The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-03-13

The Flood Previous TO the late snow
storm it was apparent to every one that there
would be no food in the Sandusky this
spring. But when that huge mass of snow
went of, coupled with forty-eight hours
continuous rain, The ground was SO frozen
that the water ran direct FOR the creeks and
rivers. Every hillside sent its torrent TO
swell the flood
Friday night last The Saudusky river
commenced rising, and by Sunday morning
reached the high water mark of last year.
The ice came down Saturday morning and
gorged below the bridge and just above the
warehouse and elevator. The flats were en-
tirely submerged. Sunday night the famous
Seneca ice " came down in small fTag-
ments, but with sufficient force to do deal
of mischief In Fremont the east side Of the
river was under water, and boats traversed
the streets. On the west side but little
damage was done, Front street escaping this
year, owing TO the gorge being SO far below
the bridge. The damage to property along
the river is extensive. The freight house of
the L. E. d L. Railroad was stove up pretty
badly, so that the roof dropped, and more or
less OF the piles were knocked out Of the
warehouse dock The little steam yacht,
Mary A. SOutcr, was sunk where she
was anchored, below the warehouse, and her
upper works carried off Otherwise she is
not much injured, aud can be raised and re-
paired at little expense. The lighter and
scOw were also carried down ttream. The
dredge and tug at Whitaker bar were not
moved, we believe. The bridge was not
much injured. Some stones were knocked
out of the west pier, and the new wall on the
east side caved iu
Up river, the mill-dam of James Mo ore
was completely rooted out and destroyed,
and the wooden abutment on the east end of
the Tindall bridge was demolished. The
dry house and dye house of Moore d Deans
wooden factory were floatsd off, and the race
wall broken.
Wolf creek, in both branches, was on the
rampage also. The new bridge over the
west branch, on the line between Ballville
and jackson townships, was carried off
Saturday night and Sunday the bridge over
the cast branch was taken off by the ice.
The flood was productive of exciting Incl
dents. Saturday couple of boys from the
east side, GEo. HARVEY and FRANK SMITH,
crossed to the island below the bridge in
boat to shoot musk rats, and while there The
river rose rapidly and their boat was carried
off by the ice. They took refuge on an old
corn shed, and by their cries gave notice to
the people on shore of their perilous situa-
tion. Efforts were made during the AFTER
noon 10 rescue them, but without success.
In the course of the evening, however, they
were brought of by the gal aut exertions Of
JAMES MANS and CHAs. Ocns, veteran SOL
diers, who, at the peril of their own lives,
reached them by dint of painful and almost
superhuman labor We are gratifed to re.
cord the fact that Col NAT. HAYNES has pre-
seuted MANN with a suit of new clothes
throughout, and that purse has been made
up for his comrade.
The water has now subsiIed, and there
can hardly be another flood this spring.
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Clyde Items.-Mrs Ungern1an, wife OF
a tailor, was very badly gored by a COW on
the Oh inst. Mrs. U. was passing along
path between two snow drifts and met the
COW. The COW would not give the path, but
when Mrs. u turned TO run, attacked her,
tossing her about seven feet ON her horns.
The woman was very badly hurt, and fears
were entertained of her recovery. ---D.J.
Colver's new building is fast approaching
completion, and when finished will be the
finest store room in Clyde. Mr.. ColVer cx-
poets to move into it about the 20th of this
month. The Times says the members Of
the Presbyterian Church are about to erect
a splendid house of worship. They have
already procured the lots, and will COM
mence their building at an early day.
Rev. W. E. Lyons pastor of the Baptist
Church, had donation party at National
Hall, which resulted in about $50 receipts.