Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-03-29
The Freshet in the Susquehanna.

The Freshet in the Susquehanna.
HARRIsBUG, March 18.-The food in
the Susquehanna is unprecede 1t
exceeds by 80 inches in height the men,
orab!e and destructive ireshet Of l846.--
Thousands of timber logs, with millions of
feet Of sawed lumber have already passed
this point.
Intelligence from the north and west
of us in dicates the most frightful des-
.trucIon Of private and public property on
the many streams emptying into the Sus.
quehanna. Bridges have been swept
away aud torn TO pieces, and from the
character of the ruins floating by Harris
burg il is fair to infer that many dwelling
houses barns, &C., have been swept from
the shores,
At7o'clock this morning it was ascer-
tanned that the bri dges al Northum-
berland Duncan's Island, and part of the
Pennsylvania Railroa bridge, above this
city, had been carried away, while as
write bridge, said to be from the Junia-
tss is being borne with fearful violence
down the stream.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad bridge,
which is also used by the Northern rail
road, is in imminent danger, several spans
at the eastern end being submerged to
the depth Of two feet. II is scarcely pos
ible, as the water is steadily rising, that
the submerged portion can resist the force
Of The flood for many hours.
There have been no trains passing
through Harrisburg from Pt.sburgh or
Philadelphia for the last twelve hours.
The lower part OF the city is completely
submerged and much suffering has been
inflicted upon the poor families living in
that part of the suburbs.
At Mi ldletown, Dauphin county and
villages along the shore clear to Columbia,
in Lancaster county, the destruction of
private property and the suffering among
individuals is immense. The fires in sev
oral iron furnaces have been quenoh-
ed and Of course the furnaces will
chill.
, Thousands Of dollars worth lumber, usu
ally stocked at Marietta Columbia aud
Mddetown, was swept away. The bank
in front Of the city has been lined all
day with thousands OF people, watching
the progress of the flood. Families are
being removed from the streets in the
= lower section of the city, which was not
- approached by the waters Of the great
| llOOu VI lO1D, Dub NIllC4l dlt nov COHslutl-
ea in imminent. danger of being overflow
ed. Our city water works are completely
submerged, and all the pumps stopp-
ed.
1t is conceded on all hands, alike by
our Oldest Inhabitants and experienced
river men, that this is the most immense
food that has taken place in the Susque-
hanna within the memory Of man.
? DANNylLLE, Pa. March lS.--The most
destructive food ever heard Of is now rag
ing on the north branch Of the Susque-
hanna. The railroad is submerged and
all travel suspended.
All the bridges on the west branch as
far as Lock Haven are gone. The Lacks-
wana and Bloomsburg railroad is under
water in places ten feet. The canal in
many places is completely destroy
ed. Half of Danvile is under water and
the river is rapidly rising.
The wires south have been brokon by
the cables across the Susquehanna at
Hayre de Grace being carried away. We
g are consequently without depatches from
Baltimore and Washington.
BUFFALO, March. 1S.-The injuries TO
, the Erie road extend over distance Of
nearly l0G miles, mostly cast ofHornells.
vile, and there are several breaks be-
, tween Hornelsville aud Dunkirk.
The Lake Shore road is slightly dam
aged, bot will soon be repaired
ALBANY, Marcl, l9.-The river has fall
len between four and FIVE feet, and, rs
boat has arrived from Catskill, it is he.
= lioycd that navigation is fairly open to
New York A passenger boat is expected
tomorrow morning.
Telegraphic communication with the
West was resumed tonight. Two trains
, from beyond the Fonda break on the New
York Central railroad have arrived, being
the first since Thursday. The regular
: IL P NJ. train went out tonight.
SYRACUSE, n y, March l9.-The recent
floods have damaged the satworks to the
extent Of nearly 100000. Three hundred
dwelling are more or less flooded, and the
( probable total loss in this county will be
ha.f million dollars.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, March l9 The
food has subsidized. The bridges on the
, Central and Genessee Valley railroads
have been swept away. Many buildings
have been undermined and have iaii-
, en-.
Abouta thousand ofthe principle stores
are flied with water. The gas works and
, rawsnonars have suspended. No lives
have been lost but the damage amounts
, 40 several millions Of dollars.
, rs-vrSir Frederick Bruce the new Eng