The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-25

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The papsrs, from almost every quarter, are hlled
with details Of the DISASTROUS effects Of the storm o.
Thursday last.
BALrMoss AND vIcIxIry.-Many unfinished
houses wsre blown down. together with trees
fsncss, awning posts, &c. There was also con.
siderable damage TO the shipping. In the vicinity
trees were asm5sSsd ana Thousands Of acre. d
uncut grain was broken down aud destroyed
Several persons the roads were injured by limbs
Of trees blown upon them.
NosroLx, vA.--The same things occurred here;
but the shipping was prepared for the storm, and
no damage was done 70 IL. ft
PHiLADELPHrA AND vIciNrrY.-Tbe storm wai
severe and destructive. The Schuylkill was food
cd, and immense quantities of lumber were swept
away Several Of the railroads were flooded, and
the cars detained. At Phonixvillo, the water
reached tho second story Of the mills. and four
men were carried Oh and drowned. The dam
above =. was swept away, and two boys killed.
A Consohocksn, four men and httls girl were
drowned. A man was drowned Ct Manayunk.
Accounts had reached Philadelphia of fifteen
deaths. Some mischief was done 10 the canals,
&C. The crops are greatly injured In the city,
\ great many houses were blown down.
The section of the Pennsylvan canal between
Easton and Mauch Chunck 10 said TO have re-
ceyed % much injury by the late storm that will
take five or six weeks to make the necessary re-
pairs.
ITHACA, July 20.---An immense amount of water
has fallen here. Cayuga lake has risen two feet at
the end Of the State pier and the in the inlet il
at least four feet higher than usual. Fall creek is
has done no damage. The Cascadilla is also unu-
sually high. The Canton factory stone dam has
goncs causing great rush of water in the creek
below, and damaging bridges and gardens to some
extent The railroad track, at the crossing OF this
creek, 10 washed out--in fact. might enumerate
at great length many, in themselves unimportant,
effects of the late storm, but taken collectively the
damage has boon most extensive.
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the floating away of great quantities of lumber.
NEw YoRk AND vIcINIrr.-Ths roof of one of the
workshops of tho Institution for the Blind blown
off the timbers falling among twenty five of the in
mates, only one of whom-a little girl-was njured.
Forty or fifty unfinished houses were demolished,
many trees were blown down, and great injury
done to the shipping The grading of the Hudson
river railroad was undermined At several points,
and the trains detained. The steamer Penobscot
with sixty -nine passengers, had narrow escape
She was out in the worst Of the storm. The steam
boats Chingoree and Arrow aground, together
with large number Of sail craft Of various kinds.
burgh, Jersey City, Brooklyn, Harlem, &c. And
all concur in saying that it the severest blow
and heaviest rain witnessed in twenty years.
Several bridges on the line Of the Erie railroad
were carried away and trains delayed.
WRKcxs.-A letter to the editors of the Baltimore
Amuican. under date of Norfolk, 22d instant, says
~The damage done by the late gale on the 18th
and 18th along the southern coast IL beginning to
devclope itself South of and off Cape Hatteras, a
large number OF vessels is reported to have been
lost At Cape Hattcras and on the shoals, seven
eight vessels reported totally lost pilot boat fell
in with, and towed into Hampton Roads, a large
schooner whose decks had been swept of every
thing The u s. Coast Survey steamer Jefferson.
Lieutenant Commanding Thornton A. Jenkins u.
g. navy, arrived at this place on Sunday afternoon.
with large brig, (Benjamin Carver, Of Searsport,
Me. } in tow, which was fallen in with sixty miles
TO the S. and E. of Cape Henry on Saturday morn
N n " bel Dleaa havi loat
her masts close to the deck, jib boom, boats, &c.
At the time the jefferson fell in with the wreck it
was drifting rapidly towards the shore, and, but
for the timely arrival and prompt assistance afford
ed. tho brig would, in all probability, have gone
ashore in few hours causing total loss of vessel
and cargo, If not the lives Of the officers and crew.
Everywhere. 80 far as heard from, outside the
Capes and in the Chesapeake bay, tho wind blew
with great fury, producing an almost unprccedent-
ed heavy II is feared that there has been great
loss among the coasters between the Capes and
Charleston. A few days will doubtless give us ad.
ditional news from that quarter"
Tax LATE SroRA was very severe at the North.
At Burlington, II commenced raining on Thursday
morning, which continued throughout Friday,
blowing severely the latter day. We have heard Of
no disasters on Lake Champlain The train which
left Burlington for Boston Saturday morning,
proceeded safely 10 Ludlow, ninety two miles be-
low, where il was found that pier having been
washed out, the bridge had broken in the centre,
and the passengers had to walk around the track.
At Cassetts, ten miles beyond they took to stages
as tbearain could run no further. Near Chester,
one bridge was carried away, and at Bartonville
the stream had risen 20 far to wash away an en-
bankmcnt of the railroad, twenty feet deep. In
several places between Bartonvile and Bellows
Falls, the track was badly injured
The passengers stopped at Bellows Falls on Sat-
urday, and took the train for Boston yesterday
morning, meeting but little obstruction this side
OF the Connecticut river, AZ we learn from Bge-
lows Co.'S express, the above particulars being
received from their conductor. The Rutland road
will require but four miles staging for its passen-
gers, until Thursday, when large part If not the
whole, of the staging will be rendered unnecessary
The train down the Sullivan road from the Yer
mont Central, due on Friday, p. m, had not ar
rived when tho train left for Boston on Monday,
and there were runors Of much injury on the line
Of the Central road. Around Montpelier, the rain
was OF forty eight hours duration-so full and so
rapid, ~ to cause rise Of rivers above their beds,
and much property was lost. The Onion river ran
even with the streets of Montpelier At Bethel, be-
tween Mortified and Lebanon, il il reported that
bridge over White river had been washed away.
The Connecticut river rose very high, and we
have some accounts Of damage upon the banks,
but none Of great extent.
OF the progross Of the Vermont Central railroad +,
we learn from Chcney's express, that the train of
which Left here on Friday morning, proceeded
up the Lowell, Concord, Northern, and Central
roads, TO West Randolph, when 1t was found that
the road beyond was unsafc to proceed upon, with
an engine, as portions Of il had been washed awny
by the flood. The passengers in the train re-
manned over Saturday, and proceeded on towards
burlington on SUNDAY morning Dy sthCcs ~ Wb
thought that no conncxon by railroad could be
made until Friday or Saturday, and il was under
stood that tho damage on the road. between North
field and Burlington, was confined to the lose of n
few culvcrts. We hear Of no injury to the road at
Burlington.
The cars lef West Randolph at 10, a. m, yos-
terday, and met break upon the small bridge Of
some fifty feet about three miles upon the northern
side OF Bethel, where the walked around,
took another train, and proceeded on without de-
tention. They arrived here at about seven O'Clock,
last evening.
We learn further, that the Passumpsic road
capped almost without injury-tbat the Sullivan
road bad only some small damage about four miles
below Windsor, VI, and that tho injury by detcn-
ton and arrangement upon all the roads il greater,
comparatively, than the expense of repairing.
Boston Courier.
Death of e. Margaret Fuller.
great bereavement has befnllen Our friend
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