The New York Herald Newspaper, October 5, 1869, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1869—TRIPLE SHEET. THE FRESHETS. The Recent Storm in New York and Other Parts of the Country. Great Destruction of Property and Beveral Lives Lost. Bridges Washed Away and Rail- road Tracks Destroyed. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF TRAVEL, THE STORM IN THE CITY AND SUBURBS. It 1s not a little singular that ata time when moetropolitans and their neighbors were dreading a Philadeiphia-like famine; when the Mayor of the city, the Croton Board and Fire and Police Commisy sioners were urging upon all the necessity of economy in the use of water; when the indicators at the Croton reservoirs marked a gradual but sure decline in the height of water within the wolls, Piuvius comes to the rescue, and, opening the sluice- gates, allows the water to come down !n over- whelming plenteousness, On Saturday night, at half-paet eleven o'clock, the rain commenced to fall, and throughout the night, all day Sunday, through Sunday night and up to yesterday afternoon it came down, soaking the parched earth, swelling the streams, laying the dust and allaying the fears of all, Old Boreas was apparently so overcome by his labors during the previous week that he did not attempt for a time to interfere with the “beautiful rain;’? but when he found that Pluvius was so moistening the dust as to Spoll his sport and prevent him catching 1t up and puffing and whirling it in and upon every- body and everything within reach, he ‘changed his mood, and commenced at once to show that the waterfall had no fears for him. He banged shutters and sashes as he passed backwards and forwards, Jasbed up the waters on the rivers and set the ferry- boats rocking as if they were so many floating cradles, He took hold of a huge tree that stood in his path at Thirty-third street and Ninth avenue and bore it to the ground as if it were a tender twig, He alighted chimney pots and bricks that were some- ‘what shaky and dashed them to the ground. All the doings and pranks of both wind and water, however, must be excused in view df the immense service the latter nas done in the way of swelling the tributaries whence comes the water for the poopie of the city to use. Shortly before the storm of last week the water at Croton dam was down to eleven feet ten inches where the usual height was thirty feet. From the reservoirs more water was being given cut than was received, and the matter was assuming & serious aspect. The rain came and in @ day or two improvement Was noticeabie, There can be no doubt that the rain of the past two days will result in running the water supply up to the eee eas and all fears of @ water famine be ulle, however, the residents of the metropolis were congratulating themselves on the fact that there would now be plenty of water the water rose where its rising was not needed. The rivers on either side of the city swelled so that they burst through the barriers and bulkheads and rose through crevices and cracks on the docks and in the honses in the mmediate.vicinity of the river fronts until they became decidedly uncomfortable, and tue ele- ment which was longed for as a servant bade fair to become soon a masier. In many places it did achieve a mastery, and, assuming the proportions of a flood, inflicted on the property lying in its way an almost incalculable amount of damage, and, rising over the tracks leading to and from the city, tor bade the paasige of traths and caused a J DETENTION OF THE MAILS, None of the matis due here by way of the Hudson River, Erie, Roston or Western routes came to hand yesterday afternoon. At the Post Odice tie first inuumation of the derangement of mails received by Mr. Knapp, Superintandant af Matie, mn #0 en. ant New Jersey Central Raiiroad, Information was sent that no mal trains bad arrived from the West, and that the Superintendent had decided not to send out the five P, M.or nine P.M. train from this city. ‘The nine P. M. is a letter mail express to the West, 80 that all the mails which are usually sent by that route have been sent over circuitous lines by way of Philaceiphia. Mr. Knapp despatched @ messenger to tne Hudson and Harlem depots, and ascertained from him that there was no probability of any mails being received. Two breaks were reported on the Harlem road, and on the Hudson road, at Castleton, some two hundred feet of the track had been undermined, and another large portion at Liy- ingston had been broken. A despatch was received from Springdeld, Mass., stating that the morning mail from New York had returned to Springfield aud could not be sent either way. Word was also seut that the eight A. M, mafls for the West‘ by way of the Allentown route were on the road coming back to the city. The mail agent who left Buffalo on Sun- day night telegraphed from Middaugh station that he was four hours behind time at that place aud with no prospect of getting through. ‘Ihe Post Ofice clerks had somewhat of a holiday in having scarcely ear v2 do, comparatively speaking, but they wére kept On duty all night, ready to take charge of whatever might come in. THE DAMAGE BY THE FLOOD cannot be estimated. In this city many of the docks ‘were submerged, and freight left on some of them suffered considerably. Along West and South streets and the cross streets, near the rivera, the basements of many of the houses were filled almost to the ceil- ings. Furniture floated about, and the occupants were, of course, compelled to seek other quarvers. Should the flood continue to rise there may possibly be an opporvunity for boatinen to drive a profitable business in ferrying passengers {rom near Washing- ton street to the ferries, as was the case during a aimilar flood some eight years ago. At the ferries the scenes were quite lively. The inordinate height of the water necessitated the elevation of the bridges to such a height as to render it almost impossible for veams, especially if laden, to get on board whe boats. As far a can be ascertained no lives have been lost, did the athount of damage done cannot be