The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-05

The north branch Of the Susquehannah was very
high.
The schuylkill Valley Railroad can be repaired
In ten days or two weeks, aud the connection made
with the Reading Railroad
The destruction in the eastern part of the re glen
10 immense. On the west branch but little damage
| has been sustained.
The engineers have already put forces to work
| to repair damages.
In the great confusion and difficulty of commu-
nicatng with some Of the sections, 1t is impossi-
bic 10 particulaTise the different losses sustained
nor the destruction Of properly and loss of life.
The frsshet is unprecedented in the annals Of the
\ and extended to the southwest.
| LATER j. ID. Steel, Esq, Engineer of the
| Reading Railroad, has just arrived from Potts
grove. He states that only two bridges have been
carried away between Pottstown aud Schuylkill
Haven on the main route, and that the railroad
between Pottsgrove and Mount Carbon can be
repaired in about ten days or two weeks The
passenger train can run through in about week
All the bridges at heading, and the lower part of
the city, are carried away. great many lives lost.
The canal is said TO be complete wreck. The
Blue Mountain dam was carried away. Mr. Steel
footed the whole distance on the line from Potts.
The Reading Railroad Company ought to in
crease the stock of and locomotives imme-
Navigation Company, as the Lehigh Csmpany's
works have, in all probability, sustained as much
damage as the Schuylkill.
From the Newark Advertiser, Sept Al
was done to the Morris Canal at the IL mile level,
three miles above Paterson, which will require
several days to repair it. We hear of little other
damage done in this vicinity, beyond wha! we re.
says that the Delaware, yesterday. had risen very
much, and was still rising last evening A dam on
the Assanpnk was washed away. Our New
Brunswick correspondent gives some additional in
formation OF the damage thcre:-
NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 4, 1850
Since the water has fallen, we discover that the
damage is greater than was at first anticipated
The loss oftimber belonging to Doty A-Ford, which
was mentioned yesterday, is said TO be at least
1000; they hope, however, to be able to recover
some Of il. A quantity of leather and hides were
also swept away from the tanDery of John w.
Stout, Esq; but to what amount, we were not
able TO learn. The sloop Greyhound, belong
ing 10 the Messrs. Nelson of this city, is rest
ing, high and dry, directly across the towpa,h, near
from Liule Egg Harbor, loaded with cedar rails,
is also in nearly the same position; both in I'M
handy position to get ancat again. The destruc-
ton among the canal boats is also great. Some
are SUNK some broke apart, and foated up some
distance from the canal and stand on high ground
seldom ever covered with water The canal bank
has broken away in three places on the five mile
level above this city, and from the extent OF the
damage, il must be some days before il can be re-
paired. Altogether The storm has been a serious
one for our city; many poor families have suffered
much, and IL is impossible to compute their loss;
TO many il was nearly their all The steamer John
Nelson makes her trip 10 New York with the
peaches and other freight Of two days accnmula-
lion, and II is enormous.at least 900 baskets OF
peaches on board. Three or four other boats
also running for peaches, each Of which is load
ed TO is utmost, they are freely Offered at six
cents per basket.
From the Chicago Tribune, Aug. 81
About IL o'clock last night, tremendous gale
sprung up from north northwest, which, up TO
III A. nj. to-day, drove the waves upon the shore
in perfect avalanche. AT that hour they broke
completely over the north pier in a sea of foam,
and dashed up 70 furiously along the beach from
the steam mill south, as 10 make serious inroads
upon the high bank in many places. .ust opposite
Mr. Gurnees house, fully ten or twelve feet Of the
oerk has been cut away, carrying the fence along
with u into the lake. Trees have been Frustrated
in all parts of the city.
But the most serious portion OF the disasters
caused by the gale are yet to be detailed No less
than three vessels are ashore.
The brig Flora hes about a mile and a half south
Of the city, having gone ashore about 10 A NJ
She was loaded with wheat, al Michigan City, and
cargo will be- either totally lost greatly damaged
The scbooners Gesrge O. Drew and George
Watson, Inmter vess< is, are, no doubt, ashore a
few miles further south. At about 8 o'clock this
moi ming, the eeorpe Watson was at anchor south
of the picrs, but Was finally driven from her moor
iDgs by the force Of the gale, and must, of neces
siIy, have gone ashore. The George G. Drew has
no, been seen here, but she was BY persons
on board vessel that arrived last night, ahead 81
them, making for this 4rbor; and she did not
siise IN pert, the conclusion Is that she must have
Anxiety is l, for the safety Of several other yes.
sels that left port yesterday
The steamer Niagara came down before the
wind about ten O'Clock this morning, bat was com
pelled TO pass south OF the piers, nearly mle, be-
fore the could pet fully turned She then stood
norh Ia the winds eye II intending 10 stand out
iill the gale subsidized. About IA O'clock however,
the wind commenced veering, and settled about
northwest, when she again turned B0uib passed
the piers about mile, turned asain into the wind,
with her bow pointing to the PIERS. IL was thea
nnIiirst che ibs nded To attempt 20 make the har-
tor. OF, failing, 10 do worse.
An intensely painful anxiety was manifested by
the psIsors who. despiie wind and rsiu, bad gath
ertd on the piers TO watch her motions. She came
stcaSIly up, occasionally pitching forward, as II
she were trying 10 find bottom. The trying eoint
was Ia psssIng through the terrible sea which
ragged around the north pier, aud IN keeping "a the
channel, only about go ieet WIDE. A she came
into this sea- IL struck her oroadsidc and che ca.
ftenSd 90 a. Glmost 20 20 on her beamende, and
slightly changed her course. The water appeared
20 go almost over her, and for hTeathleHs moment
We thought che was gone. In inoIneni che party
fghted, and the low answered the helm. Again
the sea struck her and she went over, and 20 al
tered her coUTse az 70 place her m hue for the
south per. She nRhted again, her bow cleared
the sea, che answered her helm, changed her
course, and came IN around the pier, unscaihet,
far as could see. II was, for a few moments,
terribly e1crtiug, and when she had pissed the
osneer, The deep anxiety depicted on every coun-
ttnance was changed 90 N smile of 10y. The cap
else he would not have undertaken 20 do what
scarcely another, " sny, boat on the lake, could
have accomplished.
The steamer Detroit. due this morning. has not
arrived, and some anxiety he ielt for her safety.
I o'clock II. NJ The storm has nearly sub
sided, though the hks il still very rough.
tFrom the silwsukie Wisconsin. Aug. 81
We had yesterday and last night the heaviest
rain We have had in msny monihs The water
came down in streams. Few roots were tight
~ ro' to leak under this de1ge. We have enough
ard mole thar enough, we tear, for the farmers,
who have complained Of wei harvest The roads
ere no where after fuch rain. IL would be for'u-
nate Aow, IL we bad every road plsbked which
leads from the city 10 the country. The rain has
flooded the marsh part Of the city IN the Thrd and
Fifth wards, TO the serious annoyance aud loss Of
the nhabitsnts. The cutters are washed into
deep holes AT nearly every corser The Wind
blows gale outside. Yesterday, the steamer
Chsmtdon, for Sheboy gan, put Gu, IN the morning.
Capt. Howe, with comrerdable prudence, put her
about and returned before noon.