The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-03-22
The Flood.

"eek exceeded IN nelgnt Inc terrible treshet
of Is46, by about three feet. On Saturday
the whole flal lying below this place, be-
tween the river and Fishingcreek was sub
merged 10 the depth of several feet, pre-.
sentng view from the surrounding heights
as vast lake, inhabited by people whose
J dwellings were standing in the midst of The
fearful water. Not spot of dry land could
be seen on tie farms lying between the hills
al the mouth of HemIock Creek and the hill
south OF the Susquehanna, the river having
spread TO aboul two miles in width. The
loss 10 farmers consists chiefly in fences
that were carried away. and the destruction
Of growing grain. The Lackawana Rail
Road was under water along the rocks be-
I low Rupert 10 the Calawissa bridge from
six 10 len feet. No trains have passed on
the road since last Thursday, and there will
| probably be need OF much repairing before
the road will be fit 20 travel over The Ca.
nal Is much injured below and above this
place. The seven mile level we were in
formed is all torn 10 pieces" The boating
will be suspended ill very late in the sea-
son. Persons who were at the Calawissa
Railroad bridge say the first span al this
end was moved about two inches and alf
| by the force of large Tree and two canal
boats which struck it. From yesterdays
Hood at other points
Harrisburg, March ls The food in the
Susquehanna is Unprecedented. 1t exceeds
oy 80 inches in height the memorable anG
destructive freshet of 1916. Thousands of
timber logs, with millions of feet OF sawed
Lumber, have already passed this point.
Bridges have been swept away and torn
TO pieces, and from the character of the
ruins floating by Harrisburg it is fair 10 in
fer :hat mauy dwelling houses, barns, sc.
have been swept from the shores.
Al z O'Clock this morGing it was ascer-
taiEed that the bridges at Northumberland
and Duncan's lsIaLd, and a part of the
Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, above this
city, had been carried away, while as /
wrile bridge, said 10 be from the Juniata
is being borne with fearful violence down
The stream.
There have been no trains passing thro'
Harrisburg from Pnlsburgh or Philadelphia
for the last Twelve hours. The lower par,
of the city is completely submerged and
much suffering has been inflicted upon the
poor families living in that part of the sub.
urbs.
AT Middleiowu, Dauphin county and the
villages along the shore clear 10 Columbia,
in Lancaster county, the destruction Of pri-
vaIe property and The suffering among in
dlviduals is immense. The fires of several
iron furnaces have been quenched and of
course the furnaces will chill.
Thousands Of dollars worth of lumber.
Middleton, was swept away, The bank
in front of the city has been lined all day
with thousands OF people watching the pro-
gress OF The flood Families are being re-
moved from the streets in the lower section
OF the city, which was not approached by
the waters of the great flood of 1916, but
which are now considered in imminent
danger of being over1owsd. Oar city wa
ter works are completely submerged, and
all the pumps stopped
II 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 Susqueianna
within the memory of man.
DAEvILLE, Pa, March Is-The most dss-
iructive food ever heard of is now raging
on the north branch of the Susquehanna.-
The railroad is submerged and all travel is
suspended.
AL The large bridges on The west branch
as far as Williamspon are gone The Lack
awanna and Bloomsburg railroad is under
wafer in places Ten feet. The canal in many
places is completed destroyed. Half of
Danvile is under water.
BUFFALO, March ls-The injuries 10 the
Erie road extend over distance of nearly
loo miles, mostly east OF Hornelsvlle, and
there are several breaks between Hor1elIs-
Wills and Donkirk.
The Lake Shore road is slightly damaged.
but will soon be repaired.
ALBANY March l9-The river has fallen
between four and five feet, and as a boat
has arrived from CaIskill, ii is believed that
navigation is fairly open TO New York. A
passenger boat is expected Tomorrow
morning.
SYRAcUsE, n. Y, March 19.-Ths recent
floods have damaged the salt works 10 the
extent of nearly $780, 900. Three hun
dred dwellings are more or less flooded
and the probable total loss in this county
will be half million dollars.
RocFEsTEa, N. Y, March l9.-The A ood
has subsidized The bridges on the Central
and Genessee Valley railroads have been