The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-14

rxe severe storm noticed yesterday celum ~,
has continued up to the Presen NJ time, tne . hui
heiAtter part Of the night and this morning blowing
vrIe ffopn The northeast. accompanied with snow.
The southern mail did not reach this oity Yntu nall
pest o'cIoek p NJ. to-day, the storm on me Sound
letter from Hull dated this morning. says a vio-
Lent gale Of wind from = n X, accompanied with
thick snow commenced after i2 O'Clock this morning
ALA NJ n full-rigged brig was discovered close in
10 Long Beach in the vicinity OF strawberry Hill with
sre"nd nj low water The names Of the nnfor,unat.
persons who lost their lives with the destruction Of
the schooner Pearl on Thursday, are Capt Samuel
Tuckmman. owner Of the Pearl who indus
,rous and estmabe citizen IS years Of age; his oldest
sou Andrew j. Tuckerman of 81 years; and hi
Youngest SON Franklin L. Tuckerman 10 years Of age
Me~ssS, Robert stoken. aged about %; John Pray
aged about As; and a man belonging to Nova Scotia.
From the Troy Budget. April O.
AZ Utica yesterday morning there wis great freshe
in the Mohawk and Ia said have been higher thai
it was ever known before large amount OF proper
~ has been carried of BY the hood consisting o
been drowned The first stories Of the houses oil
Water street in that city. completely submerged
aud the Syracuse and Utica Railroad track wa
From the Toronto Globe April 81
The neighborhood Of Toronto has just been visited
by the most disastrous freshet that was known
in the vicinity. On Wednesday forenoon rain began
20 fall very heavily and continued without intermis
don through the night during greater part OF
1husay But little OF the ice and snow in the creek,
IN the neighborhood had been melted; the rain and
the warmth accompanying. caused them TO dissolve
e1tent overfowed their banks and have carried away
mill dams bridges houses fences, lumber trees, cattle
every thing that opposed hn ra Of
the total damage can be made have no accounts
from distant places many ofthe bridges having been
carried away No mails left the city for two days ~
land and market is almost deserted only Two or
three teams having come in yesterday morning We
give all the information we have as yet received
On the river Don and its branches the loss has been
greatert The north branch of this stream CROSSES
Yopee street ut Thornhill and near 100 feet Of the
lr,d, asir hAs
The dam for the mills of the estate of Thorn FAR
sons which adons the road and one side OF the tan
merry belonging the estate have been destroyed
and tho mill is also injured Five horses ana Two iA1
cattle also carried of by the Hood with the sta
BILE. About a miles East OF fonse street on the
dam and a storehouse have been carried away, ana
considerable injury done to the mill and shop, which
filed with water. Seven dams. besides those we
been carried away but we have no particulars OF the
loss.
Another tributary to the Don crosses fonge street
az York Mills ms creek broke It's oouuos siia o''iu-
ing at the bridge without inlurlng H. ru'aeu across
fonge street in two streams doins great ea Oh ia
mage to the road The whole valley between the Two
hills, commonly called Hogs Hollow, was niled with
water complete lake; The houses hooded WITH "ate,
mouse in the hollow was totniy oeStroyeu
Another branch OF the Don wch crosses onSe strcet
about three miles up was very much swollen aud here
regret to say. there was loss Of life, the only in
stance We have YET heard or ueorge Atkinson' VINO
lived ON fonge street IN endeayoring to cross the
stream on a log feil III anu was drowned ihs cree.
very small stream which crosses hohge street imme-
diatriy above the tolsat was so much swollen ~ TO
west of the street But Mt The lover part oil tho
Don, ON the main stream that the ir"shet mas none
most damage The heaviest sufferers here nave baen
Messrs Taylor whose paper ana saw ms are situ'teu
about I'VE miles M the river as wei ~ theif afBe
farm stendng The whole Of their farm a 800 acres
the flats hiss been laid under water. Their fences
hay stacks and cord-wood swept of the mill dam
and three large bridges on their own property are gone
and the mills very much Injured Thirty persons EN-.
Vlp tn he IA
up tne o: the houses expecting every moment that 1t
"ouidle carried away. ran was made there being
no boats to bring them to ra hriaS but was Upset
aud i've men thrown into the current Tue, were all
ultimately got out intaitty FARTHER down the stream
about three miles froLi town "a the paper mhi OF
1cserA Eastwood ana IN" hourishlng inhi ." i'ehvcl
The dam was only partially destroyed and the mills
escaptd without much injury. The whole OF the Hats
Of the Don to the wet ana northwest oil The city were
submerged; the bridge of the plank road leading 10
litwels gave way ana was carried down the stream,
together with lumber and trees and driven with great
force against the Don bridge proper at the east end OF
the city ON the kingFton read; about nine o'clock.
Thur.day morning IT, too. gave way and was swept on
this point-the neighhoring buildings were flooded
and were even in danger IT being carried away. I'm
mems quantities Of lumber got out Tor tho American
market. have been swept into the lake and doubt
there has been much damage to other property upon
th6m. ON the Humber the damage done has also been
very great The bridge the river OF the Albion
plank road has been carried away, hut the bridge In
the village Of Western still stood at the last accounts
We have no intelligence from anywhere higher up On
width scross the road each side Of the bridge
The bridge standing ut the last accounts and may
now be- considered safe. The dam OF Howland's mill
partly carried away and the mill suffered great
injury VIM. CANDLES mill-dam IL entirely gone and
the store house q this gentleman on the Hat has been
flooded so as to have damaged 1000 barrels OF Hour
Another storehouse lower down near tho bay said
20 have been carried on altogether uo"iands loss 10
ststed Mt Al COO GAmbles I'll 800 The city also has
suffered small riil which crosses fonge street
near the property Of the late Alexander Wood not
finding large enough outlet through the eulvrrt
swept down one side OF longe street opposite Judge
Macsuley and flmsley House crossed the street Of
Mr cs.ords and pur'nei Us course tiii y reached
and considerable sum viii be required to repair the
effects ~ its cscapcde Another little stream which
crosses fonge street near shutter street was 40 boi
ferrous as TO liit house ON Edward street nom u.
IO"naS,ona ana IN "s course 70 .ns a,sn, noosea
-, -. 80 \, !" -, - :. s.,,-ar, ~
TNs "I pr.n,,o,, rsnasaa ro,.,,,, os IN. ,,,,h
instant. speaking Of the late Hood In tho west.
crn province says:- The Grand River in this
vicinity has riscn to immense height. The fats
covered In places to the depth Of three or
four ieet with water Portion. o. tue cans. bank nav
tVen way pu, no.ns Us H. 49, S, IN
,sss a. ,osa ss,nssu ,ss ,ra rsse. IN w..s HAM.
ford oin 20 the great current ana pressure Of water
-. - r. -~.A -. 80. a. Z, r,..a A. .Iro.I, u.iru