The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-03-08
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THE GREAT FRESHET.

Nam 1t reaches the upper curbstOne U
Warner street end at Walnut almost wash
es the lower curb stone
The water is in the basement Of th,
Spencer House, which found It's way there
through q sewer leading TO the river
Boats arriving find it difficult to procure
wharfage room, and it Is matter Of con
test between boats in securing streets where
upon to roll their freight All the street.
which lead to the river are being used as 4
wharf, and freight occupies square on all
these thoroughfaFes.
The tressel-work Of the Ohio and Miss
issippi Railroad, at the mouth Of Millcreek
may be considered dangerous on account Of
It's submersion, but the substantial manner
in which It is erected diss;pates the idea oi
its being washed away. The Telegraph was
compelled to stick her nose into the front
( door of Capt. Clexoh's private residence, at
/ CarroIton. and discharge her passengers
and freight, On Sunday evening
. The water at the row between Broadway
and Ludlow streets, has reached within two
or three inches of the top of the awning
posts, while only the signs are sticking
above the current, to indicate where good
cheer was once disposed of, and strych-
nine whiskey flowed like the waters of the
river. The Floating Bethel and Reading
Room" was "afoat" in reality, and could
only be reached by running gang-planks
out Of the doors and windows of the second
stories Innumerahle loso ana hruch f,os,,
above, came booming past the city at rap
id rate.
The cotton and sugar unloaded from
boats JUS. arrived were rolled to the oppo-
site side Of Front street, some sixty or
eighty feet from where such articler are
usually deposited, and were being rapidly
carted TO places of even greater security.
Most of the day the entire roadway was
filed, leaving but narrow passage for
teams. The scene upon the river banks
was one Of great activity ard life. AL
who were not too lazy to work, readily found
employment for the time being in hawling
away goods,
The roadway at Nillcreek Bridge, be-
tween the track Of the Ohio and Mississlp-
pi Railroad and the Whitewater Canal is
completely covered TO the depth of three or
four feet, and the bridge can only be reach
ed By boats from point some two or three
hundred yards distant. 1t is an i'll wind
that blows nobody any good-and 50 prob
ably thought the boatmen, yesterday, who
earned many a dollar in ferrying passen-
gers back and forth between the bridge and
dry land.
The water Is now up to the flooring Of
the bridge, aad should il rise any higher II
will ba necessary 20 anchor the structure Il
the abutmcntS by means Of stone. The
County Commissioners who visited 1t yes
terlay found that no damage had been done
to the bridge.
County Surveyor Ball, with gang o.
hands, was engaged yesterday afternoon II
boating stone upon the roadway Of the 'est
street bridge, one end Of Winch had broker
away from the abutment, and was ahoat il
in the water An effort was being made
to sink il to its usual place, and then binc
It fast until the flood shall subsidc,
Up Millcrcck the entire valley is over
flown, the creek being transformed into ;
magnificent lake. At this point severa
dstillerics and saw mills have been over
flowed 4 nomber of vegetable garden
are also under water. The bridges IN TIN
valley are also submeged, rendering fer
riaee necessary. The building on the r!v
er front are more or less submerged IA'
lower srorios Of Sausage Row and Robber'
Row are completely submerged, the waite
in many c4sos reaching the ceiling. ih
levee is compressed into very small space
and this mording iull Of life and activity
The Louisville and other packets are Tece
} wing their frcigA; to-day through the store
Of Cassidy Row.
\ woman came ucar being drowned b.
: being frichtned at an engine. She va
? walking along the track, when a locomotIv
engaged In hawljng c3g5 up and down 'h
. Hamilton and Dayton Railroad, came u
= behind her. The engineer blew his VIII.
b tie, which broke uIon her ear like the vii
P screach Of icnI. Bouncing ike Gee
I over the rail, she lot under such hcaiva
: that it ~, impossible to hold up On th
f side f the embaEkment, and away -h
: went into the creek. Fortunately lcr c
= forts prevented her reaching the strcngt
: of the current, or she must have soon bee
: carried bcyound the reach Of those o
+ shore. and been landed in tie Ohio in le.
/ time than the distance could have bee
= made with steam By the all Of persor
$ who fastened 20 her rescue, she was draw
= from tie water, having received no othr
= damage than Q terrible fright ard vel soal
: Il crinoine.
j In NIillcreek Valley few hogs VEL
drowned several thousand, however, we,
relieved from their pens Just in season
: save them from death The gardners
Is the same vicinity are heavy loosers II
e Ohio and Mississippi Railroad viii prob
bly be the greatest sufferer. II is feart
1t that its entire track, from Freeman street
.e Sedamsyil'a, will be washed away.
< The accounts from the western railroa
al are startling. The trains through IlinC
and parts q Indiana have been obliged
al travel on 4 plain hardly above the level
ls temporary sea. Cairo, We presume is
" most literally under water. How can pc
pie consent to have a low point Of Ian
le subject to the annual and even semi-aunu
K ravaces Of two mighty rivers Ike the Oh