New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-25
Ehe Great Storm in the Interior.

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The breach in the canal at Mount Morris will re-
dure month for repairs. There are other breaches
further south, ofless magnitude, however.
The boats which went through the breach ut Nj.
Morris were the W. II. Sauson, Gipsey Girl, aud
Van Sanlford-all wrecked. Large quantitiea Of
lnmter, logo, and other property have been swept
away.
In many places the highways &ere submerged to
tho depth Of several feet, aGd roads were impassa
bic. Trees We're pros'rated. and fences ind out
build nge carried away.
! The Track of the Irie Railway, between Bath aud
Coming wac gone whl, damaged but the train from
/ New-York got In this morning only an hour behind
time. The damage has been repaired, go that trans
now run REGULARLY. The train down yesterday morD'
ing was detained ia one instance while tree two
feet IN diameter was cut ont 1t hal fallen ON the
track IN the STERN.
The M. Morris Union thus descriles the storm
and its consequence:
! THIS morning lTuosdayl we regret to announce
one Of the most disasrou1 breaks that bas ever oo
enrred III our canal Last evening at dark il com.
nenced raining; at ~ O'Clock It came down in tor
resfs pouring though the " foubdailOn' were
broken up, AID contiouug until Gbou, a. m.
/ Abou, clock a. M, the bank II the canal orpo-
site village, and about thirty rods touih OF State
etreet bridge, gave way, Carrying through tie aIsr-
tnre on 81 the fats three canal-boais-r~o loaded
and one light, The loaded ones are complete
wrecks; the force OF the draft wac inrDense. rs
these boats lying near the FOO, Of State street,
Thirty rods distant, they went throngh Ike an TX
press train.
Tie break ha. taken ont about 100 feet Of the
tow g-path down about ~ feet 20 level with tie
fa,s, eau ing an immense gulf south, up the canal
abon, twenty rods IN length, and " eDy feet below
bottom. IL is terrible hole ihHt will require
msny thousand yards OF earth 10 til up.
Tie la,s below ara submerged south of the rail-
road track, and many ac.os covered with wood,
slaves, &c. The following cate vent down through
the break:
~
Bridge-s total wreck. only portion OF per stern
in sight that ten rode from Der bows piled MP fellow
Gipeey Girl, loaded with wood for j. leierson--|
broke in two lying loaded, stern aud bow ten 'ods
apart.
San Sanford, hight lie, easy, bu, badly broken
Two boys In one OF tae boais ioiI TIC wreck thi,
morning, none the worse Tor tbe backward move
meut aud ride through on ths hais.
The following boals were also lying nj our dock,
and soms Of them weTo drawn south ten or fifteen
rods and .tcapcd destruction or " ~ being wedgod:
II. Allen loaded with wood Bsflisou, loaded
with lumlcr; {. J. llil ltdef with slaves 70,
CRvugn Badge; Virgil Suiih lght.
South, three rniies, our canal has suffered in
In.usely. At Souyoa Bridge over 100 cct u the
towing path has gone out tea feet below the bottom
OF the canal.
Above and ct the Shaker aqueduct rhe Junction.
over 100 i,etoi the towing paIh hAs gone cut alec
twenty feet Of bottom.
Sorih ofthe junction, and ,lo.o by, lay The boat.
10Th eafe. IL . ruEor.d that The Shakers had
several horses, COWS Gld swine diow-ed also
- 900 oet pine lO--.
The break nesr our village Is ju,' below the basin
AZ near tho point where similar one occurred
sorpe wears since. 1hese are all exceedingly bad
breaks and niue; provo very expensive 10 he S;s,e
As far NJ We have learned they could not have been
prevented, a, the loek-,ender at the river drew
water al night, ante paiins faI banks fTom tic
storm.
NJ . 4 G.
are on hanG, and will do everything Possible to
bring about a speedy navigation. Al this siaqc We
cannot eay with certainty what tims navigation may
be Tefumed, bat We icsT three OF Tour weeks viii
pass before the boats will ngsin float this level.
TIE canal south from the junction 20 Dans,ille
and above 20 Olean. may have suffered severely, bat
We know nothing yet az TO It, condition.
T. S-We learn that from the " Shakers TO
Dansyille three breaks have oocarred, and up the
canal, be! 1eel the junction" ana IdscarOrs, over
half a nile Of canal Las gone out.
HEAVY DAMAGES ny FLOODS.
From The DAILY sJi.ee,o Journ,l. July n.
The severe rain storm OF MOnd.y nigh1 flooded the
creeks aud streams Of all this portion Of the state,
aud cauted great damage along their courses. HE
injury done IL probably greater Than that BY any
freshet Tor many years. VIC present sLch psr'cu-
lars az have reached us:
DAMAGES ALos0 TIE OyosDAGa CRrrK.-lhe
OuOndaga Greek rose slowly during yesterday, ard
very rapidly after o'clock ia the evening. During
less than an hour ard hail. the winter raised over
three feet Of the OnOudaga bridge and M
midnight II was high IA IL was Ia the
Spring Of 1862, when II reached the highest point
known 10 the odcs, Tesdeni, and destroyed copsid-
cradle property on its hne IN lis city. LSt even
ING the dead bodies Of number sheep hoaed down,
and it v M reported that farmer near Onondaga
Valley bad l,st nearly lOO sheep Large quantities
Of newly cut wheat ana grass allo. foasd down,
tso4tter with remnants Of fences shets, &c. Alter
midnight tie water gradually subsidized but 10 silll
quite nigh.
The lower parts Of Powell's furnace, Frazer 4
Burns's sadlery hardware mandatory, foIe q
Alexauders furnace, sud other buildings on tie
Creek III this city were flooded, and sustained more
or .css damage; but previous experience Ind taught
tie lIopreiors to bs prepared for such events.
DAMAGE TO THI BisoBAMTos RAuRoAD.-The
rnulIug Of trains On tie Syiacuso aud B'aghamion
Railroad ,eriously ini.riered with Yesterday,
by the floods in the streams along its route. AT
Apulia Two mil-dums broke away, and ~ culvert Oh
tie railroad was carried 0ut, which was repaired 20
IA 10 hermit the passage Of lraus this forenoon. At
State Bridge, small treslle bridge was swept
away, winch WIS rebuilt yesterday afternoon. Inc
food was snLsding THE morning where There
tfnnbles were erieneed yesterday but the streams
further down were rieiDg. Two bridges near hiiia-
wog were seriously threatened Win detifueuon, hnd
one OF them was rendered impahsabie There olcil-
ties will all DO speedily remedied on tie hubsidence
| OF the water.
Two MRs DpowsED.-At 5 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon Albert Sheenly. hired man Of NJ. stephen
Gay OF sbus, drown ned while attempting 10 Iofu
BnitoInul Creek, half n mile south 81 Apulia Sta
ton. lie was II singe man, aged 70 years, aud has
no relatives in that vicinity. His body was reoov-
cred this morning about TWO miles below where he
was drowned.
Another man, who attempted to ride horse
scrOss tie Hood IN the OnOndaga Creek at Ononda's
Valley last evening, wac earned Cn nh bOise, Wien
in the midst Of the current, and was dfo~ned. lhe
horse reached the bank In safety. The body OF the
| drowned mau was earned DOWN stream, and wah
not recovered ht our latt adyices, though dilgonI
search was made for it. His name was not known,