The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-20
NEIGnDORING COUNTYNEws.
The Flood.

Inc ROOD
/ tS- Tho Bucyrua JoURNAL saws the rive,
was nearly 70 inches higher than in lsi7.-
The bottoms were entirely covered. Tn,
bridge at the end Of West Mansfield atrcol
was in the middle OF the stream, the water be
ing several feet deep at each end. Miles ol
tence was swept away, aud the wator wa.
covered with cord wood, saw logs, &c. m,
brick yards Of hessrs. BOcmnn and pound.
stone were submerged, and their mouids and
other implements swept away.
Along the Sycamore, Brokensword and
Whs'stone the damage was equally great
70 Iehees are LETT on the bottoms, aud several
barns we're moved from their foundations -
The amount Of the loss cannot be estimated
The new bridge acrOss the Brokens word
IN Liberty township, on the Chatfcld road,
SIX miles north Of Bucyrus, was swept away
,oy the Hood, Monday morning. II was built
last summer.
| Two bridges across the Sycamore, and one
across the Whetstone, were carr ed away,
Three brothers, named McKinip, came very
near losing their lives, by the upsettiDg Of a
skiG in the river, near Bucyrus.
"a The Upper sandusky Pioxrrn saws
! The heavy rains Of the past week raised the
streams IN this section Of the State very con.
siderablyi and the Sandusky got on a regular
HIGH. The bottom lands along the stream
we're covered with water, fences wert swept
away, and great deal OF damage done gen.
orally. The river, it is said, was highertbsn
it has been since the great food Of is47.
We learn that Tymochtee was very high
fences were swept away along the bottom and
many farmers have lost heavily in rails, hay,
lumber &c. The bridge on the Upper San.
duskY plank road was impassable.
BRIDGE GoNE.-We learn that Woolf Creek
bridge on the plank road leading to Tihin,
iloa'ed on whole Oh Wednesday evening last,
being raise d from the piers bodily by the wa.
ter aud drift wood. When il repebed ,ho
bridge at Tindall's Mill crossing the Sandus.
Ky river, it parted and noated down the riy.
er IN irngments.-FREMONr MESSENGER.
The Fremont JOURNAL says-''Tho loss 70
the Agricultural Society Of this county by
fences and sheds being swept away viii bs
not less than 500. McGee & Haynes, we
understand, have lost about $500 worth Of
pine lumber aud shingles which floated of
from the dock The loss TO farmers on the
river must be considerable. Atnoon on Wed.
nesday, the water was two feet above tho
high water mark Of 1854. A great portion of
the Its on the east side Of the river, north Of
the turnpike were submerged
THURSDAY MoRNINu. The water raised |
hye or six inches last night and is Increasing
Many houses on Water street. near the mills.
about he Railroad, aud below the Croghan
House, West side, and also on the East side
Of the river, have water in them aud families
nave been compelled to move out"
BgDaE FALLEN-or MAN KlLLEp,-A
new bridge across the Clear Fork OF Mobican
river at Bellville, Riehland county, has been
in process OF building for some time past. at
the expense Of the county. 1t an iron bridge
Of recent introduction, consisting Of one span
Of about fifty feet. On Tuesday noon last.
while the wOrkmcn we're absent at dinner, he
bridge fell, carrying with it three men who
were standing OF, itAt the time. Two of them
TO get ashore, but the third man
was washed down the stream and drowned,
His name was Samuel Mcintyre, aud be leaves
a wife and two children.
The IA Of the bridge is attributed 10 the
heavy rains which raised the water in the
stream, aud undermined the abutments upon
which the bridge rested. --SAaDUsKY REols. lr
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