, 1860-04-16
THE GREAT FLOOD.


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Ar co1rurrs
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Tba srto+o -;rsr x..t.-Is
ooiat ~ S,o ..tr.c!; a;s sstsfday APPEARED to b.
Was risitcd hT n ~. ~. a. soHs Of people, and
t1.n,sn .;s,. ~ - Re nu4ner Of ladies' and gen
.'eu.:u, gis's 10 ooys Tbs rains Of the night
the stream r. - s+;1i iasapateo enect IN awellug
on Tne.dev - stedSel 4o!ame than It had
renched ths h;oh,r,.aes .nsls tae Hesnet naq
of1ssn sccord,n, ~ q masH OF the gIent Hood
ical eentleman e. cdas iae aGshot: OF that myth
after daylight he river % bersn 1os ~ ou. s9oa
sde were eoTer.s esr asasng me h,ts on the vest
hsen a,t.;nod ~ !" greater depth than h:d
sn~-,nn5aa ~ ue.sls. @ EsanEhnton was nearly
isiand snhn1h o fsoueeo 70 ths extremity OF sn
Frauk1inton ~, .nhnsraaa @ a.a3ea. "a hoaa, 9eyGnd
distance. The eeIisr* ~ =, III M ,of eons'osfa9le
ali n.rIadirG s,ataa anea 10 oTefso"lng With the
sewer. ohane Sts9s 1ne waseF IN tne m eltE
thrr thsn ~ ~ .o a'snuo packed up sui iuf'
noo,a ond .nnIs W sao piecea.ng oay, and 9aTe the
thoronchfara - a. az ao1as 1ae houses On that
busensn,s nf naaet a. atas9nn ~ M 1nGn Or TWO. The
he seen f3,et;as ueses'ps1oa o. furniture could
0~~.1 -o~1ns upon tne surface.
THE RAILROADS AND rrpL1c WORKS.
from The st,.. ,,,,n.,
wah.-.r.+ .. -" A-.a'
pard;n1 ~ ~. tsoas a1en N Inc Tay OF news, r.
lie count s4t 5;,E4hsr ,ts5sets Whleh have flooded
Jaxr,n-n,!,, 4aatoer NAN We published JESTER
A.. to r.os ss' perhaps, some items Of dam
M ;mnort.nos' canals and other affairs Of MI
tn p;t, ,shr,z.a tne.e Is only one way to So
r IL ~ Ut, aao 1as. Is vls Morrow, ano
he,," ".nn.J q. =. a., tne Central Ohio Railroad
hSsttaS ~ eouoo 1ne othef side Of Zanesrille but
sbe Wv Of w.sbed Ia@ NEE Is = pa condition IN
been nnda rno;ne m"sA some 1ea I In'!es east has
tnished cnnd;.,a61 a5s: aad aao sun Il - ao IN
fnnt fron, i;.a anu tnus s"efsea ebo1l
cIeraiand n < put ean oe easlY replaced. Inc
diana ,re en+;ra1< aua SreaoenT1Ae -. f.
r. Is the onIv IL is49eo' ir; lac =: =. = Z; u.
what has heen d,rrsraf uuu LIS e"fs o1'
mates I11 connsa,;a "ean damaged. HE G. F. Ind
waters. The large bridge at Loudonrille. OF, on
the tlttsburgh, Fl. Wavpe l. Chicago R. r. ia
nortant rorts oetious gap On IN IN
Y. r. R, rot loose and +"of " aaut aue -, u. ":
of enbanknent and rrack oEn % bnt .ees
were transferred bv onnibuses tn rai;ef trs;aa
md every train made its connections. Tie nsn
has been temno7oriir bridced n a eafx nan55s1 5F
with heavy strincers- The hr;dre 49, H.,
Darby, twelve miles q, the x,,1s rnaJ 1as
somewhat damaged. hrt MT ea-;ons,r "''
The damage to the Pnbi;c Torts bo, h.a,
immense-pSobably mt Iess th.n so ~ fa
this vicinity, about four 1n;les sonth H. .rs,a-
is pouring ii through hreat At a t,en,andn,,.
rate, egideuciny o3other hreaE IN an o,t9oe
somewhere below. Supt. Shuffi;n Tent ~ ~
break, and reported It : yery bad ma Thare
j. also huge hole at LocEbur1e. Thu aone.
duct over thc Licking ot Newark il cone md
the canal below has gone throuph .Tash;n1
sway the railroad embankment and track on
the c. Q. line.
