The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-03-29

The 'oldest ;nhabltant' will find some
difficulty in calling to mind so destruct.
i've a food as that of Thursday and
Thursday plight, 10th instant. The day
had been warm and lowering, aud the
snow disappeared briskly. Up to six
o'clock z. NJ, however, the channels of
the little streams running on either side
of the village proved sufficient for the
volume of water. But at six 7. NJ. a
copious rain set in, and continued with
little abatement until 10 o'clock.
Early in the evening the creek on the
east side of the town overAowed on Pearl
Street and poured through Waln into
Main Street, down which it flowed with
a strong current, doing much damage to
the roadway. The families living IN
Roy's buildings on Pearl Street had to be
removed, the food at one time threatening
to undermine the buildings. Luckily
the buildings were not damaged. The
chief damage done is to the bridges,
nearly all of which, in and around the
town, are rendered difficult of passage if
not destroyed. To give some idea of the
force of the current we may mention that
a lot of heavy potash kettles near the
foundry, were carried on to the premises
of Mr.. VIM. Roberts, while logs and
beams, and boxes deposited their bulk 10
various out-of-the-way places.
The chief private damage was to the
gardens and lots adjacent to the creeks.
The creek at the upper end of the town
made bad break through the garden of
Mr.. w. Harrison, damaging him to the
extent of several hundred dollars, proba-
bly, Mr.. Roys damage will be consId-
erable. Mr. John Dickenso1, mile
below town, has suffered heavily in dam
age to his mill seat and from food wood.
The food has caused an almost unit
versai suspension of travel. The various
stages had to lie up for several days, and
no mails were received on Friday and
Saturday.
The chief damage would seem to have
been sustained on the Tioga River, and
on Pine Greek. At present writing it Is
feared that the loss Of lumber on the lat
ter stream will be immense. Every bridge
on the Tioga River, save Berry's Bridge,
is said to have been carried away. The
water is reported to have been two or more
feet in depth in the streets Of Tioga. Ii
this be true it is to be feared that Law.
renceville has suffered greatly. We have
no news from the Cowauesque, but there
is little doubt that the damage to the
river farms is very heavy.
Since writing the foregoing, we have
reliable news from Pine Creek somewhat
unfavorabIe to the lumber trade. 10 the
aggregate the loss is very heavy. The
Messrs. Robinson, of this village, lose
some 300,000 feet of extra pine lumber.
Mr.. j. r. Bowen loses some $780, 900 or
100000 feet of lumber In the log, and
quantity of shingles. Mr.. Clark Wilcox
loses, probably, 100000 feet of lumber.
Mr. IL. Stowell loses large quantity of
shingles and some lumber. The store of
Mr.. Stoddard, at Cedar Run, together
with his safe, money, books and papers,
were carried away. Several houses and
barns on the creek were carried off 1t
is not possible, at present, to give de-
tailed statement of the loss sustained by
lumbermen and farmers on the large
streams Later news from the north and
east swellS the record of destruction fear
fully. Corning and Elmira suffered heav-
lily. Railroad travel is entirely suspended,
owing to the destruction of the track and
bridges. Still, rumor is not entirely re-
liable, and it is idle to compute the dam
age, 1t is said that the barracks occu-
pied by the rebel prisoners at Elmira
were submerged, aud many were drowned
before they could be removed. 1t is
painfully evident that the loss of life on
the great streams has been great. But
until the excitement subsidies we forbear
giving tongue to the rumors.-7ioga
Agitator.