New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-16
THE GREAT STORM.
Prom n. BlI:inors .fneyl.aa, Jsas u.

Prom ies b1..;rore sf1trLGr, Jtss u.
Our city and surrounding country were visited on
Saturday afternoon by the most destructive food thai
has occurred since that OF June H. lSE-w!t1in tao
Gays OF twenty one years ago TIE Volume OF vster
thst came DON Jone's Falls, Which passes through
gres;er thar during tie food al 1897 The old stone
bridges a. Gay and Baltimore st-eets, which ehoked
I'D v h tOstpg driit wOed then acted as dam hav-
ing since been removed aud the stream spsnned with
ror supeYs'rrctures leaving 4 ceay How tsr the vs.
ter the food did To- rise in the nundated portions of
TIE city as high by three feet the former
sion. IRE damage IN the city = cJnseIleny not go
crest, but i VII be seen by The details on our first
page that the area Of country over which this csisny
has sprtat Is much more extended, snt that the az
g'eeae loss Of property IS probably gres.er 10 ISL
the food wGs confined altogether 70 jones Falls, and
vas supposed TO have been caused by some peculiar
! phenouen that has never been explained. In
! G~ynD's Fa.ls, Schroeders Run, Herring Run Rocs
Run the Patspsco, and al Their tributary streams,
| the destruction OF property on Saturday WAS vegy
great, swelling tie aggregate oss.he full extent of
which will probably not be sscertane1 for some days
to come, "a nearly all the turnpse b-iiges on these
streams have been swept away. This Is the SIKH
great fesbet that has occurred Jonesa Falls since
| the settlement OF Baltimore carrying aSsy the dams
and bridges and flooding the lowe portion OF the .ity
west Of the strean. The last four OF hJOds
said TO have been az intervals Of tyenty-one years,
though not able TO give ther precl,e dates. IL
ally OF readers furnish the dstes Of these per-.
od;cal visi.a.iops would be pleased 70 hear from
them. We regret 10 be called up N 70 add that this
aood ike those tina. have preceded it, not unac
companed by the loss of human life. Two colored
| women drowned in Stony Run, and one man in
Joness FALL, at Mount Vernon factory, which Is ell
we have beer able 10 learn up 10 the present time
From The Philadelphia Eresing Journal June H.
The vi, lent of Friday night aud Saturday has
csu.ed considerable damage 10 this vicinity. Both
rivers rose unusual hight and the various creeks
in the neig hborhood OF the city much swollen
| by the immense Qusutity OF water which fell. The
/ small streams in the eighbornOod of Germsnt,wn
ard Frsr kford overlooked toe etrsans through which
] tbayp assed brt forfuDafely litis OT
occasOned. In the rural portions OF the city the crops
! sustained great damags by the heavy winds which
| pIevsiled cusiog the storm. Trees were shorn OF
their leaves, toe grsn was beaten doTp and vegets-
bes and plants OF every description we're completely
| ruined for the time being.
| Along the Delaware the loss viii not prove vary
heavy Some Of the lower whsrves we're over.
flowed but the water did lot attain suti ,ent hight
to Gerry of any goods enter any Of tue cellars Of the
warehouses. Great apprehensions were felt that the
water nigh rice high enough to get into the sores,
but the has subsldet aud presents lis usual ap
pesIsnce this afternoon.
The loss along the Scbuylkil will be very heavy.
| The water reached It's highest point az O'clock yes
terday morning, when there we're % ieei pouuas
over the dam at Paramount. The nsse made ~ this
body of water, as it posed over, was terrific, ADD
large crowd Of spectators was attracted 70 The spot
by the sound Timber OF all kinds H well az barrels
OF -four and In Instances oil, came tioaog down
through the day. ard after reaching tie dam for
the most part dashed 10 pieces, and rendered useless
| except for 6rewoo1. Several cows AMI hogs were
also seen floating down the stream. All tle wharyss
below Fairmount submerged curing the early
part of the day. and large qlanttes ~ boards were
! carried away by tho torrent number OF canal
boats broke their asteniDgs but we're caught az Mn
! before any dsmsge was done Mach OF the timber
/ floating OIL came in cortsct With the abu'ments OF
the bIjge at Market street. aLd there lodged ana was
| thue saved.
