The Nevada journal., 1852-10-08

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The S. f. Wing says, by the arri-
val Of the brig Zoe, on Saturday, we
are enabled to furnish our readers
with the following account of the un-
Iprscedented destruction Of human life
and property, owing to the overflow of
the Murrumbidgee. The following is
from BELLS Life in Sydney"
The waters of the Murrumbidgae
have overfown their banks, ,and spread
death and devastation over the adja>
cent country. To give the earliest
publicity to the melancholy particu-
lars, which have reached US from our
Agent and other sources, we have this
day issued an edition extraordinary.
We have also dispatched All express
to the scenes of these unparalleled dis
asters, for the purpose Of obtaining the
most accurate information, by person
al investigation. The fruits of our
reporters inquiries will, we trust,
reach us in time for our Saturdays is.
sue. The following, however, may
be relied upon:
YAss, June goth, 1882.
Never, within the memory of either
black or white man, has there been
such disastrous and fatal visitation
in these unhappy districts, under the
fatal effects of which, the Senses half
bewildered, as though awakening from
a fearful dream, can scarcely compre-
hend the sad reality. To give you
any thing approximatine to an ade-
quate idea of its deplorable devasta-
tions would require language more de-
scriptive of "things horrible than is
at my command; but, in a few words,
Twill endeavor to place you in posses
sion of some of the particulars.
Betwixt six and seven o'clock on
Thursday MOI ming. (the oath inst.) l
was aroused by the voice Of a neigh
Dor, exclaiming in accents of horror
"For Gods sake, jump up, or ycu will
be flooded" / hurriedly dressed my
self; Irushed out, and saw the water
within thirty yards of my door! ]
approached to its edge and found it
was subsiding, but alas its work Of
destruction had but commenced
Shortly after nine o'clock the rain set
in, and from that hour until 4 T. n, it
poured necessarily. The scene was
now frightful. The destruction of
property had hitherto been enormous,
and was still progressing; but now the
lives of families were in the most i'm
minent peril, and the exertions of the
many we're in demand to rescue them
from impending death. Of individual
instances of heroism, (and not few
came under my own observation,) /
shall not on this occasion speak; eve
ry man did his duty, and by the bles-
sing of Divine Providence, 1 believe
not sing,e life was lost. The loss of
property has been incidentally great,
but 1 will cndeavor in my next to as
certain its probable extent. The ba-
kers are unable to procure -four to
supply bread to US, and where the mis-
cry will end, it is hard to say. The
Gundagai mail has just arrived, and /
must meet it.
Il Wretched as our lot is, how dare we
murmur at the Providence which has
spared us from the calamity which has
befallen our sister township! Gunda-
gia has been swept away! but four di-
lapidated houses mark the spot where
lately it flourished! Upwards Of six
ty, or, as / have heard, seventy souls
have been swept into eternity, over
whelmed by the sngulphing waters,
which, withou. warning, swallowed
them, shrieking. in their wild embrace.
The families of some of the residents
escaped with the assistance of a boat,
but the many have "gone before u.s."
The following is the copy of letter
received by w. c. Wills, Esq, secre-
tary to the Board of National Educa-
tion, with which that gentleman has
courteously favored us:
"Gundagai, 18th June, 1852.
"SIR--In the absence of the local
patrons, 1 do myself the honor 20 re-
port to you. for the information of the
Board of National Education, the
death Of Mr. and Mrs. M'Kcnna, Mas
ter and Mistress of the National
School here.
"On Friday night, the 25th inst,
the Murrumbidgee overfewed its
banks, laying the whole of the town
under water, when Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
Kenna and five children, along with
about 67 other inhabitants, were
drowned. +ta d. SMITH"
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