Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-19

-eAH ArEodlt IA lNsu immense DAMAGE
Accounts Of the damage By the rains ana aood
Of last week continue to Be received. The town Of
Brooklyn, H., near st. Louis and the country
around it, is under water OF its 800 population
but two families remain in it. The place is destroy
ed. Bridges valued at $1,000. st Weston, No,
we're swept away. The bottom lands on the Missis-
sippi are completely inundated
On the west side Of the Wabash, at Vincsnnes,
several hundred feet Of the tFessel work Of the
N R. R. were washed away. Eight or ten heavily
ladened box cars had been placed on It to keep it
secure, but the force Of the water vas 90 strong Is
to carry everything before it, and the cars, heavy
timbers, SC, we're swept away. Several men, in
charge Of the works, we're with difficulty rescued
from the irresistible food.
The Yineennes Gazsfte Of the 14th, says.
About IL O'Clock last night the water made
breach Of 80 go feet in the evee below Town, ad.
joining Burteh land and it is now rushing through
it with alarming rapidly inundstiag 81 the farms
along the prairie road and through Cathinette,
through which section the eye can hardly discern
anything but water.
number Of farms are being OverAoWed BY the
Water-Wheat fields, that we're until the present
freshet secure are now ruined and great quantities
Of stock are destroyed Several families we're this
means Of skihs, &C., and observed several horse
swimming thsir animals through the grain fields
in an almost vain attempt to reach the city.
Fears entertained Of several other breaks near
town, but large force is at work to avert the evil
The rains Of last week we're as severe in the East
as here. On Friday night the river at Pittsburgh
rose nine feet. The Allegheny and MonoDgahela
over their banks, and all the loWlands are under
water. Many farms along these streams are inun-
dated, and the growing crops injured
The Pittsburgh Gzstts, Of the l4th, says:
railroad shaniy on the margin Of the creek.
near Mansfield, occupied BY an Irishmau and his
family, five or six in all I've were unable 70 learn
his name) was carried away BY the streams about
o'clock on Saturday morning. and ne Their Of IL or
its inmates has anything been heard since. The
probability is that the shaniy sunk soon after It
hoated and that the unfortunate man and his fsmi-
ly met with speedy death lie IS warned on
Friday night to leave the shanty ard take shelter
in more secure spot but be resisted ell entreaties.
At about o'clock cries for help we're heard coming
from the shanty, but there were no means Of relief
at hand, and when the morning daWned no trace Of
the shanty was to be seen.
We clip the following items from the St. Louis
Democrat Of the 18th:
Between Wood and Hazel streets the water
reaches nearly to Second street. Second street is
cOmplel6ly 4HuuuaLeu DlkWeeu these EWO Streets In
many houses there was barely time to remove ready
articles The water is two feet deep in the street
Ia most Of the stores the goods are crowded
upon the higher shelves and counters. The water
commenced flooding these streets Saturday after
noon, and By dark it was nearly knee deep. This
is section Of the city where many families occupy
the first floor The very ones least able to suffer
in this instance the sufferers.
The portion OF Iilinoistown opposite orr city m
der water, ccmplstel7 dotted yesterday wis
crafts Of various descriptions conveying parties to
and fro. and saged in reseuiBg goods from stores
and people aud furniture from dwellings, The
force Of the current much greater than formerly
and yaws we're frequently driven againss the trees
party sounded The depths Of the water all the
way 10 the bluffs, and found at no point less than
eighteen inches the shallOWest places being on the
railroadItracks The yaWl started from opposite the
foot of Market street. and went from thence almost
directly east Further 10 the north about a mile,
FIVE feet Of water eau be found for distance Of ten
OF fifteen miles.
The boat St. Louis and another ferry boat have
made several trips from Mound street to Brooklyn
and the country and around il, and returned every
time with tveral families The town Of Brooklyn,
which contains population Of several hundred,
contained last evening only two families. The
place is destroyed Newport, in which the first sale
Of lots took place some weeks ago, cannot be seen
One of the ferry boats started on frp Of relief in
the direction of Alton, and was ~ return last
evening.
From the top Of the "Big Mound" wonderful
view could be had with telescope Brooklyn, OF
rather the tops of the houses, pseped from the
face OF the waste Of waters The river, spread
away into the country, to where the horizon is hid
den by belt Of trees. Further Rp the river, the
islands had dWindled to puny size Water every
where predOminated. Water covered everything,
or surrounded everything