The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-20
THE LATE FREsHET.

Further observation-disclosures Destruc-
ton Of i'm mo ni%ics Of rnfs.
dcIphIa-The Total Loss by the Storm
i'm FsnnsyIvania and New jersey Esti-
( From the Norristown tPa.) Herad,l
The showers of Sunday afternoon settled into steady
rain in the evening and the water fell in torrents Tor
hours Across the country in the neghborhood Of Penn
Square and Centre Square, the rain was very neayy ane
small streams falling into the schuyki a. the upper
and lower ends Of the town respcctveywere fearfuly
swollen 1t was along these streams that fearful scene
everything before them. The damage done 70 pubEo
and private individuals s variousy estimated at from
$500 to 100000 The food on Stony creek
was much the wilder and moro violent, and
the amount of damage done, though falling ON .
The large dam known as sanbridges broke about ton
clock the material composing 1T was swept c0m
next Crossing below is the Marshall street bridge whore
the damned up in immense volume the arch,
By nj oes ,na o 70 osss In
a short time the wing walls gavo way, the water rushed
over on each side Of tho arch and swept onward to he
same manner and fearful gully was washed the
turnpike, through which the stream rushed with in
Ing it away 70 the river. The loss Of properly
here was very large. Between Main street and
several coal snd lumber yards and two planning
mills. All the coal and lumber was sweeps
away together with the offices Of the pTopretors and
damaged by the rush Of water and the residence across
the stream Of the proprietor OF one of them was totally
wrecked The total loss here amounts to over $50 600
Above the bridge mills dwellings and factories were
carried away ad ibituws large corn field COM
eseS wS 81 and s
the loss not great lin dollars and cents as be-
low the bridge IN inc lower ware Inc Snr sr
the escaped The bridge over Sawmill rum Arch
street. too weak TO long Withstand the fury of tho
water and destroyed. The stone structure ON
Marshall stood firm for some time, and kept back
tho water until 1t the street. when the turbu-
ence of the flood caused TO give way and the immense
body Of water which had collected broke through with
rush. carrying the bank for sixty feet and causing terror
Arch the scene was terrible The flowed Main
in torrents extending from below Arch to Mil
street The residents were cut on from all human ad,
and the Increasing violence of the food added pers 70
their situation About quarter Of eleven O'Clock the
commenced TO abate, and although was hailed
sembled the peril Of the isolated people was not de-
creased Here the loss Of property was great and the
saddest part OF the calamity that the largest number
Of the sufferers hard working people who can lily
afford their In many all their stock OF pro-
visions were sweep, away or desroyed and tneir urn,
ough in this ward Is very heavy Three bridges are
completely destroyed and one corner Of Penn and Arch
streets il rendered useless and will have to be rebuilt
ON Main Penn Arch Marshall and Lafayette Streets the
ernbankments washed away and will require consde-
Up country the streams reached nothing like freshet
Pcrkiomen and Skippack creeks were not unusually
| high Indeed the rain TO have been almost
trcy local and 70 have extended only across the country
and some distance below Nearly all the bridges ON
Stony creek in It's whole course are more or less In
that just above Sprngtown well as that over Sawm
run FARTHER down the road that travel over the Ger
msntown turnpike is seriously obstructed
DESTRUCTION or BRIDGES In PHILADELPHIA.
From the Philadelphia Ledger, July 10
The destruction Of bridges within the city limits BY
ing is list Of those carried away or damaged on tho
Hermit bridge above the log cabin, forty feet span.
Lattice covered bridge Of Conrsd's lane about eighty
feet span, swept away.
Luzley's lane bridge was slightly damaged, and now
Iron bridge, forty fee, spon Harsvie avenue, de-
| stroyed.
feet span destroyed The gae main which supplied Me-
gargee's paper mill with gsss passed this bridge
fbe pipe broken and portion Of 10 carried away.
The Gow OF gas has been stopped and the pipe VIII De re-
At Thorps lane ir stone bridge, with double arch.
walls on each eide for distance Of one hundred feet
washed away. workmen were set 70 WORK yesser-
hs repairs 70 the bridge on Ridge avenue across the
wissshickon, we're complesed snmc'e"'y W A'''~
The WASHINGTON nike !. very mvch damaged, being
washed gulliss In places and oosiruo'ed ~
The work Of repairing the pier at the west end Of FAIR
l mount dam win he commenced day. The damage Ia
/ the Water Works was not worth mentioning The re-
70 the pie, viii cost rC% Railroad near penllyn
the was washed through az two places 10
as TO require temporary bridging One Of these was
comnetd Yesterday One span OF the bridge across tho
Wissanicron below the Gwynedd station, was washed
away II was about forty 1--we feet long, and y was car
red 70 meadow and landed without causing 10 ofeak
much
| ,ossxs six HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
from the Philadelphia Press, July 10
II will; be seen that by this storm ~ least sx hundred
ha,sand dollars worth Of property has been destroyed
=, Ave or sx counties Of the two States " was most
d,sastrpus n came suddenly, and came, too, In mid
snnmer-a rare occurrence indeed TrayN Is riously
o,,;edet in Montgomery and Bucks COUPLES, and much
suffering the rsat among theneny who can III AFFORD
] 10 bear their loss