The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-09-20
GREAT ERESHEI.

falling with scarcely any intermission-
now coming in April showers. and then
pouring. The consequence is that all
the streams are up considerably higher
than they were in January, lS47-the
highest food ever known in this region.
Tests Wooden Factory below town,
on the river, is said to be damaged about
S3.000-river having washed away the
head gates, race, and the two roads on
each side of the river, leading to the
factory. Had the rain continued with
with the same force two hours longer on
Tuesday forenoon, the factory building
would have been completely undermine
ed and precipitated into the river.
Merings Mill and property, just South
of town, suffered considerably-he tells
us that the extent of the damage to him
is not less than 1000. His race, fenc-
ing, &C., are badly torn up The river
has, apparently cut new channel around
the dam abutment on this side, and he
fears his damage will be greater than his
estimate above; but he cannot determine
until the river falls.
Jackson & Co. S Wooden factory, West
of, and opposite the City, was completely
fiooded-their new brick ware house on
the bank, looked like as if it was in the
middle of the stream; but its foundation
was sure-being about eleven feet down.
They got all their goods out; their fin
ishing machinery, being in the basement
story of the mill, wasn't benefited by
the bath it received. $500 will probably
cover the damage sustained by them.
Nixon IL Co.'S Paper Mill dam is
washed away-heLd- gates, and race do.
1t is judged that 81 900 will not suffice
to cover their losses.
Messrs. Scott q Fulghum, North of
town, on the East Fork lost large lot
of lumber, and all the Mills on the river,
and the different Forks of Whitewater,
as far as we can learn, have suffered
more or less.
The Wayne Pixies Bridge at Cam
bridge, built in 1884 by Uncle Sam, is
gone entirely-nothing left but part of
the abutments, and its bridge at German
town is badly damaged, and the Pike is
badly delapidated by washing all along
he road to the West line The Williams
burg and Union Pike-bridges and road
is badly damaged.
On the Central Railroad, when the
Pike bridge went down stream it passed
lnder the R. R. bridge, raising it COM
'letely up; but strange to say, it fell
,ack in its old position, merely displac
ne the cross ties. The Railroad bridge
nd pier at Germantown, were swept away
nd several bridges between there and
more or less injur ed-no
between that city and
richmond within the past three days.
he Bridge over the Miami on the Cen
raj Road at Piqua, has been swept away.
The Cincinnati and Dayton reads are
till open to this city, and we received
rord by way Of Cincinnati that Indi-
napolis has had it's full share of damp
ess. The southern portion of the city |
7as flooded, and large amount of prop |
rty destroyed. Two men and a boy
vere drowned. The rains were also
eavy in the surrounding country, and
everal of the railroads centering at |
indianapolis were more or less damaged.
The Cincinnati Gazette of the 10th,
avs:
"a gentleman who has kept a record
f the weather, informs us that it has
aimed, more or less, every day for
eventy- tsco consecutive days
The estimated loss at Indian apolis is
pwards of 100000 Messrs. Foster,
holloway Henry c. Holloway, formerly
f this city, Il Co., wholesale grocers,
uffer heavily. They estimate their
amages at over $4,000
just az we are going to press. we learn
nat the Hydraulic Canal at Hamilton,
as given way and flooded that city, and
lat the Miami is within one foot of the
.ailroad bridge there-it was feared that
ould be swept away. No papers from
incinnati to day.
..CoULDN'r STEM THE CURRENT. Our
lend W. w. Foulke informs US that he
ad a valuable Sow that came near
on Tuesday last The water
,vaded the lot where she was on the bank
the creek, and having swept away the
ence, the female porcine, like many of
he female persuasion of the human fam
y, took a contrary fit, and, in spite of
epeated calls from her owner, rushed
ito the river, and attempted to swim
gainst the current-President johnson
ashion-but she soon found it was s'no
down stream she went despite her
lighty efforts to make Roadway in that
ERECTION. Mr.. F. followed her about a
uarter of a mile, when she brought up
gainst some drift wood, and, with the
id of some of his neighbors, she was
eseued from drowning, and dragged to