Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-06
Overland Dispatches
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F1sthcE PsrtIsular. about tho FIeed in
laud-Grent Destruction Of Property
and some Loss Of Life.
PHILADELPHIA, October 5.-The water
at Fairmount dam has receded six feet since
yesterday. The streets are nearly dry. but
covered with mud and debris left by the wa.
ter. Hundreds Of cellars IRE filled. At the
large establishments steam FIRE engines are
engaged in pumping out the water.
That portion Of Bethlehem, between the
Lehigh river and Nomocacy Creek, is under
water. An immense quantity Of valuable
lumber was swept away.
Wiersport is completely inundated.
The iron bridge opposite the Mansion
House, at Mauch Chunk, is swept away.
Thirty-seren barges went over the dam at
that point, aud were completely wrecked.
Broadway is entirely under water, and sew
eral houses were washed into the stream.
The booms at White Haven are all broken,
and great RATS Of timber are floating down.
The loss to the lumber men Of White Haven
is very heavy.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, at Catasqua,
is washed away. The Lehigh and susque-
hanna Railroad s~ustains heavy damages.
ALBANY, October 5.-Thc water in this
city is still over the docks. Broadway Is
navisated by small boats. Nearly all the
Easements and cellars east Of Green street
are flooded.
TROY, October 5.-The food was unpre-
cedented. The water in the Hudson Is 10
feet above low water mark. Great destruc-
ton to property occurred in this city, the
mills being greatly damaged.
Up north the country is flooded. Three
houses were carried away at Mechanicsville,
and q woman named Humphreys was
drowned. A Frenchman at Fort Ann was
drowned, and three men were drowned in tho
Hudson at this city last night.
The loss to the West Troy lumber men by
the freshet will reach 500, 900.
SARATOGA, October 5.-Accounts from the
surrounding country say the storm on Sun
day night and Monday morning, did more
damage than ever before known. Scarcely a
bridge on the country roads has been left in
good condition.
Great damage was done at Ballston Spa,
and one boy was drowned.
New HAVEN, October 5.-The most COM
mcntab!c consequence Of the food in this
vicinity is the giving way Of the great dam
over the Housatonic River at Birmingham.
Two weeks work would have completed the
structure. Three hundred feet have been
destroyed; more than half the labor Of two
years is swept away. One man was drowned.
HARTFORD, October 5.-Reports Of the
damage by the storm continue to come in.
The damage in all parts Of the State is very
great. The town Of Manchester suffered
more than any other place; not a bridge is
lef, in the town, and not a water.wheel is
running there to-day. The loss to mill-dams
and property is estimated at $4,000. The
loss in roads and bridges the same amount.
Charry & Brothers lose 500, 900, in which
is included one hundred pieces Of silk, worth
$4,000 or $4,000. A. Broad Brook, the
old factory buildings occupied as a tinshop
below and tenemens house above, was swept
away. A young man, a woman and five chill
dren were drowned. A man was also drowned
at Higganania.
Railroad Accidents.
Troy, October 5.-Two accidents occurred
on the Troy and Boston Railroad. last night.
The first was a collision between a freight
and passenger train. Three employees were
injured.
The same passenger train was thrown into
tho Hoosac River, at Hoosac Falls, by a
wash in the railroad track. Three lives were
los. and the Conductor was seriously injured.