Glasgow Courier. — 1844-11-19 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

LOODING  OF ST. ENOCH'S BURN.  On Sunday maiming, the inhabitants of the east end of Suicidehall Street, the north end of West Nile Street, Cathcart Street, and others in the came vicinity, were thrown Into a state of the greatest alarm by the bursting of St. Bnoch's Burn from its inclosed course, and the irruption of the waters into the under. ground portions of the tenements all around. The burn, we understand, after leaving the high grounds on the north-east portion of the city, is conducted by a main drain due west along Parliementary Road; it then makes a bend to the south, being conducted neller a large tenement of houses, forming the corner of West Nile.amd Sauchiehall Street", and pursues its course along the declift. the Clyde. Behind this tenement the drain, or troveriag rivulet, was situated, and as the burn was surcharged with volume of water, it burst its banks; and the flags, stones &c., of which the tunnel was formed, having fallen in te of the waters was completely obstructed, and the floPttemp persed with rapidity into all the sank flats in the neighemsgegesd. Some of thee° were occupied by poor people, and it IMP • Meg fortunate thing that the accident occurred at a time minin *egg all were up and stirring, otherwise some of them must have limitably been drowned in their bed'. Indeed, very few animates elapsed till the wster had risen 7 or 8 feet high in thamander-ground lodginge and during the whole day a current wale:Recharged from the windows, which, with other stray streams, fortunately found access to the burn at an eye upon a lower leveloand thus prevented other portions of the city from being inundated. All that was perishable of the plenishings of these poor people was completely destroyed; and it was painful to see their wooden articles of furniture, and even the vegetables for the Sunday's dinner, floating about in their rooms, on a level with tho upper sash of the window. The higher fiats of this corner tenement are occupied by genteel families, and many of them spent a day of great anxiety from the fear that the surging of the waters in the cellars would sap the foundations and endanger the building altogether. Talliesmen however, who knew the substantial manner in which it was founded and huilt a few years ago, calmed their fears in dila respect. Behind stood the long low range of buildings, know& as Ilarley's Byres, vi hieh were also flooded and one corner nag the broken drain had given way. All the cellars in the ueighbonAood were filled with water, and in the under ground rooms and back court of the" Cleland Testimonial" it waa3or 4 feet in depth. As to the came which have led to this unfortunate accident, we have no decided ieformation. It was generally believed, however, by the gentlemen who came forward to lend assistance—though wades not state it as a fact—that the Canal Company haling oemitimi •to let off the water fegm _a portion of their cut between St. Bailin and Port-I/mid* .eWe' the sluice at an defy hoer In the Moening, and an i mmense volume of flood pouring into the passage, broke down the tunnel at the point where it took the southward bend, as previously stated. Mr. Carrick, Superintendent of Streets, who was early apprised of the circumstance, at first made an effort to get the supply cut off from its source, and by and by the torrent became legs copious; but still an abundant flow continued all the day, caused, perhaps, by the waters of the burn itself, or the ordinary drainage from the tipper districts of the town. Towards the afternoon, the Superintendent, after consulting with Mr. Lindsay, Mr. Small, Mr. Thomson, and other practical gentlemen who were present, resolved to rota deep drain behind the corner tenement, and thus carry off the water ton lower level. Labourers were accordingly employed, eho continued their work on Sunday night by torch-light, and it into be hoped that they would eventually clear this portion of the city of its unwelcome and masterful visitant. A large crowd was collected in the locality, but the Superiutendent of Police, with a party, was in attendance during the day, and no disorder occurred—Herald.