, 1873-10-22
WIND AND FLOOD.
Accounts Of Damage by tho Great
j, Storm at the East.
Bridges Washed Away, and Much
Other Property Damaged by =.
Overflow,
a Number Of Disasters Re-
ported on the Lakes.


ALLENTOWN, Pa, Oct. 2l.-Tho riso In the
Lehigh River, 8 font, has mado necessary tho
suspension Of work In tho rolling-mill, except In
tho puddling-ahop. 4 boy waH swept away BY
tho curront yesterday. Tho ownera Of property
arc rapidly removing it from, tho rlyor-banks.
porrsv1,1E pa., Oct. 21.-Tha rain cauaod
much damage hora.
Tho 11tnorsyillo bridge, On tho Peoples Rail-
way, WAS washed army just nfsor tho train pass
cd. The furnaces At St. Clair arc considerably
damaged.
At Tamaqua au immense pile Of ooal-dirt waa
waehcd on the Philadelphia d Reading Railroad
track, preventing tho passage of trains. aud .
train from Philadelphia was delayed by land
alido at Mount Carbon.
At Girardville two children were drowned by
til Bubuerging Of tho vehicle In which thoJ
wero driving home with their parents.
ALBANY, Oct. 21.-The heavy raina Of yeater.
day havo swollen all tho streams in this vicinity.
Tho water IN tho river ia over the docks, and IN
come Of tho adjacent streets is flooding the cell
lara and frat stories Bomo damage las been
| dono north and west OF hero by The carrying
| away Of bridges.
NEw YonR, Oct. 21.-Dispatohos from North
ern Now England report tho heaviest rains yos.
rising rapidly. There is so1ne detention to rail-
! road trains, but 30 fur no serious damago.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 2l.-The freshot along tho
oswego Midland Railroad, thsowgh ausack
| County, was tho most 6ayero ever known there.
| Thousands Of ac1es Of lind were overtlowcd, tho
wator in somo places covering the tops OF the
fonceB. The loss by the accident last night ia
Gas. QUO to $4,000. a raft in being constructed
Poynonuock liver, whoro the accident occurred.
toNconn, N. H.. Oct. 21.-Tho Morrimaok
Rivor. is very high, and rising, The country
havo been stopped since yesterday. Al Frank-
Lin tile paper-miilH hnvo suspended, owing to tho
high watoF, and Ut Waterbury temporary bridge
for the onion River M was waah9a " 3D. away =, t,,
SotuYlkill ia the highest since October. 1869. 4
number OF mills. have boon stopped by back
wator. No damage thus far reported.
yesterday VAS yery sovore.. Tho survey
saVe sheiT anchora @ 1t castue SS Ths feror Sas
smashed agalngst tho wharf = Of tho lattSr %t;'
way was washed out and travel interrupted.
D1sAsgERs ON THE LAKEs.
! Special DtspateA to The Chicago Tribune.
! CLEVELAND, Oct. M.-The first Rnow OF tho
! eeaaon to-day followed tho fierce wind and rain
Of yesterday. Tic schooner Jessie Conger was
wrecked on tue pier at the entrance to Cleveland
harlor,
, Dnrnorr Mich, Oct. 21.-Tho aorcest gale Of
the season laH prevailed during tho past twonty.
four hours, number Of disasters are reported
on Luke Huron, among Which arc tho schooneres
Niagara, NeEanneo, A1ld 3fdQieyf aahoEo. oeFaIAl
lu1nbor-barges arc also aAlore aud gone to
pieccs. Rumora Of 1oss OF lifo from tho barEca
szo also atloat, but as yot nothing definite has
| been learned. largo number OF vessels and
steamers havo run to Port Huron and Tawaa fo1
= ebclter. There ia a heavy sea gu Lake Miohi:
e | gun, but no important disasters arc reported.
DErnorr, Mich, Oct, 21.-lhe first enow-stor1I
Of tho hoasou, md aheavy fall at that. III coming
:. down to-aay.
. During tho gallo on Lake Huron yesterday, tht
o steam barge Mineral Rock was driven ashore
); with two barges in tow. ut White Rock, ant
q all, with their cargoeg Of lumber, were lost.
~ MEDiwA, N. Y, Oct 2t.-TAe propelter Young
o America became daabod aud went ashore yes
j. torday, miles wour Ut Yates Pier. Lake On
+, tario. sllc bud $50 passengers on board. NJ
10 lives wore logt.
MILWAUKEE, Oct 21.-Tolegraph reports from
~ tho principal lake po-ts give no uowH Of any i'm
ef portaut disasters along tho west shore Of LAX
- Michigan.
80 Ponr STANLEY, Ont, Oct. 2.--schoone
ID from Lake Bhoro to Buffalo. III at
- tempting to make this hsrbor fo
70 shelter struck Wost Puc, and was driven ashore
u sho will likely go to pieces. Tho cargo iH owne
II By Anaon Tucker, Of Detroit. violent storn
~ ~ is raging here.