The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-09-12

Ehc EtOOd--A n Wsul Details.
The Pottsviile Emporium details the
following incidents and losses of life by
the late flood, in that vicinity. They are
truly heart-rending:-
About nine o'clock the dam on Tumb>
ling Run directly opposite Mt. Carbon,
which formed an immense feeder for the
Canal, gave way, producing a scene of
CONSERVATION and dismav which beggars
all description.
The waters rolled down in a volume
apparently twenty feet high, sweeping
across the Railroad. Canal, and river, thus
filling the entire valley and rushing down
with irresistible force, involving boats.
buildings, bridges, and everything in its
course, in one common ruin. Among
these were the Turnpike Bridge, pow
ertul structure across the Schuylkill, at
the Reading Railroad depot; the heavy
iron Railroad bridge, just below, which
was carried down the current at least TWO
miles; and nine dwelling houses, together
with the stone Lock house, No 5.
Passing downward, this immense tor
rent carried with il everything that came
in lis way. The substantial stone building
owned and occupied by George Campbell,
on the new Turnpike, a short distance
above the Toll gate, one mile below Mt
Carbon, was nearly demolished the stone
house at the Toll gate, shared similar
fate, and the large stone building Just be-
low the gate, owned and occu upied by
Benz nJamin Kline, was utterly obliterated,
hardly stone being left to mark the spot
where but yesterday stood the ..Frailey IS
vile Hotel
A mile or so below, the house, large
new Darn, and substantial saw-mill of
Mrs. Mary Minnich were all swept away,
leaving not vestige behind. In The house
of MIS-. Minnich and the three previously
named, the inmates had barely time to es-
cape with their lives, without saving a
single article of furniture, their money, or
anything else of value.
Between Mount Carbon and Schuvlkill
Haven number of persons were drown
ell, but such has been the confusion every
where as to render il impossible for us TO
obtain names. The vile of John Connor,
watchman at the railroad bridge above the
latter place, was among the number of
victims. AT Schuylkill Haven the canal
wharves or landings were swept away
and with them some six thou sand tons of
coal. belonging 10 Messrs. Heckscher.
Payne and Moore, bat principally 10 the
former. The railroad bridge was injured
somewhat, and great damage done i'll the
lower part of the town. We learn that
Mr.. Philip Boyer made very narrow
escape from drowning. while engaged on
a pile of lumber; i'll endeavoring TO make
It fast, il was carried away and he hurried
down The current.
The railroad bridge and canal dam.
short distance below Schuylkill Haven,
were carried away, and one or more of
the railroad bridges below Landingvile.
AT Port Clinton, and along the little
Schuvlkill, as far up as Tamaqua, the
food was fearfully destructive. The
Railroad Bridge across the SchuylkiIl, at
the former place, and which connects the
Llttle Schuylkill with the Reading rail-
road, was destroyed.
AT Scholrs Iron Works, just above
Port Clinton, the Forge, Grist Mill, large
brick mansion house, and a number of
smaller houses, were carried away, and
some fifteen or sixteen lives lost Michael
Hartman, the miller, with his wife and
eight children, all found watery gravesi-
The forgeman, named Breish, with his
wife and two or three children, met sim
liar fate! All the houses on the low
ground, from the Forge 10 the mouth OF
the Little Schuylkill, in the lower part of
Port Clinton, were carried away, and we
are informed a considerable number of
lives were lost. The Turnpike bridge
across the Little Schuylkill. above Port
Clinton, was also destroyed, and from
that 10 Tamaqua, distance of twenty
miles, we learn that not a single bridge
was left standing.
Heckla Forge. the property Of Messrs.
Young e. Jones, on the Little Schuylkill.
about eight miles from Orwigsbnrg, pre-.
sented most painful and hears.rspding