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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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Excessive rains caused the Susquehannah River to flood to an extraordinary height a few days before June 24, damaging rafts and lumber near the canal, which entered Chesapeake Bay. Bridge piers at Rock Run sustained minimal damage, with construction progressing toward August completion.
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We are informed that a few days past in consequence of the excessive rains in different places, particularly on the waters of the Susquehannah, that that river rose to an extraordinary height, more so than has been recollected for a series of years past at this season of the year—considerable damage was done in different places, especially near the canal, by the drifting away of rafts lumber, &c.—Large quantities of those articles descended and entered the Chesapeake Bay.
We are happy to have it in our power to state, that no injury whatever was done to the piers preparing for the bridge over the river at Rock Run, except the forcing away of some of the scaffolding erected for the building of said piers which may be replaced in a few days—that the stone work for the Bridge is rapidly progressing, and we have little doubt but that it will be completed so as to receive the timbers in all the month of August ensuing.
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Susquehannah
Event Date
A Few Days Past
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considerable damage was done in different places, especially near the canal, by the drifting away of rafts lumber, &c.; large quantities of those articles descended and entered the chesapeake bay; no injury whatever was done to the piers preparing for the bridge over the river at rock run, except the forcing away of some of the scaffolding erected for the building of said piers which may be replaced in a few days; the stone work for the bridge is rapidly progressing, and we have little doubt but that it will be completed so as to receive the timbers in all the month of august ensuing
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in consequence of the excessive rains in different places, particularly on the waters of the Susquehannah, that that river rose to an extraordinary height, more so than has been recollected for a series of years past at this season of the year