Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-20
THE GREAT FRESHET.
Its' E6ect on Travel Heres'The Flood
in MeadviIIe--Destru OfPrOPer-
II I'm Now York state.

m6nceQ ltB WOrk Ol uosbIuCblOn slmuAedA-
,ously throughout the country, doing i'm
mense damage to its commercial interests, ]
entirely psrslyzing trade and travel, car
rying away railroad tracks and telegraph |
wires, shutting off newspapers from their
usual avenues of communication, submerg-
ing large tracts of country, inundating en-
tire cities, and carrying havoc everywhere,
has not been without effect even here.
Cleveland has luckily escaped being her
self visited by the food, and her commu-
nications with the West and South, and
with the East as far as Buffalo, are un-
changed, but, even here, its indirect re-
suits can easily be traced.
The railroads are of course most
Immediately effected. Trains are run
uninterruptedly on all the roads
centering in this city except the
Atlantic and Great Western, but they
are very light. On this road, trains,
except on the Mahoning Division, are en-
tirely suspended, and as the breaks in the
road are very considerable, it will DO some
days before through trains will be re-
sumed. The public may, however, safely
confide in the Well-known energy OF this
road. and be assured that it will be repaired
as soo1 as possible. Trains are running
regularly on the Mahoning Division of the
road, and, SIS passengers will see by refer
ring to the timetable at the head Of our
columns, the company have added new
train, leaving Cleveland at O:5o A.
NJ, arriviog at Youngstown at 1O.45 A.
NJ, and leaving thst place, on its return, at
1875 P. M, reaching here at $50 P. M.
The Lake Shore Road has escaped much
better than was expected. It is in good or
der, and trains are running on time. A
number of passengers, who went over the
rnnd tn Bnffalo on Friday, hoping TO get
through 10 New York, returned on sstur-
day, to await here the restoration of travel
The hotels are crowded with such eager
walters, anxioHsly questioning fresh arri-
walls as to the extent of the food, scanning
the papers for details of it, and discussing
the chances of reaching the East.
Meantime, trade is at stand-still, and
freight is accumulating here TO large
amount. No Eastern mails have been re-
ceived here since Thursday. Wednesday s
New York papers are the last received in
town. The telegraph is so completely sus-
pended that almost all our news, since Fri
day morning, has been from Western
points, and in regard to the food.
Concerning its effects in New York State
and the East, the telegraph has given US
full and graphic details. The only particu-
lars which we can add are furnished by the
Buffalo papers of Saturday, from which we
make few extracts.
The Courier of Saturday says:
Day before Yesterday the water rose over
| the flats, flooding the houses of the Blast
Furnace employees and putting about a
mile of the state Line track under water
Early in the morning the ice in the creek
which had been blocked near the Ohio
street bridge, gave way and came crashing
down. In its course it tore the propeller
Equator from her mOorings, and collision
with the propeller Wenona was the conse-
auence. Both vessels were finally secured
with but slight damage.
During Thursday night the water rose 10
high mark in the canal, which has been
free of ice for some days, and the gale tore
round among canal boats, &c, with per
feet looseness. We do not learn, however
that any great loss was incurred. Yester-
dav the ice had completely cleared out o.
the creek, and the water began steadily Il
subside.
With the railroads, the affair has beer
more serious. On account of breaksges il
the telegraph wires at various points east
no dispatches were received yesterday til
a late hour at night. By reference to the
scanty column then vOuchssfed, it will bt
seen that the food YVES wide and devasta-
i ting The Central road has suffered most
the iron bridge at Utica being carried off
and other damage done. No othrouRh traiI
| from the east came in yesterday. Roches
Ter has been under water, but at last ac
counts its ark was resting on Ararat. Traini
have been temporarily withdrawn from th'
Hudson River road, and the eastern divis
ion of the Central, but these will be speed
lily resumed.
The Erie road has also suffered to som,
extent, but we are happy to ssy that tn
/ report which was in circulation yesterday
| of the destruction of several of its mos
/ important bridges is without foundation
/ A culvert, we learn, is carried away nea
Warsaw, and considerable gravel is on tn
track. Another culvert is also gone on tn
/ Dunkirk division. East of Warsaw tn
track is partially submerged, and there i
some interruption between Leroy and Corn
ing.
At Avon the water was thirty-hve fee
abeve low water mark, and yesterday ant
last evening it was still rising. West o
| Avon there is bad break, and the tract
is flooded at various points along the line
Nothing Is known of the amount of dam
age done, but the company expect to star
train east to-day. The last train which
came in from the east reached here at 4:3
( Thursday afternoon. The train which lef
here at $3.50 Thursday afternoon is reported
stuck at Attica.
At Meadville and in the oil regions tn
damage is tremendous and the loss estima
ted at millions. The telegraph has givel
US but faint idea of the destruction o
property occasoned by the food. Th
track of the Atlantic and Great Western
road is submerged for four miles this sid
of Meadville and for q lOng-no one know
exactly hoi0 long-distance beyond. Cul
verts and embankments are washed away
/ The whole French creek valley 70 the Das
of the hills which hem it in, is a sheet 0
moving water. Meadville is halfinundated
A gentleman who arrived in this city yes
terdsy morning from thatplace, informs u
/ that the cellars of the McHenry House wer
filed, and that they had been compelled Il
take up their carpets and remove their fur
niture to the second story, that their fire
were out, and their CHASE ofsupplies" cut of
and that Mr.. Taylor, though noted for hi
hospitality, had been compelled to notify
his boarders to leave and provide for them
selves, as he was unable to give them food
The Franklin branch of the road is sub
merged for a considerable distance. W,
have no further details of the loss in tn
oil regions, but it must have been great ant
have caused great suffering, If not destruc