aacertamed fdr some days. Nearly five inches of rain have fallen irom eleven o'ciock on Saturday eveniog Lo one o'clock yesterday atternoon. In Brookiyn. Tho neghborhood of Fourth avenue, running through the “ghth and Twenty-second wards, was flooded by the torrents of water which poured down the slopes of the cross streets. The territory known as “the flats,” lying between Hamilion avenue and the Bay, was yesterday morning com- letely covered with water, and the cottages of the jaborers tlooded, driving the occupanis to the roofs, A number of trees, fences, &e,, were blown dowh in various directions, In New Jersey. The Hoboken meadows were completely sub- merged by the storm on Sunday night, Many of the residents were rescued by boats, leaving their shanties floating. Several houses were unroofed in Hudson City, trees were blown down and two frame tenements in Palisade avenue were 80 shattered tat the inmates had to take refuge in a neighboring house, ‘The cellar of the large store belonging to My. fope, at the corner of Henderson street and Newark ave- nue, Jersey City, was completely filled with water. Many other houses in the Second ward had similar unwelcome visitations. A portion of the Allentown line of railroad was submerged, 80 that the passegers from Ilarrisburg by the Now Jersey Central were obliged to take the New Jersey Railroad, Part of the Washington line beyond Philadelphia was also submerged. There was no train froin Washington last evening in con- sequence. Mr. Jackson, Superintendent of the New Jersey Rallroad, remained at the depot in Jersey City last night to give instructions In case an emer- gency arose, ‘The morning trains on the Morris and Essex Rail- road were delayed for three hours on account of land slides and the innndation on the railroad between Dover and Stanhope. ‘A tremendous storm swept over Paterson on Sun- Qay night, ‘The river rose rapidly and the Falls once more presented a truly imposing appearance. An immense willow tree at the foot of Market street, near Dundee Jake, was blown down, and a large tree in Grand street, on the property of Joun Garrison, was torn out by the roots, A large wiliow in the ard of Mr. Watson, in Market street, was also felled. A high brick wall, thirty-five feet high and gevonty feet in length, just completed on Mrs, Rams- den’s property, corner of Straight and Market streets, ‘Was blown down. Consideravie damage was also done to the uncompleted sewers iu Market and Main streets. ae. person has been injured by falling trees or buildin, THE FLOODS ON THE HUDSON RIVER. Bridges Swept Awny—Rallronds Washed and Plors Submerged=Two iundred Feet of the Hudson Kiver Railroad Track Washed Away. Povangrnrsre, Oct. 4, 1869, One week ago Sunday tne towns along the Nud- @on were visited by a sovere rain storm which lasted nearly twenty-four hours, The rain which then fell soaked the land and ‘filled the streams and creeks to suck an extent that the country along the river was “waterlogged,” if such an expression may be allowed. ‘Then followed clear weather for a Week till daylight of yesterday, when another storm commenced and which continued witn great severity till nine or ten o'clock this morning, The rain fell in torrents, especially throughout last night. The effect has been disastrous. All along the river thie morning piers were submerged. At Rhinebeck, six- teen miles north of here, five bridges have been swept away, fairly isolating the village from neigh- boring places. One of the bridges was made of stone and nearly new, costing $3,000, A sawmill, 900 saw logs and eight or ten tons of hay were also swept of. Hogg’s bridge, norty of the village, held on for an hour, while water was rushing over it bight feet deep, but it Onally succumbed to the areat Weight, rein. sae eenmmeenre tL Over the river at Rondont the water rose rapidly this morning till all the piers were submerged, and the water in the Delaware and Hudson Canal was 80 high that steamtugs were sent up to bring boats down, horses being unable to work because of the towpath being submerged. The wind at half-past five A. M. blew a gale from the southeast, making it impossible for the Mary Powell to leave without incurring damage, and as there was nO one to go on board of her Captain Frost Wisely concluced to discontinue her trip for one day. The new Rondout and Oswego Railroad is badly washed in some places, hundreds of feet of embankment being gone. At Tivoli this morning the water ran so high that the Chauncey Vibbard could not land, thus compelling the use of a smail steamtug to convey her passengers to shore. Soon after eight A, M. the wind suddenly shifted to the northeast and blew almost a hurricane, About that hour the water in Catskill creek com- menced to rise rapidly, aud tn a few moments own- ers of vessels in the creek, fearing danger, cut their crafts loose and let them float down the creck into the Hudson to Catskill Point, where they were safely moored. Among the vessels was the steamer Thomas Powell. Hardly were they safely tied ere fragments of heavy timber came Tushing down the stream, whieh gave rise to the rumor that some heavy bridges had given away above. Following the timber came hundreds of Pumpkins and corn in the stalk, all of which floated out into the Hudson and away south. The storm has also hnrt the Hudson River Railroad. The bridge at the mouth of Livingston creek, south of Oakhili station, was partially earried away early in the morning, and a report reached here that soon after a bridge between Catskill and Hudson was also gone, and that a gravel train had run into it, but no one was hurt, All trains have been delayed at Livingston creek, and it will probably take many hours to repair the break. Between here and Rhinebeck this morning the river was tilled with floating timber, railway ties, &c. As I close tnis despatch additional intelligence is received from the north, The track from here to Germantown is reported to be in good condition. The break at Livingston’s, at the mouth of Living- ston creek, consists of the abutment of a culvert gone and the ties undermined by