Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-07-26
From the Huntingdon (Pa) Globe.
VERY DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD ON THE JU-
NiATA-Loss of Life and Property.
WEDNESDAY. 4 o,clock p. NJ,


10 speak OF the very destructive food that |
visited this section Of the country this morn
nlng In the afternoon of yesterday we had |
several light showers but in the evening,
from 10 10 o'clock, the rain fell pretty
heavily, and from 10 20 this morning, at
times it came down in perfect torrents, ac.
with the most frightful thunder
and lightning ever heard More rain fell
here than was ever known 10 fall in the
same length of time. Between and
O'Clock, Crooked Creek, Muddy Run, Spruce
Creek, Shavers Creek, Stone Creek. and
many Others, having emp,ied their floods
into the Juniata, she was at her highest, or
nearly SO, as tie flood of '47. The streams
above named were never known to be so
high, or the destruction along them so great.
On the stream at Shaffervsile, above Water
street, we regret TO learn the house occupied
and we believe owned, by Mr.. Robert Kin
kead, was, with bis whole family, wife
and six children, and Miss Hilemar, swept
away. Mr.. Kinkead, we have been inform
Ell, was at Hollidaysbuig at the time. The
family would not leave the house-they
could not be made 10 believe they were IN
danger, until they were all suddenly swept
away 10 meet watery graves. Mrs X. has
been found
The crops Of wheat on The low lands along
the Junala and the other streams, were
principally cut during last week, and there
having been but very little hauled in, nearly
the whole has been swept away or lodged
in a damaged stale on islands or agalns.
fences.
Before and after the break of day, the
river was almost covered with wheat, um-
Der, parts of houses stables, boats, mills,
&c, mules, cattle, hogs, sheep, fowl, &c, &.
One large boat passed over the Huntingdon
dam about three o'clock, and was broken 10
pices.
NJ MConnels.own, on Crooked Creek,
there was great destruction of property
The dwellings of Mr.. John Coulter and
Mr.. Striker ami a small house belonging to
Mr.. Fraker, and also the tannery buildings
in the yards Of Mr.. Pro,zman and Mr. Lang,
with all their hides, &c, were swept away.
Mr. Coulter and Mr.. Strickler, did not save
anything, SD sudden was the rise of the
stream-but fortunately their families 90,
out in time TO save their lives. All the
farmers on Crooked Creek for ten miles
from the river, have met with heavy losses.
A gentleman who has lived in that neigh
borhcod tos forty years, informs us that
there never was SO much rain fell there be.
fore in the same length Of time.
The citizens cf Pollslown, AT the west end
of this borough, deserted their homes about
, O'Clock this morning. The town was
completely covered with wafer. The gar
dens are destroyed, and many moycable ar,
ticles around the houses were washed away.
Many of the citizens Of Smilhfeld, opposite
this place, also deserted their houses for sa-
fer quarters.
In this borough, the water came TO the
second street in the upper end, completely
surrounded the dwelling Of Gen. Wilson, and
carried away both the turnpike and mill
| bridges. Between the ralroad and river,
all the gardens and first stories of many OF
the houses were under water, and many OF
the families left for higher ground. The
tan yards Of the Messrs. Alllcrs were COM
plctely overlooked. Their hides were float
ing about their yards. Their loss must be,
each, 500 or $500.
The families on Fisher s. McMuririe's :
| farms on the ridges. Gen. wi ilsons coll?ge
| fa.m Fisher & McNlurlrie's and Mr. MEGA
hau's farms, were ali under water. Their
! loss is heavy, as most of their grain was
carried away, and nearly all their fencing
has shared the same fate. MIR. VIM. Nor
gan, living on the cottage, has also suffered
severely he has lost a heavy crop Of wheat
on Crooked Creek and much of his spring
crop on the cottage farm, and number
Of hogs and sheep.
The Railroad has been considerably dam
a ged several bridges have been swept
away above Petersburg, and below This
place some injury has been done The cars
could come up no farther than Mill Creek TO
! day.
The canal is very much injured. Be-
tween this place and Huntingdon Dam the
embankment has been torn away badly. 1t
will cost at least S50G0 TO repair the canal
between this and the dam. Above the dam
at Bell's lock, there has also been considera-
BILE damage done and most likely higher
up the damage is greater Below, we hear
that the embankment is washed away in
several places. The aqueduct al Mill Creek
is gone. At about o'clock this morning
the river began to fall very rapidly, and at
this time il has fell about 10 feet. Our citi-
zens in the lower street, and in Pottsiown,
are now busly engaged in shoveliGg out and
fixing up again. A more sudden, unexpec-
ted and destructive flood never was expert
enced in this section of the country, aud we
hope it may be a long lime before we have
another.
Another SToRM.-After four this after.
noon, part of very heavy storm of wind
and rain passed over our borough, destroy
ing several beautiful shade and ornamental
| in TrAy, Of