Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-12-30
From the Cincinnati Gazette.


Riyers-Destruction OF Property
Railway Tracks Washed Away
Railroad Transportation Suspended
Mon arrival of the Mails.
The heavy and continued rains Of
Wednesday and Thursday in the
Valley Of the two Miamis caused a
sudden rise of water in those
streams and their tributaries, which
Yesterday swept in a food over
their banks, CARRYING away fences,
out-houses, dams, mills, lumber, and
in many places bridges, in its course.
A large portion Of the Eaton Rail-
way is submerged and several bridges
carried away. The Venice Bridge
on the Brookville and Oxford pike
was so obstructed with floating drift
as to prevent it being Travelled
through. The passenger train on
the Hamilton Railway, that left
yesterday with large number OF
passengers, passed the bridge beyond
Hamilton terday morning.
When a few rods beyond, a messen-
ger on horseback, announced to the
Conductor that the flood had risen to
such height and bore with such
force on the middle pier Of the Twin
Creek Bridge, that it had burst it
asunder; and that the adjacent en-
bankment in many places mad been
washed away. The Train in half
an hour after crossing The Hamilton
Bridge, was backed down to recross
il; when the train had reached the
bridge, il was discovered that the
river had risen with such rapidity as
TO carry away part of the embank-
ments, which rendered it impossible
to cross; the locomotive and cars
had TO be left and the passengers
walked over the bridge. A locomo-
tive belonging to the Eaton road
was sent up from Hamilton for the
baggage, and brought the passengers
in second class burden and open cars,
back to this city.
Judge Lane, Judge Mills, Horace
Mann, and a number of Ladies,
were among the number. The river
at Hamilton, at II P. NJ. yesterday,
was, by the mark on the bridge,
within Is inches of the height OF
the food of lS47, and rising-the
water from the Mad River yet TO
come down. We are informed by
Judge Mills that he saw brick houses
surrounded by water above the
window sills, and that the wrecks Of
everything exposed 10 the angry
flood were sirewed upon the water,
the river extending for miles in width
in the prairie bottoms.
The express train on the Little
Miami road, that left this city at 7
yesterday morning, got as far as "the
Narrows," where the Conductor
found the track covered by a slide
from the clay banks. After an hour
or two this was removed, and the
train proceeded TO point a little
above Freeport, where the track was
completely submerged, and il was
found impossible TO proceed over it.
This train then returned to Freeport,
where the passengers dined.
The morning train from Columbus
Mr.. Fuller's-cams down as far
as McKey's Prairie, two miles above
Corwin, where the road had been so
much washed as to be impassible.--
He waited here till noon, and then
to XeDia, and subsequently
in obedience TO a message from
the Superintendent--to Columbus.
The morning train from this city
Mr.. BradIey's-returned here al
seven last evening. Fare was re-
turned TO those passengers who did
not wish to return here.
The evening mail train that leaves
this city at 5 o'clock, did not go out
yesterday.
AT 2 o'clock this morning, Super.
Clement left Morrow with
a special train and 200 laborers, and
it was hoped they would be able TO
repair the track in time for this
trains, which are ordered
10 leave Columbus and this city on
their regular time.
The distance between the breaks
IS about seven miles.