, 1873-08-14
THE FLOODS.
Destruction Of Railroad and Other
Property at the East.
Oulverts and Bridges Washed Away
and Travel Impeded,
Railroad Tracks Undermined and Blocked
Up by Land-Slides.

Special Dispatch 10 Tho Chicago Tribune,
p1rrsnuHa, pa., Aug. 19.-This evening, about
s O'clock this city was visited by heavy rain
storm, mixcd with hail. Mover, probably, In tho
memory Of the oldest inhabitnnt, was this Boc-
tion over visited with such hard, sudden rain.
There was no wind, but tho rain como down in
perfect torrente, doluging everybody and inun
dating our collara Tho wator from tho contigu-
Gus hills come down our stroots like al ava
1ancho. carrying everything before it. Down
Bedford ayonuo, Washington street, and Seventh
avenuo tho water rushed in Its mad course, TAX
ing with 1t 1umbor, piles Of bricks, and
paving stones, rolling them up at tho
Intersection Of Grant street to tho height
Of several feet. Tho tunnel Of tho Pan Handle
somo places, and around the Union Depot tho
tracks woro covered sufficient to put out tho
Ares in tho engines near.
Many landslideB also occurred on tho different
magnitude to impede travel to any great extent
Strange to Say, very little damage was done to
property, though around tho Union Depot
aud L tho ;,, elevators , , adjssent @ ths wstor
trianism is almost impossible. bridge
approaching tho depot VIVA partly undermined
aul fell, leaving pool of water oi PROBABLY nyo
foet, in which somo unfortunate pedestrians got
a gontle, reminder Of tho deluge.
Tho Hconos around tho depot were ludiorous.
A Gordon Of Btaiwart mon stood lifting across
Indies TINT wanted to lcave on outgoing trains,
down IN two foot of waEor, allowing thom to pad
die their own oRnoo.
LONG DnANcu. N. j., Aug. 13.-Pasaengers for
New York have returned, and report the railroad
track washed away. THO Jersey Southern Rail-
road track, between hero and Philadelphia, is
also reported washed away. Tho storm il the
heaviest experienced for twenty yoars.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13.-Much damage has
bcen lono about this city by storms from tho
broalting of culverts and flooding Of cellars.
In Camden, also, there has boon similar dam
age. A break in the railroad track near Mor-
thantvllle prevents tho passage Of trains to and
from Mount Holly and Long Brunch. Passon-
gors for Long Branch had to return to this city,
all tho cars but two having run or tho track.
The dra"ing-room car wont into gap, compoll-
ing tho passengers to crawl out through the vim
dowB. Mono injured.
Tile storm WAS seyero at Cape Mny and ATTAIN
tic City. The track OF the Baltimore nailroati
WAS washed out near Rock Run, aud the country
Ia ovortlowed.
The ponnsylvania Railroad track, near Pal
myra. n: J., r. was washed away, and trains wors
Delaware Creek had overaowod and washed
out the Baltimore Railroad track noar the cul-
vert for GO yards. Passengers from Baltimore
by the night train wore transferred at tho gap.
considerably damaged. Coffer-dams were car
riod of. and several small bridges washed away.
DALT1MonE. Aug. 13.-The culyort and a por-
tion Of the track Of the Philadolphia, Whining
was washed away By heavy rains last night, do
laying all trains. The Air-Lino train from Now
York, duo hero at 8 o'clock this morning, did not
reach tho city until 12:16 p. m. Tho branch
road from Perryville to Port Deposit also suffer-
cd from the storm, large n1aaaos OF rock boing
washed upon tho track and tho culvort carried
away, completely obetruoting travel.
NEw YoRK, Aug. 13.-Tho train from Buffalo,
which arrived today several hours behind time,
experienced great difficulty botwoon Corning
and Eimira, tho Hood covering tho track several
mi1aB to tho depth OF nearly two feet, tho cars
having to mako their way slowly through mud
gravel, ind drift-wood, n0arly extinguiHhing tho
fires in tho locomotives
AdiBpatch from Perryville, Del, to-day, to the
Post Oce authorities here, stated that tho bridge
had been carried away by tho flood in TINT vlon-
sy.. Tho Southern malls, consequently, did not
4 landslide is also reported somewhere on
tho Eric Railroad. A break in tho Chomung
Canal nenr Albion, this State, is reported to-day
WAsu1NoroN, Aug. 19.-Orops within radius
Of twenty mllos Of Washington we're seriously
LoNo BnANou, Aug. 18.-,The storm is In
oIeasing. 1tls now. blowing. torritlo gale.
The Now Jorsey Southern track at Soabright Is
IN danger. Much damage ia expected along thu
aloro.
ELsrlnA, N. Y, Aug. lS-Tho storm in this
vicinity IL very severe. One hundred feot OF tho
bank Of tho Clolnung Canal-foeaer, noar CornlnE,
were washed out. Damage estimated at s15, ,000.
A strange occurrence took place some twonty
lnllos Weat OF here this morning. A dam on ono
OF tho creeks broke away. aud carried OF dwell
| ing-hol1Ho: 1t was during tho height Of ITO
storm, al!d the owner Of tho house, with Ills vito
and daughter, sought refuge In the barn. Iho
| burn WIS not near tho patll OF tho Hood. Tho
clouds seemed to hayo e1nptiod themselves on
tho spot. for tho building WAS washed awhy and
scattered oyor tho fields. Tho mum waH fonnd
at some diHtanco from whore the barn stood, 20
| much injured that ho cannot recoyor. The wife
| and daughtor have not yet boon found.
| BALTIMORE. Aug. 18.-Abort 5 o'clock this
oyoning, two accommodation trims OH tho l3alti-
moro Il Potomac ltailsoau came In collision At
Townsend stroot Junction, ths city. Both oil
glnos aud soyoral passenger cara wore badly
sMaslled. George Allen, tromar', Lad ll!s Log
eruahod aud received other injnfo,s,'
from Which he died. Andrew. .purrol'.
engineer, waa aoyoroly injured. ~, Mono Of
tho passengers wore hurt. Ihe trai'.
bound north ran into ono going sontl, tic lnttor
boing behiud time. Boil, trains woro going SLOW
At tho timo. Ex-Qov. nowie, President OF tho
road, was among tho passengers on tic Houth-
bound train.
During Tho prevalence Of a hcavy rain-storm
Tonight q landslide occurred In tue open cut tn
the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad tunno! III this
city. Tralns arc prevented running. -
:. NEW YoRK. Aug. 13-Midniglt.- rain con-
tlnuas tonight, accompanied BY high Wild