The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-08


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lfren TIE Albany Evenins journal, July
We were visited Last .vening by the mcst terrible
dense clouds ss.itsed frequent flashes Of Mxhtung.
Dut they parsed to the north Of Us, and 10 seemed
psoe"n. TOT t'%:, ts., We SHOULD es..pe tbs
oet.,k n became evident that not ~ sscaPs.
The lishtnings as~hsd with terrible vividn-ss the
blew n t-Hp-ss. The rain however did not begin 10
fall until about eight O'Clock, when IL came down In
torr nts All the streets instantly flooded aud
ss the waters run he'd from the hill amid tho almost
Constant ashes Of timing and sshnx Of thunder
the tnniut fearful beyond description The storm
ragged with apparently increasing Parry until after
.'wn O'Clock when 1t passed on In southesst.rly
direction During thes, three hours, rain fell, 40
cordiDs TO the gage within traction of three in shes
The progress Of This storm fearfully sublime.
The heavens seemed during the whole period, vast
sheet OF flame There WAS scarcely a moment during
which ths vivid flashes were not visible. rendering
surrounding objects rs papsble at mid day During
the hight Of the storm an alarm OF fire was raised
II appeared to be from q building back Of Bath. We
l,arn this morning. that barn belonging to stephen
Sharp, near Snydsrs Lake, in Grsenbush, about six
sumed, with a large quantity OF hay which it con-
tanned This the fire which caused tho alarm.
We have heard of accidents in the city except that
two vessels were struck one tho schooner Rocka-
way, OF Rockaway, lying alongside the pier by the
Columbia street bridge. She was laden with ium-
Der Tor Richmond, Virginia Her mssts wers
sbivered, aud she Is now being unlsden for the
purpose OF repairs. The at supper
at the time OF the accident, bat were uninju
The other the sloop james X. Polk lying at the
new dock near the North Ferry. She also laden
with lumber Her mast was shivered but not so as to
disable her We hear of great damage by the hoois,
caused by the immense quantity Of rain which fell -
In the city, the psvemeL Of the hill streets torn
dius street, below Broad Some eighty feet OF lhe
pavement is tornup The cellars in nearly all dree-
tsns, below Pearl street lled but the mischief Is
not Ms serious was apprehended.
The streams in all directions were overhoved Those
running from thrN orth into the Hudson, rushed dove
the hills wit great impetuo.ity. nuinber OF small
bridges are sa'd to be carried away, and good manv
fields of grain seriously damaged by the rush of the
waters from overlooked streams. The crops on the
farm Of Gideon Butts the Sandlake road are near
ly all destroyed The streams running through the
Cemetery were f-d and the dams Of the several small
lakes we're swept away. The grounds, in various d.
rections. are also badly cut up and several bridges
trees, nc, carried away The railroad west, mas
been disturb, and there Is a rumor Of serious acc
dent No train has been able 10 reach the CITY this
morning and all we kow Of what has hsppened is de-
through from Fonda this morning by hand car, on
foot &c. It'seems that a bridge (Schencks) few
the train which left here 1T "a clock last evening
racht it, the engine precipitated into the stream
and the whole train thrown into unuttersbe confusion
Immediately the accident happened, aud without
waiting TO learn the extent of damage msu started
of on loot, TO Fonda, distance of six miles The
turnpike flooded, at some points to the depth Of
his armpits IL took him three hours to make the six
miles He reported that it feared that the engi
and fir, man were killed and several passengers
baGly though not fatally in ured As the telegraph Is
down we are unable to obtain further particulars. 1t
is possible that train may be in before to press
In coming up the river last night, the Msseppa had
her swping frame work carried away, and reports a
schooner ashore on Barren Island with her forema,t
1t will be seen by the following, that the canal
through the Mohawk Valley has suffered Severely
SATURDAY MoRNISa.
have this moment received express, bringing
intelligence o: The mos. serious damage and disaster
TO tie canal from the storm last sh One break 80
feet in length carrying the bank away twelve feet be-
low the canal bottom, near Port jackson Another
break at the head If lock No 81 and still another
the seven mile level The watt is so high 1t il i'm pos
bic rial tla Ntapt Of tba mi