CHARLESTON.

Colonist, Volume XV, Issue 1501, 13 February 1872, Page 3

CHARLESTON.

The Herald of February 10th reporta:— At 8 o'clock on Thursday the tremendous fresh in the Nile seriously threatened the destruction of the Bridge, but fortunately without any damage of very serious consequence. The water rose so high as to completely flood the flat at the rear of the Nile Hotel, frightening Mr. Shearer and family from their residence, and necessitating Mr. Poole removing his family by boat, the water rising in his dwelling about five feet. On the opposite side, the tramway was considerably damaged ; and to pasa the road round the lagoon in order to reach the beach, it was necessary to scale the sidelings. Large trunks of trees, debris of every description, tubs, pieces of fluming, boxes, &c, were carried down in quantity. On the various flats surrounding the district large bodies of water were collected, and on M'Kitterick's dairy farm, it so far encroached as to enter the dwelling to some depth. Necessarily there has been considerable damage amongst the minor portions of mining plants. At the Totara, Hayes and party had their dam partially carried away, fully half of it being demolished. This to them is a serious loss, the dam having taken two, months in its construction. The Totara river was necessarily swollen, but by ten o'clock on Thursday night had fallen some ten feet.