the water. The trains which left New York at 6:45, 8, 10:40 and 11 P. M. are detained there, as is also the train which left Albany at twenty minutes past six A.M, The four first named trains have been ordered to return to this place on tne time of the Buffalo express due here at seven o'clock to-night, when a train will be made up here to go through to New York on that train's time, There was no culvert washed away between Hudson and Catskill, as first reported. A gravel train, however, ran off the track between those two places, which gave rise to the report, Arailroad bridge near Stuyvesant lighthouse is gone, and near Castleton 200 feet of the roadbed has been washed away, both tracks being gone. Several Western trains are thereby detained at Albany. J. M. Toucey, Superintendent of the Hudson River road, left here at six o’clock tq-night on an empty engine for the scene of the break. ‘To-night a large force of laborers wiil be employed ail night to repair the wreck, and if it is possible trains will be sent York Central road, parsed here to-day and expressed fears in relation to the rising of the Mohawk. No through tickets are sold on the Hud- son River road to-night. The weather 1s cool, with the wind nortiwest. Old boatmen say that the flood tide to-night will be a heavy one, much fuller, they think, than the one of this morn- ing. In that case more damage will ensue. Passen- gers which left Albany at twenty minutes past six this morning were transferred at Livingston’s and went through from here to New York at seven o'clock to-night, Agentieman from the country reports thar the Manchester bridge, a covered structure, sixty feetin length, three miles east of this city, was swept away this afternoon, but the report needs contirmation. Severity of the Storm at Hadson—Injury to the Railroné=Uonsidernbie Preperty Destroyed=Railroad Travel Interrupted. Hupson, Oct. 4, 1869. The severest rain storm ever known in this local- ity prevailed from nudnight Saturday until noon to-day, The rain fell unremittingly and with great force during that time, causing much damage by inundations and freshets. On the Hudson River Ratlroad bridges ana culverts were carried away above and below the clty, preventing the passage of trains either way during the day. The bridge at Ghent, on the Harlem Railroad, was washed away, together with many others on the line between Ghent and Copake, The Hudson and Boston Railroad could run no trains through to Chatham to-day. About fifty feet of the track was washed away near Claverack depot, and other dam- age was done to the road, which will be repaired by to-morrow morning. The brick yards of F. M. Sprague, E. & A, Bruce, Henry Miller and George Cc, Byrne were damaged by overflow. Mr. Sprague is probably the heaviest sufferer, his loss being reported at $4,000. Fritz’s paper mill, the storehouse of Harder’s woollen mill and the dam at Philmont were carried away by the freshet. Bridges on nearly ail the turnpikes leading out of the city were washed away, and the roads along the streams and ponds were overflowed tos depth ren- dering them impassable. The constraction train on the Hudson River Railroad which left this city about nine o'clock this morning to aseist in the repairs at Livingston creek met with an accident at Mount Merino, about one mi da Laif Srom this city, by means of the falling in of a culvert as the train was passing over it, The locomotive was thrown over and the tender feil through the culvert. Several laborers were injured. Damnge at Albany and Adjacent Conntry. ALBANY, Uct. 4, 1869. One of the heaviest rain storms ever experienced occurred hereabouts last night. Some damages have been done on the Central Raliroad, and all the traing due up to eleven A, M, are behind time. The only damage reported to the central office is tho washing away of a culvert at Hoffman's Ferry. The morning train from New York is not expected to reach here until a late hour, as haifa mile of the Hudgon River Raliroad track is washed away. The Damage to ¢ fudeon River Railrond= Loss of Property in Atbany=Giving Way of a SowersA Doy Badiy Hart. ALBANY, Oct. 4, 1809. A large portion of the Hudson River Railroad at Castleton is carried away. The storm has caused great damage in thie city by the tearing up of pave- ments, bursting of sewers, &c, The city loses, at a low estimate, $50,000, In many streets the water Was forced into cellars and basements, doing great damage. Buildings unfinished were fooded and the work destroyed. Messre. Mount & Burnop, grocers, on the corner of Dove and State streets, suffered damage by the flooding of their basement, A sewer in Elk street gave way While a horse and wagon, with three per- sons in the latter, were passing over it, and they were ail precipitated ten feet intothe sewer. One of the party, aboy named Peter Jones, was, it la feared, fatally injured. A brick stable erected in Hudson street, by John Ebel, 18 so badly damaged that it will have to be demolished, A land slide occurred on the Susquehanna Railroad, near Norman’s Kill, and a culvert was carried away near Esperance, A bad break has occurrea on the four-mile level, Erie Canal, and part of the aqueduct bas been carriea | away at Hoffman's Ferry. The river commenced | 100 feet, but to-night trains passed over, and traing rising at an early hour and has continued all day. ‘The water this evening was over the dock, and it is still rismg. ON THE HARLEM RAILROAD, ‘aang ‘Tracks and Bridges Washed Away. VER PLAINS (Har! 1) Ne Ye $ EEO een } ‘The water is very high at Shingle Mill, North of ‘Millerton the track 18 all washed away. The bridge at Copake is washing away fast, if it ia not already gone. The bridge at Ghent is gone, THE FRESHET ALONG THR EAUE BALE OMP re - MIDDLETOWN, Oct, 4, 1969. ‘The great storm which has visited this section during the past forty hours has partially abated, but the damage throughout all chia vicinity 1s very great. The train which was due here from Umonville at seven this morning did not get here until after two this afternoon, and has found it impossible to return. The freshet all along