The Scio,o broke through The Sat;ona, ro.a
between here and Franklirton. hayin0 oYsr-
aoMn .Ksd.eways }evee, thus inundating the
i;r.n.' '. 'Gnus u A'oRe"ag ana ouiivant. Sui
Ridcewar'x haIi NJ atas ~ eusfai 1nn.fd aao mao
tie Sottcs hetu he., 40 ~ Masei woaio have got on
The latter jarea .-;ii -. s'ty ~ anAnason.
t1ood smh.;des ~ vi ~ 20 aepaeu as seon q me
h;nh vafarr,..t ~0o VIC n'1ae se'efa1 'eet aooFe
49,
1@kAA IN fhE WABASH cAsAI-crLrERrs WASHED
AWAY.
From the Lafayette Journal, April ,:,h.1
O,;tt. a z,r;ors o,+h-a,,. a.a,-.a., .. :-I -
hash snS rac.aoi no.sal!eo IN lHe y
~ IJ,Iah;rJ -" Hsi .,ss3 1uo, sols sl!:e
iast whit, I'll, ~ -" W Aoao4! n,Eas
nti fnr -honr ia, dnr y. n1n''sustou Ii
r,ai;cIoms nc,sa, d-e. .I supposs9 1nas some
IanEnar, .ns .,.n - i's naau Gut III lne en-.
~ .,;.1ea;,,a ~. aAs ne1sS fanS LAD Tue cnect
-, S;aen;ns M. Inc oreaea, Which IS now nearly
Tie b;eot c,nraI i,a I -';5 ns1 .:i iees oeep:-
fciis N 10 r;rar ~ 30 ;ef'.eu uaul toe water
to any ndranto7a Sar.r,1 haot. su ~ "osA
Nordsy md 9,raot ,,,sr., s - E-sseI = on
The Ina If tha c5noi ~. y" 1ong
on the Tolrdo and wohssi rs;l-an5 -. Is. ss.'
At ;;l5, on Yesterday mnrn;nu va. Iae d..,,. ness
ohcnt M bonr IN co,1soa"aaas "1s - aes49eo
ont If ,wo cuirnrts ~ ~, ~ I u me Tashng
en- The Wen Prairie md the n.s, nv ~ WY, ons
half this side Of Seb~ask. sta,on Tianh ,.T ana
been temnoro-;ir f;~.d 49, ~ H., tns, nass
occur in the nas;;n,r ~ t-o;n= NV 1e'11"'oA Will
F''~' y. %N'7As
At f!ssshtEa.
From tie fil:.su::a Gaztse. 1:'h.1
QUITE 4 throny Of people crowded tie pave.
1'eats along the wtarves Of both rivers ycster-
dAy to see the fresnct which the late rairs bar,
produced From the indications at that time
1t seemed the doud would rival that Of -. and
perhaps evca reach as high as that Of -. The
tl'ers continued rising The whole day, during
tie morning the Allegheny at tue rate or about
think. did rot swell SO rapidly. Tie wrarrcs
presented m excited scene. IL. freight bcin.
nadd1ed together in close contact to remove f
Iron the cc1stsnt approach Of the yat.r and uIl
The boats that were receiving caryoes having
tie lorgss: available force employ I'd to store
HIVE. IN ~, shc hoid What was Intended for ship
meH: iae ilull OF tHe steamboats, at the iao.lil:
~ s- ~. ~ sS.t. hH1!a Au4oHl any
:Stua.s Gel3eea aier aue Liberty streets, and
u !ooAe1 very raacc ss i lE.g !e7c goiE9to
to1 a.' .'1 -tsses erd form communication By
w'sses between soa'e Of our prominent Lusi cas-
houses and tue wharf, We bel'eyG in the Hood
Of 'oos the water cane es IA: perhaps Us Second
street, but subsequent rav!nss Lave TO doubt
mads Wood street higher than II VAS then. 1.
the Point number Of hcuscs were inundated,
Tie wa:cr reaching some distance into the first
story, but how high wc were only able to con-
15cturt, as We could not get neaE enough to make
I'LL estimate. Four fat boats were sunk hun
dred feet below tie bridge, aa,l it Was reported
tha ;ncn on board were drowned. This, how
ever, was incorrect. They were all sared, one
caan by climbing up the brush and drift that
had lodged against tae ricr, from which he was
rescued By p:rsous on The BRIDGE i number
Of coal boats, we understand. raased oyer the
dan on the AononEatelt slackwater. The pier
mark on the Nonopgahcla bridge registered
about oc It. at G clock yesterday evening. The
Allegheny river begun tc rise on Monday morn
in., and has stcadi!y continued TO 10 10 until
the present lime. On TceglAy afternoon. the
residents in tue lowsr p.7t of ALLEGHENY, known
as the "Bo:tom," began to moye oua their
household goods, in anticipation OF food siua;
In to that Of '55o. In Tie evening abcn. +;
O'Clock, "SmokE Islaa.!'' ,aas con,r1s1clv ,,n3.r
water, and the celars and first stor;es of ,nsnv
houses in the lowerno of :1jerhenv xerp t;;Ia,