The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16
tFroa The Chicago Press, issh.l
EFFECTS OF THE FLOOD.
InAKNox DxsT1uCTIou On I1OP1nrY
Bridges, Dams sal Hessss Acspt Awes.


JoLiEr. learn from Z citlsen Of 20.
liet that the "middls bridge" across the Dec,
PLANES was swept away on Friday last, and
il, along with several canal boats. went
over the dam. The Je6esaon street bridge
has also been damaged, and 70 imPassaole
by teams. The river rose upwards Of eight
feet The canal boats were old craft, and not
valuable. The gate Of the waste way lead.
ins into the canal also gave way, aud the
water rushed into the canal with most
terrific rspidity.
CEAxsAMou.--A gentleman informs as
that the dam between the canal and the IL
limos river at Chsnnahou has given way,
and that both bridges Al this point are
swept away. This may probably prevent ~
early an opening Of the canal - might have
otherwise been expected. tn. stone work
Of this dam was Of the most substantial
character, aud the pressure Of the food
must have been enormous,
OTTAWA. - The Ottawa Free Trader
xises an account Of the rise Of the rivers az
that point. aud Of the effects Of the flood
On Thursday morning the Fox and Illinois
rivers commenced rising, aud on Friday
morning everything below high water mark
was subm srksd. Ali the fences, stables,
Sc. on the low ground east Of Fox river,
disappeared below the surface. or barely
showed their diminished tops. The tenants
of the buildings in the lower parts Of Ott.-
Wa Centre got, bstw cen two and i've O'Clock
on Friday morning. . very sudden and unex-
pected notice to quit. The foot walk on
Fox river bridge ives carried away on Fri
day. and number Of stables submerged,
bssides hay, fences, &c, being swept away.
i ~. 49, - g i,a-... 49, "
"lhs ies an Tue Anlneis hssI eosk1 rl :. s"o
head OF me ,.senu esisM to1u ~
morning. wnien raiseo tne ws1st nc =.
four ieet Mgect ~ eoWa man o.ue1"se
would hass oeen inc case. Aoout noon "
tsrday tns gorge gave way. NOW aI rm;N';s
collected IN NE nelgnootnooa - w l.nno',
RIVER ondse' al anxioss 70 seq .ss .s ;s u
ms nfs. SERIOUS u0 =. NJ e.s
Inc zee came IL incencei.svie mss
o. sn'een y sgI.ssn aa'a' ~. - .s ~.
esss, sue osn y eA - .sL e.
Du, ens pls'y VIZ. .a !. 49,. . ias hsi,.
aua Immos.e
briggs ''osA "'' uF
NAP81yILL1.-Oam And several houses
went away, We learn that the Du Page
river at this potnt on Friday sisht last broke
up, and on Saturday il swept away the dame
and upwald Of half dozen houses and
s,orss. Three houses belonging to Mr..
Hives we're carried Of. besides the Du Page
Jour~si olics, R. Millard's wagon shop, nr,
Lymant large Rranary, and one or two
shsds and bsfns. The loss cannot fall short
of &C, 600
.. uv,. c.x
tex g., 49, -. 49,. 80 :,
c'-W A m.aI -. $500. =. = :.
the AVth tns. =" 1ouasy soasI ANs
an examln suoo VI .ne 9I,.ss. T S. W,
at Aufors On Ss'u.ssy ".
longing to me eass channel OF inc liver NC
but a few roas nom sneiI loImst p0y NO.. 70
remarkable stsse o. pfeservs.lon. = e mai,
OF them are oeoly oroKen' ena sre 20 n.tis
injured that tney can DC taken aRsss an0
replaced without great expense. Inc ons
over the west ofencn Sas oroAea 70 we
one half being snort cl,.asee oeiow .ne
West Aurora depot, ana tne otaet naH Jus'
below Montgomery. Inc aoo.mehu' We
believe, are oil ieit standing. the fsiifoso
bridge was nearly I'll swept away 70 Pat1a
UNKNOWN