the line ts terrible, and bridges, fences, culverts, embankments and even buildings of considerable size are being swept away and carried with the current towards the Wallkill. In, Water street, in this village, the damage to property is very great, many cellars being filed up and outbuildings and loose material of all kinds being carried away with the stream. Many of the inhabitants of tnat section of town are leaving their houses and finding safety on higher ground. ‘Trains on the Erie road are all behind time, and it 1g only with the greatest danger and diMcully that they are run at all. IN THE MOWAWK VALLEY, Much Damage to Property-Brenks in the Evie Canal—Railroad Tracks Under Water. SCHENECTADY, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1869, The incessant, driving rain of last night caused Much damage in in this section. Several dams in the suburbs of the city are gone and the flats are submerged, Several of the main streets of the city are under water. The Mohawk river ts ten feet above the lew water mark. The Erie Canal is in a very bad condition. There are two breaks on the four-mile level five miles west of this city. There is also a portion of the aqueduct gone on the seyen- mule level. The country in that neighborhood 1s inundated, It will take two weeks to repair the damages. The trains on the New York Central Rail- Toad going west are waterbound at this city. The track six miles west of this city 1s under water and @ portion of the culvert gone. The storm is the severest of the kind ever known in thts vicinity, The Storm iv and Around Saratoga=Injury to Property. SARATOGA, N, Y., Oct. 4, 1869, Rain commenced falling here on Saturday night, and conunued until ten o’clock this morning. Five @nd three-sixteenths inches of water fell, of which amount two and nine-sixteenths fell between six and ten o’clock this morning. The freshet here 1s doing considerable damage in the streets, and in the country bridges aud roads are washed away, THE FLOOD IN NORTHERN NEW YORK. Damage by tho Storm Around Whitehall— Portions of Towpnaths Carried Away~Less of Life—Rauilroad Bridges Destreyed—fra- vel Interrupted, WHITEHALL, N, Y., Oct. 4, 1869, A furious storm of rain prevailed ali day yester- day and continued until noon to-day. The streams have overflowed their banks, greatly damaging the corn aud potato crops, Breaks are reported in the canal at various places. Two hundred and fifty fect of the towpath have been carried away between Me- chanicsville and Waterford, and fifty feet at Dun- bam’s basin, a place about three miies north of Fort Edward. The water is also over the fig’ ’"Water"’ nae “*6eérnowee” — Rev* mde east of the village, towards Hartford, and a man named Julius Lessor, of this place, while endeavor- ing to cross the road, was drowned, as was algo his team. Several bridges on the Rensselaer and Sara- toga Railroad are swept away and the track is also ‘washed out in several places, Several bridges are gone on the Rutiand and Washington Railroad. ‘There has been no train from the South to-day and none from the east since six o'clock this morning. The main break on the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad is at Mechanicsville, ‘The trains are an- nounced to commence running to-morrow. ON THE DELAWARE RIVER. Injury to the Erie Railroad—Heicut of the River. Porr Jenvie, Oct. 4, 1869, ‘The storm is very severe on the Delaware division of the Erie Railroad. The Delaware river is reported to be twenty feet higher than on Friday last, A portion of the Erie Railway track 1s washed away between Port Jervis and Deposit. ‘The wires are interrupted at this break, and no report of the flood beyond Deposit has been received. THE DAMAGE IN VERMONT, Great Freshet at Brattleboro—Two Bridges Cearvied Away—Large Amount ef Property Destroyed—Loss Estimated at $1,500,000. BRATTLEBORO, Oct. 4, 1869, This place has to-day been greatly injured by flood, caused by the heavy rain of yesterday and to-day. The dam ata tannery at West Brattleboro washed out, and as the water rushed down through Wheatstone creek, which crosses our malin atrect and whose banks were covered with buildings, using water power. J. Estrees & Co., organ manufacturers, had some of their lumber washed away and their small shops floatea from their foundations, while their cargo shop is now moored to its foundation by ropes. Deacon Dewind, afurniture dealer, had his entire building and stock of goods washed away. Boynton, shoe dealer, lost his entire stock and tools. Newman & Tyler, machinists, had the whole end of their shop washed away. ‘Ihe lower end of the Connecticut river bridge is washed away, and fears are enter- tamed that the structure will go em masse. The Wheatstone creek bridge was carried away by the flood at the same timo that the shops went off Several lives were lost, among them a German by the name of Fredericks, who was engaged in getting out lumber in Estree’s yard, when the current struck the pile be was on and carried him away at once, This poor fellow was one of the survivors when the Central America went down on her passage to New Orleans several years ago. Ihave just learned thata Miss Barrett was also drowned at the tannery. In addition to thesea man and @ boy have Jost their lives. As I write, the Connecticut river bridge has been carried away and ali communication ts now cut off between this place and the island opposite, upon which are several families. The greatest excitement prevails here, as there is no indication of any abate- ment of the flood, The total loss is estimated at not Jess than $1,500,000, TOE FRESHET IN CONNECTICUT. Grent Destruction of Property—Mills, Bridges wed Rallread Tracks Swept Away. HARTFORD, Oct. 4, 1869. The storm of ftoay was very severe in this vielnity, The telegraph wires east and west of this city are Gown, and there is a break in the Hart- ford, Prowitepee and MishRill Ratlroad east of this city, near Manchester, and west, near Bristol, preventing the passage of trains, There are rumors of extensive damage from freshet, but full particulars cannot be obtained to-night, Hubbard's