The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-04-18
The Flood.


The quantity of rain which has fallen du
ring the past week 10 almost iDcaleulable,
but its effects are more visible. On Mon.
day both rivers commenced rising, and BY
Tuesday morning the water had reached
great height. During the day the residents
in the lower part Of Allegheny, known as
the "bOttom," began to fear that their dwell
lings would be overAOwn, and accordingly
commenced removing their furniture. In
the evening the "Island" was completely
under water, and the cellars and lower sto.
ries OF many houses in the "bOttom" were
full. The water, at dark, had reached the
mouth of Robinson street. The river was
still rising, (at the rate OF eight inches an
hour at that time, with about twenty-five
feet water. The franklin boats were obli-
ged to cease their trips, being unable 10 pass
under the bridge.
At dark last evening the pier mark in the
Monongahela showed twenty three water
and rising rapidly. During the morning a
wharf boat from some town up the Monon.
gahela, which had broken loose from its
moorings. passed down the river. In the
afternoon several pair of coal boats some
half dozen, broke loose at Dam No. /, and,
passing over, came down with the current.
1t was rumored that one man was drowned
at the lock, while endeavoring to save pair
of bo ats. Two poiss -nf the boats belonged
to Mr.. Thomas Jones; one TO the Watsons.
and on the rest the names were not distin.
gushable. One of the latter, which was
badly stove at the dam, sank near the Point,
two pair were taken into the shore at the
foot of Ferry street, and the remainder pass
ed on down. Two tow boats started in pur.
suit, to save them if practicable. 1t is
thought that the damage to coal boats a
Dam No. 2 is even greater.
The heavy rain came with the effect of al
avalanche down Coal Hill, on the opposit
! side of the MonoDgshela, at some points,
The coal railway OF Messrs. Graft Benne
& Co., above their IRON works, in Mononga
4 la borough was completely washed away
' and the check-houSe narrowly escaped des
i. truction. 1t will cost 81 900 to $4,000 t
f rebuild it. Some other roads in the vicint
were more or less injured; some Of the tim
bers were torn out of that owned by MI
Terrence by the food.
: The Wood and Water street merchant
o were removing their goods from their cellar
. last night fearing inundation from the oil
o sewer, which is such a serious cause of los
q and annoyance in times of high water.
1t was anticipated last evening, by thos
o experienced, that the flood would excee
q that OF 1892, or at lenst that of 1862, whic
q came but little short of the former.
I The Columbus Statesman says: On Stat
Avenue the water took possession of a
y cellars and good many houses. The roll
ing mill and iron works of Peter Hayde
iwere invaded, as was also to some exten
the premises of the Ohio Tool Company
4 Work in these establishments was for tn
time suspended, and in the absence Of tn
subdued roar of labcr and machinery tho
o portion of the city seemed unusually que
No very serious damage, as far MS we coul
learn, will accrue to these establishmen ut
from the flood. Greater and more distress
ing injuries will result 10 a number OF poo
families residing in the vicinity, who wer
ruthlessly driven from their homes by tn
freshet. We noticed several dwelling
where the household goods were promiscr
ousy heaped up 10 the second story, Will
the families were wadding about in The We
: ter below as if for no other purpose than t
view the destruction OF their property in a
its aspects. Out houses and sheds OF ever
; description were here upset or f,ating abol
loose. The damage sustained here woul
amount in the aggregate to considcrable.-
But what is most to be upprehended is, tht
when the water recedes it will leave benin
maloria which must naturally be deleteI
ious to health.
None OF the bridges on the Scioto the
we could learn were in any way damaged b
the treshet. The Broad street bridge nevt
! quivered' under it's tremendous force, but tn
same cannot be said OF the other structure
: 1t seems that the rains have been of tn
most extensive kind, covering wide rang
! OF territory. All the trains that rcache
: this point yesterday report an enormous fal
Of rain and unpre cedented freshets. On tn
Central Ohio Railroad the flood has bee
, particularly destructive. Three breaks OF
: reported on that road, the most distant
which is one near CampbeI's Station, wher
the track was was washed away. Net
Pataskala Station bridge was swept away
and at Union Station culvert was wGshe
out. Three trains were due here on tn
Central Road at ten o'clock, and anothe
/ about one o'clock A. NJ, which was not e1
peCted to arrive on time under the presen
circumstances. The telegraph lines are als
; down and communication is cut off. Treir
+ on other roads were detained, but no seriol
} damage is reported.
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Democratic State Convention.
t Rooms OF THE Dem. STATE Cen COM. !
COLUMBUS, April 6, 1860