Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-11

LATER.-Ihe Coon Greek boom has given
way, and hundreds of the citizens of ST. An
thony and Minneapolis, in state OF intense
excitement, are crowding the shores to witness
the result.
Many of the poorer people-mostly Irish
on the flats in Upper St. Anthony, below
Marr's Mill, also on the flats near lower board
landing, have been drowned out, and Obliged
to seek other quarters In several instances
during to-day laborers have been bringing
their families and furniture away in boats.
\ friend who came down on Saturday eve
ming furnishes us the following memoranda :
FLooD AT ST. ANruoNY.-The pier on
which the Turn-Table of the upper bridge at
st Anthony stands, (the bridge is draw
bridge has been moved down stream some
thirty teet' Another pier nearer shore has
been swept away, taking about 100 feet OF
the bridge with it! The water was level with
the bridge at 10 \. NJ. to-day, and is prob
ably over it by this time-there is great dam
ger of the whole bridge going!
The Suspension Bridge is as yet intact, be-
ing about feet above the water. The fifth
pier Grom the ST. Anthony side) of the low
er bridge has gone, taking about $50 feet of
the bridge with il Both adjoining piers are
being undermined by the flood. The Sus-
pension Bridge is probably safe, unless the
one above it should come down in body.
At least $4,000 worth of logs and lun-
Der have gone over the falls within three days.
Two small shingle-inills were carried away.
The Falls, we are told, present an appear
ance both fearful and sublime. The torrents
pour over the precpice with terrible force and
increased roar, and the spectacle has attracted
even persons from this city. Portions Of the
rocks, we learn, over which those torrents
have poured since the time that the Almighty
first set creation in motion, have given way to
the pressure of waters and fallen down, crea-
ting still more rugged cataract. spirit
Island, just below the cascade, has also been
nearly swept away. The Minneapolis Mill
Co.'S dam still Sta..ds intact, while the drift
flood does not yet reach the only bridge that
can be crossed-the Suspension.
The water, according to measurement made
here, is t,centy-onet6et above low water mark.
The w. L. Ewing, Capt. HillhOuse informs us,
could not 90 under the bridge, lacking about
4 feet, as her pipes require seventy-two feet,
and but sixty-nine remains, out of ninety at
low water, between the timbers and the river.
We learn from Chas. Symonds, Esq, that
the water is destroying the ice in his ice house
on the Levee, and he will probably lose it all.
The business men along the Lcvee are keep
ing register of the flood by marking its al
titude on their doors, as the waters crawl up
the posts. The last mark will be pointed to
in after times, AS /" the height Of the GREAT
FLOOD of 1859 May it stop where it is,
and "dry up,' is evcrybody's sincere prayer.
From the St. Cloud Democrat, June2
We had frightful storm last evening, or
rather a succession Of storms, lasting from s
o'clock until midnigl.t The first came from
the east, wind and sheet lightning. 1t was
but past, when a second came up from the
north, bringing myriads Of hailstones and tor
rents of rain, battcring and destroying vcget-
ables, Kidding windows, carrying oil fences,
capszing hen houses, tearing up trees, and
lighting the work of destruction with an in
ccssant play Of binding sheet lightning. This
was making grand finale, when storm third
rushed up from the west, pouring out sheets
of rain, like great billowy rivers, and bringing
still more vivid lightning with stunning thun-
der
We hal the luck to be alone, in a half fin
ished house, with half the windows open, and
the balance put in with temporary fastenings
As the sash were driven. in at the east side
all we could do was to takA out those at the
west to let the storm pass Though, and in the
lul nail them in again; but escaped with nt
| other damage than well hammered finger:
| and the loss of s panes OF glass.
In the Stearns House 30 panes were bro
ken, Mr.. Kennedy lost %, Squire Noel 20
| and so on.
After we got all the windows fastened tia
we could fix we went to sleep; but aw, Ike a
midnight to find second westerner delugln
the earth, twisting OIL the branches of trees
and illuminating the upper deep with broa'
explosive Jets from heavens great gasomctel
Since writing the above we learn that ther
is scarce window left whole in Upper Town
and that the damage to growing crops Is ver
serious.
The ST. Anthony Net0s, of June ID, says
We hear from all parts of the State of tn
sad results of the storm of Tuesday night
In this vicinity immense damage has bee
done-houses removed from their found;
tons. barns unroOfed, chimneys blown dow
and large trees uprooted or broken off. III
large two story house with an eli, belonging
!. ii. Pearl, situated in CObb's addition
, st. Anthony, was removed fourteen feet fro
its foundation. A barn belonging to Mr.. Da
8 # North Minneapolis, was unrOoted, and II
roof carried by the wind nearly one hundr'
feet. The large chimney connected Wi
e Wolcott's Mill was blown down. A lar
| barn belonging to Mr.. Moore, about two mil
from the city, was lifted from its foundatl'
and moved some distance without injury.
The storm of Tuesday was terribly deStru
tive in the vicinity of st. Cloud Mr.. Clar
of this paper, was tarrying there at the tim
# and brings down an account of its violence.
it came in the form of hail. So furious W
q the hail upon the roof OF the Enterprise tn
' it was almost utterly impossible to make o
d another heard in the cabin even when shol
e ing in the loudest voice.
o At ST. Augusta, a large Catholic churc
with steeple unfinished, was hurled from
y foundation and destroyed. y large sto
C house, three stories high, occupied with gr;
and goods, was leveled TO the ground.
d blacksmiths shop was blown down. L
e water-power saw-mill had its roof and G
side carried away Two dwelling hou
" were unroofed, and trees in all parts of
Ie town and along the river were torn up by
roots.