New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-21
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The Freshet in Pennsylvanin.
PHILADELPHIA. Monday. March 90. Ist
The PittsJurg Chronicle of Saturday says:

The Pitsburg Chronicle Of Saturday says:
The Allegheny River during Friday Afternoon rose
II feet and one part of his city completely under
The river washed the steps Of the Scott House at the
foot Of Irwin.st.
The lower part OF Pennst. was rendered impossible
by the food.
The First Ward of the city was flooded, end com
munication with all tic bridges cut Oft except for
vehicles.
The cellars as far up MS Lnycockst. were filed with
water and even the first floors Of buildings invaded
by it.
quence of the fear that 1t would be swept away. the
water having risen to its braces
At 8 O'Clock this morning the river was at a stand
STILL and at 10 O'Clock il reported Tint the water
was slowly falling. By this evening II will doubtless
be within its accustomed banks and the danger will be
past.
BY DISPATCHES from other cities we learn that the
Ao1ednct at Freeport, and bridges at Kitanning.
and OIL City, were carried away, and that Oil City was
quite inundated
Franklin was also flooded. 49,
The damage to the railroad WILL no doubt. DO I'm.
mensc, every stream ana tlDupry 10 the AneBDany
or Monongahela Is swollen fearfnly. On the Pennsyl'
vania Road two bridges ara reported to have been
swept away The Fort Wayne Road is under water
in several places The Allegheny Valley Road has been
immensely damaged. both by loss OF bridges and
destruction Of track and the Conncllsville Road al
though not yet much injured. will, no doubt be go
The Binghampton South ard West Pittsbur sh Minis
have had 0 suspend operations ard resGents OF the
houses near the river have been driven up into the
'e''''N TnnApEIrrIA Monday. March 90. 1865.
The Pittsburgh papers of this morning say
the Hood on the AegLaiy attained the hight OF 81
feet Q inches. TIE whole portion OF Pittsburgh lying
az NJ tao river bank from The Point TO LawreneeyiIe
was inundated including machine shops, foundeIles.
&c on Duquesne Quay below St. C!ar-st, there
WAS an immense loss and injury to stock ana
machinery; foundcries machine shops. rolling
mils. nil factories glass works and saw inlliS
Quantities OF lumber, boxes. barrels, patterns,
and other valuable property. AT Fort Pitt works we
understand, two largo guns which were uhhhisAeu'
The Allegheny gas works are under water, atd the
city is In darkness.
SECOND DISPATCH.
HARnIsBl re, Pa. Monday. March 90. 1863
The extraordinary treshets on the Susque-
hanna and Jubiata Rivers sgbsidng and the water
is falling rapidly. The damage TO the Pennsy wanna
Central Railroad is very slight hnd the road Is row IN
working condition between Harrisburg and PittsburG.
The eastward trains through on time to-day from
Pttsburg. 49,
III, six miles Of the track east Of this city which
were overlooked viii be repaired by tomorrow. even
ing In tie meantime the business of TIE road 20 and
from Philadelphia aud Now York is passing over tho
Philadelphia aud Reading road The Cumberland Valley
bridge has been repaired and the trains Of the North
ern Central Koiway between Harrisburg and Bat
MOI are passing as usual. THOMAS A. SCOTT,
Vice.presidcnt of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
THIRD DISPATCH.
HArIIeDuEG, Pa, Monday, MARI 70, lsto.T
The river continues To fall. The trains ON me
Northern Central Railroad between tbs place and BAL
tMOIe are running regularly. Inc IrcRht shu Phnnc"-
ger trains on the Pennsylvania Railroad ere running
between this city and Pittsburg.
FOURTH DISPATCH.
PITTSBURGH. Pa. Monday. March 20, 1853.
The Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad CON-
pany arc running their trains as usual.
FIFIH DISPATCH.
PITTsBURgH, Pa, Monday, March 20 1870
Telegraphic communication with Oh City D9t
vet being rcastabshed give but mearcr details
ofosses by the late food Tie toia. loss is immense ~
is moderately estimated at over g. OOO.OOO Oh Cily
was completely flooded. and many business oihceEs
were carried away by the water which rose with IN
pre- cedented rapidity.
An the bottom lands above Oil City were submerged
and the McCntock and Oh City bridge over on Creek
and Franklin bridge French Creek were carried
away Derricks, AID tanks containing large qusIties
of Oil came down. md the river is black WIN hoailh
barrels most oi them filled with oil Many Pittsburgh
firms sufsef heavily. Along tho banks are SAD cyl
dcnce5 OF wTeck-hogses gone and families camping
out in The 6p6a air al the towns along Tie Allegheny
Rive. we've inundated.
considerable quantity OF oil IN barrels VIII be re-
covered having Oale4 into cdeies below ms ely htc
been len aground by the Ieeeding waters. A. INC
month Of seIvicSy Greek 1t In estimated tna proPen
Geld q. Manchester "a entirely covered wh OIL DaIIe,s
and ono piece Of bottom land short DISTANCE peow,
about acres in extent Is covered from SIX 70
eht feet deep with confused mass Ok el aarres qua
lluulDer,