, 1865-03-21
THE GREAT FLOOD.
1s% Havoc Inv rbe pcnn.gl~ans~ OIL
ltexlOn&-Allalrx mp the Allegheny.


P11TsHEnGu, Monday, March 70.
TelegTaphic communication with Oil Cltg has
rot get been Fe-established. We can give but
mc:gcr details Of the 1ostes by the late docd The
total loss IS immense, being moderately e.timated
At oycr ta,0C0,o0c OIL City was completely food
I'd. end many bnsiness offices were floated away
By water, which rose with unprecedented rapldity.
AL the bottom lands nboVe Oil City were anb-
merged, and the McCltntock and OIL CITY bridge,
over oil Greek, and Frzuklin bt,dce, over French
Ireek, we're carried away. Det11eks and tauks,
and the river was black with floating barrels, most
VI them filled With oil. Many Pittsburgh firms
suffered heavily. Along the banks we're Fad eyl-
along the bank, and all The towns along he 1lie,
chany River inundated. a considerable quantity Of
oil IN oa7els will be recovered, having aoatcd
Iecadlpg waters. At Tie mouth Of LewicEiy
Creek, It is estimated that <l0o000 worth Of pro-
perty wal washed ashore. 4 l1ree field at M1nchcs-
T. piece Of bottom 1und short distance below,
ab0nt twenty aeref in extent, is covered from
si1 to eight feet deep with otl barrels and lumber
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, March so.-The ritt-
'nrch CHRONICLE Of Saturday :sJs: The ALLIE
EhAny River, during Friday afternoon, rose four
pn6rr water. The river washed the eteps Of thc
Scott House at the foot Of IRWIN erect The lowrr
part Of Penneyirania street WIS rendered fmpassa.
flooded and communication with iii the bridges
cut except for vehicles Ctars az far up as Jaycock
street, were filled with wnter, and flitt hoors OF
@ q the
r,=tn % It's braces. Al 10 o'clock, It WIS reported
The Mptss y, va slowly is.ng. and By this evening
md all danger passed.
"Dy ditratchee from other cities we learn that
snins and Oh city were carried away, and that oI
City Wat quite Inundated.
.,FfanklIn Tas also Hooded. The damage to tbs
stream and tributary to The Allegheny and Ma
ronrahela IL swollen fearfally. On .he.Pennsyl-
rania Hoad+ two bridges arr reported to hare been
Maler IN several places. Ths Allcehany Valley
Road las been immensely damaged both By loss Of
bridges and tic destruction Of track: and the
cpnnelltyillc Road. although not yet much ia
ard South aud West Iullsanlg mills have hid 10
tuspcud operations, and the residents OF The
houses near the r,vef hare been driven up into
setond and eycu third Btor1es."
nAEEIeBCno. Monday, March s0-Thc e1traor-
dinur5 freehets in the Sa*q1ch.nna and juu,ats
rivers arc su5siding,, The wa.er is falling rapid
very slight. The road Is now in working contl-
ton between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. East
yard tEainE came through on time to-day from
track thai wss ovc1nowcd, east oi Harri:bure six
m1'te. will be repaired tomorrow evening. In
the meantime The 6eIness Of the 70 I'd to md from
philadelphia md Reading Road. The Cumper-
land Valley Bridge Inns teen repaired, aud the
t!n,us of the Northern Central Railway between
Harrisburg arc passing as usual.
Lo1Euedl THos. A. SCoTT.
Vice President p. c. R. 4.
RrvrA1n. Monday. AaeeL -.
70 ~ a. & Sample, Chicago. Agent New York Cen
HeEu!tr trains VIDE resumed to.1ny The Cen
rai load H. II right except the Rcchestor bridge,
nnsie " ~e VIII VII t1ansles passengtra for Eve days,
ALLEN BUTLER.
rHEsBEEo, Sunday March 10. 1sc5.
W.. Neland. a.. Gea: :.t We.t Paze. Agt- Chicago:
cago halfway have not been ob;tz1cted by the
1oud. and all trains on the Pcnnzslysnta Ra{iroai
havc been resumed.
The iood is the highest since 1859. hut no trains
have been obstructed from passing over our road
on time ". Su1Ey
Ennerfnfendrnt Eastern DiIiafnn