the
exception of an injured lock at Waverly, where
ii is Intended to establish portage. A lurge a
mount of outstanding corn was lost between Jas
per and Portsmouth.
The Portsmouth Tribune says that Seven,teuihs
ofPortsmouth was overaowed with water. Hou-
sea were seen frequently passing down the river.
No lives We're known to belost. The rain COM
menced on Thursday night und continued almost
necessarily till Monday morning last.
The Chillicoihe g. Wilmington mail was lost in
crossing Lees creek
The Gallpolis Journal says that the loss Of
property is incalculoble at present Corn, the
principal product Of the rich bottoms, not having
been taken away, was carried of in immense
quantities
In our own Valley, the destruction OF property
has been much greater than we apprehended last
week, In our own vicinity but little damage has
been done; but below u.s. the loss, public aud pri-
vate, has been immense. The Athenan says:
Through the canal from this place to
the guard locks, one mile from here, and
indeed for some distance above, the wa
ter has been rushing for some days like
an immense river, tearing away every
thing in its course.
The extent of the damage to the pub
lie works, although it must be immense,
cannot yet be estimated, as the waters
yet extend from hill to hill, aud in many
places entirely inundating the canal.
The destruction of private property, in
the way of grain, fences, stock. &c. &C.,
is also very considerable; but as all COM
munication to our place is cut off, except
by canoes or skiffs, we can furnish no par
ticulars. The water, however, is now
"Wednesday recediug, and we shall soon
be able to form some estimate of the dam
age incurred.
Chauncey was covered with water and the Ca
nal between that place aud Logan was broken III
several places. The State Dam, at the Falls wa,
i'll danger; but we believe has not been materially
injured. Navigation, on the Valley Canal is ut
doubt closed for the season.
The editor rofthe Cincinnati alias made
an excursion, on Friday afternoon, in g
yawl, embarking near the corner of Low
er Market, on Broadway. He went or
board the steamer jamestown, just ar
rived from below, and learned the follow
ing facts:
! He (the captain) informed us that the
flood had carried great desolation with i
all along the shores of the Ohio. Nearl,
all the towns and villages are partially OF
wholly inundated. At Lousvillvthe wa
ter isup more than half way from Wate
street to Main. At Madison all the low
er part of the city is covered, and the wa
ter was encroaching fast upon the hill
At Lawrenceburgh, as before stated, the
whole town is inundated, The hog pens
Of Barr Il Fedger had been all washed
away, together with severalf frame build
ings. warehouse, &c. The jamestown
met the Lawrenceburgh wharf boat float
ing down some distance below that place
with number ofsacks grain on board
and two hogs.
AS we stood on the hurricane deck o
this steamer we had fine view of tn,
river, ofthe flooded parts of our own city
and of Covington and Newport, opposite
Newport appeared to us to be about hal
inundated, as well as the front part o
f Covington.
New RIcHMoND.-This place we un
, derstanl, is entirely overAowed, an,
much damage done to property-Th
! extensive hog-pens, of Mr.. Gibson oftha
place, hoated off and sailed down tn
river day before yesterday, like fleet
Atlas Of Saturday.
Newport has suffered severely by til,
t flood. General James Taylor sent me
and teams, with provisions and wood, t,
, the sufferers.
The Zanesv,le Courier gives US the ac
counts from the Muskingum. The i'm
provements on that river have been in
jured to great extent. Part ofZane'
> vile, on the east side Of the river, was il
I. undated and great damage done 10 tn
houses and such furniture as could not b
removed. West GAINESVILLE was in imm
nent danger but by the constant exertior
! of the citizens of the neighborhood fc
: two days and night, the town was savec
Had the river washed away the embanE
= ment at this place, the town would hav
q been entirely destroyed.
We understand verbally that Beverl,
small town below .McConnelsville,
the river changing its bed, was washe
away.
Some lives have been lost, at differel
points. 1t is impossible yet to tell no
many; but it is to be feared that larg
number have been drowned.
Other rivers, besides those mentione
have been up; but from them we hear !
;. definite accounts. The Juniatta and Su
le quehanna were very high and the publ
works of Pennsylvania have suffered s.
r verely.
= By another week, we can give our re
= ders more definite idea Of the loss,
will reach millions.
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