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FLOODS IN THE CLARENCE AND

RICHMOND.

(ntoji otra OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

January 28.

These dtstiicts were on Satiudii) and Sunday last v lbited with the most disastrous flood that ov or occurred hero w ltlim the memorj of any living man Of the Richmond and what took piuco thero I can onl) wnte from report, and I telegrunib will airead} have made you ac-

quainted vvitli the due effects of tho inunda- tion in that quarter Of tlie Clarence I can, Uovvevei, speak from ocular obseivotions Tlieio ure three notable floods which occunod on theClirence, namely, 1S63, 1S76, and now, 1887 The second of these exceeded its prede- cessor, and that of tho present week was on an average about lim higher than the previous one The Clarence River began to iiso on Trida}, tlio 21st, and kept rising steadily and alannuigl) on Saturda} The most of the people m the city of Gratton and its bitburbs in consequence made prepaintions for a big flood The w md blew prett) strongly from tlie East on Saturday and Sunda)

Several fainiheb residing in low -lying localities shifted on S ttuida) night and cady on Sunda) morning At 9 o'clock on Sundi} forenoon tlie water was up to the level of the 187(5 floood at Gi afton Lirlv on Sunda) morning- it was distress ng and heartrending to hear tlie piteous outcries ot human being», mingled with the bel- lowing of cattle, neighing of horses, squealing of pigs, and how lingot dogs all mdieatingcvti aor amar} distress, and calling loudly for lehef and succour In many instances signals of distress weie given from the loof» of houses by the flung of guns All the iv ad ible boats in the cit)-autt the number was considei ible were pulluur in all direction«, rescuing índi v duals and f muhe«, ind removing them to places of safety The consequence was, and m the cticiimstantes it is indee«! marvellous, not a single life w ns lost in Gr tfton, oi indeed, in the whole Claience dtstiict, so fai as)ot known, not« itlist Hiding the suddenness and lupidit) of

the flood

The Io n of piopert), however, b\ tina dread- ful inundation is enormous The ivrtncipnl »tore

keeper» are heavy losers The farmeis have lost considerably in stock, and tho earl) and Into maize crops will be w eil nigh a total los«, «o far as can now bo judged The whole of the«e districts pre«eut a btenc of desolation which baíHcb tle»tnption Tlie b inks of the Claience are toni up fnghtfull) at v inous points, and the mud and debris left in house» on roads and m streets look exceedingly dismal

In the midst of «o lnuny lo»«es and dis

cour igemtnt«, it i» hopeful and tssunng to seo the vigour with whitit all classes set to work to ele in their dw ellmg» fiom mud and «dt, and thoiosignntion, energy, and perseverance the)

manifest

In Grafton the gasworks wore flooded, so that tho light from that som ce hos since been tut oft, and this disaster has added ma

tonally to the discomforts of the bcene, nnd the darkness of the pitch dark nights of Saturdn) and Sunday lost Communication w Katun errapted on the three hues of telegraph be

tween Sydney md Grafton front Iruuiy t" Thursday last About dOO poisons took ref»T in the Grafton Hospital which is the hi 'he?-! giound m that city The public behoof also shelteiod about 200 oi upwiuds md soin» sixt} fled to the Baptist Church The court house and School of Aits md Grammar School afforded lefttgo to a few scores The s s Citv of Grafton proved a weloomo asylum to manv and so did the tw o stoned and attic houses. { need se noel) say that the flood and its con«e

«juences mo the puncipnl and all ab orbmsr

topic of conv oi sation hei o °

The w cathei since Sunday last has been blight bimshmy and wami Hie w nd has

surco been light

Tho b s Helen Nicoll and tho Lawrence weio detained outside the bin b) the flood from Monda) to Phursdn) The s s Ui_ti alian anivedftont S)dne) on Him da) last These tlueo boats oiosbed the Clarence bal inwards vv ith the gio ttest ouse by tho new channel fonned by the flood The b s Cit) ot Gi mon. was detained fiom Siturday to Thu- day

w hen she loft foi S} duo) '

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