The New York herald., 1850-10-29
Great Flood and Destruction OF Property In
tho Western part OF New York.

Urea, Oct. 2S, 1850.
wsh"ve gathered the following particulars relative
70 the great storm and flood which toned yes
terdsy. Last nj eht We were visited by tremendous
gale, which did COZ siderable damage.
Tha caute of the great rise Of Nail Creek and da-
mage to the mills in that vicinity, caused by the
opening Of waste water the Chenango canal. which
threw water into It, Considerable injury done to
the Clinton pazk road along the canal and the canal
itself from Log City to Hamilton |. nearly gone 30
much so that 1t will be impossible to nx It this
season.
The sanquoit is very high, and, we hear, has dons
great damage to the dams along its line.
The canal filed yesterday nearly to the tops OF
the bsnFs and at point flowed the streets The
cmbanhments gave way near Rene, yesterday, aad 1t
will take two three days to repair the break this
eide Of Rome. No boats boosd West are allowed to
pass this city. Another serious break has also just
been hesId Of thirty miles west of this city 1t is
worse than the one at Neville, this tide of Rome.
We learn by the packet from the East, that the Mo-
hawk !, higher than at any previous time this year,
aud lcss floods have caused greater loss Of property
sc We fear We shall have to notice similar disasters
A number of houses carried of at Log City,
, and many cattle drowned
Tho vater at Roektos Is higher than IL was In
June.
/ Petre's furnace Is surrounded with water.
A. Checkervile, twenty-five head of cattle were
drowned, and the factory OF fredk. Hoster Is con-
siderstly injured.
The Orisksny was high before known.
$500 will all the loss Of tho steam wooien fac
tory at Utica The estab ishment will lie goiRg again
to morrow.
The plank rcsds are quite gone In pisces but IL Is
impossible, yet, to ascertain the extent Oh the
demagr
Considerable destruction has been done TO farms,
bridges. fences, Sc. west OF Utica II we may judge
from the amount Of material floating down.
We are continually bearing Of the ravayes Of the
fresbet from around this city.
THE Ices will not be less than 100000.
h. stgfN IN gnnH nm y0Et 70 hV m n
,torm, and the hills around Uues were covered
this moining.
oswEGo Ostobsr 2s, 1880.
We ere again visited with great frsshet. For the
last four or FIVE days the rain has fallen in torrents
and without intermisscn. The damage has not bsen
great 70 the farmers they having all their crops In,
to the railroad company a It va during the sum
mer The temporary briig. ut BOSTON, or the Erie
Railroad was washed away, bot has been repaired for
the trains go to. dsy The bridge at that placs
was washed awsy during the last freshst. small
bridge the Chemups Railroad near Jefferson, was
slso carried away. The trains have been put much
behind their time aud will rot prohsbly run regular
" for day two. The Susquehanna IL higher than
II has t,en seen for years.
Tnor. Oct 2s 1850
The river At this place s several feet above its
dnsry level and all the decks are subme rged. The
damage is yet ttiDg and the water to b. 1t
Fta nd Heres entertained chat IL will recede du
ring the night.
Ata.vY. O,t ~ lsse.
TIE city has been visited by a heavy rain aud food
which bss caused q sulmertion of the docks The
river Is still rising.