New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-20
THE ST oRM SOUTH.

PHILADELPHIA, Friday July 10.
The unusually severe storm OF yesterday after
noon and last night did much damage in this city
and vicinity. This morning many streets were
strevn with remnants of awnings aud awning
posts, and PROSTATE trees might be seen in every
direction Several fine trees in our public squares
were uprO0ted, several houses unrooted, and many
walls in the burnt district Frustrated AT o clock
this morning. during the hight OF the storm, canal
boat upset on the echuyl kil, and four persons
named Thomas and Edward Clark, Peter Farley
and Joseph - were drowned. They all resided
in this city. large number Of vessels large and
small were capszed and sunk during the storm
while living ct the wharves on the Delaware River
The schuylkill River has risen TO alarming
extent and 10 doubt has caused great damage.
From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin OF yesterday.
At Baltimore and beyond it the rain and wind
were exceedingly severe. The boat from the
Sou b had not arrived last evening so that we are
today without a mail from beyond Richmond. On
Delsvtle Bay and river We fear there has been
much damage done The steamboat Robert Nor
ris " hch left here yesterday morning for Cape
May, crowded with passengers, was obliged to re-
turn to Wilmington.
The Kennebec issafe at Delaware City.
On the Delaware, above the city We hear Of
great numbers OF small craft sunk, blown ashore
or Otherwise damaged.
On the schuy lkill the damage by the freshet OF
last night is great and the loss Of life already heard
of is distressing. We give below letter from
cores ondent al Norristown.
Corresponderce Of the Eve, ing Bulletin
NoRRIsTows, Friday July 10.
The Schuylkill and the streams running into 1t,
rose rapidly after the tremendous storm OF last
pjeht A great amount OF lumber, saw logs, rails,
&c. were carried away. The banks Of the river
have lot for long time, presented so busy
scene. A great many are at work trying to save
lumber, &c.
M-The river is still rising fearfully, and
10 hi eher than it has been for years. learn from
Port Clinton down there has been great damage.
The bridges Of Reeves, Birch n Go. at Phenlx-
ville are carried away. Six men were carried out
into the stream, and four OF them were drowned.
The cars on the Norristown Railroad are stopped,
the water being in some places more than three
feet over the rails.
AT Conshohocken we hear OF four me being
drowned One Of them was named Hamilton.
4 little girl was drowned on the opposite side oil
the river -Four men were also drowned at Ma
nsyunk.
There is said to be a breach in the canal at the
Big Catfish Dam, below PhGuixyille.
At the dam above Phenixville, the center wall
oil the loeb gave way. Two boys were drowned
and their boat as destroyed.
At Philadelphia the wharves along the Delaware
and schuylkill Rivers have been overlooked and
the shipping has suffered considerably. A great
many small craft have been either sunk, filled with
water broken TO pieces or driven from their moor
iDgs. ,,.
the burnt district were heard tumbllng down at ell
bouts last night and few Of them are LEFT standing
today. r
the high store OF Peter Wright Son, Chlna deal.
srs No 2O5 Markets. which was burned on Sun
dav before lat, fell with & tremendous crash,
ri Of building
.i.a The adjoining store Of James B Smith. book
seller Serious damage was done 70 both stores.
Had this catastrophe happened in the day time,
the loss Of life would have been awful The part
Of Mr.. Smiths establishment that met with the
worst fate. vas bis book bindery, ia which eighty
,bree perscps are usually employed.
The very desk in the counting room, at which
Mr. smith was writing, yesterday evening. was
overwhelmed by the falling bricks, and his IRON
safe thrown into the front store
The following vessels are wrecked; Fishing |
schoouer George N. Dallas, sunk near Drawings |
Ferry sloop Martha sunk Al 6reen 81 sloo2 ma
cbel and Catherine, sunk below Green-st, schoon-
or SPLENDID, broke her chains, above Green 81 and
mi.sing schooner Margaret, sunk at Modest |
uharf; sloop William and Henry, sunk at Wears |
uood wharf; schooner COrnelia, caught between |
the wharves at both ends, cannot extricate ner'
.loop sunk at Arch-st wharf: slooP Andre" huisr' |
.nnk opposi,e Ton Alley; a schooner sunk at the
Navy Yard. |
In addition to these, one or tao schooners and
blooms cap.ized below the Navy Yard sn East
ern collier sunk opposite Bristol and schooner be-
low Bristol. r,nrc;.
Ii reported that schooner called the Two sr
tiers was apsized ~ miles below the CITY ana 'ns1
Zen ner.an, aboard of her were drowned.
The propener California, which left Tor Balti.
more last evening. had 70 return. A small vessel
was sunk across the mouth Of the CanaI a. Deia'
ware City, and she could not get through.
There Is N och anxiety about the rise OF ~a'er
in the schayklL There are alarming aP2rehen-
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