Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14

the greatest freshet that ever occurred in
this country. Elk Greek was eight or ten
feet higher than ever before. and the rise
of the West Fork, exceeded all other
freshets by about the same amount.
In addition to the particulars given last
week, we lay the following before our rea-
ders:
WEST UNION, April 4th, 1852.
Mr.. EDITOR :-Middle-island creek is
now higher by about feet than it was
ever known before, and the damage done
to the owners of mills, lumbermen and
farmers, is immense. The stream during
the day has been filed with rails, saw
logs, plank, hay-stacks, wash-tubs, bar
rels, bee-gums, &c. also saw pair
of bed-steads flooding down the stream.
Ephraim Bee, at West Union, lost
stable with his flock of chickens in it, his
meat-house with between 5000 and 5000
lbs. of bacon started and hoated about so
yards, and lodged; and they seized upon
that opportunity, went to it on raft con-
Structed for the occasion, and made it fast
by cable; but they suppose that large
amount of their bacon has foated off,
Several of his other buildings are said to
be ahoat. Young Gateel, living at the
end of the bridge had to move out Of his
house about o'clock this morning, and
the water raised up to near the top of the
door. Mr.. Jeffreys, three fourths of
mile above town were taken from their
domicil this morning by some of their
friends by means of a canoe. Mr.. Jeffrey's
corn-c cribs were washed off with about / SO
bushels of corn. The Pike bridge across
Rock Run, by jeffrey house, is gone.
have not had word Of the destruction
done neither up nor down the creek, but
I am satisfied that it is immense: find
it to be the general opinion of the people
here that the majority of the mills on Mid
dle-island creek must be damaged serious
ly or swept away. Nearly all of the fen
cling along the bottoms of the stream must
be carried away.
I will close my present communication
by promising to write again when learn
further particulars. Yours. IA. W.
We copy the following from the Fair
mont Virginian:
"On Monday morning last, the river
was found to be rising with fearful rapid.
ity,-five feet an hour, during part of
the day. 1t continued to rise until about
3 O'Clock on Tuesday morning, when, as
has since been ascertained, it attained a
perpendicular height of forty-three feet
above an ordinarily low stage of water,
which is about eight feet higher than the
great food of 1907, which was the high
est ever before known. During the day
on Monday, some forty houses Of different
kinds, foatcd by the town. How many
passed during the night is not known
Amongst them were the mill of Mr.. Grit
I'm of Harrison county, the mill and card
ing machine house of Mr.. Brice of this
county, and the mill of Mr.. Lucas of Wor-
Ellington. Every house, except one and
parts of two others, in the beautiful little
village of Worthington has been swept en-
terely off, and with them large quantity
of household goods.
1.-The mill of Mr. Hoult, below town,
has also been carried away by the flood.
But little damage comparatively has been
sustained by the citizens of this place or
Palatine. The greatest sufferers are the
Messrs. Jacksons and William Gallahue.
The Rail Road has also been greatly in
iured, and it is apprehended that its com
pletion to this point will be delayed some
two weeks.
"P. S.-Riresville also has sustained
very great damage. Several of the best
houses there have been carried away
Among them are the house and shop of
S. F. Morris, the warehouse at the Paw
paw Bridge and the bridge, all the stab
ling and out-buildings of Mr.. Snodgrass,
besides smaller tenements and shops
Newport, a little village on the opposite
bank of the river, between this and Nor
gantown was completely inundated, and
we learn that one or two of the houses
there were foated off.
"The Tygart's Valley river was not so
high as it was in 1916, and but little or no
damage therefore, has been sustained on
that river"
We find the following particulars in the
Morgantown Mirror:
"On Monday the river rose very fast,
and continued to rise until Tuesday morn
ing, when it was some hirty;fpe feet above
the ordinary low water mark. A vast
quantity of stray lumber passed down on
Monday, and during the night several
buildings, including houses, stables, mills,
&C., Hoated past. with aspeed that utter
ly forbid an effort to secure them. Some
of the wrecks, we are informed. are land
ed at Granville island-the rest have pas
sed on to parts unknown.
"Messrs. Robe and Lynch ara Droba.