The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-19
SUPPOSED LOSS OF LIFE.
Damage TO Property Along the Sshuylkill,
Delaware, Raritan and WisSahickOn.
INTERRUPTION TO TRAVEL.
Great Flood i'm the Lake Supe.
ri0r Country.
Ae., &c., &es
WAe Freshet Along the Schuylkfll, Dcla.
ware and Wissa hickon.


clouds were seen to the southwest Of the city, and
towards night citizens expected to be visited win
heavy rain Storm but to the surprise OF almost every
one there was but slight sprinkle Of rain The clouds
seemed TO have passed up the Schuyk some INSTANCE
the city about Chestnut H Roxboroagh, and through
that section country the rain came down In periect
Hood washing and swelling small streams into an
Try torrents which, on reaching the schuylkili and
Wissahckon carr ed away houses, bridges, &c.
About eleven O'Clock on sunday night, at Paramount
there was only depth of inches Of water
DAM but in the course OF half hour the roar or Wa
gates could be closed there was over four feet of water
On the DAM and an immense amount OF lumber, logs
broken bridges, &c, passing over BY two o'clock yes
feet, the highest point reached for many years
The works OF stopped, and the mill houses
flooded the depth Ave six feet nuring some
Of the engines breaking of the old water wheels
badly that time viii be required TO get them in r
ming order again The most extensive damage however,
was TO the pier at the end of the Paramount dam
This pier is constructed Of massive blocks OF granite
some six in thickness Back of it stone wall ex
tends down the river and between this and the pier
loose and dirt had been piled The water came
down the river such force that carried
the pier and in short time the earth and stones to the
extent Of sixty feet long apd twenty feet woe, were
swep into the river creating some alarm for the safety
of .ahe dam The Chief Engineer at once procured a
canal boat and loaded 1t with stone for the purpose or
sinking in the of the pier as soon as the state OF
abe water would admit OF IL.
During the entire night vast amount of lumber and
paEts of bridges went crashing over the dam large
eddy which forms below the DAM and towcd IN to the
shore One caught barrel OF whskey, which was
swiftly floating down the stream, and the bung
could be removed number Of judges Of whiskey pro
nOanoed good The fortunate captor sold his prize for
five dollars
The river along Paramount park, well the
side Of the river, covered with water, which
tain Kline keeps boats for hire at Paramount
had eight Of his boats swept over the dam and demol
tshed large quantity of bridge timber at Grard avenue
Belonging the Junction Railroad Company was washed
away The loss will be about eight or ten thousand dol
as far as known. no person was on board Of them.
Tho piers the Spring Garden Water Works were also
works. Byten O'Clock yesterday morning the water had
faen some four feet, and by night there was nothing
than usual summer fresiiet
is supposed that the disaster involved the loss OF
lives The soldiers stationed at the Gray's Ferry
Arsenal state that when the Hood rigging with its
greatest violence cries OF human beings were heard as If
proceeding from the vicinity OF the Chestnut street
bridge Ills believed that canal boat was torn from its
faenings and borne down the surgng waters until 1t
struck the piers Of the bridge and thence dashed to
fragments The cries of the inmates for assistance were
disiin 1Iy heard but IL impossible to render them
any assistance. There mystery connected with
this affair IL must have come from some distance up
the river and passed over the dam at Paramount The
shrieks Of tho unfortunate inmates produced quite
sensation, but the darkness OF the night prevented any
aid reaching them.
The Temporary pier and scaoldng between the eastern
and middle piers OF the Chestnut street bridge torn
Ioose ar away by the angry flood This is mis-
fortune ar IL will still further retard the completion OF
that much needed Improvement The immediate vicin-
iy OF the h-idge was scene OF complete desoaton
The either side Of the river completely
submerged in all probability there Is large amount
Of valuable pro pey either carried of or DESTROYED The
canal boats that moored at the wharves
and perhaps did damage tohe shipping, which we were
unable In the vehement to obtain. Near the City Gas
Works Just abov the Market street bridge, train
OF Loaded coal They were not moved from their
poson but almost covered with the floating debris
that came down At the west end of the bridge
the lumber beon gng to the steam saw mill was dsri-
Sued over the gaeen toss ana a, isse 9aan' o.
loaded with coal bn Ike from It's moorngs near Paramount
and noaed down to the Chestnut street bridge, where
dashed N against the centre pier. There
vast amount damage Done TO the wharvcs and
shipping which impossible TO estimate at present.
