Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-09-07

across the Schuylkill, at the Reading Rail
road Depot; the heavy iron Railroad
Bridge, below, which was carried down the
current at least two miles; nine dwelling
houses owned or occupied respectively by
Andrew McWillams, William McClain,
Barney McIlyain, John O'Nel, John Nc
Govern, Michael Connaugbty, Samuel Kis-
Ter, Michael Cassidy and James McGovern,
| together with the Stone Lock House, No. 3,
directly above the Turnpike Bridge.
Passing downward, this immense torrent
carried with it every thing that came in its
way. The substantial stone building own
ed and occupied by Geo. Campbell, on the
new Turnpike, a short distance above the
Toll gate, one mile below Mount Carbon,
was nearly demolished; the stone house at
the Toll gate, shared a similar fate, and the
large stone building just below the gate,
owned and occupied by Benjamin. Kline,
was utterly obliterated, hardly stone being
left to mark the spot where but yesterday
stood the "Fraileysville Hotel"
A mile or so below, the house, large
new barn, and substantial Saw-mill, of Mrs.
Mary Minnich were all swept away, leav-
ing not vestige behind. In the house of
Mrs. Minnich, and the three previously
named, the inmates had barely time to es-
cape with their lives, without saving sim
gle article of furniture, their money or any
thing else of value Such was the conster-
nation and dismay OF Mrs. Minnich and her
daughter, that they fled to the garret of the
house, and there remained until her brother
Mr.. Abraham Pott, and her son MIR. Will
liam Minnich, brought them down by force
and conveyed them to the high ground
about 100 yards distant, which they reach
ed at the very moment the house was hurl-
ed to destruction.
The Railroad Bridge and Canal Dam, a
short distance below Schuylkill Haven, were
carried away, and one or more of the Rail-
road Bridges below Landingsville.
At Port Clinton, and along the Little Schuyl-
kill as far up as Tamaqua, the flood was fear
fully destructive. The Railroad Bridge across
the Schuykill at the former place, and which
connects the Little Schuylkill with the Rea-
ding Railroad was destroyed.
At Scholls Iron Works Just above Port
Clinton, the Forge, Grist Mill, large Brick
Mansion House and number of smaller hou-
ses were carried away, and some fifteen OF
sixteen lives lost Michael Hartman, the
Miller, with his wife and eight children all
found watery graves The Forgeman, named
Breisch, with his wife and two or three chill
dren, met a similar fate! All the houses or
the low ground from the Forge TO the mouth
of the Little Schuylkill in the lower part o
, Port Clinton, were carried away, and we ale
informed considerable number Of lives wert
lost The Turnpike Bridge across the Littl,
e Schuylkil, above Port Clinton, was also de
: stroyed, and from that 10 Tamaqua, a disianc,
of twenty miles, we learn that not singl,
4 bridge was left standing.
At Heckla Forge, on the Little Schuylkill
the Dam, Race and fonr tenant houses wer
swept away and the following persons wer
= drowned Samuel Hariung, wife and Step
Is daughter; T. Clemens son of Jacob Clemens
g VIM. Wiugert's infant child (the family hav
: ing been saved on the wreck of the hous
) which lodged against a tree J Eizabet
: Freed, Lydia Freed, Catharine Freed, Han
= nah Freed and Henry Freed Elizabeth Co
verify, (wife Of Joseph Coverly, and daughte
of Isaac Bensinger, of Pot,sville,) and he
daughter Margaret! None of the bodies ha
} been found Three children, daughters {
i Joseph Coveley, who had hoated down tn
d stream on some portion of the building, an
Is lodged against tree about two miles belo,
= the Forge, were rescued on Monday nigh
q about 10 O'Clock. Ii is well worthy of re
mark that the eldest of these girls, with Ell
ergy and presence of mind truly astonishin.
> cung 10 her little sisters during the tediou
= and perlous hours they remained on the tree
Il and thus saved them, although their mothe
II perished before their eyes On Tuesda
n morning another little girl was taken from
n tree near the same place, on which she ha
II been perched for about "a hours!
% AT Tamaqua, the destruction of life an
, property, so far as we can learn, was eve
" more fearful and heart-rending than at an
J other point we have named. Almost the eT
u tire towu was submerged, and in some instar
l. ces 10 the second stories and even TO tn
is roofs of the houses. At Haughawout's Hott
,. the water was several feet deep an the Ba
r room floor. The stables attached to this He
q tel, 10 that of Samuel Beard, and also TO Joh
= Jones' were swept away. The accounts var
as 10 the number of lives lost, from forty
seveniy-6ve! We are informed that III
"a house of Mr.. FOSTER, Blacksmith. with h
Ks entire family, Except himself) numbering
le all SIXTEEN PERSONS was carried down N
a, current bodily, and every soul perished !
is The Rev. Mr.. Overfeldt, German Luthera
At Clergyman, was drowned in attempting
n save a family whose house was swept ava
and all perished The new brick dwellin
:, house erected the present season by Wn
- Taegari, Esq. near the Hotel of Peter Mea,
Is was entirely demolished, though his famil
s. we are happy 10 learn, were all saved. VIII
j, Mr.. Boards staple pair of valuable horse
h. and ,yaoon heIon1inp IN Mir Jackson Ron,