The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-17
Floods In the W~st-Great Destruction or
Property.

Property
The Cincinnati Commsrcisi the 7th inst speaking
Of the late heavy rain at that city and vicinity ssys
The streets and cutters Of the whole city were dsugsd
navigation for over twelve hours. We cannot this
morning, enunerate all the damage done to the city
and indisduas III. Ohio rose Ave feet in the short.
fore and property that was exposed the banks
swept OF. We shall not attempt full psrticulsrs but
sewers. a.toos. .na Goal bc.t: .u"s Sut tn. d.
msgs We did not learn. Goods in small quantities
the lower parts Of the city, cellars nllsd doing
damage to articles Of various kinds On the sids hill
sustained BY the rushing down and pDs stones
and dirt upon gardens and roads filling cellars and in
and the
on the Little Miami was inundated. and some fears of
damage we're entertained. The bridge at Morrow,
where the railroad nearly reached by the
flood at last accounts In all the country towards In.
diana, the bridges and culverts have been injured
desoyed 20 ssysa gentleman In late from thar region
He says the strtsms very high and suddesly
- here The Mt Pleasant and Walnut Hills and Ms-
being spd -. s.s e. m:
brush deposited there BY the waters The Little MI
ami is higher than It has been for years Accounts
from all parts agree In stating that the late storm
Of terrific import and that the damage resutDg there
from viii be large in the aggregate The mails have
smporaiy We trust. More anon. The brises over
Mi Greek, near the brighton House, second from the
would i. TIE last from Morrov Nor was that that
| 1t was dangerous to cross the Morrow bridge.
The Cincinnati Gazette Of the 9Th Inst speaking Of
The Ohio At Cincinnati till the water stood half
foot eeep the floors Of the Of stores fronting
the river east of Broadway and west Of Main street
The bridge the Xepia Railroad, over Darby creek
about 27 miles west of Columbus, carried away by
the ireshe and the line was impasssbs down the Little
The Miami river was higher than It was ever known
to and the occaioped by this sudden rise from
Ms head to its mouth is incaiculabie The towns Of
Spring Valley Gorvin Oregon, Fort Ancient Morrow
snhp ipha ifan In tusta
driven from their houses and compelled to take refuge
the hills The bridges over the river at Bridgeport
and Dserfeld- splendid structures both pit
away, the former lodging Stubs mill. and the
latter partly deposited In OF Roosas cornfelds and
oss in hogs cooper stuHs &c, Is estimated about
$4,000. The loss In stock in the bottoms Is immense
cate their houses The damage to the rarosS
be estimated until the subsidance Of the water but IL
will doubtless be greater than In any former year
The bridges at Morrow and the Obsnion much
injured
along the creek have lost whole miles Of fencing Flood
gates bridges innumera BILE have been swept away
and. in some instances, hcgs and ether animals have
In the hitewater river the water rose to within ~
inches OF the flood Of Jan ls 1s47 About leo feet OF
the canal dam, four miles below Broosville is gone
This will take months to repair IL cannot be
worked st until the season Of Low water The canal
bank is more or less injured all aeng between Brook
vile and Rochester From this to Laurel tho damage
be repssd with $tC0 to $500 Above Laurel there
Is break at Garrison creek. We expect to hear OF
paily In the southern end Of the river
We upderstsnd that Laughery Greek, running
through this county has risen with such rapidity,
that II has csused serious loss to most all those
situated near the creek. One mill Is supposed
TO have Lost IS 000 worth of lumber The creek
has nsvs, been known FOR the last twenty years, 70
stated upon good authority that $40 600 would not re-
place the loss sustained by different individuals living
on this stream Rising Sun (ind) Wig, Mareh 9.
Th. Rising Sun Us) Wing s.ys:-ws understand
that Lsughery Greek, running through this county,
has risen with such Iapidity that has caused Sc
One mill Is supposed to have lost $4,000 worth Of
lumber The creek has nsvsrib..n known sor the last
We have heard It stated upon good authority: that
$40 would not replace the loss sustained by differ
| tpt in dividusls living ON this stream"
The Cincinnati Gas,tfe, Of the 11th inst, rays
The malls have been interrupted for several days In
all dirsctons by the high water Yesterday, va re-
not yet learned the extent the damsse done BY the
| extIsor din AIRY high water.
On the Little Miami Railrcsd, the west sbutment
Of the bridge across ths Little Miami ct g.
has given way and the csnnst until repairs
are made. Between that and Fort Ancient the tracks
but they we're % far repaired that passed down
to the bridge On saturday At Morrow the track OF
T"da rtrH .~sps seros. the S.ei Of the town The
psss.pRers In the Wednesday evening train remained
in the cars all night Much damage was done At Fort
Ancient and st treeport. The with the malls and
iaiirosd culvsrts between Xenis and Spring Valley
csss,s Creek, .s.s @ Of TX Xeni. The railroad bridge
ever Deer Creek near London, wss carried away. A
strong foree IL at work en- the repairs.
! Consid.rshie damage has been done In the canals
and turnpihss, and many turnpike bridges have been
The railway nom Madison to indianapolis has been
much injured. One Of the bridges has been swept
away Travellers compelled 70 walk from the cars
each side Of the branch, some distance.
The Cincinnati and whitewater canal, on :" Five
Mile Level" near Harrison is badly broken in several
Is,s .i,o very sss.iS..siy % s.n:s:a u thought
u vii require two or three weeks to repair all the n
1hs extent Of damage to the squsduet Of the Miami
Canal Millcresk near Carthage, IL the destruction
Of the piers, end the washing Away Of nearly
! hundred fe,t q the trunk and the tow path. Two
wsskS time will be required to make the work good
| seain.
the bare Of ,h. hills north Of the town, much
swollen TuefdAy TO overflow Its banks and inun-
date that part Of the town lying along It wet Of Wal
Mort the lower floors of the houses In the
UPPER part Of that street. we're under water, and the
cellar of White. MoNsghtep Bowers pork house nlled;
but property generally vss removed In good con
Prem Prebls and Clernopt counties, Ohio, We learn
that th. ,msn ,s'sms we're very pnen swollen py me
TIE dsnss.s the Ohio river thus spoken Of BY
The steamer New Epsland encountered the storm
above wheeling, and her decks were swept BY the
among the passengers, number Of whom, during the
panic, attempted to jump overheard The deck Of the
/ boat was mted rt N to fastenfpRe.
The Mndison Belle met the storm at Warsaw Bar,
was driven ashore and her decks hog chains
breaking In the gale.
Superior strength savsd her from damage A fireman.
In snreht, jumped overheard, during The storm, and
wac drowned.
The river being bank ful and the rolling high
In many places between this city and Louisville fences
houses, kc, we're swept asay; ana In two er three
plsces informant atboats fragments Of houses
fpees &c lying In mingled macs against the hills,
hppdred yards from the river.
A stesmsr-tbe name Of which we do not rememher-
Lost portion Of her cabin, having been ovsrtaken BY
the stofm beyond Louisville.
The water. on Thursday evening, was washipg over
| tire trsek tf the railroad at Madison.
The food from the Big Miami river. a. II disgorgsd
fs frieAtful into the Ohio terrible Fences
boufes barns trees So mingled In the rusb, and, for
miles along the Ohio the vrecks vent tumbpg to-
varos the Father of Waters
Anths lover levels Of the river towns were under va
ter; end at Csrroop, the wharf boat tied 20 the
second story balcony Of sraders hotel snd the tom
vss like unto venice-people communicating with
each other BY means Of rsfts, skins, Sc