The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-13

shall hear Of bridges washed away OF roads rendered
impossible Of rivers raging over their banks, OF inter
incidents Of disaster. We have had teegraohc des-
patches since Friday night and therefore not abo TO
say what may be the condition of the upper OHIO LICK
ing tore out yesterday at great rate
from the Cincinnati Gazette, Nov. o
Since Saturday there has fallen the heaviest
shower OF rain that VIC have ksown for long time Inc
rain has swollen the river here six feet hve inches up 70
dusk last evening" equal to three inches per hour since
first commenced 10 rise. The Henry Graf, from Psburg
cveningthe last steamer downrepors heavy rains
from Wheeling and the Scoo and other side streams
below Portsmouth running out heavy swclls
mencca swelling but Captain McCntock says they will
shoot big rises Mr. Henry r. Everson Of this city,
who arrived from Ptlsburg by rail night before last says
the rain Of Friday night and Saturday morning was gene
raj and that the river At Pitsburg was swelling rapidly
when he left with eight feet and half water in the
channel Mr. +. informs that steamboatmen at Pitts.
burg are calculating great depth OF water at that
point as the have extended up into the mountains.
Ne shall not be surprised TO hear of rise Of at least
twenty feet of water by dispatches this evening
Upon this swell another feet of coal boats will come
out bringing this aid southern ports at least two hun
dred thousand bushels OF coal The pilots Of the Superior
report the rising Louisville when they left at the
OF half inch per hour and raining very hard The
Kentucky and Miami were both running out freely This
falling weather may be said TO have commenced drst
gently, insnuatngy, penetrangy then merrily almost
jolliy then fercey and so continued This fine stage
OF gladstone to the heart of stcamboatmen, and
shippers will only respond by sending rapidly their pro-
duce and other freight forward we will have busy time
From the Pitsburg Gazette, Nov 81
Yesterday the air peculiarly sutry The fog,
smoke and rain down together all day and at night
the latter fell in torrents We shall have an immense
in all the rivers; that IL settled fact although
last night they had not swecd much. There quite
heavy thunder in the afternoon.
AN INCIDENT OF THE STORM.
gentleman doing business up town started for Third
about O'Clock for the purpose OF making deposit
taking with him his bank book, between the leaves Of
which was enclosed the of 500 in bank notes. As
il raned torrents ut the time the depositor placed the
bank book, he supposed in his pocket but unforu-
natey his haste he allowed the ucre to slip from his
grasp and become the sport of the storm which was then
its height Arrived at The bank his funds were mis-
sing and all he could do retrace his steps and
anime the sidewalk his way for relics OF what he
chad over" few hours previously few steps brought
him to foamng rush Of waters by the side OF which,
with their brief legs hanging over curbstone were
seated party of urchins fishing out one dollar
bills with pieces of lath and ancient broomsticks Upon
the arrival OF the these juveniles made precpi
retreat and left the coast clear for the operations OF
the legitimate proprietor Of this "foang currency who
finally succeeded manipulating Sl01 out Of $780, the
amount which he intended TO deposit.