Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-05
DISASTROUS STORM.
Great Rain-----Freshet- Bridges
Washed Away.
The Principal Railroads of New York
Injured.

fgv Tglearap.. 70 Tile Memphis Appeal
New YouK, October THE rain, which
commenced AZ midnight Saturday, lasted
untn this morning, terminating in heavy
gale. which. however, did no damage here
agouts. The railroads, south, east and
north, are. however, much damaged by
1hs heavy ireshet- and gale. The tracks
OF the central. Hudson, Harlem and Erie
Railroads are washed away In various
places. The upper Delaware is twenty
feet higher than on Friday. The freshet
in the Sandusky carried OF several freight
cars belonging TO the Pennsylvania Cen
tral Railroad. Stores were swept away,
and large quantities OF lumber, merchan-
disc. wagons, etc, besides even mules and
horses. The covered bridge at Manayunk
was carried away, and two horses were
drowned by the capsiEing Of a canal boat.
A great many houses in this city were
flooded, particularly on TweuIy-third
street, the occupants OF which escaped in
boats.
Tie water rose seventeen feet At Norris
town. The h0od exceeds that Of 1850.
The damage is immense. The Lehigh
river rose Enseu feet causing great dam
age. As the railroad track Is submerged.
In Baltimore the damage 20 the merchants
l. considerable. the goods in the sub
merged districts having been removed,
the foundations OF many of the buildings
washed away and the pavements torn up.
The damage 10 the railroads is not serious,
and has been repaired.
Considerable damage has been done IN
the lower part Of Baltimore; also, damsge
has been done on the line Of the Baltimore
aid Ohio Railroad, and especially 10 the
telegraph poles ana bridges, The storm
closed al Baltimore early this morning,
and the food has sube'ded.
The accounts received from al sections
show that the storm has been general and
has caused considerable damage. Tho
telegraph lices, save the cable, haye been
much intercepted, and many railroad
bridges have been carried away from
Whitehall. The canals have been badl y
damaged. Seventy faet have been carried
away aL Dunrau's Basin, three miles iiCrth
OF 81. EImuuds.
AtSt. AIMS man named Julius Lesser,
81 Whitehall, Wss drowned, together with
his team.
Several bridges GA the Renseliser and
Saratora Railroad were swept away, and
the truck j. washed ont in several places
on the Rutland and Washington Railroad
and through travel oE the Boston and
Albany Railroad is stopped, on account OF
bad breaks. The fall of water al Spring
nsld reached eight inches.
Tae village u WiseGeld Is inundated
and the reported less is 500, ,OgO. No trains
have come through on the Hudson River
Railroad since early this morning. Near
Castieman nearly 20 feet Of the road Is
yeue. The bridge "a Sturteyant light
house Is also damaged, and she Culvert
near Livingston S5atiOH is partially de-
stroved. Ia the town Of Rhinebeck
there we're four vessels destroyed
out OF hye. aud all approaches
10 Rhiuebeclz are cut of. The Harlem
Railroad j. washed away in several places,
the main difficulty being between Chat
ham and Dover Plains The passenger
trims when EtlL ALb&lF a. = esla+Es AEAt
Pougilkeepsie at this pm. for New York.
Hudson dispatches report that the bridges
over the Ghont, on the Harlem Rail
road. were washed away. together with
manv others on the line between the Ghen'
and Copoks. The Hudson River read
could not run trains through 10 Chatham
to-day, abou, fifty feet OF the track being
washed away near ClayeIinc depot, and
other damage done % the The road which
viii be repaired by tomorrow. Jbe con-
structi5H train on the Hudson road which
left Hudson about am, met with an ac-
cident at Mount MerinO creek, about one
and half miles from lhc city, by means Of
the falling Of culyert as train was
passing over IL. The locomotive fell over
and the tender fell through the culvert.
Several laborers were injured.
The storm vas very severe at Albany,
Rochester and Schenectady. The river
rose TO a great hight. The loss al Roehes-
ser amounts 10 Sl0O go, and at Albany &
f5oc0o.