The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-02-21


of Bridges, Houses, Sc. &c.
At aD early hour yesterday morning,
a report reached town that the dam Of
one OF the Cos reservoirs, located 10 Ber-
lin Township, had given away 10 eon,e-
quence Of the late rains, and that the va.
ter had rushed down, Carloy brook,
sweeping away everything 10 it. course
from the pond to the Lackawaxen river,
where the stream enters it at the glass
foctory. including some one hundred feet
of the tow path Our reporter immedi
ately visited the scene of disaster, and
was enabled to CLEAN the following par,
ticulars:
At about fee o'clock in the morning a
son of Isaac Smith, arrived at BunuelI's
and then at Mr.. Brook6eld's from the
reservoir, and warned the families along
the creek that the dam had given away.
THE young man had made the best Of
time on horseback, but was not a mo-
ment too soon. The families b ad barely
reached place of safety when the food
came. Those who were witnesses of the
destruction describe it as terrible. With.
in quarter of a mile from the glass facto-
ry there are falls in the stream of nearly
one hundred feet and it is bounded on
the sides by high banks, through which
gorge the water rushed with great force,
making a noise like distant thunder.
The estima ated damages to parties are
given in their order as follow:
The dwelling house, barn and out hou.
ses Of Mr.. Gaylord Russell. short dis.
tance below the reservoir, was swept down
the stream, together With every article of
furniture. clothing, and also yoke Of
valuable exon, Mr.. Russell and the fam
lily bad barely time to escape. Loss per-
baps $1,000.
The dam at Gilbert's lower saw mill;
and the dam at Frederick Smiths saw
mill, were carried away. but luckily no
buildings at these points.
The Township bridges aud road along
the stream were dan aged to the extent OF
several hundred dollars.
The next ruins were at the mill proper
ty of Mr. Henry Bunnell, aud Bunnell g.
Co.'S tannery. The mill and dam were
carried away. and the taDnery seriously
damaged. The water was about ten feet
deep around the tannery building, but
owing to its large size and the frost in the
ground, it could not be moved; but the
vats and other contents are in terrible
state Of confusion. Damages at this
point may be set down at $1,000.
Along down the stream may be seen
fras ments of the saw mills, bridges, build
ings. &c., which have lodged as the tide
receded The high bridge at Freethy's.
over the gorge referred to above, (uot
less than thirty y-ige feet above low water
was swept of, showing the volume of the
food at that point.
r. j. Knapp's dam and most Of the
found alton to his wheel barrow and chair
factory were carried of, damages estima-
ted at 81 500, also bridge over the
stream belonging to him shared the fate
of other bridges.
Hiram Terwillager's small work shop
and tools, entirely gone--loss about
Sl00.
G White & Brothers axe factory is
damaged, and part of their
dam is torn away. Loss putdown at
$500.
The next scene of destruction was
worse than all others. Part of the ex
teusve glass factory buildings. at Tracy
Wills, With the reSideuce of j. M. Brook
field, and several dwellings. we're swept
down the stream, allowing time only for
the inmates to escape. Every thing like
furniture, clothing. and provisions were
lost Even the account books Of Messrs.
Brook field, are gone. The hollow ware
or bottle house, a blacksmith shop, al
storing house, pot house. &c, and their
contents carried away, and the
old factory building much damaged by
water flowing through it. 1t is impossi-
bic to ascertain the damages atthis point
some estim ate them at 5 600.
Henry Duckett and family lost every
thing but their night clothes. Also, Z.
Crawley who was in the house lost all bis
money and clothes.
The plank road bridge Is gone, and
the travel interrupted some time The
canal on both sides the break in the tow
path, is lined with parts Of the buildings
which came down the stream. aud driftsd
in the canal, before the food broke
through the tow path.
Among the incidents. wc name that of
a Mr. Samuel Griffith, who after getting
bis family out of one of the small dwell
ings, we1t back for some clothing, and
before he could get out again. the house
started down the SIRE ream-in moment be
was plunged over waterfall OF at least
thirty feet, and as bis house drited a.
gaiust the old factory on the opposite
side of the stream, be was pulled out OF
the ruius by friend; just as his house;
raft was swinging back again into the
raging food. He escaped with a sprsin-
ed shoulder, but about as naked as, when
he came into the world. Among the fur
niture &c. which we're seen floating down
the Lackswaxen Eve miles below Tracy