New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-01
The Western Fioods.-Morc Lives Lost.

A correspondent of the L0nscdie Democrat who
came 10 on the Gen. Lafayette. thus describes the
.tste OF the waters. and ravsges OF tie flood below
Louisville
A. ue,.n. on Saturday, the fret fosny dTlu u the
treat Ohio fe.het discovered but passed MsmShs
before met mass IT floating drft. timber,
fences nr.wooi. -Ieck. Of Ia inrs, Sc that covered
the Mis-. s.ipni Tor nearly hundred nlss The good
strong Cen Lafayette Numbered and crashed over
This .s.with no DELAY and little damage and reached al
TO- where the fsous ohio. ignic. when compared
with toe father ofrser. ushsd past like raging wall
OF waters some ten fifteen feet higher rhsn the tran
qu current Of the Mississippi The scene above this beg
car. description II -d. wide. j,sol
Of waters every hesrhssne between tn mouth ard
Paueah nre quenonsi. sud Of many Of the dwell
hugs. lot the roofs coad be discovered I. Wa.
drrary, ch swim spf eddy ins waters below cold Hon
~ -bnve and aozss storm setting la
Tn. front street Of PAdueah ~as more than bali snder
Eagle Hotel nearly - the roor and all on the
rear OF thu -Four feet will lay the whole
town under water sm,hlsnc wa island. ami var
row one to-. sud In seAry the same sie a. PAfucah
The Walnut botom above a. every other bottom, or
stretch Of n'efvselsn quite to Lsusvile was mis-
erasly 6eugei shssnser,~n presented sea Ia every
street and the waters could be seen cleaning 10 miles
bsyos1 10 the country.
IA A. uts,, i'm possible fr pen describe the rsvsgss
OF IN. sisrs Louisville and the mouths m my
tunes greater than tbs, OF the food Of 1882 population
aud wealth have Accumulated most Astonishinfy upon
the river that period Loos yeas must pass over
bere the destruction VI the asst lew days be repaired
The north eastern portion Of Ohio has suffered
very severely from the overhbwing OF small
strram. The Cai= S,Rtihd states that great
amount OF dsnagGhu been done IN Harmon Co.
The larger streams and bottoms have been filled
| IN Overlooking aud q clean sweep has been made
Of bridges, iences, hay corn and much valuable
lumber.
10 Tramball and Mahoning Counties the same
accounts are given. Several dams on the Mshoning
River and other streams were tskea on, whereby
| IN addition to other caamities the mills Will be
stopped for some time.
p. haa a lnnR
OF the stage Of the HJod at that place. and the ss
| aud suffering il produced Ii thus sums up me
| msteral Items;
The heaviest icssr by the Mood are our mes and as
ters Me,srs Barr fsbi.sr have Loot goo oea D,
dansss a. machinery ana the loss II thsf BOG Pens Ihry
also Lot .koat sa hoss b. ffosfinx In he suee her
&C They hal Is 80 thousand Bushels ~ corn IN ibe
cribs al Of but 70 being irozrn u thought
IA, non. Of n viii - II -i b mashed sne ds;-
led a, fast % po.sble 600 will their entire os
Leu. kichs b>rser have lost perhaps 800 " ~ ~
rhurston Payne. ehiu-.-c"ntAinins 100 oush-
eis o.nei ., Macy, k'q snd w. toss nay ~
bales. oshed By rhurson Payne-no.si ~. and LOG
1n,r, on f-,, DO. iirss A.. gone rom IN. SINE
h.v, sdssd In streets and hsre bpct~d up the ~sy
Efforts v bs made 70 res'tsbsish Aese d~sns' In nelf
| proper places.
The Peyt,~ou,s Trrba~ says the food At ths,
place rose within five inches Of that Of -32 A
isrge portion II the town wss inundated. IL thus
speaks VI the damage done
4 fhs
Al The teep the bsnks have sunk rsytly.
=, A f.lns ara actually threaten the SPECIFY sesuactOn
| a. "A. ~bess wet end from sssie-s, dosn.
In the arm Il bth rivers. have ~ no'icef timber
i,A., no.,, houses bArus. corn cribs. hay and
Al. ,to.rt, II all soris ~evsfal Of our farmers the
s,a,o "a nearly their uhsle crop. an al. more
49,, me custom ~ ssyifg u stand. AMI cutting
/, a. Be fes curing the WINTER, occo-ued the oss 10
SIN. r.t.ncs. -ke in Others there bad not been sa
| cisat time 10 gather II IN.
Ia ,o-u the hs. teen principally 10 provisions and
.~rscn. property ~hch could &c removed In seAson
/ In. lumber ards -ere nearly al coated %.
The l.st CkEiicofs Ga.effe says that two men
named Hanson Graves of Jackson. and Daniel bn'
lev of jefferson ioxnship. IN scioso County, we're
| drosned on the night Of Monday ioth. Ia an ~
temp, 10 cross s.li Greek near Richmond, IN q
/ sk,E Both were Of family. Their bodies
were not found as late a. Friday evening iast
| Jane. McAlroy. Of Morgan coanty ~. dro~ned
| IN Horse Creek. near Jackson c. IA on Friday the
| lob. ,
On the is,h in.t during nigh, storm tao coal
bo.ts from PIttsbgrgh. were sunk sir~ niles De
/ o~ Gsllipolis and Of thirteen Per'oSs On thsnh
EIGHT we're drowned
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