The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-29

dered the Congress service.
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gress be presented to the citizens Of London and
to the English governments for the courtesy ex-
tended to the foreign delegates IN every way, and
with these interchanges OF votes OF good feeling
and good will the proceedings terminated.
During this week the members OF the CONGRESS
will visit PRISONS State, county and voluntary, HI
tile time having been Afforded last week for obtain
Ing an inspection or these objects OF peculiar in
tereet to the gentlemen who have visited this cOun
try.
The Disastrous storms and Floods
Terrible Scenes-Cemeteries Flooded.
Graves Torn Open and Dead Bodies
and COINS swept Away by the Flood
Bursting OF q Observation-Disclosures
and Mines stopped MISUNDERSTANDING
OF the Poor and Injury TO Property.
From the London Daily News July ISL
accounts reach us from various parts OF Lanca-
storms OF the last few days. Our Manchester cor
respondent writing last evening, says Yesterday
the heavy falls OF rain In this neighborhood which
eral days and nights past suddenly ceased about
three p. NJ, and the weather continued fine until
during Thursday and Friday was accompanied
with thunder and lightning, and at intervals
exceeded during the most terrific storms.
Yet no great alarm or uneasiness was felt in Man.
chester because the volume Of water in our prnci-
pal river, the rweI had not very largely increased.
After the cessation OF the rainfall yesterday how
ever, there was very perceptibe Increase of the
stream IN all the rivers ana this rise OF the waters
continued to increase till late hour In the evening
The rivers lrwcl and lrk. however, have not over
flowed their banks so as to DO much serious dam
case was far different. Both these rivers seriously
0vernowed their banks, and the escaping floods
from them have done immense damage. The river
Medlock had begnn to rise rapidly at O'Clock on
Saturday, and soon afterwards evidences of the
presented themselves in the shape OF household
iufnltire, planks, and various other kinds OF
property, which foated down the stream. Soon
after three O'Clock tile flood made clean breach
over the stone bridge in London road, Manchester
and subsequently several streets were Overnoweh
in some places To depth OF many feet, and i'm some
OF the buildings, which are dwelling houses the IN
mates were driven up stairs TO escape the water,
and made prisoners for many hours in the upper
stories. very ghastiy aspect was given to arairs
during the afternoon 10y the appearance in the
stream OF considerable number OF dead bodies,
which had been washed away from the Roman
Catholic portion Of the cemetery near to the
Philips Park. The food had swept OvGf portion
OF this burial ground several miles higher up
the river. and committed great devastation
washing away headstones and other memo
rails nom the graves. IN some the
soil had simply been washed from the graves; in
others the lids Of collins had been removed expos
ing the faces Of the dead and IN others, as already
mentioned, the collins and the bodies they con-
tanned were entirely washed away. The police sue
ceeded with.the aid OF graphing irons and by
other means. in recovering number OF the bodies
floating down the river, and such OF them as were
without collins were removed to the police station
lying Fairfield street station and three others at
the Chorlton Town Hall. The food in its course
through Ancoat's vale washed away three cottage
houses. The food fOnnd its way into large dye
works, in Embden vale, and into the extensive
machine shop OF Messrs. Wren HOpkinson, which
was hooded to the height of two stories. The
damage will be very considerable. great guam
tity Of cacoes and ustlan goods were swept out OF
the dye house into the bea Ofte river and remained
there, forming great pile and very serious
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city thus hooded Daring the early part Of yester-
ter, belonging to the Manchester Corporation,
BURST and an immense volume of water flowed
upon the Shefied Railway, very seriously impeding
the traffic for time, besides doing great damage.
large quantity OF water escaping from this reser-
voir swept the populous village of FallOweld,
flooding tine turnpike road TO the depth OF several
feet, and filling and damaging the cottages Of the
poor, besides doing much other damage. The river
comes within few miles OF Manchester, burst it's
banks during the afternoon at point near to Dds
try on the Lancashire side of the stream under
water. There is an artificial embankment
for some miles along this side of the
to twenty feet high, and OF considerable breadth
and strength, and during the afternoon the water
began to wash over the top and soon made for it.
self new channel, which every moment increased
in depth and breadth till the whole valley formed
an immense lake, in some places as much as six to
eight feet deep, and covering, besides meadows
and pasture lands, fields filed with grain, pOta-
toes and other growing crops. The damage done
vale of the Mersey will be very great and up to
the present time only very imperfect idea OF it
can he formed On the left bank OF the Mersey
runs the Manchester and Sheffield Railway Com
pany's line from stockport to Altringham and
some portions OF this property were submerged to
depth which rendered travelling impracticable
for several hours, and good many trains were
brought to a stand near NOrthenden station. We
have heard OF no loss OF life through these foods.
From Wigan we learn that much injury has been
caused in the valley Of the Douglas. On Saturday
the river was higher than 1t has been known for
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have been laid under water. The water washed
away boundary wall in Wigan and entered an
old coal pit whence 1t Is feared it will reach the
workings Of those firms who lease the seams beneath
the borough. The most strenuous efforts were made
yesterday TO Gil up the pit, but 1t was not until
late at night that the difficulty was overcome
Through fear of food the wOrkmen were with
drawn from several pits on Saturday. All along
the stream the lower rooms OF the mills and manu-
factories have suffered the boiler fires have been
extinguished, and the hands compelled to cease
work.
The heavy rains Of the past week have caused
the River Aire at Leeds to overflow its banks. and
considerable damage has been done to property.
Houses in The lower parts OF the town have been
Hooded and the furniture has been removed for
safety. Some OF the streets have to-day been i'm
passable, and parties have had to cross from point
to point in carts and wagons. little boy was car
ried away by a stream.
Similarly disastrous accounts, accompanied in
several instances with reports OF loss Of life from
drowning and lightning. reach ms from other parts
of ~ wei as rO