MessrS Maue 4 Brothers, az Lombard street wharf,
and j. Sidney Keen Co. just below Market street,
lumber merchants aered from the floating OF OF their
stock An incident CURED about four o'clock on board
canal beat near Mar ket street wharf man was dis
covered sleeping sound y and all attempts TO awake HIM
on the part OF the p olice we've vain The boat was
bridges; what became OF the somnolent man we have
mot learned II was u fought that the Grays ferry
bridge which lie unders ding repairs, would be carried
away, but fortunately damage was done ~ The
Pennsylvana Railroad ridge, across the schuykill at
yesterday wedged between the piers The old western
wheels al Paramount wcre stopped yesterday, the houses
being almost wholly under water number OF barrels
of coal OIL stored on the 'ennsyvai5a Railroad wharf,
a. the west end Q, the Mark street BRIDGE were oacd
A sad .aIar occurred sb, ut o'clock yesterday
morning woman, who wa on board canal Boat that
ashore al the Gas Works; but unfortunately she missed
her AIM the ch Id fell no the river and was drowned
The Wissalckon that empu es INTO the schuyklll four
miller above fain unit, and vhch, on ordinary occa
Bons N quiet and Respectable stream got very high
and tearing dslis and eve ynng that attempted TO
lhe that the fool encount red. the bridges which
Epan the strom we're swept way IKE chah, and the
water found its way into the pap MIL among the ma
chnery and into the engine to the depth Of seven
feet Rags to.a large amount ere washed away and
paper sadly damaged The hole loss here Is esti
mated mt about g. coo The Har well paper mills, one
mile from Megargees, aLd belongL ~ 10 Edward Megar-
roe were hooded but the damage done was not very
perous The wooden bridge at this ONT was also washed
away g. I'M A.. a. a.,
air OF
FRED wooden bridge lifted from resting place and
sent whiriing down the angry strca IN IKE leather
breaking TO pieces In conth;t with Immense
trees which had been torn by tins roots and were
Boatinc down the river The dye hca, connected with
Mr. Hofls MILL constructed Of Store, ~ substantial
manner was totally demolished and the dye vais noated
town the like boats and were stopl ny VOC
.e ns Gc S sns bono and down
the food the horse was drowned, auh supse!uensy
was seen 30 pass over the dam at fn.rmoun. ,ns
sneost useless by lie water Some of II broken ma
saf IT was covered with water and mud TO Inc d.p ol
t seven feet The oss at Hefrs Is estns aed al aoou
thty thousand dollars.
ioheps woollen min, some distance bo'ow Heft's,
wsAaso damaged The water entered the dry house
andnused heavy damage The covered bridge at this
poAwas also washed away The only ridge seit 10 iis
placrxas the red bridge, on Brooks lane.
AiLe mouth OF the wssahickon and al Dot sons mill
Just ave- the fun force OF the torrent which had been
aSucys could , es se anroo, hsre upon ey
doors findow sash, stones NC The dam, just above
abe MD entirely swept away This caused the food
90 sprad over into the road and around the mill The
picker kuse on the north side OF the building,
underlined and II fell with loud erash breaking and
otherwis destroying half dozen pickers and lot Of
goods Y. Dobson estimates his loss at about IS 600 \
rhe old tone bridge at this point rs perfect wreck,
ftream VILE earth at the north end Of II has been
swept ava for about thirty feet taking the railroad
track witty and causing OF course change OF cars at
ihis point IL is desired TO reach Manayunk by the
horse railroac
The oottasS of Mr. Dobson stands the west side Of
M road, an near the stream. This kept In its
blav BY ropeA Mr.. Jopes, the Waterman at the mill,
BIAS peEh bot the water rose fast that he bad
10 qot No tr whore he remained until rope could
BE- IbTown v hN. any ~ was thus Dr0pghs " w land