cotton mills at Higganum, Middlesex county, owned by the Ruseel! Company, of Middletown, are reported to have been swept away; also several dwelling houses in Glastenbury, Baldwin's new dam, at Prattsville, costing $9,000, was swept away, the escape water causing great damage to other pro- perty. The entire toss in Meriden is between $20,000 and $380.000, The track of the Hartford Railroad at Windsor Locks was badiv washed away for about will ran regularly to-morrow. Similar damage is reported at Talcaville, near Meriden, but one track is uninjured and trains pass. At South Manchester a Jarge reservoir broke away, carrying off a portion of Hi. E. Rogers’ paper mill, with the dams of the Globe Mill Company, Cheeny Brothers, L. Buner & Sons, and Edward Bunce. ‘The silk factory of Cheeny Brothers was flooded, the paper mill of EL. Buner & Sons was destroyed and the machine shops of 8. Loomis were swept away. The milis of Hillard & Spencer are seriously injured, and immense damage has been done else- where, Every river bridge in town gave way and the roads are nearly all imp; There 14 @ Tumor that suipig daw, a4 Rockville, is gone; but notning definite Cin ve learned, as that town cannot be reached by telegraph. ‘The dam at Harper’s paper mill was broken and much damage done in that vicinity. Rumors have been received of damage done in the Naugatuck Valley and at Wallingford, but owing to the delay of the trains and the failure of the tele- graph wires to connect it is fmpossible to get the particulars. Breaking of a Dam at Pemberwick—A Machine Shop Destroyed and Several Men Injured, PORTCHESTER, Oct. 4, 1869. The severe rain storm caused the large dam at Russell, Burdsall & Ward’s Iron Bolt Works, at Pemberwick, two miles north of Portchester, to break, tearing down the machine shop. Ten per- sons were badly injured. The casualties as far as known are as follows:—Andrew Michaels, aged forty- five years, residing in East Portchester, was crushed todeath. He leaves a wife and several children. David Beede, head cut and otherwise seriously injured; Samuel T. Riker, leg broken and other injuries. Edward Greenwood, James H. Burns, Nicholas Fox, John ©. Kane, Louis Diehl, Emil Bolmer and Owen Dougherty were also badly injured. It 1s not yet known whether there were any drowned. Large numbers of men have been thrown out of employment. Loss avout $100,000, THE FRESHED IN PENNSYLVANIA. Freshet in the Schaylkill River=Freight Cars Washed Away—Damage at Manayunk, PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4, 1869, The rain has caused a fresiet in the Schuylkill river, which has ri ten feet, Several freight cars, on low ground, on the west side of tue river, were carried off from tue Pennsylvania Railroad freight depot. ‘Travel on the Morristown Railroad 18 suspended in consequence of water on the track. There is considerabie damage at Manayunk from the overflowing of the lower story of the milis and carrying away of exposed property on the banks. Many empty canal boats have been swept down tne stream, Details of the Damage in Philadelphia= Streets Inundated and Property Destroyed. PRILADELPHIA, Oct. 4, 1869, ‘The water in the Schulykill river 1s above all the wharves below Market street, Lumber and coal are being carried away in large quantities, Six cars were carried away from the Pennsylvania Rail- road track. fhe water extends from Twenty-fourth Street, east side, to Thirty-first street, on the west side of the river. The water has reached the second story of the Schuy!kH! Navigation stores, on the west side of the river. Twenty-four freight care have been turned bottom side up. Large quantities of lumber, belonging to Mcliwain & Buch, have been swept away. The coal ol! refinery of Mr. Frees is damaged, large quantities of oil in barrels, &c., having been carried off. Two small houses on the towpath were flooded to the second story. The tenants, with all their movavle furniture, are located on the high ground, back from the river waiting for a fall in the river. The bank of the rive “Wm Bridge street to the locks, is covered with@ll kinds of merchandise, mules, horses, wagons, &c. The river itself pre- sents an indescribable scene, parts of houses, canal &e., ail jammed together with large rafters, boaras, &c. The water interferes 60 much with the gas- works that io all probability there wil be a short allowance of gas this evening, Two Eridges Destroyed at Manayunk—Fur- ther Particulars of the Freshet in Philadel- phia, PHILADFLPHIA, Oct. 4, 1869. The covered bridge at Manayunk was carried away about noon, and the wreck, swiking the towpata bridge, carried that away also, A canal boat cap- sized at Manayunk end two boys were drowned, In this city, on Twenty-third strect, ail the houses are flooded from Market street to Callownill, a8 well as ali the between that and the river. In many of the houses the occupants had to be taken out in boats. Atthe gas works the water submerged the retorts, causing great damage. At Norristown the water rose seventcen feet. The flood exceeds that of 1559. The damage will be immense. BETHLEHEM, Oct. 4, 1569, The Lehigh river has risen fifteen feet. The dam- age along the valley is immense. The railroad tracks are submerged and there are no trains run- ning. Destruction of Property at Norristown Immense Losses—The Interruption to Travel South of Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4, 1869. At Spring Mill, five miles below Norristown, the river has receded two feet from the highest point, which was over sixtcen feet above the regular water mark, or two feet higher than the great freshet of 1852. The destruction of private property 1s immense. A womaa at Norristown, while endeavoring to secure floating timber, fell into the river, and two persons, @ man and woman, while trying to rescue her, were drawn in the current, and the three drowned. The Norristown Railroad is bodily under water, as also the Reading Railroad. A large force of laborers are on hand sufficient to repair any damage 1n a few hours after the water recedes, The coal trade will Not remain idie more than @wo days, unless the mines are drowned out above. At three o’clock the river was msing rapidly at Pottstown, but it is supposed to be the water from the upper end just coming down. % The trains between New York and PhHadeiphia are all regular and uninterrapted, although the Raritan, Passaic, Delaware and other streams were swollen early in the day to an extraordinary height; but the New York and Washington trains and those between Philadelphia and the South are all delayed by the effects of high water in the Schuylkill, The eleven A. M. train from Broad street station for Wilmington passed in safely and on prompt time; but in fifteen minutes after it had gone down the line both tracks below Bell Road crossing, beyond the oil works, one mile south of Gray's Ferry, were entirely submerged by the rapidly rising flood. By the hour of 12:15, when fhe 8:40 New York train for Washington aha the Philadelphia noon train south had started from Gray's Ferry station, the road was wWnder water for a mile to the depth of three feet, It was considered unsafe to run the engine over this track, and the trains returned to Philadelphia. The water afterwards rose to four feet on the rails, The Philadelphia, Wil- mington and Baitimore Ratiroad officers then pro- vided their steamers Fulton and Ariel to ply be- tween Chestnut street wharf, Philadelphia, and Wilmington, Del., south, which line was uninter- rupted. By this means passengers, mails and bag- gage of all the New York, Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia trains wore promptly moved, though the very high water in the Delaware made it no easy task. The railroad tracks are not injured, end will be used again for all trains to-morrow, as soon as the water subsides. At ten o'clock to-pight it was two feet leas than at sundown, at which time the height was entirely unprecedented in the expe rience of the road. Injury to the Delaware and Lackawanna Railrond—Heavy Loss in Boats at Mauch bee a SORANTON, Oct, 4, 1860. Heavy rains have fallen for the past forty-eight houra. No trains arrived on the Lehigh and Susque- hanna Railroad, The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad also suspended. An embank- property | | Ment 1,200 feet long at Bell%s bridge was washed out, Several minor breaks are reported between Scran- ton and Strousburg. Heavy gangs of men are at Work all along the line, There a great freahet at Mauch Chunk. Twenty boate went over the dam. The Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company’s rolling mills have suspended Work on account of the high water. Injury,to the Delaware Division Canni. Nauw Hors, Pa., Oct. 4, 1669, ‘The Delaware Division Canal is badly damaged in three places, The embankment is torn out in one Diace and two aqueducts are washed away. It will take several weeks to repair the damage. __ The Flood in the Interlor—Great Destruction of Property, HARRISBURG, Oct. 4, 1869. The rain ceased last night. ‘There is no great freshet 1n this immediate vicinity, but great damage 4s reported north and south of here, several pridges between Harrisburg and Philadelphia on the Penn- sylvania Central and Philadelphia and Reading Ratl- roads are reported washed away; also between Harrisburg and Baltimore. The Susquehanna river 4s rising rapidly, but no fears are entertained of a disastrous flood, THE FLOOD IN MARYLAND. The Flood in Baltimore=Streets Submerged— Destruction to Property—Interruption to Travel—Affuirs in the lnterior. BALtTr“ore, Oct. 4, 1869. The heavy fal) of rain ceased after two o'clock A. M., and about haif-past three the flood in Jones’ Falls commenced receding and soon subsided, All the goods in the submerged districts having been Temoved to upper stories the damage to the mer- chants is tnconsideranie, The first foors of all the houses mm the vicinity of the intersection of Gay and Saratoga strects, and Harrison street through the entire length, and about Maryland Institute were flooded to the depth of several feet. The tounda- tions of several buildings were washed and we Pavements were torn up. Reports coming in state that the rain storm yes- terday and last night was very destructive. Travel on the Nortirern Central Railroad has been delayed, and the Elk Ridge Railroad, from Annapolis Junc- tion to Annapolis, has been washed away at several poiuts.g The Patapsco river at Ellicott City and Ellis- vilie was very high, damaging the bridges on the main stem of the Baltimore and Obto Railroad. The damage to the ratiroads is not serious, and wilt all be repaired to-day, The wires of the several tele- graph lines leading from this city have been pros- trated, and on some lines leagiug west the poles have been washed away for a distance of five miles. BALTIMORE, Oct. 4—Midnight. The throngh morning train from New Yo « for Washington has arrived, There has been no inter- ruption of travel on the Washington branch road, The damage on the main stem of the Baitimore and Ohio Railroad was at Elusville, where the tresting Was disturved, and between Ellisville ana Sykes- ville, where the track was badly wasied, The damage has been repaired, and tratus wii run regu- larly and on thine to-morrow. The Northern Central trains are running regularly. AY WASHINGYON AND VICINIIY. Considerable Damage at the Capital and Georgetown—Streets Inundated=Destruce tion of Property—Bladensburg, Md., Partly Submerged—Particulars of the Storm. WASsiINnGron, Oct. 4, 1860. The beavy storm which prevailed yesterday did much damage. The rain was unprecedented for its violence. he canal banks were overflowed, and the lower stories of the houses adjacent were flooded, The bridges over the canal and elsewhere in the city were washed away, and several new houses damaged, owing to undermining by tue water. The sewers were also injured, and in severai cases the ground caved in, The effects of the storm are seen im all directions, About midnight the whol CREELE FORCE OL.tae ance of the families in Purdy’s court, near Pennayl- vania avenue and First street, the Tiver having overtiowed ito the court, and to rescue some of the women and Childrutie omoora