The New York herald., 1850-07-20

were heard tumbng down at all hours last night
and few Of them are lett standing to-day The
slaughter house OF Thomas Goodchd in the
vicinity Of Sixth and Washington streets. South
wark, had its roof carried away A portion of
the roof of Bishops hat store, in Second street
below South, blown off into the street The
foundation wall OF the bui ding erecting upou the
site of the old National Hotel at Ninth and Market
streets has caved in About 10 clock last night the
upper portion of the high store Of Peter Wright 4
Son, china dealers No. 205 Market street which was
burned on Sunday before last fell with tremendous
likewise the adjoining store of James B. Smith book
seler-serious damage was done to both stores Had
this catastrophe happened in the day time the loss of
life would have been awful The part of Mr. Smiths
establishment that met with the worst fate was his
book bindery in which eighty three persons are
usually employed. The very desk. in the counting
room. at which MIR Smith writing yesterday even
ing, was overwhelmed by the falling bricks, and his
iron thrown into the front store We took hssty
stroll along the Delaware wharves, this forenoon
from KensiDgton to the Navy Yard and as far as we
could ascertain, in the midst Of the drenching rain
that was falling the following vessels wrecked
Fishing schooner George VI Dallas sunk near Brown
ng's Ferry owned by BATHS Taulane; pleasure boat
at Green street owned by Robert Waters loop Rachel
and Catharine sunk below Green street schooner
Splendid broke her chains, above Green street. and
mngng; schooner Margaret, sunk at Noble street
wharf owned by John Guon; canal boat Admiral, of
Gendon with sixty five tons Of pig iron belonging to
s. kimbal 4 Co., sunk at Willow street wharf iron
insured; three canal boats sunk above Willow
street wharf sloop lillian and Henry, Captain Goss
of Philadelphia. sunk at Wears wood wharf above
Callowh street ed by father of captain schooner
Cornela, caught between the wharves at both ends,
cannot extricate her, owned by Judah Wear sloop
sunk at Arch street wharf sloop Andrew Muller Capt
Muller Of Gloucester sunk opposite Ton Alley; canal
boat sunk while lying alongside steamship Osprey, of
Charleston, at Lombard street wharf; fishing boat
Blooming Youth sunk at Mead alley wharf owned by
Stephen May; schooner sunk at the Navy Yard. In
addition to these two schooners and soops cap
sized below the Navy Yard; an eastern collier sunk
opposite Bristo and schooner below Bristol 1t is
reported that schooner called the Two Sisters
capsized twelve miles below the city and that seven
he
California, which left for Baltimore last evening had
to return. small vessel was sunk across the mouth
OF the canal at Delaware city, and she could not get
through Much damage has been done to shipping
down the Delaware and in the Bay Steamers which
into Wilmington. Great numbers of small craft up
the river were sunk, blown ashore, or otherwise
The Philadelphia Ledger of the 10th Instant says
gale from the northeast prevailed during the
most of yesterday and in the evening became vio
lent to create serious apprehenons of marine dis
asters on our coast and in the bay large number
Of the otterng walls in the burnt district thrown
down by the wind, demolishing the telegraph wires
along Front street, and interrupting the connection
with New York.
ON THE scHUYLKnL.
From the Philadelphia Bulletin July 10
On the Schuylkill the damage by the eshet great
and the loss offe already heard Of is distressing We
give below letter from correspondent at Norristown
" The schuylkill and the streams running into IT,
rose rapidly after the tremendous storm Of Thursday
night great amount of lumber, sawlogs rails, &c,
were carried away The banks Of the river have not,
for lsng time, presented so busy scene. great
many are at work trying to save lumber &C. The
river is still rising fearfny and is higher than has
been for years learn from Port Clinton down there
has been great damage The bridges at Phepixvile
carried away six carried into the stream,
and four Of them were drowped. The the Ner-
rstown railroad are stopped the water being, in
places, more than three feet the rails At Con-
shohocken, we hear Of four men being drowned. One
Of them was named Hamilton little girl was drown
ed on the opposite side of the river Four men
also drowned at Manayunk. There is said to be
breach in the canal at the Big Catfish Dam below
Phenixville. At the dam above Phonixve. the CEN
tIe wall Of the lock gave way Two boys were drowned
and their boat was destroyed"
The Coroner sent for this morning to to Flat
Rock, on the schuylkit, to hold inquest upon the
bodies of four men who were drowned under dreadfA
circumstances. They sleepng in a canal boat to
which they belonged, and during the height OF the
storm this morning about o'clock the boat caps-
zed at it's mooriags and the unconscious aud unoru
nate sleepers pershed The boat piled on the Schuy
kill canal between the city aud Norristown, aud
ried lime and limestone. IL it's way down. The
names of the drowned persons Thomas aud Bdward
Clark, Petsr Farley and Jos -. They all lived in
the southwestern part OF the city Three Of them
had families.
AT BALTIMORE.
During the last twenty hours, Of tho heaviest
storms Of wind and rain experienced In this vicinity
for many years, has been pouring our city, and,
though Ii has somewhat abated In violence, still
continues The wharyes were all inundated during
considerable quantity Of wood and lumber swept or
whilst the shipping all, more or less injured by
and places along the bay that due yesterday
morning have not yet arrived, and some fears
teraned for their safety Great damage has been done
TO unfinished buildings in the of erection, and
in all sections Of the city awnings have been torn to
pieces, signs wrenched from the walls and trees torn
up by the roots From the country, learn that the
damage received by the farmers very heavy whilst
the corn Is beaten to the ground the oats left Hat
as II they had undersons rolling process, and those
who had their wheat and rye still standing will not
have the trouble Of reaping and thrsshing II.