New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-10
Destructive FIood-Nill>. Dams. Bridges and
Houses carried away.

The aei hbcrho0d Of Toronto has Us, been visit
81 by The mo.i frese that VS. ever known 2
no vicinity On "Wednesday forenoon ran nN-a1 20 "a
yer. heavily and continued without n-rmssion through
fte sht srd during ne greater part ~ Ihlf.ds hlt
little o ice sri snow n he creeks n ne neSlnof-
hood bad been melted, ne ram ani ne wHih accompa
rvr se1 them dissolve RAPID IS. ne streams became
W. len Z, a. fvr~1s- extent Overt wed fser banks, ard
have carried sWsy mill dams bridges houses, fences, l
Der t-4e- cate-aimos, everything that opposed their
Progress. The oss = enormous 80 far - known but no
estimate Of The o- damage ca be psde A. We hsye no
accounts from distant many Of the bridges hsy
ng been carried away Ne mails ef he cy FOR Two days
hy ard and our make; B. almost deserted on two or
three teams having come IN yesterday morning We give
al the is'ornsrou We have "a yet received
Ga he RIVER Don and 10 branches She l3ss a. been
greatest TIE north branch N lbs stream crosses lOnge
= A. Thoruh a1t uea nl feet oi ne street w en- bridges
stream has been swept swsy. The dan FOR he mills 81
he Of Thorn Parsons which 81 oins he road and
SIDE 0t the annery belonging 20 On" same estate have
beeu DESTROYED s1d he MIL is also iu4red Five horses
and two fat cate $50 carried OF By TIE Hood, with
h stable About mile AID nal east OF Youngest on The
same stream mill of Mr J1hn BUnsSiL There The
dam sni soret1uss have been carried awsy and consd-
" l wafer seven dams beside these We have mentioned
within three miles OF Ihornh have been carried away,
bus we have no particulars of he .3ss
Another tributary She Don crosses 1onge - 81 forS
br I've without inurng 10 rushed J1ge-si 10 two
doing great cesl Of damage 10 ne road Tue
Hog. Hollow filed with ws,er-s complete lake
the house. flooded wiki waller house In The hollow was
t0ta Destroyed
Another branch OF he Don which crosses Yonge 81
about mi up very much swo en- ard here We
regret o say there loss Of life the only instance we
have yet heard Of George Atkinson, who lived on Ionge
81 in endeavorng 10 cross the stream on og fell 10 and
was drowned The creek ~ ordinary times IL not above
tvso feet IN depth A very smsl stream which crosses
Youngest Immediately above the To- gaie, was 80 mucn
on A. 10 TWIST tory completely round which stands
e e.t Of The street But ihe lower part u the
Don The main stream, that The ifeshrt has done most
damage
whose paper and mills situated about I've miles up
Tie river well a. their arge farm stealing Inc "h4.e
f their farm OF acres The fats has been aid under
water Their fences has STACKS, and cord"ood are swept
og-the mil. darn ard ihree large bridges on their own
property gone and the not. very much Injured Ihr
~ persons employ ed m ne establishment we're lo some
time cooped up n The houses expecting every mo-
m-nt that 1t would be carried away. rah was mace
here being no boats To ofns Them 70 eira -i"' r ~
was upset and five men thrown INTO me current lhry
All ultimately got out To- sa'.y. fIrih-r down thr
stream, shout three miles from '"n = ne i,. ~
Nes.rs Eastwood ard ihe fouung mills u M heii"eA
The dsm was ouy pafua.ly desfo}ed' eld .e WV. .
escaped tloui much rl'y TIE "hor o gre Jas V '''e
Don to The and northwest Of the city, were sub
merged Che bridge ~ he p.sns road ltadns 10 hs'H"r'
gave way and carried down NE stream ostlhrf WIN
lumber and rees and driven with great force FgNnsi me
Don brdg. proper Al he eas end Of the city 90 the Kings
lon road a5oui4 clock Thursday morning H. too gave
ygsy and Wa swept cf 1y The stream. The river Vas
very much swo a. MS point he eshoornE but dinss
were flooded sud even n danger % beng carried
away .
market have been swept into he LAKE and no doubt efe
on ih- Humber he damage done has also been very
gr-at The bridge the river % The Albion plank ROAD
CARED aNhft OUT hr ufiNSr ll "' fit'H' VI
Western sl stood ~ ne .ast sccoun We have 40 IN
leligence from anywhere higher up.
On Dlndss he made Two passages Of great widb
across road esch sce OF The bridge The bridge
standing A. the ssi accounts and may now be consd
er-d safe The dam of NJ How auc's mill partly car
rled awsv. and the mil rt-red great injury Mr. IN
CANDLES mill dam egurey gone, and me storehouse OF
ts gentleman on he 1.t has been iOoded To hzYe
damaged 1000 barrels OF fugr ArOth-r sOrshOuse, lower
down near he BAY sad 10 have been carried of alto
sether Mr How and. .oss Is stated al tlco Mr. Gam
lir's 4 80
Th- { IS a.o tas suffered small rll which crosses
Youge-st near he properly N Ne late Alexander ood
not frdlrg 4 large enough outlet through ne cuyert
.wrpt down one side Of fougesl, opposite Judge Ma
cauey and Emsey tl0rse crossed ne street Al MI CA~
Nord. and pursued IL m 10 reached dsa II ic
sfrsyrd very large portion 0i me street ard consider
Abe .un will be required 10 repair The effects Of is es
asued- Another i,i.e stream which crosses Youngest
near Shuierst hoiserogs 10 M house on Id
ward from s fourd.uous srd H. course 10 e drain
flooded number Of houses Church-st rear Queen.sL
under which 70 carried by culyeri.