New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-04
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oeot that resuting from the great volume OF WAFER
,uhich usually accgmalat3s in the ponds on eoe
Min ard then fnds its way through SprIngdsid
avenue into the Easements Of dwellings within lts
fesoh. a.a.o
ysyeIy and ons life was lest upon Tin consequences
This murnipg the freight train, in coming upon d
eulvsrt near Newmarket, found 1t TO be oudef-
sntned and settling iast, bat the tram gos over
without accident They Immediately olepa3aea
an express back TO the passenger tram WIZ iheo'
Ngence Of the sns ae state OF the roaa Sae pa,ssa
gers In this last arrived ct Plainhed, wnere, eaV'
fns the locomotive, they proceeded with MORSE
saT IN safety as far az calvert near esthe!d,
which had given way and precipitatsd the freight
eraip below crushing 1t into pieces and immediate
ag killing brakeman called Dutch Andrew. The
progress Of tt passengers wac tnen stopped, ana
boy severhlly proceeded in the best way they
coald. The road il represented 10 be Throughout
Yaueh injured, and for the present lmpessaoe Tor
the usual convey ances. Prompt and efficient meas
ares however In progress to have IT reloaased'
AT Boundbrook the water is said TO be higher
Rhan before for 40 years. At Hahway Inc wafer
gose over the cauHeway 70 render1t nsariY tm'
passable for carriages, and this morning we learn
shat thsy were using boats instead. As crane
Vile, on the RaritaD, the water submerged tn9
bridge go az to render 1t entirely impsssaole;
The Morris and Essex Railroad Jared much bss
ter than the somervilie rosd The entire damage
cures were adopted by stasionipg men along sae
Hne TO watch any enero&ohments OF the 1000, ana t
AnmediaGely 10 obyate them. This morning az tne
freight sran reached the cuiyers near fne Sootn
Orange MIlla, the center pier being unaermaso' ~
aprung and threw three Of the cara OH, lnjarlng
them bat slightly. No damage was done 70 the
freight. A passenger train is on zach side the de-
fectiye culyert and the transit of passengers Is car
Yied on 40 usual lis expected to be repaired BY
this evening.
In Morris County, we are informed that oonside-
Fable smage was done. The dam OF j. w Alex
an9er's paper mill, at Morristown, was carried
away, and the damage was estimated at $4,000
AZ Beneville the water rose TO great night,
carrying away the dam OF VIM. Stephens, Esq.
which flooded the road in its vicinity so as 70 rem
der itimpsssbIe.
AZ Bloomfield the bridge at Mr. John Wildes
works W as carried away, producing some injury;
and the bridge at the old JOB Dodd place was 10
much danger this morning, the water continuing TO
Use, and was rapidly undermining it.
AT Clinton the damage has been very exten'
sfve The dam Of Belcher Brothers gave way;
bss $500 or $500. A County Bridge between
Camptown and Orange was destroyed; loss about
@75 Another, an arched bridge of stone, between
Camptown and South Orange, waa damaged to The
amount OF $3.50. A bridge on the Springfield lurn'
pike, beyond Camptown, was also injured to about
she Same amount Fences were much Injured me
dsmsge to dwelling houses at North Farms is
gad to have been considerable.
The Delaware River rose 10 an unusual night
with great rapidly, and the feeder OF the Della
ware and Rsritan Canal was damaged to such an
extent that it is said it cannot be repaired in less
than q fortnight. The btreHms crossing the Rail
read below Trenton were also greatly swollen, and
some what impeded the passage OF the csrs.
NEw-BRUEswI X Sspt 8, 1850
The heavy rains OF yesterday and last evening,
together with full tide, have nearly Inundated the
hover part OF our city.
Nearly all the buildings on the east side OF Bur
netst from Hiram at. down to the steamboat dooa
safer more or less from the great overflow OF
water.
The lower cross-bridge, at the outlet OF the
canal Ia quite under water, and the boats in oon-
adorable numbers are driven about, and keeed up
m ysrieua directions The carpentershop at the
head of Johnst was awept from It's foundation,
carried sorae yerda, and now like s mass oil RUNS
The ahop was owned by Isaiah Rolf, and contained
large quantity OF costy building materials, TOOLS
no
Great quantities of timber have been carried
away and many valuable Baw logs belonging to the
Establishment Of Doty Ford. The hotel nearthe
steamboat landing, kept by Mr. Kanouse, has aGf-
iered to some extent and his los' III liquors, proVi-
siops &c. will probably reach q 500.
+ The ste amer John Neson will not be able to make
her trip TO New York. The deck liz some four feet
Rnder alter, making the passage to the boat inn
possible Tho atore and freight house on the dock
u uuder water "a high mp az the top OF tho lower
Its as yet, impossible TO arrive at a proper esh
mate of the damage. The water is now falling re-
pidly Nearly hundred y sgons loaded With peach-
es are waiting an opportunity to get to the boat
GREAT FLOOD ON THE SusQuEHANNAn RAIL
ROAD E1teRSipc DGnagc learn, says the
Baltimore Sun of the Sd INST. that the heavy rain
of Sunday night and Monday morning was very
severe along the line of the SGsquehanuah Railroad
and has done considerable damage to milldama,
bridges &e in The vicinity. The train OF oars due
o. O'Clock yesterday morning did not arrive until
about 3 la the afternoon, having been detained
about Ave hours by tho partial destruction OF
bridge four miles above Partition, and thlrtyiour
rniles from Betimore, over the Little Gonpowder
Falls The bridge was wooden one, about
eighty feet long, supported by two stone abnt.
Menss aud pier
The fSls had swollen TO an unprecedented extent,
saus ed by tho sweeping away OF the dam OF Mr.
Peter g. Hotfmsns paper mills two miles further
up, w hch ohstructed the stream aud damned up tho
water A number OF worhmen were early oa the
spot and under tho direction OF Mr.. Wiiam SCOTT,
she eondutor of the train, the bridge was Temporal
ry fepsired 30 az to enable the cars to pass over
Sc greatly were the ssresnas swollen along the
whole that ii became necessary to stop at every
beidgeto secure the safety of The train and prevent
accidents by through examination.
We learn from, Mr. 9cots tt az number OF dams
aud county bridges have been washed away, parts
Of which he saw floating aong on the different
streams. The low Janus along Tue l.he vi hue FuAu
were also flooded and the fenoing and corn swept
away. In some Eeds the ssssels Of the cora were
hat visible above the water.
Az York, Pa the rain continued throughout San.
DAY afternoon aud Sunday night very heavily. and
when she cara lss yesterday morning the water IN
she Ocdorus was very high and stil riaing go that
sauch destruction Of property has doubtless taken
place along thai stream.
Az the Shrewsbury switoh, we learn that the
new and sueasAn.al dam, jaasoowpioted by Msssrs.
g. 4 J. knefeter, for their new mil, was also par
italy swept away, the water pouring over Ia an
hnmepsa body.
Mir Gagraw, the Preadeat of the road, yesser.
day ordered a auspenntoa OF srsvel over the
W1iehtsvills branch, and seat oQt = body eff work
raaR inntrnofsd 60 make . tAogoagh e4amaa.ian Of