were obliged to wade in the water up to their necks, The families were carried to places of safety, and in one cr two instances the removal was extremely hazardous. ne of the houses were floated off, but some few articles of furniture were carried away by the flood. The shanties bordering the Tiber back of the rail- road station were overflowed, but the inmates, mostly colored people, got away with their furni- ture. Three coflins were washed down the Tiber and lodged near Adams Express office, opposite the station. They probably were washed from some burial place. ‘the storm in Georgetown was heavy and the damage to property considerable. The bridges over Rock creek were swept away, also fences, frame shanties and everything of a floating nature on its banks. The Lime Kiins were entirely submerged. ‘The proprietors lost large quantities of lime, The buildings at one of the kilns caught fire from the siacked lime. The canal company’s mud machine and the mud machine belonging to the gov- ernment were swept down the creek and over the aam into the river. A_ large iron boiler which was on a@ scow belonging to a foundry was washed some distance down, and passing under the lower (K street) bridge, struck the iron stringer on the north side and bent it in- ward some inches, It took away about fifteen feet of iron hand railing in its passage, and landed on the wharf used by the Maryland Mining Company. Tuis morning a colored man, sexton of Christ church, Georgetown, while engaged in catching driftwood at the Paper Mil bridge, accidently fell in and was swept down by the current, There was much damage in Georgetown. Among the many occurrences a sewer broke loose, the water tearing and washing the street to a considerable dis- tance. Owing te the rise in the Potomac river the merchants on Water street to-day removed their goods out of reach of the water in case the flood from the Upper Potomac should be heavy. The Cl peake and Ohio Canal broke just above the culve and the steam packet Cabin John, that started up this morning, Was obliged to return to Georgetown. The steamer Pioneer, Captain Cathcart, above the aqueduct bridge and ts | ‘This is a coal boat running on the Phil Bladensburg, Prince George's co! again inundated last night, the Eastern branch © ing higher than ever before known, and in some parts of the village even the upper stories of houses were flooded, ‘The New York train due here at an carly hour this morning did not arrive until nine o'clock ta con quence of afew feet of the tra powder river having been washed a tion in Baltimore, becanse of the Prait street bridge being thought unsafe. The engineer discovered the gap near the Gunpowder river justia ume vent a serious accident, aud the a: ge was soon repaired, THE STORM I Great Damage Done in Springficld and Vie cinity=The Village of Westfield Inundated. SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 4, 1869, The heavy storm of the last two days has done great damage in this vicinity. Through travel on the Boston and Albany Raiiroad is stopped on ac- count of bad breaks both east and west of this city. No trains have arrived to-day from Albany, and none this afternoon from Boston, It will be several days before the trains will ran regularly again. The fall of water here reached the extraordinary amount of six inches, The village of Westfield is inundated, and it is reported that the loss wiil amount to $100,000, CONFLICT BETWEEN A POLICEMAN AND RIVER THIEVCS IN WILLIAWSBURC, OmMcer Burford, of the Forty-fifth precinct, yester- day afternoon surprised three river thieves while they were about loading a boat with pig iron, at the foot of North second street, Williamsburg, and ordered them tosurrender, This the thieves refused todo, and immediately put off for the New York shore. The officer then discharged his revolver at them, and his shot was returned promptly, A brisk fire was kept up between the oficer and the thieves; but the only shot that is known to have tuken cilect was one fired by the thieves, This struck # man MASSACHUS ITS. named Richard A. Pine, who was standing near the. omMcer; but the wound inflicted was a slight one, ia the region of the hi They had previously suc. in stealin; load of iron from the same CITY POLITICS. The Twenty-second Ward—The Coming Came paign—Inanguration Meeting. A public meeting of the residents of the Twenty- second ward was held, under the auspices of the Tammany Hall Ward Committee, iast evening at Washington Hall, Eighth avenue, between Forty- seventh and Forty-eigith streets, Mr. Daniel Brady- presided, and having called the meeting to order, stated that this was the inauguration meeting of the ‘Twenty-second ward, They had been assembled for the purpose of interchange of views, in order the more thoroughly to prepare for the approaching campaign. ‘3 Mr. M, CONNOLLY having been introduced to the meeting, delivered a brief address, im the course of which he urged the great neces- sity of harmonious action on the part of the residents of the ward. He dwealt particu-, lariy upon the importance of electing to office fear- less and independent men whose deeds would be cuaracterized by faithfulness, and whose entire ener- gies would be devoted to the conscientious perform. ance of their duty towards the public. Mr. Connolly commented geverely upon the administration at Aibauy, and he hoped the time was fast approaching when the s0-called commissions and ieee committees would be completely anaihilated, Havin, dilated at some turther lenge upon the questions ai issue, the speaker concluded by drawing attentton to the Jact Uiat the elections were not far off, and that no exertion snould be spared in securing aad supporting the proper parties to represent tie demo. cracy. Atler some remarks from Mr. SAENGER, Who fol+ jowed In the same strain as the previous speaker, Mr, JEROME K addressed the meeting. He hopes Mat, thoroughly united and totaily disregarding ail prejudices and factious diferences, the Twenty- second ward would sustain its former reputation, He pointed out rtue of combined and deter- jon, and sure