The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1862-01-16

says: MaIJSVllIe Is now SLOWLY emeTs
ing from a food more disastrous and ex
tensive in It's character than any which
has been known since the lace was set
tied by white people. On Saturday tb'
rivers were slowly rising, but not rapidly
enough TO justify the opinion that there
would be much Of food; but By Sunday
morning at daylight it was found that the
Yuba had backed up into the slough tc
sacb an extent that the lover part OF tic
town below e street was in danger, and
the fats were fast filing up with water
The rain continued to fall in torrents dur.
ing all of Sunday, aud By night one sheet
of water was stretched from the slough
above Third street to the Yuba, making
islands o. most of the buildings below 4
street Gu both sides of the slough. below
Fourth street. All night long OF Sunday
the rain fell in sheets. and the wind blew
furiou,ly, adding to the terrors Of those
who watched through the night.
About daylight 90 Monday morning
the outer side wall of j. K. Eaton's store,
on the Plaza. fell, with tremendous
crash, the foundation having been CON-
pleteiy undermined by the water, which
had nos risen to such an extent as to
covcr The whole of that part Of the city,
except where the street vas higher than
the adjacent lots. Mr.. Eaton's family
reside in the upper part of the store. and
they were hurried cut at once. in their
night clothes, end taken TO the Merchants
Hotel around the corner, on First street,
and 10 about ten minutes after, to the
aorror of every one, the floors of that
building gave Wag, and great portion Of
the interior Of the hotel was presipitatet
in raiu, the whole OF the cellar supports
being suldsnly cut out by au iameuse
BODY OF ater which ra- bed in.
TIE alarm which prevailed vas fright.
ful in the extreme, for at that early hour
bot few we're Up in the house, aud the
inmates. anon; whom we're many fau,i.
lies, we're still abed, and care rushing
ou, in their nj 1T elothse, and barefoot,
in tie r.in ana water. To ada to The
terror. Of tie hour, other Brick building.
began 10 crash, large brick store house
in tie rear Of the Merchants falling witb
a tregenaous noise. Then tie interiors
Of sil the stores ou the upper >ide of First
.troet, around the corner, to Lcuuox &
Eiwcl's on the Piaza, fell one after an
other. The fire alarm he'll pow rang, and
numerous citizens went TO the rescue With
teams aud skiff-, and tegeD taking peo-
PIE and eozds 20 places Of safety.
All that portion Of town bordering on
the slough which u axes into the Yuba a
bove a street vas afoat by daylight, and
as the Wster rapidly rose during the fore
coon. house after house vas submerged
many Of the smaller ones, going of with
the rapid tide which Set toward the Yuba.
Nearly the whole town vas submerged,
aud southward the ~hole plain toward
Eliza was one sheet of ater, dotted with
trees, roofs OF houses, floating animals,
and wrecks oi property Of every de-crip-
ton. There was ten feet Of water on the
turnpike. Westward one vast ter lev
el stretched to Yuba City, where a kin
dFed iuundation was raging, the entire
town site being under water. Northward
the plains were cot up into broad streams
water. which weie swiftly eour.
sing tovari the great sheet of water
stretching tetseen Yuba and Feather
Rivers. The water reached its highest
poiDt at soon, and then began to fall.
The loss OF property is estimated at sew
eraI hundred thousand dollars. r E.
Brrg,ter, L. Fl Babb, Leunox & ElweIl
J, L. Eaton and other merchants, are
heavy losers, and the farmers of the sur
rounding country lost heavily by the
drowning OF stock and destruction of pro-
duoe. The food extended for long dis
tanco around Maryssi!ie, inaictiDg grea,
Losses upon the ibhaeitants
Freshets sl.o occurred at Grass Valley
OroVille, and other points, interruptipg
comOuDica ation. destroying bIi ges, sweep
ing off houses, aud inficting other inju.
rie.. From Long Bar, Ousley's grand
Flat. aud the places in that region, disas.
trou- intelligence is received At long
Bar, says The MarySviHe appeal, large
number Of Chinamcp were drowned, some
say as many as City. and at Sand Flat IN
entire settlement was drowned. the poor
fellows climbing into the sycamore trees
and thence being swept off one by Que by
the rising current.
At Ousey's Bar it is reported that
nearly 100 ChinaDen were drowned in .
narrow gorge. where the water rose sud.
deuly. leasing only one poor Montgolian
to tell the tale. The destruction of brid.
ges was great, all Of the bridges on the
South Yubs being carried away. and ev-
cry bridge on the main Yabs going out
except one at SIMPSONS. All along the
Eoneut and Feather River the food was
extensive
On the 18th tie food bad completels
subsided at Marysvile, and matters were
beginning to assume their wonted appear
aDce.
New York Markets.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. Is, 1862.
FLOUR AND Wheat Flour;