New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-06
THE FRESIIET.

Further Particulars of the DamaRe-Loss in
schuyIAiiI Go. Pa, : 600 900.
TIE PottsD,Ae Miners Journal E1tra gives fall
particulars OF the disastrous consequences Of the
late freshet in that region, from which we gather
the following:
n number Of houses on the Sharp mountain side
OF tho Railroad were swept away, and part of the
Railroad Depot. Nearly byery Lock.house and
every Dam Cd the Canal, between Mt, Carbon and
sohuylhill Haven have been carried away. TIE
Canal embankments in many places are entirely
swept away. It's difficult just nov to ascertain
The full extent Of the damage, 61t the general i'm
PRESTON from what we car learn is, that the Canal
caonot DO repaired this season.
About 30 or 10 houaes nave been ept away. A
wagon and two borses were Seen floating down the
schuylhil above echuylajll Haven, supposed to
have been washed from the Turnpike.
less OF LIFE-The oss Of life must have bsen
great, as no esf than eight persons we learn was
drowned between Motns Carbon aud Scnuylkl
Haven-four men, two women and two children
At Port Carbon the damage to property is very
great the whole lower part OF the tow was seve-
raj feet under water.
We understand that about 1900 tuna of coal
were awept awGy from the wharf at Schuylkil
Haven, belonging to sn operator on the West
Bcench.
We have just learned that every Bridge on the
Little Schuy kill. from TsmGqua TO Port Clinton,
haA been bWept away and it ia also reported that
the Re aiding railroad Bridge, connecting With Ihe
Little Sohuylkil Rsilroad az Port Clinton, is also
gone. One abutmen5 Of the Railroad Bridge at
Sohuylkill Haven ia carried away, aud the Bridge
somewhat damaged TIE Railroad Bridge at
Mount Carbon was swept away Immediately upon
tho breaking of lhe Tum0ling Run Dam. Also she
Turnpike Brioge Lords Dam, TWO miles above
Port Clinton, was carried away, and large portions
Of the Canal entertainments washed away.
The damages Ia The 6chuy lklli Valley above Por.
Carbon, We are u!0Tmed are not as greR. as was
at first supposed and can os repaired in ABOUT
week or ten days-but the dstrGc5on OF the Iron
bticge at Mount Carbon connecting tbs Valley
with the Re ading Haliruad, having been swept
away will cauEc, probably greater dotentlon
there.
We learn that at Port Clinton number Of houses
were carried away, some o them large three-sDry
brick building. The Rai.roe3 bridge, dam looks
landings, sc were entirely swept away Schail
Forge short distance above Port Clinton, 8 large
gribt mill, dwelling house, stables, al the tenant
houses ard appurtenant buildings were swept
away.
W regret to learn that sixteen per.ons were
drowned-names not given.
The Little Scbuy klIl Railroad, i, is supposed
is greatly damaged
The wires Of the Telegraph being down aud
having no direct means OF communication, Se An
not pretend 70 al estimate Of the amount OF ossi
but from the great quantities Of lumber, bales Of
Eky, luTQnuItI anu VIC StfSuth vi pIpacH Oj6tS
taken from this region and hb4ve we judge the
loss in the destruction OF all Kinds Of property is
immense.
From The Newark Advertiser. Wednesday
We learn that considerable injury waa done to
the Morris Canal a. the / 7 mile leve miles above
Paterson, which will require several days 10 pair
Since the above was in type, we have received
from our New Brunswick corr es poadaut, aome ad-
ditto nal information OF the damage there
NEW BRUNSWICK, Wedresday, Sept T. 1850
Since the water bag tsien, We discover that thu
damage is greater than was a. first Anticipated
Tho loer of timber belonging to Doty x Ford,
which was mentioned yesterday is said to be at
least 81 ,000 they hope, however, to be able + re.
cover some Of it. A qus9tlty o. !eather and hides
were also ewept away from the tauneFy Of John
w Stout, naq.; but TO what amour! we we're not
able to learn. The soop Greyhound, belonging TO
the Memr, Nelson's OF this city, ia resting, high
and dry, directly acroas The towpath, near the
outlet Of the canal. The sloop John Metler from
Little Egg Harbor, loaded with cedar rails, is also
in nearly q similar position both In an unhgndy
position 10 get Atoat sc ain.
The destruction among the canal boats is also
great; some are suns, acme broke apart, and float
ed up some distance from The canal and stand on
high ground seldom ever covered with water.
The canal bark has broken away in three places
on the five mile level above the cEy, sad from the
extent Of the damage, must be some days before It
can be repaired.
Altogether, the storm has been serious one for
our city many poor families have suffered much
and it is impossible to compute their lO4s 70 many
i. was nearly their all.
From the Troy Bodget Sd.
The people Of the nail factory last evening suf-
ered fom the effects Of one Of the greatest resnets
which bas happened for the last 20 years Toe
damage done has been immense, and its amount
CANNOT be accurately calculated upon. The inces
sant rains Of yesterday afternoon, and las. night
sweed the volume Of water in the Wynsntskil
TO fearful extent. The volume OF water, lsf.er
the breaking ofthe dam swept through BQrdeas's
Spike Factory taking away swo spike machines
and very seriously iniuring other machinery in the
building Tbs n all Factory liz itone building
and il CALAMITY wthstood the food OF Yates tia.
were poured upon it. This building broke the rush
CT the waters and undoubtedly saved the rest of
the buildings in its immediate vicinity from being
carried away.
The water swept through tie lower windows OF
this BUILDING and extended considerably above is
second floor. a very large ssick OF timber was
forced though the windows Of the - floor of this
building and was found lodg ed near the machinery
At the corner of this building the water must have
been at one time about forty feet above it's usual
hight The foundation Of the Sp he Factory was
very seriously Injured. In this building large guam
titles Of rats, several hundreds ia NJ 1ber, were
6rowped out and their dead bodies were lode ed in
corner among the ruins Bordels Boiling Mil
was comparatively uniDjured
In the SPIKE Factory were twelve spike ma
chimes. Two OF shsas were swept sway into she