Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-03-23
The Late Ereshet.


PITrsBsReu. Mapch 20. -Telegraphic
communication with Oil City has not yet
been restuicd. We can give but meegre |
details of losses by the late food. The to-
tai loss is immense, being moderately esti-
mated at over 81, 100000, Oil City was
completely flooded. The lands above OH
City were submerged, and the McCllntock
and Oil City bridge over Oil creek and
Franklin bridge over French creek were
carried away. Derricks and tanks containing
large quantities Of oil eame down, and the
river was black with floating barrels, most
of them filled with OIL Many Pittsburgh
firms suffered heavily. Along. the hanks
were sad evidences Of wreck. Whole tami.
lies were seen camping along the banks Of
the Allegheny. A considerable quantity OF
oil in barrels will be recovered, having float
ed into, ,eddying water at the mouth Of the
Sewickly. ..#. -....
PHILADELPHIA, March 2O--The Pitts
burgh Chronicle Of Saturday saws:
The Allegheny river during Friday after.
noon rose fourteen feet, and one part OF
this city was completely under water. The
river washed the steps of the Scott house,
at the foot of Irwin street. The lower part
of Pennsylvania street was rendered impas-
sible by the food. The lst ward Of the city
was flooded, and communication with all
the bridges cut off, except for vehicles
Cellars as far up as Laycock street were
filed with water. and the first floors OF
buildings were invaded by it. Mechanics
E street bridge was closed to travel, in conse-
uuence of the fear that it would be swept
away, the water having risen to its braces.
!, At 10 o'clock it was reported that the
water was steadily falling BY this eve
ming it will doubtless be within its accus
toned banks and the danger past.
! BY dispatches from other cities we lsaTr
! that the Agneduct at Freeport, and th'
!, bridges at Kittaning and Oil City were car
, ried away, and that Oil City was quite In
undated. Franklin was also flooded.
The damage to tho railroads will no doub
be immense. Every stream and tributar!
to the Allegheny and Monongahela wa
: swollen tcarfully. On the Pennsylvan
: road two bridges are reported to have bee
\ swept away. The Fort Wayne road is un
I der water in seueral places. The Alleghen
o Valley road has been immensely damaged
. beth by the less Of bridges and the destrut
y ton Of track, and the Connellsyille road
q although not yet much injured, will n
u doubt be. -,
e The Birmingham, and South and Yves
g Pittsburgh Mills have had to suspend OF
II erations, and the residents OF houses nea
Q the river have been driven up into the SEE
y ond aud even the third stories
It HARRISBURG, March Goth. The extrao1
l. binary freshet in the Susquehanha and j,
e niata rivers has subsided, and the water
y falling rapidly. The damage to the Cel
o trail railroad is slight and the road is no
y in working condition between Harrisbur
1t and Pittsburgh. Eastward trains can
!, through on time to-day from Pittsburgh
sr Harrisburg. The damage to the track thu
IS was overhowed six miles East OF this plat
s. will be repaired tomorrow evening; in Il
r meantime the business Of the road to an
ID from Philadelphis and New York is passir
as over the Philadelphia and Reading road.
is The Cumberland Valley bridge has bee
he repaired, and the trains Of the Northel
al Central railroad from Harrisburg are passir
as usual.