The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-05-31
Heayy Rams Damage along the Streams.

Heavy kaiGs- damage along the ctTeains'
On Saturday night and Sunday last
this section Of country was visited by the
heaviest rain storms known hereabouts
Tor many years. The several creeks in
the county rose rapidly to flood height
and much damage, causing thousands OF
dollars Of loss to our citizens, was the con-
sequence.
On Pocono creek the damage proved
very heavy; buildings, fences, and bridges,
were carried away, or undermined, and
roads were SO badly washed as to be al
most impossible. At and near Tanners
vile the food seemed to spend its fury.
The turnpike road is very badly washed
in several places, several bridges carried
away, and much damage done to fencing.
ut KistIer's Tannery there was also
considerable damage done, but its char
acter, and amount in dollars and cents, we
have not heard stated.
From all we can learn, Jacob Stouffer
suffers the heaviest loss along this creek.
His warehouse, wherein was stored the
machinery manufactured in his foundry
and machine shop, and his extensive
stock of valuable patterns, was carried a.
way. Little or nothing was saved of the
contents of the building The bed Of the
creek too was somewhat changed at this
point adding considerably to the amount
Of his damage, which we have heard esti-
mated, at $4,000
All along the Pocono the evidence is
plain of the floods rampant career, in the
washing of lands and fences, from It's
source to the point, in this borough, where
it emptics into McMchaels creek. We
have heard of no county bridges being
carried away on this creek, but several,
including the log trestle bridge at the
head of Elizabeth street in this borough
are more or less injured,
Along Brodhead's creek, and its tribu-
tGries, there was, also, considerable DANA
ge done, but thus far we have teen able
to learn but few particulars. The stream
was bank-full, and in the estimation Of
many, quite equalel the food Of June,
1862
A small stream, which our informant
designated thunder shower stream, and
which discharges into Brodhead's creek
about mile above Henryville, suddenly
became giant in proportions and wash
ed away some fifty feet in length and
bout thirty feet in depth of the railroad
This was speedily repaired, the southwark
bound trains having only been detained
one day.
y county bridge, below James Hen
rvs, On Brodhead's creek is reported car
ried away; and the stream, in It's mad
career cut channel through lowland
field belonging to Robert Brown, near the
east end of the causeway of the iron
bridge, at the lower end of this borough
Mr.. Brown is probably the heaviest indi-
ridual looser on Brodhead's creek.
The new channel which crosses the
public road leading to the depot, has
made the road impossible for foot passen-
ye:s, and dangerous, in times Of high
water, for the passage of vehicles
y necessity, therefore, may have been
treated for the erection of new county
bridge at that point, or for the extension
Of the causeway Of the iron bridge so as
TO embrace the new channel
The railroad was somewhat damaged
near Blooms hole, but not enough to de-
ain northward bound trains.
The road from this point to Milford in
Pike county, was so seriously damaged as
0 prevent The passage of vehicles for a
lay or two.