Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-21
From The Baiiimor, daerican.
GREAT DESTRUCTION
HE El.OOD In 1liE MfSnlTEHA A

''.s tAfoob ~ tliL \.
We have been favored with a copy of the
annexed lctter. dated
CuLusBIA. (Pa) March II, 1916.
Mrssrs. Jas. OCpuner & Co.
Gcntlrmen-you are fortunate NOT Ia "A, 70
sent any goois Ia Columbia, as from present
appearances IL will take from I To > week. tn
repair the damages the PENNSYLVANIA Canal ba,
sustained 10y the late disastrous ircshet i'm the
Susquehanua. We delayed writing in o,dr,
,o giNe YOU the particulars a. iull as posSible
Tho Canal from here 10 Clsrks Ferry il. we
Tear. injured ~ much, that no part of can br
uS,d i"r at least three OF -four weeks. THE
Juniata division, tits believed, i, not much in
lured, not more than can b. repaired in a few
ddNs. The uvcr Was higher ! believe than i,
was known 10 IL before. The Canal fo,
some distance above Columbia was entirely
covered 10y water. aud several boats w~sr sven,
out "~Economy' among the number.
th addition W. learn verbally that the wal.
81 ,n the It'd Water Canal has not fallen
nnch-thc tow path has givenawsy nm s~Vct
at plscrs. The bridge at Columbia WAS no
injured, and many OF the minor bridges arr
gone.
a letter published in the Philadelphia L.
5. Gazci'e FURNISHES the following additions
particulars OF the damages lone by the food
IL Is dated.
HARRISBURG, March Is. 1916
About four o'clock this morning.. two soan,
oi the old Bridge. between ms sRor and ~.
island. tell with a tremendous crash into "a,
nvef. the dust irom the floor rising up in
cloud which totally otscurd Tor a time IN,
wreck which had been made. Abou, Gy, q.
clock another fell carving with IL two sn,n,
at the Cumberland Valley Railmad B,id,e
thus leasing but one span OF lL,e Old H,ijes
and two of the new one. standing. ne,t ,f;,
shore. About ~ O'Clock &. NJ. two sns,s -
The Clarke Ferry Bridge TAT the month nCu,.
'nn'a'e) cam, Heating down among o,hc
wre'hs which bring nearly whole. s,ruck a
lgHinst the remaining span Of the old Bndo.
bat passed updcr the arch, after bling cons
crabiy crushed. without moving IL. r., a.
remaining portions ui ttc Cumls Hand Vsile
Railroad Budsc were carried with n. and 10,
moved down together.
The Heating Ice aud timtrretadu.It mil,
unnrd TIE picf which supported tie end al a.
last span oi the old bnder. until : 49,;
dent u must g',e wsv. snd acc,,Sd al -
WATCHED 81 I'll dsy upon The tauk. until 49,,
hall pssi oclSk NJ, when the upue, n,
, at ihe pier being e%nlitciy undermined an,
crnmhici away, the spsn tott-red iur 49,
T, m,p'- efseked' leancd up strcam-bmks-
A 80 80 uNuN
MeNli sympsils Is ieit for the Cnmh~,L,,
Nall~y k-ilesd C~ompsny. who Ls,iny s'
t@lacd ttr sniire iu1s 81 their gofm., ls,s,,;1,
lstr'r by bae. had must, Scd their r~u1ccss ~
di"rcsea tsen eneEIss towards toe rceonstn,
iton oi TIE sseae ulHm a usorc permanent al,
have DO~ ~uitaessrd the dcsinHtion of d.,
renewed lsboss by food. IL seems a.. n n,
s'ements had cstsh,sod against them.
The Magnetic Tct~gesgls - dr,noli.beJ T.
tween THIS and Lancaster. T1,e nyef il no,
isiliug. AID - surface - neah, eliza, ot !,
aid hustnfE %lusat~f. I wnir 81 10 T.. a.
Aspsn ~ a bgidge - losteei sg.sust the IA
g end oittse Island Opposite here. which
s"PiNNcI ioi- . portion ~ tlc bridge ose, n,
; n'u'h 81 te Janiata AZ Binrao's l.ls,S
And TIE masses Of n%nating Ice uer 49, 4
-" 'feginculs % bridges. ,6ilis. L.. G.cs.
B f"'is isysts,k s snd slmos' ever, ti,;sc ;,n,,'
tsblt '""b '"''Si
TOE i"wefend n uut iOu ". in IA. ,,.t,
at iic ranai i, totals imp8istsd - m
wee plslng ifoiu door To- dor. The ,,s.e.
~ ~ highest point si-sui nam. t-,ne a. !
bout lew water msh-nte ieet hgybe, A..
The highest msrk u The oldest nhaliisn, m
'eeta OF 'ts u adins sieil coach ia oomins