The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-21
The Storm aud Freshets In Western
ennsylvsnta.

troL tee Pittsours Post, June Is
On Saturday night last this cisy and coantry ad.
joining was visited BIZ cre Of the most rain
storms which has occurred here for many years, rms
windows OF heaven" seemed 70 Re opened TO their
widest extent and for about three hours water
down in regular Niagara torrent Quite a number Of
accidents incidents occurred house on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, near tie tunnel, was swept away and
completely destroyed by the water the
y escaping vit their lives. The paper mill OF Mr. James
rents which came down Elm STREET. and large quantity
Of paper destroyed Other hoasee also invaded by
Aeshspr river ros. suddsnIvp ss .ns
adrft about two hundred RATS, which were mostly
wrecked the piers Of the different bridges Fears
se entertained thai great Damage has been done to the
crops, 90 the ram appesrsto have Been heavy ali
over the couutry
fFror the P,ttsSurg Pos. Jure 1e.l
The storm OF rain which cam down vigorously on
Saturday night, SCENE to have spread over greater
sarace, and caused destruction Of property thin
was e hrsf ssppotd It seems 70 havs come from the
north and west Of the Allegheny river suffered more
than any other part
Fortunately, the rain was rot accompanied by much
II otEerwise would have been but 1t ia, the loss
from high water Id sufficiently serious TO be fei..
Along the Ohio and Psnusy lv anis Rarosd the rain
poured down in dense torrents the creeks, runs &c.,
were unable to carry away the immense body Of water
sb Sss r.n hsS ,ns ana my a Tsa
large stone bridge scross the Big So vicky about fifteen
miles from Allegheny, although OF the most sub
gtantis the road washed away; while the bridge
at Cou-tnsys Run WIS partially destroyed TIE trs.k In
many places between this and Rochester was covered
with dirt washed down from the bills feet Deep
and caused suspension OF travel yesterday; bot
through the energy OF the officers It was cleared of
enough to allow the trains to usual In the after
noon.
Up tie Allegheny the STERN also APPEARS to have been
pitness. Every little yi and rvuet was converted al
most instantly into foamrg torrent and poured do IN
the bills with res!stjess o.ce. Farms hull sides and
in valleys were oeiuge5, the fences swept away and
Jthipg movable Ou doors started of in the feshst
Pine creek rJse higher Than IL had been kpo yn be-
fore and spread over all t1e sdjacen. country Four
coal railroad bridges belonging TO Messrs Spsng Co.,
erosnng this sresso were torn from their PLACES, to-
gsthsr with large portion OF tee railroad truck Two
bridges OF the Allegheny and Butter Plank road on
same creek we're likewise washed down. rhe water also
ruensd int the coal pits OF Esssrs spang stutt
cd three miles the rum aud great trouble viii bs ex
perisnced In clearing them oa that work can be re-
summed again Many Of the market gardens at the mouth
partially under water and th ofe from which the water
had been drained were covered with broken fences,
bruskwood timber &C. We understand that the loss Oh
spsDg Co. viii be 1900 5000 and We feel certain
mage done 10 others.
Ten acres Of whea, belonging !, Squire Shaw, four
miles the creek (Shsvs miis) were 30 prostrad BY
me rain that no Lope entertained tbs crop VIII amount
70 anything
The township bridge aeross Deer sreeh vas sep. sway:
the bridge across Squa. Ran the Same, that s-av.
fridge ssosas ss AiiepPss at
aise the township Srieee. :
In Birmingham; the coal slack from the fros. o, Kss.
land Co.s coal pit, pcurea Down the railway and
hIed the street q. she bottom severai fest Ia TEN
persncevIe, the garden and yard o. Mr. Frank Layea
we're covered with tbs same hind Of stu and several
Gays VII be required to remove IL.
The storm expended its force before reich,ug TO the
east and south OF the city, and the only damage We hear
srn snss direction 10 TO the crops, which sAd 70
northern part Of the county the rain was pre-
se0eu ny tremendous hail storm.