The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-04

this morning, over the WneelS OF cars,
some places the rails were four feet deep.
TheBlsck Rock Bridge and Manayunk Bridge are
The mills at Msnsyunk are under water
The has sustained much injury
In the viciuity Of Msnayunk. There are fouro five
breaks in the canal and tho near that pscs broke
The bridge at the Falls of the schuylkill has par
TALLY gone The Wire and Market street Bridge have
both been endangered by the floating wrecks.
The Inclined Plane Railroad Bridge and the Gray's
Ferry Bridge were in much danger from the floating
tmbers, SC, but up to the latest moment that we
could hear from them this afternoon, they were I'M
injured.
The water on the Barren Hill Road three feet.
The great Southern mail train that should have
reached here at two O'Clock this morning. arrived
within few miles OF the city at the usual time,
when 1t stopped by the overflow of the schuyl-
kill, which covered the meadows over which the
read passes causing serious damage to the railroad
track for the distance Of q mile. Some of the pas
ssDgsrs arrived in the city this morning BY stage
Of the passengers their baggage and the mails,
returned to Chester. There they transferred to
noon. gentleman who came by this train informs
that not drop Of rain fell in Washington city yes
terdsy so that the storm has not extended much
columns 1t will be that for the present. the
Baltimore Railroad Company will carry passengers,
mails, &c, altogether by steamboat to Wilmington and
wild reports have been in circulation in regard to
the damage on the Trenton Railroad VIC understand
county has been carried away but that beyond this
the road has suffered no injury The New York trains
continue to do so until the bridge rebuilt which will
be in a very short time.
all tine % srs aa the
away and the damage to farms and other private pro-
perty is immense
From the Baltimore Sun, September 81
We learn that the heavy rain Of Sunday night and
Monday morning very along the line of the
susauehsnns Railroad and has done considerable
damage to mill dams bridges, &C., In the vicinity
The train OF due at o'clock yesterday morning
did not arrive until about O'Clock in the afternoon
having been detained about FIVE hours by the partial
destruction of bridge four miles above Parkton and
thirty -four miles from Baltimore the little Gun
powder Falls. The bridge was a wooden one, about
eighty feet long supported by two stone sbutments
The falls had swollen to an unprecedented extent,
caused BY the sweeping away OF the dam Of Mr. Peter
Hohman's paper mills two miles further up, which
number Of workmen early on the spot ana uuder
the direction Of Mr.. William Scott, the conductor
the train the bridge was temporarily repaired so to
enable the cars to pass over. SO greatly were the
streams swollen along the whole that IL became
sary to step every bridge to the safety of the
train and prevent accidents by athorough exsmina-
ton.
We learn from Mr. Scott that number of dams and
county bridges have been washed away parts OF which
he saw floating along the different streams. The
low lands along the line of the road also flooded
and the fencing and Germ swept away In some fields
the tassels OF the just visible above the
water
At York, Pa, the rain continued throug bout Sunday
afternoon and Sunday night very heavily, aud when
the cars left yesterday morning the water in the
Coo orus was very high and still rising 30 that much
destruction of property has doubtless taken place
along that stream
At the Shrewsbury switch. we learn that the new
and substantial dam Just comp leted BY Mosus s. &
j. klinefelter. for their mill, also partially
swept away, the water pouring over in an immense
body
Mr.. Magraw the President Of the road, yester-
day ordered suspension OF travel over the Wrights
vile branch, and sent out body Of workmen, iu-
strueted to make thorough examination OF the
bridges, and to repair such may be damagsd,
which win be completed in time tor TO days train.
lie also promptly sent out large party OF hands to
examine and repair the bridges the road between
baltimore and Yors, II any ~ them should req ure It.
but learn from MIR. John Scott, the coniuctor OF
the evening train from York, that no damas. has
be. done except TO the one above Parkton which Is
already In good travelling order We also have the
following additional items Of intelligence from Mr..
Scott
At Ashland Furnace a portion OF the race was car
ried away when the water was at very high stage.
The basemen Mt Of Fulton's Phenix Factory hood
ed and goods damaged to the value OF about $500 The
mill has also been stopped account of
to the rsse which viii be repaired 10 fey DAYS
washed out, but were being rapidly replaced by the
workmen
ana both the Codorns aud Gunpowder, are en-.
troy swept away whilst large quantities Of valuable
tim Der and wood had driited OF.
At the little bridge, a few miles from the city,
dam had broken away, and having choked the bridge,
caused the water TO- ow the road to the depth of
four feet. for a considerable distance.
The bridge Of Mr. Cohens at York, n private affair
as well as the whole embankment, was swept away.
IN NEW JERSEY.
From the Newark Advertiser, Sept. S
The drenching showers which visited our vicinity
last night appear TO have completely inundated the
surrounding country for time producing conside-
rsble damage elsewhere though hear Of no loss Of
private property In this city yet except that result
Ing nom the great volume OF water which usually
accumulates In the ponds the bill and then finds
~ way through Springfield Avenue into the bassnsnts
OF dwellings within It's reach.
The Central Railroad seems TO have suffered severe
~, and one life was lost upon IL In consequence.
This morning. the freight train. Ia coming upon cu-
vert Newmarket, found u 10 be undermined aud
settling fast but the train got without accident
They Immediately despatched an express back 70 the
the road the passengers In this Last arrived Plain
Geld, where leaving the locomotive, they proceeded
with A. horse car in safety far ss eulvert near
westheid which had given way and precipitAted the
freight tain below, crushing u into pieces and mme-
distely killing brakeman called Dutch Andrew. The
progress OF the passengers there stopped and they
severaly proceeded on the bestsway they could The
road s represented TO be throughout much injured,
and for the present. i'm pssssbe for the usual convey
ances. Prompt and efficient measures however, are
In progress 70 have 70 reinstated
At Boundbrook the water is ssid 20 be higher than
before for forty years At Railway the water
the csuseway 80 render Il nearly impossible for
carriages and this morning We learn that they we're
using boats instead At Crsneville on the Rsritan,
the water submerged the bridge a, TO render u
The Morris and Esser RsIiresd Jared much better
than the somerville road The entire dsmage IL com
puted at not over S25. Precautionary measures
adopted by stoning men along the line to any
encr.ecnment OF thSnood, ana Immediately 70 obvtste
item This merning as the freight train reached the
cuver near the South Orange Mills the center pier be-
ing Undermined sprung and threw three Of the cars
on, injurins them but slightly No damage vas done
20 the fright passenger train IL on each side the
defective culvert and the transit % passengers s car
rsd on - usual IL expected to be repaired BY this
evening
In Morris county, Informed that considerable
dsmsg. vas done The dam OIL. ". Alensnier. pa.
Per mill at Morristovn, vas carried a~ay, aud the
damage vas estimated at ~ 600.
At Belleve the vstsr rose 20 great heish. esrry.
Ing away the dam Of VIM stephens, Esq which
flooded the road In its vicinity ~ TO render u Inn
pastable.
Al Bloom hsld the bridge at Mr.. John wfde's works
was carried away, producing some injury. and the
bridge az the old Job Dodd plsce In much danger
this morning the water continuing to rise, aud
rapidly undermining n.
AZ Clinton. the damage has been VERY extensive.
The dam OF Belcher Brothers gave way loss $500 OF
500 county bridge between Csmptown and
Orange vss destroyed; loss about sT5. Another, an
srcbed bridge Of stone between Csmptown and south
Orange. vas damaged TO the amount Of $3.50. bridge
on the Springfield turnpike. beyond Csmptown. vas