New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-03

bridges and other property. Early IN the morning Col
burns wire bridge gave way to the force Of the wics
and il hanging by TIL wires along the bank. Dat
houses in any number wee carried down the stream
in company The chimney OF Deacon Carriers brass ioua
derry was undermined and fen crushing the building
il became wreck upon the waters: Al O'Clock tvo-
story Westinghouse belonging 20 the heirs o Arson w.
Phelps moved from is foundation, and borne down
the stream; two other buildings adjacent Ia one o. "hch
1--WE or sx persons, who could 0i De IeAcei - d
boats in the village expected TO fall every moment
Shortly boat brought from Birmingham and by the
management OF Col WIN. HO,chklss, VINO deserves mtch
rrsise for his efforts they were reached and saved rom
waery grave. They had not reached the shore before tue
house which they had been taken fell AMI Heated Gown
the stream At another twOs;Ory house beonngt 10
T. C. Servoss Esq., seen in the midst OF inc waers
making good headway. Quite number o. Other houses
ore undermined, and are now standing upon pose,
as if about dive. Several fragments o. barns nave
foad past with futterng Shanshais upon them Irees
tie growth of a century. being not wiling to con
tend longer against the powers OF rate nave bower @
heads in submission the waters and Yielding an cln ~
real estate have consented becOm movable personal
property the river Barrels, tierces hogsheads AMI
kegs have been seen in great numbers hoang along VIA
their heads stove in If the Maine Law ha1 Dten
enacted and enforced ia the State Indeed can Look upon
this frshet only jubilee Of cold wafer rejocns IA Iis
victory at the late election over ytrOed alcohol Let
leap and dance onwardot it uproo; trees and undermine
here ard there dwclng-ioF 1t Is the only mischief Il
can do.
Among other things which down tho river IN
antquaed pulpit which lodged at the depot for the spe.
cia benefit Of The railroad corporation. Ihave heard of
meeting houses going down the Mississippi oil well enough
il the West but supposed the Naugauek was o.
such character enter meeting houses aAd steal there
from the sacred desk.
Sometime this afternoon the cmbankment of the canal
gave way, letting into the river large reservoir OF water
and tearing Up about 700 feet OF railroad trac-the mills
consequently must be stopped some two weeks or more.
Mr.. WEIGH whose family had been fortunately res
cued and whose house and stable had gone down the food
became very anxious about the safety OF his COW, which
had stood almost buried in the water until the building
with her swept away " Ny house and M furniture
"haye gone" said he, ." and now if my COW has swan
"asbore somewhere would give Ire some relief So he
in company with Gen Charles Coter searched the stream
below till they bched two horns and the nosrls OF what
they supposed 10 be the object Of their search, appearing
above the angry Ike the spec,aces of the immortal
pckwick. boat obtained and the general with his
lIibemian friend made for the cow thinking they might be
able her ashore but before reaching the boat
taken down by the current caPslzed and the two were
hanging II for their safety, and going down the
stream rapidly Al length tree brought them up AMI
soon The general was seen cngng TO limb above the
water like drowned hung up to dry. boa. from the
village was cot hem, AMI they recued from
their porous situation. while in the mean time the
made for the SlOre and saved.
.uondav NorHtHP.Tlc water has abatCd and the dam
age done is more clearly For mile along
the village the railroad track Is entirely destroyed Houses
are left standing upon fragments of underpnnng, while
those that were washed awaya here ad there down
tie river standing angle Of about - degrees pre-
scn'ng n very good view for Dagueueoypt hear Of
no lives being lost by the ireshet r.