The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-16

extended from house to house, and cellars were
TSet corn and oats in the neighborhood OF
| Bridesburg is all beaten down by the rain, and
| three or four inches OF water covers the ground
| are ali overnowed, and in two or three places
the banks are broken At high tide oday there
| Is no doubt that the banks Will be broken all
| along from the force of the water. Great APP
pTehension is expressed by the farmers In re-
gard 20 the crops. Some OF them have lost
MARTINS dye-bouse, on the Bridesburg road,
is surrounded on one side by the aqueous ele.
ment 70 the depth of several feet, Two out
houses stand in the water very deep The
Bridesburg bridge is damaged seriously.
The bridge over the creek has all the ballast
taken out fit, and in consequence cannot be
drawn. Several boats are there waiting to get
through, but the tide is so strong that IL would
be impossible, even If the draw could be opened
The bridge which crosses Gunner's Run on
White Sheaf lane, is covered with water to the
extent of two feet, and IL is expected every
moment to be washed away. All along this
lane the water is q foot deep, and in some places
double and triple that.
The farmers coming from the country stated
TO our reporter that they had to go for miles
out of their road in order to bridge to get
INTO the city-a great many having been washed
rying or every thing in its course. Trees were
uprooted fences, torn down, and all hoated
on chickens, geese, and ducks were carried
Oh ana drowned In endless numbers.
FrankfoId creek WAS greatly swollen but all
movable property thereon was placed out OF
danger from the flood. Some mills were flooded
in their Easements, but no extensive damage
was done.
There was perfect rush of the flood down the
Roxboro' road-so strong, indeed, that it was
with difficulty that pair of horses attached to
wagon stemmed the current.
In the vicinity of the City Hospital the rain
was very heavy, and the lower surface of ada
cent territory completely flooded. No damage
was done to the hospital.
Some OF the street cars got along with the
greatest difficulty, and the dummy engines on
ing for period of about two hours The bridge
on the Second and Third streets line, about
mile this side of Frankford, portion OF which
was washed away last week, received greater
damage last night, wider breach being made
One track was completely demolished, but the
other Is all safe, the cars running regularly.
Large quantities of water are collected in the
vicinity of Frankford road, above Allegheny
AT Twenty-first street and Girard avenue the
culyert which broke yesterday left wide
gagged this morning in repairing it. The break
Is about 40 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 80 feet
deep. The travel on the Girard Avenue Rail-
road was impeded for short time, but the cars
run on time now drunken man fell into the
water and came very near being drowned. He
was rescued by some of the workmen.
At the foot Of Thompson street, Schuylkill
the wharf is overfOwed to the depth OF four
all under water, as well as the wheelwright
shop attached to it, belonging to the same
party. The water in the latter comes up to the
Below this is a temporary stone yard, all the
stone work for the New York and Washington
all inundated to the extent of three feet, for
distance Of o hundred yards from the Schuyl-
kill.
Considerable damage occurred to a culvert in
the neighborhood OF Twentieth street, below
Berks, and son of Mr. George M. Baugh came
In Cohocksink creek the water rose to great
height, and with much rapidity.
SCENES ALONG THE soHUYLKILL-D DAMAGE
DONE IN WEST PHILADELPHIA.
Yesterday afternoon there were manifesto
tions that the Schuylkill was fast rising, and
towards evening the disastrous effects of the
volumes of water pouring into 1t from all the
upland streams began to be felt by all who in
habit It's banks. Fast and faster it rose, hurried
on by the volumes which poured into it-once
ripping brooks, now dashing torrents-from all
the highlands q, ng its course. AS darkness
drew on the Schuylkill had risen ten feet above
its ordinary height, and this morning it seems
almost q Niagara-turbulent foaming, and
eddying like cataract, and with height of
from twelve to fourteen feet.
Its waters are as yellow, If not more SO, than
ever were the waters OF the Mississippi. AS q
natural consequence, all the low lands along
places the water-mark now extends more than
three hundred yards from its usual border.
Large shade trees, which stand at the edge of
the bank, appear as bushes, while fences and
mounds and low sheds are not to be seen. AS
feet OF water, the cellars of the houses are COM
pletely filled. Especially Is this more evident
at the Falls of the Schuylxil.
Here the entire lower stories of some Of the
houses are entirely filled with water, while the
1nhab1tants, necessarily 4eating Nasty reEreat
tammed and jumbled all their furniture into
the upper stories. large amount of property,
the loss OF which will full heavily upon the
owners, was swept away by the currents from
the very doors of the houses.
The falls at Fairmount where the water
pours over the dam are now worthy their name
| for never within the memory Of the Oldest In
water poured over It, with dashtng OF spray
| and roar that make II Veritaole cataract OF
| large dimensions.
| ladelphia. Every place was flooded with water
| Henry A. Dreer's nurseries were literally
soaked, and the track of the HestonVille and
Mantua Railroad was washed away near the
| Wire Bridge, preventing the cars from running
| All along the embankments of the West Ches-
| ter and Media and Philadelphia and Baltimore
Railroad, suffered in accordance with the pres
| sure OF the storm, necessitating many repairs
| The Schuylkill was again unusually high, with,
| If the rain continues, anticipattons Of another
freshet
on Chestnut street, west of Forty-second street,
q large culvert caved in for a distance of over
| half q square. AT Thirty-second and SAMSON
streets q small frame house was almost hoated
| on. The planks along the Darby road were
| Everything that the surging waters have
| touched, unless fastened, were drawn into the
| turbulent river aud carried resistleBsly away.
| Large trees, great amount of lumber, boxes,
| portions of houses, sheds, broken fences, and
no less than five large and battered coal barges
| were seen coming down the river, and two
| defunct and bloated "squealers" fioated down
| and were dashed against the piers of the Mana
| yunk Passenger bridge
/ The River road, on the Montgomery side of
| the Schuylkill, is entirely inundated from the
| abovenaned bridge to Spring Mills and is
| covered with over six feet of water. Three
large brick houses above this bridge are entirely
| shut in by the water, and the inhabitants, after
| being Kept in the greatest fear during the night
| only effected their escape late this morning.
| On the opposite shore OF the Schuylkill the
| houses that stand upon thelow wground are nlled