Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-09-12
DTSasTROUs FLOOD.

The rains of Sunday the 3lst ult,, and
Monday, the 1st inst, while they did but
little damage in our neighborhood, caused
one of the most destructive foods ever known
upon the waters fthe Lehigh and Schuyl-
kill.
At Mauch Chunk, the current was greater
than during the great food of 1S4l. The
Lehgh Navigation above and below Maurh
Chunk, was much injured and cannot be re-
paired under month or six weeks. A por-
ton of the dam there gave way, and several
bridges near the town were carried off. A
number of boats were lost Fortunately in
that neighborhood no lives were lost.
At Tamaqua The water reached great
height during Sunday night. Thirty,one
persons-men, women, and children, are
known to have been swept away and drown
ed, large number Of buildings in
which they were at the time being carried
off,
At Pottsville, fifteen or twenty persons were
drowned About 80 or 40 houses were
swept away, the canal has been very much
injured, many of its dams and lock houses
being carried off, and also the embankment
at many places. Numerous bridges were de-
s:royed, and along the whole line Of the
SchuylkiIl, vast damage was done.
The Easton Argus says:
The heavy rain on Sunday and Monday
caused the Lehigh to rise to fearful height.
At the mouth of the river it was about twen-
ty inches higher than in July last On Mon
day afternoon between two and four O'Clock
the wafer rose at that place about five feet,
filling many cellars in the lower part of the
town, and destroying considerable property
by its sudden and rapid movement. At the
POINT" the Borough and State works have
suffered some loss, by the destruction of the
wall and the washing away ofthe street.
About 60 feet of the basin wall has cayed
in.
Serious apprehensions are entertained Of
the destruction of property along the upper
waters of the Lehigh. 1t is feared by some
that the canal cannot be put in order much
before the season closes.
One Of the abutments of the Allentown
Bridge has given away.
The destruction on the SchuyIkilI is terri
bic. So far as heard from, every Bridge on
the River has been swept away, including the
one at Reading. A number Of houses have
been swept away in the lower part of Read.
ing The store-house Of Fries and Resinger
was carried off and four young men who
were at work in it, at the time, drowned
The distIery Of Mr.. Bushong was DESTROYED
with several hundred Of bis hogs. The house
of Michael Sands was carried off with two Of
his children. He saved his wife and one
child. S me other lives were lost.
At Philadelphia very considerable damage
was done along the SchukiII. Phiadel-
phia paper Of the 4th inst, says ::
The SchuyIkill, at an early hour yester-
day morning was eighteen inches higher
than ever before known,-a mark placed on
an object near Fairmount, at the time Of the !
great freshei OF 1922, by the elder Mr.. Graeff
was covered, that depth under the surface of
the loaning waters To the behoIder the
river presented a view alarmingly beautiful
the dam at that point was undscernable the
lock gates on the west side of the stream were
almost covered, and the large quantities Of
building and bridge timber floating down gave
it pleasing appearance to the eye, and at |
the same time time presented view terrible |
to the Imagination. Every thing betokened |
great devastation Of property, and every one |
in the whole vicinity was thrown into the |
greatest excitement. The Delaware was al |
So very high, but the destruction Of property |
on this river is not so heavy as on the Schuyl. !
kill, where the flood reached its highest alt>
tude about two o'clock yesterday morning.
At this height the rushing and angry waters
remained until daylight, when evidences
were shown that they were subsiding, and up
to 8 o'clock last night when we left Fair
mount, the murky waters had fallen about
three feet. About daylight, not wharf
could be seen along the Schuylkil, and above
some Of them the water was full ten foot high.
Warehouses, mills, coal and wood yards,
counting houses, stables aud sheds, innumer-
able, were inundated-many Of the smaller
buildings, which stood near the piers, looking
as lthey had suddenly changed their origi-
nal positions for new ones away out in the
middle of the stream. Immense quantities of
wood, coal, lumber, lime, &C., have been
swept Off the wharves, some of which retain
ed scarcely vestjge of the property that was
piled and heaped upon them the evening be-
fore.
reat Bnstle among the Fiminines.
Miss Webber is out, boldly and ingeniously
eommeuding The male attire as the most ap-
oPFla'e sesure for single females" She ad.
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