The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-05
THE FREsHEI In PENNSYLVANIA.
Freshet in the Schnyixill River-Ereiaht Cars
Washed Away-Damage ut Manayunk.

Freshet in the schaylkilI River-Freight Cars
Washed Away-Damage at Manayunk.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4, 1889.
The rain has caused freshet in the Schuylkill
river which has risen ten feet Several freight cars
on low ground on the west side OF the river were
carried OF from the Pennsylvania Railroad freight
depot
Travel on the Morristown Railroad is suspended
in consequence of water on the track.
There is considerable damage at Manayunk from
the overaowing of the lower story of the mills and
carrying away Of exposed property on the banks
Many empty canal boats have been swept down the
stream.
Details Of the Damage in Philadelphia
Streets Inundated and Property Destroyed.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 4, 1859.
The water In the Schulykll river s above all the
wharves below Market street. Lumber and coal are
being carried away in large quantities. SIX cars
were carried away from the PENNSYLVANIA Rail-
road track. The water extends from Twenty fourth
street. east sde to Thirty-frst street, on the vest
side Of the river. The water has reached the second
story OF the Schuylknl Navigation stores on the
west side Of the river. Twenty-four freight cara
have been turned bottom side up. Large quantities
OF lumber, belonging to McIlwain & Buch, have
been swept away. The coal oil refinery of MIR.
Frees is damaged large quantities Of oil in barrels,
&C., having been carried of. Two small houses
on the towpath were flooded to the second
story. The tenants, with oil their movable
furniture. are located on the high ground
back from the river waiting for fail In the
The bank Of the rive ~Jm Bridge stree. to the
locks, is covered with, ali kinds of merchandise,
mules, horses wagons, &c. The river itself pre-
sens indescribablc scene parts OF houses, canal
&C., all jammed together with large raters, boards,
tpto oh will, fho
works that III all probability there VIII he q short
allowance CT gas this evening.
Two Bridges Destroyed at AIannyunl-Fur-
ther Particulars of the Frcshet in PhiIndel.
phia.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4, 1869.
The covered bridge at Manayunk was carried away
about noon, and the wreck, striking the towpath
bridge, carried that away Also A canal boat cap
sized at Manayunk end two boys were drowned.
In this city, ON Twenty third street, Oil the
houses are flooded from Market street to
Callowhill, as well as all the property
between that and the river In many Of the
houses the occupants had to be taken out in boats.
At the gas works the water submerged the retorts.
causing great damage. At NoTristown the water
rose seventeen feet. The food exceeds that of 1850.
The damage will be immense.
BETHLEHEM, Oct. 4, 1859.
The Leh12n river mas risen nlteen leel. lHe uaIu-
age along the valley is immense. The railroad
tracks are submerged and there are no trains run.
ming.
Destruction or Property at NOrristown-
Immense Losses-The Interruption to Travel
South of Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA Oct. 4, 1869.
At Spring Mill, five miles below Norristown, the
river has receded two feet from the highest point
fat
mark or two feet higher than the great freshet Of
1852. The destruction OF private property is
immense.
A woman at N0rristown, while eudeavoring to
secure floating timber, fell into the river, and two
persons man and woman, while trying TO rescue
her, were drawn In the current, and the three
drowned
The Norrstown Railroad is bodily under water, as
also the Reading Railroad large force OF laborers
are hand sufficient to repair any damage IN few
hours after the water recedes The coal trade viii
not remain idle more than two days. unless the
mines are drowned out above.
At three O'Clock the river was rising rapidly at
Pottstown, but it is supposed to be the water from
! the upper end inst coming down.
The trains between New York and Philadelphia
| are all regular and uninterrupted, although the
Raritan Passaic, Delaware and other streams were
| swollen early in the day to an extraordinary
| height; but the New York and Washington trains
and those between Philadelphia and the South are
| all delayed by the effects OF high water in the
Schuylklll. The eleven A. M. train from Broad street
| station for Wilmington passed in safely and on
prompt time; but in fifteen minutes after II had gone
down the line both tracks below Bell Road crossing
| beyond the oil works, one mile south Of Gray's
Ferry we're entirely submerged by the rapidly rising
nood BY the hour Of 1915, when the $40 New York
| train for washington ana the Philadelphia noon
train south had started from Gray's Ferry station
the road Under water for pile TO the depth Of
| three feet IL was considered unsafe to run the
engine over this track aud the trains returned
| to Philadelphia. The water afterwards rose
| to four feet on the rails The Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore Railroad officers then pro.
| vded their steamers Fulton and Ariel to ply be-
| tween Chestnut street wharf, Philadelphia, and
| wilmington, Del, south. which line was uninter-
| rupted. BY this means passengers mails and bag
| gage OF all the New York, washington, Baltimore
| and Philadelphia trains were promptly moved
though the very high water IN the Delaware made IL
| no easy task The railroad tracks are not injured
and Will be used again for all trains tomorrow as
soon the water subsidies. At ten O'Clock tonight
It was feet less than at sundown at which time
the height was entirely unprecedented in the expe
| rience Of the road.
| Injury 10 tho Delaware and Lackawanua
Rnilroad-Hcnvy Loss In Boats nj Mauch
| Chunk.
SCRANTON, Oct 4, 1859.
Heavy rains have fallen for the past forty eight
hours No trains rived on the Lengn and Susque-
| hanna Railroad. Tie Delaware, Lackawanna and
! Western Railroad also suspended. An emoank.