New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-20
THK GREAT FREsuET.
The Heaviest STERN for Many Yemrs-The
Damage In Pennsyivunia md New.
Jersey-Tweny Square Miles Of Coun.
cry submerged-Loss Estimated at
100000.

cry submerged-Loss Estimated al
100000.
Our latest exchanges give rs additional de-
yan: OF the ireshe to those have published. Yeser
days Phadepha papers soy that tie deuge extended.
Sney should Judge from the dispatches and the long
eounts OF their exchanges in the sections visited in
portb'easterly direction from the western borders OF
Montgomery County in Penns ylvania to Raritqn Bav
on the ocean border of NewJersey. Every creek and
tfvulet In Montgomery and Backs Counties seem 10
pave been swollen 10 terrific hight while in Jersey
IN HunterdOn, Mercer, Somerset ami Middesex CouD.
ees the creeks and the Raritan River which courses
fhrough the latter two counties snlced over their
Banks with Immensely destructive effects
The old inhabitants OF all the Counties visited are
unanimous Ia stating through the columns Of their
fooai journals. that such storm was never before
Brown or at least had not parallel in ali the storms of
song series Of years. The Norrisocn PENN Herald
pays that the food there the most fearful ever
Known The rise of the creeks in Bucks County is de-
Pie greatest since 1871.
fHS DAMAGE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, rEyYsYL-
! WANNA.
TIE NorrfEorn PENN Herald furnishes us with do
pailed narrative OF the food IN Montgomery County and
lth Its especial effects upon the town, saying that
nas caused an immense amount OF distress particularly
among many laboring men. who have had their little
property almost entirely ruined ana fit subjects for
bhe attention OF the benevolent.
The showers OF Sunday afternoon it continues
petued into steady rain in the evening, and the
Eater fell In torrents for hours Across the oOuntry in
bhe neighbcrhood of Penn Square and Centre Square
be rain heavy and the he waters of stony
Greek and Saw Mill Run two snal streams falling into
khe Sohuykl at the upper aud lower ends OF the town
fespectiyely. were fearfuly swollen. 1t along
ehese streams that fearful scene took place, tho
rsters increased to food and swept everything be.
Fore them.
The damage done TO public and private individuals is
ksiously estimated at from SlJ0oOO $500 Oco The
Dood on Stony Creek was much the wilder and more
rioent and the amount OF damage done though falling
pm less number of persons. is greater than on saw
pill Run. The large dam known as " Stanbrdge's'
broke about 10 O'Clock and the material composing 10
as swept completely away not one stone being eft ON
ehother.
| THRILLING SCENES.
At Main and ATch-st the scene was terrible The
fater flowed over Man.st in torrents, extending from
below Arch to Mst The residents were cut off from
e human aid and the increasing violence Of the food
kdded pers to their situation About quarter Of
peyep o'clock tie waters commenced 10 abate and al
though IL was hailed with Joy by the large crowd wnoh
BIZ III Is time had assembled the peril Of the isOlaed
people not deereas?d Here the loss Of property
bias great and the saa<est pai If The calamity is that
Che laI gest number OF the sufferers haTdwoIkng
people who can lily afford their loss.
In many cases all their stock Of provisions was
swept away or destroyed. and their furniture aud
tng apparel ruined. The loss the borough In this
yard very heavy. Three bridges arc completely de-
ptroyed and one, corner Of Penn ana Archss ia rem
bered useless and Ill have 10 be rebuilt. On Main
Penn Arch Marshal and La.ay ottests., tie esnbank
hents are washed away and Will require considerable
Sne 70 repair them.
TIE FLOOD IN yEw-JERsEY.
TIE dispatches we have printed show that all the
obstruction by the storm took place along the line OF the
ksritan River Tie freshet extended from Planheld.
point on the line Of the NewJeTsey Central Railroad.
hbout eight miles below MddiebIook. to and above
koueryise distance OF tour miles moro Tae erea OF
sountry submerged could not be less than 90 square
hies and the Of the damage Is moderately es
Lnated at 100000.
The food was caused by the Rlritan River overflow
trg its banks aud causing the mountain streams ron
he Rne Ridge waich lies rw miles back OF the rail-
road 10 overflow theirs. These streams being greatly
evolen with the heavy rains OF Sunday evening AID
Monday morning became iOnning and Irresistible tor
Fonts sweeping down With them bridges by which they
Sere spaniel and everything movable along tier
bsnks From midnight of sunday tho water which
ss already high began rise 81 frshtful rate, and
NJ o'clock the Rartan River had oyeri0wed It's banks
The rain still poured down in torrents The noun.
Sein tributaries became and furious, and the
else in the Rorten continued AZ alarming pace.
koined 10 these audiences the Delaware aai Rartan
Canal broke In il banks al various points and tAe vast
solame Of water confined within ts artificial banks was
poured into the channel Of the Iiar4tin ana theoap-cy
bf the latter thus oyeIta1ed.
The villages Of BounGbrook and Miidlebrook in
GOersef County entirely sgbmcr 50 that there
nothing Of them DO bot :Ae roofs aid chin
aeys of the houses. Somervi.le also suffered.
LOSSES.
''It win be seen that By this storm a. leas, e6Co
coo worth OF property has been destroyed IN
Gre siI counties OF the two , ates 10 was most
disastrous 1t suddenly, and came, too. ID mid
yummer-a rare occurrence indeed. Travel is Ously
kmpeded in Montgomery and Bucks Counties aud much
suffering is the result the many who can ~ az
ford to bear their loss The No'Ts0rH Hrad Offers 10
feceive subScr Ons for tho needy sufferers Of that
bsn.