Daily American telegraph., 1852-04-20

Although the clouds are yet above us anu wy
winds are from n f., the rain has almost SUD-
sided in this locality but the Potomac river Is
lfearfully high and much injury is being done.
The canal in this city is oyerdown, and the
waters make up towards the Avenue nlnng the
cellars on the south side, and subJecung every
one to great inconvenience, and occasionally to
serious loss.
Business is entirely suspended along the canal,
and there are severe losses of wood, lumber, sc.
We learn that the Chain Bridge five miles
above Georgetown, has been carried away, and
so has a greater portion of the Long Bridge, near
| this city
All the cellars on the south side of Pennsyl-
| vania avenue contain water and, in some in
stances, the loss is immense.
Van Reswick's undergrad at Pages wharf,
| is perfect waste. His loss, we are told is
ST, 900.
vessel load of lumber, intended for the re-
pair of the Long Bridge which was few days
since piled up at Easby's wharf has been carried
away.
| 1t has been reported that the Aqueduct, near
| Georgetown, had been carried away; but this is
| incorrect
report has been circulated that canal-boat
with its cargo and nine men, had last night passed
out of the canal into the river, and over the falls
but we cannot trace this to reliable source.
A few waterproof cellars on the south side of
the Avenue have demonstrated tho economy of
that plan
GEORGETOWN.
o'clock, a. m.-The water in the Potomac
still continues to rise and much damage has been
done to the merchants and others in the town.
At o'clock this morning it was within four
inches of the highest point reached by the water
in 1s47, and was rapidly rising.
Large quantities of lumber from the yards of
Messrs. Dickson s. Pickrell, Libbey s Son, and
Wheatly s. Walker, foated off this morning at
o'clock, and huge piles are still in danger.
Messrs. j. g. W. simms suffer considerably by
the loss of, lumber and by damage to their
new planning and sash factory. Mr. John
Davidson loses considerable by damage to -four,
$1,000 barrels are now submerged, and large
quantities, if the water continues to rise, will yet
be damaged or destroyed. Other merchants on
the wharf fortunately removed their -four and
saved them.
All the booths of the Corporation fsh-wharf
have been moved from their foundations, and are
now lying banked up against the canal boat of
Mr.. John Gibson, which lies high on the wharf
The boat is heavily laden with -four, and is in
dangerous position. Another boat, containing
5000 bushels of corn, is also lying on the wharf
u;0b aud ha
house is much damaged, and may be carried off.
The brig Fidelia, one of the Messrs. Dodge's
West India packets, is lying at Easby's new
wharf, and will be damaged considerably. The
whole force of the current, with the drift drives
directly against her, ...
Yesterday evening a whole span of railroad,
complete, was caught above the Aqueduct. 1t
is not known where it came from. A huge stone
scow, supposed to belong to Messrs. Easily, came
down about o'clock. man was observed to
put off from their ship yard and it is believed he
got aboard. If it strikes the bridge it must do
much damage.
large fishing boat, belonging to Mr. James
Gross, was carried off this morning. 1t contained
valuable seine, and all the apparatus for fish
| ing. heavy loss to him.
The Chain Bridge is submerged, and it is in
great danger.
The wreck of large schooner, which has been
lying at our wharves for several years, started
yesterday evening, and one-half was caught and
| secured, and the other went down the river. The
authorities had offered a reward for its removal,
and Mr. George Neill had been working at her
| for several days by blasting, &C., and on last
| Friday succeeded in breaking her in two parts
| o'clock, p. NAT eleven o'clock the Chain
Bridge came down in three divisions, each span
in almost perfect state. One grounded on Sandy
Point, just above the Long Bridge, where it re-
mains. The second and third spans came down
soon after in the main current, each one carrying
away pier of the Long Bridge.
The barque Vim. Chase, lying below Alexandria
few miles, is in danger. She has a cargo Of
4 sugar and molasses from New Orleans.N.
Evan Lyons loses 800 barrels -four, and John
Davidson's -four is all aAoat
Myers & Bakers woodward is all afoat-7OO
or 800 cords, it is supposed.
The lumber in all the yards of Georgetown,
south of Water street. is afoat
The entire supply of wood of McCutcheon &
Brother, between Georgetown and Washington, is
lost, comprising several hundred cords,
Rock Greek is backed up for more than half a
mile.
A schooner, laden with -four, broke away from
her fastenings at noon, in Georgetown and sus-
tanned much injury, but was fortunately secured.
\ scow, belonging to Timothy O'Neal, laden
with stone, was carried away from his quarry
above Georgetown, and has gone out to sea