Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-10-08
The Great storm.

The recent storm which has yisiled all n
sections OF the country, made terrible havoc, =,
destroying lives and property of all kinds. IL
Bridges were washed away and railroad 4
tracks destroyed, causing great inconvc- Ii
nienee by temporary suspensiOn of travel, y
and detention of mails. c
In New York city many Of the docks were 4
submerged and the freight on them suffered i
In the lower parts OF the city +,
the Easements of many OF the houses were
filed almost to the ceilings. Fortunately ,
few lives were lost. ;;
In Brooklyn the territory known as "thc
falls" was covered with water TO such a
depth MS tn flood the cottages Of the residents,
driving the occupants to the root
Throughout New York Stale railroads
were washed away and bridges destroyed,
and geRtral susptnsi IN nI travel and OF
mails caused thereby.
In New Jersey portion OF the Allentown
line OF railroad was submerged, houses were
unioofed, and trees tom up by the roots.
In Vermont bridges and dams were washed
| away, and large amount of property de-
siroYed. Loss estimated at 81 100000. At .
Bra'tleboro several lives were lost.
| In Connecticut the storm was very severe, |
and there was great destruction OF pro-
perty. Mills, bIidges, and railroad tracks |
were swept away.
In Pennsylvania there was terrible de-
strucion of property. Tho Shuylkill river,
at Philadelphia, raised ten feet ln short
lime, the water extending from Twenty
fourth Street, east side, TO TLirty-first
Street, west side of the river. Twenty-iour
freight cars were turned bottom side up and
hoated of. The bank OF the river, from
Biidge Street 10 the locks, was covered with
4 all kinds of merchandise, mules, horses,
q wagons, &c. The river itself prest ntcd an
i indeseribable scene; parts Of houses, canal
Y boats, cattle pens, large tanks, barrels ~
d niture, &c, were all iammed together wllh
e ratiers, boards, sc. Two bridges were de-
J. stroyed at Manayunk, doing great damage
If as they were carried down the stream. The
ie Lehigh river rose fifteen feet, doing immense
,e damage all along the valley. The trains De-
ia tween Philadelphia and the South were all
stopped for some days on account OF both
!, tracks below Bell Road Crossing, one mile
=, south of Gray's Ferry, bling entirely sub
"a "a merged by the raj idly rising Hood. The
~ y, road was under water for mile to the depth
~ OF three feel, and afterwards rose to four
e, leet on the rails. Great injury was done to
@ es the Delaware and Lackawana Railrone, and
~ 1T MauCh Chunk twenty boats went over the
~ dam.
~ In Baltimore the storm was very dcslruc.
W tive. A large portion of the lower part ot
w the city was entirely submerged. The ti:si
floors Of all The houses in the vicinity of lht
ne intersection of Gay and Saratoga Streets
&C. and Harrison Street through the entire
ed length were flooded 10 the depth OF seyera
ry feet The Elk Ridge Railroad from Annnp
I'D oils Junction 10 Annapolis was washe'
lie. away at several points. The wires OF th'
en- several Telegraph lines leading from Bali
es- more were proslrateG, aud on some lines th
poles were washed away for II disiace OF tlv
,,a miles.
tI nr In Washington and Vicinity, the cana
~ banks were oYelfowed, and the lower slorle
'"1 sS of the houses adjacent were flooded. !
tNa1f. nj
., wade in water up u their necks 10 rescu
e' women and children. Three coillns wer
washed down the Tibir and lodged nea
the Adams Express office, supposed 10 haV
oh. been washed from some burial place. Bridge
ned over Rock Creek were swept away, als'
me fences frame shanies, and everything OF
ON. floating nature on its banks. Several LIVE
lnil were lost
In Massachusetts great damage was don
nm Through travel on the Boston and Alban
lnrs Railroad was stopped on account OF ba
,er- brenks both east and west ol Springfield
hos Tie lall OF wAGtr reached the exruordlnll
of amount of six inches. The village OF Wes
,rv field was inundated. The loss TO Proper
is reported to amount to TlO0,OOO
law --4sas+---------
the A JERSEY RESIDENT ROBBED OF 81, Al
u. IN MoNGY, BoNDs AND JEwELRy. -Accor
al ing to his own story, one Juan De Bott
eek who claims 10 he resident of Jersey Cit
aw' has been lated 10 repeat a very general c
his perience. Some days since he very dOleful
on anneared at the Central Detective Ofiic
a nad although nbNshad by the regal furnita
,ilar Of the establishment managed to pour
upc- sorrows into the sympathl2iug ear Of CHI
Kelso 1t was plain and exceedingly u
vanished tale he delivered. The 9th OF 81
3 we tembcr last was With linn a memorial
run epoch; for he was drunk that night, and
rect, ing drunk hnd wandered TO New York, a
four easily scraped up an acquaintance with FL
fons ny Doran and Lizzie Smith, whom he
c0unlered in the street in the course OF
Iambles He accompanied them t.
AIDS Chrystie street, aud did not leave them
and til tile next day, and when he dill, tnu
lper, that he was minus 81 800 in coin, $500
zach; currency, $500 in icwelry and $500
, ana United States bonds, which lie declared
= get had upon his person whtn he entered
lle house He expressed an ~ iuion that he !
our been rol bed by the two women, and Cl
ones Kelso so ar coincided that he detailed
SIS OF tcttves Vaughan and Simrglon to Ii
'Nes' them up. But that was no easy iask;
ne 10 they had disappeared from thtir us
the hauuis, and the woman Smith never hay
me been lound, it was not until Saturday
VIII Fanny was arrested, and with her one III
man Doran, who was suspected of complitilS
IL Is the affair The prisoners were yesterday
} sys- lagned before Justice Hogan, at the FOL
per Police Court, but the case not being re
Vlous' they were renandVd.-N. y. Herald.
I; nor -...s.