Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-11
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Further Particulars Of the Da mage done
by the Rising Water.
All the Bottom Lands overfowed-The Bridges
at St. Anthony giving Way!


by the Risiu. Water.
All the Bottom Lands overAowed-The Bridges
at St. Anthony giving Way!
INCIDENTS AND PARTICULARS OF THE FREshEr
The season of 1859 will long be remember
ed in the North West as one of unusual Sc
verify as regards financial matters, ana as o"e
of unprecedented calamities by foou anu
storm, that but seldom atilct any portioh VI
our land. But this year the chaStehihg mana
is upon us. and we bow, or should bow, sub
missiyelv to the will that DEGREES calamity as
we'll as proSperity-that sends clouds as well
as sunshine and famine as we'll as abundant
haryests. and still acknowledge that in His
Au-wise Providence, He doeth all things
we'll"
Our paper has never been so full of ac-
counts of accidents by flood and -" storm,
fires, explosions, sinkings of human-ireighted
ships, hurricanes, and crime, as this last year.
No portentious signs have been seen in the
Heavens, or there would not be wanting many
fanatics to predict speedy and final dissolu-
ton of all things terrestrial
the flood of 1851 cannot be compared with
the present as regards damage, for at that
time there was but little property, relatively
speaking, to be damaged There were none,
or but very few fine farms or other improve
ments on the bottom lands to be injured, no
fine bridges to be destroyed, no towns to be
submerged, and the inhabitants compelled to
five with their movable effects.
THE FLOOD AT ST. PAUL.
The river rose on Saturday at about three
quarters Of an inch an hour, and from six o.
clock, P. NJ, on Saturday, to yesterday even
ing, the rate of rising had decreased, having
only risen during those fifteen hours about
tiyr inches, as near as we could tell.
THE LEvEE.
On Saturday morning, early, the turbulent
waters began closing up the little strip of levee
that was left at the lower landing, and soon
came tumblng into the warehouse cellars along
between jackson and Sibley streets. Then
there was hurrying to and fro," and many
busy hands We're engaged in hosting the
freight, wares and goods into upper stories
We hope no damage will be done to any of
the warehouses or their contents there. The
steamboats, were compelled to land at the foot
of Robert street, where, the descent being
more .deciivitous, a better landing place was
found Above that the new levee is com
pl,tely submerged, and we fear the sweeping
current may injurc it, as it was hardly fin
ished, being recently filled in with loose dirt
and stone.
INCIDENTS AND ITEMS.
On the upper fat the roof and pipe OF
Cobb's saw mill still glimmers above the wa
ter. 1t will sustain MUCK injury, while some
Iogs and timber have been floa ed away. The
few houses at the foot of Eagle street are iso-
lated and surrounded, and partly filed with
the water On the lower fiat the road be-
tween the gas works and Dayton's bluff is
neck deep under water, and the inhabitants
ale compelled to 90 around by way of the
Saltwater road The road is made Of sand
and dirt, and will sustain damage. y steam
boat has gone far up the fiat, back of the saw
mill. where none cCer sceat b?to;'e, as far as
me can learn.
The steamboat Clarion, which was stove
up by the iceboat last spring, and left III a
damaged condition at the upper levee, floated
oil on Friday night of its own free WILL We
have not heard from it.
Carts loaded with stone were goins Ovel
the bridge On Saturday all day, dumping the
stone down to protect the embankment at the
end, 1t was piled full of furniture all day
and a procession Of COWS, horses, pigs, ant
wagons loaded with furniture, &c, was com
ing over.
We saw one poor IriShman, almost frantic
with grief, because he thought his vile ant
"childer" had been all drowned by the risln
aood. while he was on this side looking for
sllanty to put them into. Some neighbor ha
taken them out in a boat. When they me-
there tcds a scene
We heard of no life lost among all the IL
habitants of Brooklyn. The waters ros
gradually, however, giving them abundar
time 10 nave out. The quadrupeds were n;
SO fortunate, though. We hear of pig
calves, sheep, and even COWS which are ''mls:
ing" or drowned.
Logs still tloated down on Saturday, b,
Yesterday we observed none running. II
breaking of the booms above, &C., will
found narrated in another place, taken fro
the Falls Eceaing Ne'es. Very many
these logs have run out on the bottoms, al
lodged there We regret to say that son
harpics, Cwhose only excuse is poverty al
want,) have been engaged in catching t
logs, and cutting them up. This is penite
tiarv offence, and the police are on the loo
out for the culprts.
We cannot pretend to give any figures
the loss and damage occasioned by the tloo
In the aggregate it will be enormous, if
waters do not Subsilc. Coming as it does
the. e.hardest of hard times here, it will be mt
severely felt. After this food, We predict
one VIII want 10 Sctue on DOIton lanuS aga
while our high, rich, rolling praries inv
settlement.
long tie river there has been much wo
foa:ed off, hay, &c, destroyed. We ha
not definite particulars of the flood belo
but some Of the towns must possess yalua
water PRIVILEGES soon.
THE FLOOD AT ST. ANTHONY
At st. Anthony and Minneapolis, the ste
and food has been terribly d Structiyc,
properly to tie amount Of hundreds or tn