New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-21

DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD AT MCscATISE.-SOon after
daylight this morning, this locality was visited by the
heaviest rain and hatorm with more disastrous con,
sequences to property than any which ever preceded
it, The memorable food of August 10, 1851, resulting
in the loss Of three lives and destruction of some
s2 600 worth of property was not near as great as ths
perfect avalanche. Pappoose Creek, running through
The heart Of the city, which in ordinary times Is but
small rivuet, became like river. The water rose ten
or twelve feet, and foamed and dashed madly toward
the great Father Of Waters, carrying away fences,
out houses and everything movable within its range
range. Garden fences completely swept away,
and the gardens mostly destroyed by deposits OF
sand and sediment everalinches deep over the ground
But the greatest destruction was caused by the HOOD
which came down Iowa avenue, "a at other times oi
heavy rain from the defective condition OF the city I'M
provement Third street at the crossing OF the west
branch of PappOose. The vast tide OF water from
This source entered Iowa avenue above the Nevada
House. and swept down that spacious street. covering
it to the depth of eighteen inches. portion oil TINS
food as usual, turned down Second street toward
Pappoose Bridge, inundatng pavements ana
ilIIbtg cellars along the best business part Of
the city. At j. B. Doughertys drugstore, the water
rushed with such force into the cellar that the walls be-
came undermined and two store-rooms oi the oioch
fell with sudden and tremendous crash into compete
ruin. The building two stories high and oO feet
deep The family of Mr.. H. Spencer, consisting OF his
wife Mrs. Broadhesd, and a small boy, Eddy Broad
head lived above the drugstore, and all strange as "
may appear escaped without serious INJURY. Iheodore
Krehe Mr. Dougherty clerk, was in the drugstore at
the time and also escaped with but slight injury. All
these persons out of bed having been awakened
by the storm. When the building fell, section OF the
roof was supported by mbers from crushing the IN
mates. The entire floor fell distance of about
twelve feet into the cellar. Mr. Spencer and his
family in the parlOr Mr. 5. states that as soon
as the ruins settled he discovered opening above
him nhe space in which they were inolosed was
completely dark through which he escaped hm-
SELF and also got out the boy and Mrs. BrCadheaa,
who by his side. Mrs; Spencer hao oy
Iaan tpi frQm
the party but she heard crying for help ana wts
the assistance of several persons who came to the
spot she rescued by cutting away portion OF Inc
roof There was considerable water on the floor where
she was found. The two ladies are somewhat bruised
but not seriously. Mr.. Krehe the clerk IN the drug
store standing near the counter when the craSn
came and saved himself by getting under the counter
from whence he aerward escaped. This Is certainly
the most proyidential escape from imminent death we
have ever been called upon TO record. How nNe per-
sons could be buried in the falling ruins oil building
such as our citizens behed this morning and yet es
cape with their lives is indeed matter OF astoniSn-
mert Several persons standing al some distance, VINO
saw the building fall say the Roof parted near the MD
die and an immense cloud of dust arose as the mass oil
brick plaster and lumber fell in a confused heap The
concussou shook all the adjoining buildings TO their
very centers. .., ..
of damage done by this food but estimate nor less
than S2J,oOO lMusca'ine 'ouinai' i-'i 'iN''
pov,y,,c MATRIMONIAL DEvEIoPNFSrs.-The
spts AGAINST John II. Bates, an Engishman recently
convicted of bigamy at Dedham, and which are
honcbt by three different parties to recover for board
~ TIE first wife were commenced in the second session
of the Superor Court yesterday as VIII De seen oy our
Cont Record The trial yesterday developed some
rather romantic incidents in relation to Bates matrmo-
nal career The woman who claims 10 be his first and
Iegal wife says she was marned 10 hun IN 1871, ana
hat she was soon after deserted by Mr. B. who mar
- another woman with whom he has lived twenty
esrS and by whom he had fifteen children. The first
;c nnrsued Bates and secured his conviction as big.
n;t hut in the mean time she had married again, and
Eaes r,ored by having her indicted for the same Of
So The question seems 10 be whether the legal
NJ Rstes has 50 conducted herself since she was de-
serted as to entitle her to support by her husband
The main features of the defense 10 prove that she
has been married TO another man, and committed adul-
teIy. loos'oh itS'.''
CANAL SrEANERs.-IEc Utica Daily Herald no.
.c the passage through that city Of the Canal steamer
Fclpse. on Monday last. The Eclipse left Buffalo on
Thursday evening loaded with -four.
The second steamer was the little craft IS. L. T..
which The Herald SAYS, is TO run between tucs and
Canasota connecting at the latter place with another
steamer for Syracuse. u
TIs Rochester DAILY Union has the follow wing;
THE steam.tug Governor Ming passed this city
Saturday with two boats in tow. They we're loaie1
with slaves The cargo Of one weighed lei tuis and
that OF the other lSo tuns
III, Rpf4Io Commercial Advertiser learns thai
woman and child living in that city, were horroy
burned last Thursday night by camphere, with which
the woman was filing burning lamp
NJ Niepce de ST. Victor hiss communicate to the
Academy Of Sciences Paris process tor obtaining
photographs Of yed, gcee,, y!?,.ii Ok Oh; COX