that, cheerfully united s ward would fatinfaily da as followed by Mr. Cos- ment to the pilianturopi¢ a spoke at considerable v uo day, and blican and During there were elegtions In two op States of the Union—in Gnia it was hoped and be- democratic patty would be these States, ) In abt that er Would be elect in Pe ‘ania by an o jority. (Applau prospects were most en-+ couraging, lor tae: country of the dis (Applause.) After lican Ung to the cppressive ti er proceeded to sate that it be- came to harmonize their paign, and give no cucourezement wo the c: Of a split party or the representative of any factious organization. there was more to conteud against iu the upproacilug tion than at any previous one, since iederal patronage was largely dispensed through the city, and nothmg would be spared to counteract the influences of the democratic party. He besought those preseat to discard all personal Teeling ob tue ground that the public good was at stake. At this stage a husky volce issued from the assem- blage, and from what could be learned from the muitied sound 1t would appear that the owner of the Voice Was desirous of hearing sometaing upon labor movements, “What about the workingman, ea? “Give Us # blast on the work’’—(cries of ‘shut up’? and “order there”], Tue workingman “shut up’ accordingly, ‘Ihe speaker continued to state that he himself bad some Une ago performed a harder day's work of manual labor than apy man who heard bis voice and he therefore knew sometuing of tue workingman— (a voice, ‘bully boy’). ‘ow, 80 far as he was con- cerned, he ifid always endeavored to employ ia many a8 he could in the Park and would strive to do so in fature. He had always advocated short hours for labor. (Applause. A resolution Was tiicn adopted to the effect that atic eleclors of ie Twenty-second ward emlorsi platforms and resoluious as psomal- gated at the recent couveution at Syracuse, and taat luey pledge their earnest aud undivided support of the candidates, Mr. Connolly having de! meeting adjourned, vered a brief address the The German Republican Central Committee of } York City=Au Important and Spire fied esting. This representative body of the German republi- cans met g at the Steuben iiouse. Mr. Wiillam Grasse, Secoud Vice President, occupied ‘hair the President. Caneral.Rranz Sicel. having sheen Ol Tate “aosented hiunseif irom all mece ings of the committee, aad Mr. Marcus Otterourg, First Vice President, having lately prosented hig re- signation. Mr. Gustave Beyerie acted us Secretary. After some routine DUSINESS, wre tier was otcom from General Sigel, declaring his frm resolution not to accept any notmmation on the re- publican State ticket, expressing, however, his opinion that this offer of the nomination should be consiiered a partial and subsequent recognition of the German republicans as members of the party. The letter was received, read amid applanse, and on motion of Dr. Naumann the thanks of the committee were voted to te General. Dr. Munx reported from the Executive Committee y submit to the Central Committee the fol- for consideration:— rie, that the German republicans ¥ of the peculiar. y t 1—A motion by Mr. recommended, i Ottcroury, r tile platform'of the tory to the German: were laid over to receive the report of the commiuitee sent to Syracuse, which was presented by Grasser. He siated that he handed in the rmeworial to the New \ork detega- tlon in the Convention, and that he was told by Mr. Greeley and others that the Germans ought to be satisfied that the Excise jaw shall here. aiter remuin a dead iciter and that tne Convention will make no concessions to the temperance men ID tie Convention. Mr. Ye AM WEbER thought that it depended on the action of the committee whether Gencral Sigel would accept or not. He went on to say as that the Convention made a concession to them, feenie though it was, they caunot now refuse support the Syracuse nominations, un.ess they would sign their own Geath-warrant, He meved to endorse we platform, to ask General Sigei to accept the nomina- tion for Secre of State, aud todo all in their an victory. REUKG said that as to the Excise not believe there was aily con- jority of the vepuolican party State ‘These resolutions posed of temperance men, and {t was very ble that the O’Donnell resofation wes subintt. afor te very purpose of being to the nomination of ¢ it is they 5 is he an } ie General politically. But he General had spoken for himseif, declining the nomination. (Loud applause. republicans know if very well r Germans should map 0 ek al libera: policy of party opposed to the ri 1 citizens; that nuependentiy of a Of a political ng. A lone Dr. Mehr, uwarzenberg Oday and t hieenth Ward © Ansocinty« the German Meeting of Demow This association met last eventn econd avenue, Mr, G. Bills, President of the association, in the chair, After preliminary business, the Chair. man reqnested ¢ of seven members, who yrmer mecting, to walt ‘we upon hia bit for Aldermas Nicholas Haughton [ stant Alderman progress to the meeting. The commitice reported that Senator Bradley had received them f and had promised to use his Influence to secure both nominations. This announcement was recetved by the meeting With cheers and applause. The Prest- dent, Mr. Peter Messemer, and otuers then addressed the meeting in favor of the Syracuse platform, After a short discussion the meeting adjourned. had been upon Sénator Bra. nation of Mr. J The Tammany Society, Despite the inclemency of the weather a large con- course of braves assembled in the Tammany wig- wam, in Fourteenth street, last night to listen to the worns of wisdom from the great chiefs, Mr. Wil- Nam M. ‘Tweed presided, and Wilson Small was sec- retary. Soon aicer the commencement of business Mayor Hall delivered au elaborate and ornate address to the society, eulogistic of the late Isaac V. tb en and a committee of five was subsequently apport to draft suliable resolutions for presentation to hin family. The renatuder of the evening was occupied in thé proposal aud lustalation of members, and tae large congregation parted in peace aud Darmony.