Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-02-18

Rack River Bridgss scept 0ndy; Ossgua, Otron
Como GMls Sterling. - sosrespondent a Dixon,
under date Of Feb. 9, writes Is the following -
..Sspeaking cf rivers W hssso cut here Rock
Rivcrl much higher than i has been for eight
Years and still rising. understand that part Of
the bridge Il Oregon is gone. The new free
bridge just below Dixon has been raised some
eight feet up from the ground, and as soon -
the ice moves it must certainly go. The new
bridge at Sterling has been carried away. and
the railroad bridge 1t Como also. Should the
ice go out OF the river with this stage Of water,
it would not leave single bridge across it of
any kind A great many houses on the fats
along she river are flooded and forsaken.
Rockford. Both bridges across Rock River a
this point have stood the test to which they we're
subjected by the food. Kents Greek, . stream
which runs through West Rockford, however,
was 90 swollen as TO carry away nearly all the
bridges that crossed it. The bridge on Main
street, near the residence Of the late John A.
Holland was carried away ON SATURDAY. while =
double sleigh containing lady, gentleman
and boy were in, aud we're carried down the
stream some distance. 1t was with great difti-
Guilty that the party were saved.
Nep Milford. The bridge ct this point has
been carrid away, and great fears were enter
tanned that the dam and mill would also GO
The water was some Ave feet deep in the mill.
Cherry Valley-The wagon bridge across the
Kishwaukee at Cherry Valley,swe learn, was
swept away on Saturday, and came in contact
with the railroad bridge, seriously damaging
the structure. 3
Peoria and Ooudpka Railroad-Ffce bridges
.Smept aoav.-We learn from the Peoria News
of the 10th, that the Peoria and Oquawka suf-
fered tremendously by the ravages of the late
storm. Fifty thousand dollars will not replace
the damage accruing from the deluge OF rain
last Friday and Saturday. Bridges 2, 3, 5, 6,
and were swept away, and 100 feet of en-
bankment between Peoria and Oakhil have been
destroyed. Kickapoo Creek rose higher by
twenty inches than the oldest inhabtant had
ever seen it before
Illinois River-Steamer and Three Canal
Boats Sunk-We learn that the steamer Emma
Harrison, Capt. Baldwin, sunk on Saturday last,
at Spring Lake, in about Ii feet OF water. She
had cargo of whiskey, -four and pork, ship
ped from Peoria, portion OF which was carried
away by the ice. 5
Three canal boats sunk at Copperas Creek,
whose names we have not learned. One Was
laden with lumber, and the others with grain
belonging to Porter of Pekin. The ice gorged
about twenty feet high, mile below Spring
Lake. The warehouses at Spring Lake were cut
down by the ice.
M;ltford-We learn that the bridge across
Fox River at this point, was swept away on
Saturday last.
Beluidere-K ishwDAkee R;eer-We learn that
the bridge across the Kshwaukee river at Belvi
dere is somewhat damaged. The lowlands
along the river are completely inundated, and
the bridges fences and haystacks are piled up
in gorges here and there. The Kshwaukee rose
two feet higher than ever known before. The
middle pier of the railroad bridge of the Beloii
Branch has sunk about two feet.
kalamazoo River, Mich.-The water in the
Kalamazoo river and its tributaries is higher
than ever before. The bridge over the Kalama
zoo, near Dickenson's, three miles east OF Bat
| tie Creeh, and also part OF the Angel Bridge
two miles below Battle Creek, have been carried
away, and we expect to hear of many Other
bridges being destroyed, and also a good sprin
king of dams. Hundreds OF tons of hay stack
ed on the bottom lands have also been inunda
| ted Chicago Press.