The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-04
THE FLOOD IN PENNSYLVANIA.

The Schuylkill from Fairmont to Naval Asylum pre-
scented complete of deluge. wharves were all
hid and covered, some by ten feet Of water. Ware
houses, mills counting. houses, stables, So nun-
dated and the water stopped the operations in the
manufactures. Last night gentlemen and two
ladies' In carriage were drowned In creek near
The Southern mail, due this morning a. O'Clock,
had not arrived at O'Clock, " supposed to be de-
tanned by freshet, at Darby Creek.
ALLENTOWN, Pa September 8, 1850.
The freshet has been most disastrous along the Lee
high. The water eighteen feet in a few hours,
being higher than the great reshet In July last The
loss cannot be estimated at present All along the
shores small buildings and property have been swept
the sufferers will be ruinous 1t will take weeks
to repair the damages to the canals. The waters
now tsp N feeding and the creates. danger !.
the damage this evening.
READING, Pa September 3, 1850
The Burr Bridge above Orwgsburs, is carried away;
also the Port Clinton railroad bridge which connects
the Reading railroad.
Mount Carbon railroad bridge is also carried away.
NARRowsBURe, Sept ., 1850.
The rains Of yesterday have produced great fresh
ct. The Delaware has risen several feet. Several
bridges the Erie Railroad west of here, have been
OF less damaged causing some detention TO the
The trains have been got damaged bridges
with temporary structures No further delay Is an
tcipated.
The schuylkill canal Is a complete wreck. No bu
siness be done on II this Several bridges
have been carried away the Reading Railroad, but
1t Is stated It will be ready to carry coal In two weeks
Tumbling Run dam n gon. The fre~het was tretne n
dous-ths greatest that has occurred and the
destruction Of he and property awful The Little
sehuylsin Ia entirely swept About hfty or sixty
houses carried away at Tsmsqua and nearly all
the dwellings the line. IL is reported that nearly
100 lives were lost. Jones. Rswks h Schslls iron
/ -. .Nl.-
road Ia not much injured The West Branch Railroad
has fusta aimed no damage The Min Greek Railroad /.
not much injured. The scbuylkill Valley Railroad
can be repaired in about ten days Between twenty
and thirty houses were nwept away from ramaqusand
the number of lives lost IL not yet ascertsin.d but
supposed To be nifty. Sixteen lives were lost at
scLalls forge above Port Clinton; fourteen at Jones
forge and several others between Mount Carbon aud
sehuylkill Haven. The Railroad bridge below Sohuyl-
MI Haven aad the bridge at Port Clinton I'D be-
tween Port clinton and here, swspt away Three
dams between Mount Carbon and Schuylkill Haven
were swept away. The dam at Mount Carbon is much
injured; alss the dam at Schuylkill Haven A nun.
her % houses at Mount Carbon, and between that
place and schuylkHl Haven. were swep. away. The
dam Al Lofd's above Port Clinton, Is also gone It
reported that Ilammslls dam and Blue Mountain dam
have been washed away The dam at Landing Bridge,
and half the houses Port Clinton have been ssept
away About 500 feet Of the bankmen of the Reading
Railroad about one mile above Port Clinton has been
damaged greatly.
The heavy rain Of yesterday caused tho embank-
ment ut the Tide Water Canal ievre de Grace Go give
way, and 10 IL thought that full one week will be
quired 10 repair the damage. In the meantime nav-
CATION will be suspended
[Telegrsphic Correspondence OF the Phil Bulletin
BgrHLEHgN, Sept. ale. VI.
The Lebigh, after having risen seventeen feet
reached Its greatest height, abaut midnight -
Since then u has fallen feet The stone bridge
the Mapocksy creek covered with water, and
the about four feet higher than the frehet
In July. The inhabitants Of South Bethlehem all LETT
their dwellings last night.
The damage 70 the canal here IL slight small break
above the town the upper basn and the banks aud
towing path, slightly damaged by the washing Of the
waters No lumber lost but considerable was
damaged. Our bridges are al safe at this place At
Freemsnsburg, A. d. Cartwright Co, lose much
boat timber and sustain other losses On their lumber
yard the water FIVE feet deep.
Easros. September al PM
The Lehigh and Delaware rivers CONNIE need rising
at the rate OF two and hslffeet hour II
tnued rising until this morning, when there
sixteen feet freshet. The Delaware did not rise
and ftill rising The Lehigh a. falling. The damage
yet the amount cannot be aso-rtsined everything
being under the water. The Lehigh has never been
known to rise rapidly before.
Hsrsnnups, September q 1850.
The water IL still rising In the susq aud
siderable damage has been dos. TO the canal especial
ly upon the nine mile level belov this place The
tent % the damage cannot be sscertsined until the
water subsidies There IL truth In the report that
the railroad bridge at Mdtletovn IL carried away
small culvert only vas damaged