Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-07-24

TIE NORTHEAST STORM that ragged Tor
tbirtv.tvo hours on Thursday and Friday
of last week, was unprecedented at 'n's
se,son Of the wear. Rain fell in great
quantities, and most Of the time the vino
blew a perfect gale; and as the ground
became very soft, many trees particularly
fruit trees, we're prostrated, and the corn
beaten down. All the small streams rose
very rapidly, and great quantities Of grain'
&c., were swept away, and the other crops
on the bottom lands materially damaged
On Friday morning the Buffalo creek
rose very fast, and the raging torrent tore
some eight or ten newly-launched boats
from their moorings and swept them down
to the old bridge, where the foremost one,
spanning the creek from pier to pier, was
brought to sidewise against the bridge,
and the rest jammed up against 1t, and
became wedged fast. For several hours
there was danger that both bridge and
boats would be carried off, but the services
of half a regiment of citizens who voiun-
teered for the occasion, were successful,
late on Friday night, in lberating the
boats, and making them secure. Inc
West Branch swelled rapidly and high
food was anticipated, but it began to fall
when not quite bank full. The brook
lust at the west end Of town was higher
than it was ever known, and formed a
stream as wide and almost as strong as
the Buffalo creek 1t damaged the helds
and fences in its range very considerably
and demolished the turnpike bridge, and
much of the adjoining embankmens, The
weather has since been very dry and warm
and the farmers on the uplands have sun
cred but little injury.
A gentleman who has lived on Chilis
uuaaue creek 81 years, states that 1t wa
| higher than he had known it in that lon!
period. .,,,
higher than the highest high-water mark
and the destruction of grain in the shock
and other crops, has been immense. Ih
Shamokin creek was alarmingly high, an
the farmers on its banks have suffered st
verely. A portion Of the town Of Sunbr
ry was under water to the depth OF sev'
P raj feet. Several lots and cellars in tn
D place were in the same predicament'
We learn from our exchanges that tn
gale was very severe and destructive aloI
the Atlantic coast vessels wrecked, hv'
: lost. houses blown down, trees uproote'
k &c. We are told very much injury Is dol
il ON the Penn'a Canal.
ACARp.-Feeling under great obllg
e t;ops to the citizens of Lewisburg al
/ vicinity, and to our own workmen, for u
t kind assistance they rendered us durlI
the late freshet, We think 1t due to mai
,uuo svIsruc 10 lis 81 vaIlfaOIe, Viii
by them it was rendered so freely al
1t disinterestedly, even at the risk of healt
y and in some instances Of life. To have
: few friends to stand firm in sunshine,
r pleasing; but to have whole communil
turn out, almost in a mass, on such dl
:, as Friday last, and on such night as tn;
. which succeeded it, to labor to save ou
property, with an energy and zeal ths
could not have been surpassed had thei
, own individual all been at stake, has mad
such an impression upon us, that word
are altogether too cold to express the warn
feelings Of our hearts but, being all tha
We have to offer ut present, We say to cacl
individual that assisted us, You have ou
deep, warm, heartfelt thanks for your kind
ness. FRICK 4 SLIFER.
Lewisburg, July %, 1850.