History of Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Carbon, and Schuylkill ...

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sive; l)ut the hotel and oiher substantial buildings, were
miraculously XJreserved.
At Alienlown, tiie sweep of the flood over the lowlands
is represented as having been awl'ul. Of thai
substantial bridge, erected but a few years ago, not even
the ]jiers and abutments remain. This company has
been peculiarly uutbrr.mate; l)Ut a few years ago, tiiey
lost a bridge by i]i\:, iiud soon after another, in i)art, by
a freshet. The siiltnidid stone bridge, over the Jordaii,
erected a few yeic's agu ;it a cost of eight or ten thousand
dollars, we are jilia.-cd to learn, sustained but little
damage.
The company's daju. at this place, is not, as was
reported, carried away; but tlu; canal and locks, imme-
diately below, are all destroyed. The destruction cvi
private property, consisiing of store houses, coal and
wood yards, basins, boats, &;c. at this place, is complete.
At Jiiery's bridge, one span, with the abutments and
pier, are uninjured, and the company ho[)e to have it
repaired and o})en to the public in tan or fifteen day.s.
Much i»rivate luopcit)- was ;ds(i airried away at thi-.
poiut.
The havoc at the Lehigh Water Gap, as will be supposed,
from its jx-'culiar location, was very great. Tlu:
county bridge, which v, as linished but a few months
ago, was raised Irom its foundation, and carried dowii
the stream, strikmg the hotel of our friend Craig, buL
widiout tloing much damage, passed on and crushed thi;
building in which he kept an extensive store, and rushing
on, there was nothing left of the valuable improvenients,
coal, lumber, plaster and other properly, innnedi-
ately below. The hotel was in great danger, and the
family and other imnatos were taken out with a boat,iii
the night, and were obliged to remain in the mountain
until the next morning.
The loss at the Clarissa iron works, above this point,
is very heavy— tlio greater part of the valuable improve
nients of Joseph J. Albiight, are in ruins.
At Parry viUe. Weisspon, iMauch Chunk, and up tin.