| The neiebborhooi Of Gray's Ferry Bridge pre-
| seDted a. aDinisted tcene yesterday sfIernoon.
large Of spectators conegsted near the Or ige
to witness the torrent as it fu!hod wildly on aud sew
e har Ia
ing their property. The river pirates we're not by any
mesns scarce ard many Were buslly engaged IN seiI
| ing the umb it lJstei near tee land and carrying
Il away. One individual is said to have cafted away
twelve or fifteen cords OF wood posse OF policemen
under Lieut.. Leech were upon the grouad, and did
much to protec. the property Eaily IN the morning
large raft came do yn with great free and struck
sgaint TIE abutments of the bridge IL reared up 90
as TO oIin breast Sork but not hgh enough to im-
p.de 10 the least tie progress OF the water which
rushed es ii there was nothing in the way. Severa
sectional canal boats descenoed az far az the ridge
when they parted aud t0ated over INTO the meado"s
on the west side.
Ia the vicinity of hansyunk, the water overf)we1
| the Ridge Turnpike, and teams on tner way to the
city were obliged to take another r9sa. Inc steam
boats ply ing between Paramount and Msnsyunk we're
compelled to cease their trips, the water being about
two {. ct above the wharf at the former place
At Msnsyunk the water got into the dye home at
/ tsched to the cotton mill Of Camden Somerset aud
/ de uoyed about 81, 600 worth Of dye-stuh.
! TEE waer commeoced falling rapidly last evening,
6rd tnis afternoon the rlVer had almost reeu red ts
From IN. Boston Journal! JvH> Is.
One OF the cOplOls r3ns OF the season 90 urred
On Saturday evening. For several hours ram tell al
most IN solid bodies, and the streets OF the city ware
thoroughly washed and puriied in tue operation. The
storm commenced Friday night and rs,n fell a n9st
cortir u0u.ly until Sunday morning Yesterday the
weather was very cool ard the sky.fled WITH black
clouds. Tie rein hes undoubtedly nen Of vast oene-
ii. 10 the country and esctusy 5snishes AL fear OF
| p very sayeIe DR. 1uth during the Summer. Tne storm
wss very severe at Nes. York and further south on
FRIDAY nlght and Geographic co nmunic. ton was a.
most cut off The storm appears to have been quite
heavy in tho bay. The packet schooner 81 Mays
arrived az this port yesterday from b ih, snd the
mate reports that during the eastery gaze Oh saturday,
when on the Graves, Captain Ring, the uastsr, was
Knocked overheard by the BOOM add al.h oug1 every
/ effort was made to save him, be was droTnet The
BODY was sterward rfcovere5. The schooner oregon,
Cant NASH from ckand, arrived yesterday rep Jrts
! when of Nahant, Saturday night lost i0remast and
main topmsst in the gale.
From Tae Springfield Rpubi-GE .
We caught ID this region, on S.tufdsy ho0u
shower For thirty hours, i poured ste'oy stream,
cepostpc several inches depth Ct water, and causing
something Of ireshet in si the streams me I on-
necicut river rose over four feet and va. az hg on
Sunday az a. suy time this year. Ia the lJ~ Ihods ~
/ ward one. between Main SID Chestnut streets, me
cellars were flooded With water, and considetsos dsu
/ ace was dcne. The ROADS we're also BABY gained 10
essnosed situations. OtherEise, and generally the
ran was acceptable ard with warm succee1pg shns
v i'll rapidly develop garden sauce aGo 'ns Sua''
! berries. ..- c..
! Aportheast rain storm commenced mere On r'u7y
afsrpoop. ard continued alno.t without Interruption
until An esrIy hour on Sunday morning. The grow
rg crops have been greatly benehted HEREBY, snd
bs oround ia SO thoroughly -s,ursted w,th wafer ~