Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-09-11

The wife of John Conner, Watchman at
the Railroad Bridge above the latter place,
was among the victims. Al SchuylkiIl
Haven the Canal wharves or landings
we're swept away and with them some six
thousand tons Of Coal. The Railroad
Bridge was injured somewhat, and great
damage was done in the lower part OF the
town. Philip Boyer made very narrow
escape from drowning, having been carried
of on pile Of lumber, bu, cot into tree
and was saved.
The Railroad Bridge and Canal Dam, a
short distance below Schuylkill Haven.
we're carried away, and one or more Of
the Railroad Bridges below LandingviI'e.
At Per, Clinton, and along the Liu!c
SchuylkilI as far up as Tamaqua. the food
was fearlully destructive. The Railroad
Bridge across the SchlyIkll d, The former
place was destroyed.
Al Scholi's Iron Works just above Por,
Clinton, The Forge, Grist Mill, large Brick
Mansion House and a number OF smaller
houses we're carried away, and some ff.
teen or sixteen lives lost. Michael Hart
man. the Miller. with his wife and eight
children, all found wn:ery graves Tie
Foreeman. named Bresh. With his wife
and Two or three children, me, similar
fate All the houses On the low ground
from the Forge to The mouth OF the Little
Schu, lkI in The lover part Of Port Clinton
were carried away, and we are informed
considerable number Of lives we're lost.
The Turnpike B,ldge across the Little
Schuy kill, above Port Clinton. vas also
destroyed, and from that to TamaQua, a
distance OF twenty miles, We learn ihs, not
a single bridge was left standing.
lIeckla Forge, the property Of Ms~srs.
Young and Jones. on the Little Schuy kill,
abou, eight miles from Orwigsburg. presen.
ted most painful and hear, rending scene,
no less than twelve persons, men, women
and children having been drowned. The
Dam and Race were entirety deslro, ed
four tenant houses we're swept away entire,
and several others seriously injured. The
Mansion House occupied by Mr.. Jones.
vas i'll imminem danger, and he hasi.
removed his family TO a place of safety.
Three children. daughters of Joseph Cove
ley, who had 1oa:ed down the stream on
some portion of The building, and l"dg ged
against a tree about two niles below the
Fo-ge, we're rescued On Monday nigh,
about IL O'Clock. Ii is well worthy OF
remark that the eldest of these girls. with
energy and presence Of mind truly asron-
ishing, clung to her lille sisters during The
tedious and ;.erilous hours they remained
on The tree, and thus saved them, although
their mother perishcd before their eyes
O., Tuesday morning another lille girl
was taken from tree near the same place,
on which .he had been perched for about
! "a honrs.
At Tamsqua. the destruction Of life and
property, so far as we can learn. vas even
more fearful and heart rending than a, any
other ppin, we have named. Almost the /,
entire Town Vas submerged, and IN some
instances TO the second stories and even 10 |
The roofs Of the houses. The accounts !
vary as 10 The number Of lives lost, from
thirty 10 fifty, and Of the houses destroyed,
from forty 10 sevenIy-hse ! We are in
formed that the house of Mr.. Foster, B ack |,
smith, with Ai, entire family, excerpt him ,
seIO numbering in all siriee,' persons, was
carried down the current bodily, and ere,y
soul perished.! The Rev. Mr.. OberfeldI, |
German Luheren Clergyman. was drown, /!
ed IN attempting to save a family whose !
house was swept away, and all peIlshed
The new Brick dwelling house erc'cd The
present season by Wm. Taggart, Esq,
was entirely demolished, though his fsmli, |,
we're al. saved.
Ga the West Branch OF the Schuy kill
and its tributaries, from MinersviIle 10
Schuylkill Haven, althoug n the food was
very considerable, the damage was com
para,ively lrifiing.
The Blue Mountain Dam, above Ham
burg, gave way causing most destructive
denge below. and sweeping every Bridge
across The Sehuylkiil from that place 10
Philadelphia.
The probability is now that there will
be no Coal sent by Canal from either
Poltsvllle or Manch Chunk for The balance
of the season, and none by Railroad from
here for at least two weeks TO come.
Should this prove to beihe case,the supply OF
Coal in market must necessarily be con
sideraby deficient, while prices will prob,
ably rule higher ,hln they have been FOR
many years.
AT Tamaqua q man lost his wife and
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