New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-05
FRESHET on THE DELAWARE.
From The Ea,tonian, May I.

FroH The EdsfoRiEr, May 4.
During Saturday and yesterday there was great
fire shet in the Delaware and Lehgh Rivers aud Urge
amounts Of property were destroyed. On Saturday
the eddy in the Delaware above Easton filled with
RATS which had been landed some OF them belonging
to the rafmen and others having been sold to lumber
men in this neighborhood. Two og-rafts were landed
at the town and during the afternoon of Saturday
large lograft belonging to Mr.. Ross, was started
from the eddy, and with great oitculty landed, by
the assistance of many men, just above the bridge.
Yesterday morning at o'clock, the freshet in the
Delaware had reached nineteen feet, and SIX heavy
RATS broke loose from their fastenngs in the eddy and
went off One of them struck pier OF the Delaware
Bridge and swinging around, came against a log rat
fastened to the shore and broke il in two but ord not
loosen il from its fasenlngs. Several other rats
passed down during the day, of them being much
broken and injured OF those which broke loose from
the eddy in the morning two belonged to Mr. Michael
Butt of our Borough, one to Mr. JAS Mcheen OF South
Easton one to Mr. Doster of bethlehem, and two to
raftSmen. At noon the water had redcheo hgh'
of twenty two feet.
The waters of the Lehgh also greatly swollen,
and much property was injured. About IN O'Clock
a. m. of Yesterday, the Lehgh commenced falling al
Bethlehem and other points above the dams, but for
some distance above Eason the waters were damned
by the Delaware, and fences, lumber, Nc, were put
aioat to the great damage OF the owners.
At O'Clock last evening the Delaware had reached
hight of 23i feet, and was rising very slowly. Al
this time two more RATS broke loose at the eddy and
came down. They were both log RATS The larger one
belonged to Mr.. Doster of Bethlehem and was worth
Bridge, and ran fair against pier OF the Railroad
Bridge. completely separating the logs and making a
tremendous crash against the bridge The smaller one
belonged to Messrs Tnsman and Bennett. Ii passed
both bridges without touching
Large bodies of drift wood ran during the day. and
many fragments of buildings, bridges boats, Ne,
passed by The freshet by far the largest of the
season and umbermen and others have suffered lm-
mense losses from it.
During yesterday thousands of persons thronged the
river banks witness the raging of the waters while
many were engaged in removing goods from store
houses which were inundated, and in protecting prop
city otherwise exposed. The banks of The Delaware
Din ision of the Pennsylvania Canal We're all over
flowed, and is supposed that much damage Is aone
to them
INUNDATION AND FLOOD on THE HUDs0N-Ihe
heavy rain of Saturday had the effect 70 produce
fieshet in the river There Is so much snow IN the
country, that we may expect high water for some
time to come From III o'clock on Saturday even
ing to 9 O'Clock yesterday morning, the water had
lsen six feet, submorging the docks and all the
stores along the quay. Many merchants were buslIy
engaged all Sunday morning ia removing their prop
ery TO the second floor. The cellars in the streets
Immediately adjacent to the river are all inundated
The water continued to rise up to late hour last
night but this morning ii has been recedlng. Rain
has again fallen during hs entire morning, the effect
Of which will be felt tomorrow. Alb. Jour-, May ..