The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-20


PHILADELPHIA, january i7.--The schnyl
kill river at Paramount Is five feet above the
usual height, and the moving Ice has caused
much damage along the banks. In many
places the ice formed n gorge across the
river, which, breaking away, the whole
mass moved down with great force, threat
ening oil obstacles.
Fears are entertained for the safety of the
dam at Paramount, over which stream five
feet deep Is pouring, intermingled with ice
trees, broken boats, and other dEbrSs, carried
from above.
Considerable damage has been done to the
mills near Manayunk. The banks are over
flown, landings carried away, and several
boats crushed in the ice
All the mills have been compelled to sus-
pend operations.
Peters island above the Reading Railroad
ledge is completely submerged and covered
with cakes Of ice, destroying the shrlibbery
that made it nh ornament Of the Park.
WisSahickon creek is also swollen, and
the bridge ut the Hermitage has been carried
on.
Dispatches from Bush, Gunpowder, and
Back rivers, Maryland, report the water
high. but the bridges and track of the Phia-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad
arc in no danger.
The Gunpowder at Magnolia is unusually
high. but no damage is apprehended.
A dispatch from Reading says the Schuyl-
kill is slowly rising. A small bridge has
been carried away ny the ice, and portions
OF the dam have passed down from above.
Most OF the ice has gone, and the greatest
danger is now over.
The Delaware river at noon had fallen five
feet, and the worst danger is over.
HARRISBURG, January Lice has been
moving off the dam at Lockhaven since p.
NJ. The river is very high. the banks being
full at p. ~, but falling fast. 1t Is reported
the ice has taken away one pier to Trump's
bridge and Camphclis dam, at Jersey Shore.
1t is Il ten-foot flood.
The operator at ClcaIticld reports the ice
from Curmensville passing there. At $50
=. NJ. he reports it the greatest ice-hood ever
known at Clearticld. lie reports great dam
age from loss of old and new timber
WnKsBARRE, January 17.-The river at
Lockhaven and. the streams above are re-
ported very high, and the ice-flood the great
est ever known. 4 big loss Of timber is also
reported. The ice on Pine and Lycoming
creeks is doing some damage. The river
here has risen seven feet, but the ice has not
yet started.
UAyRE DE GRACE. January 1.-the ice IN
the Susqueilanna river has broken up below
| the railroad bridge and is moving OIL. No
| damage is apprehcndcd
| WILMINGTON, January 1.-The Christiana
is very high and the ice is running. The
| Delaware railroad trains are not crossing the
bridge on account Of the flood. Much dam
aye is apprchended.
| TRENTON, january 17.-The Delaware river
rose five feet last night, but has fallen three
feet since So'clock this morning. The freshet
is not DANA ging.
| The AsSaupine creek rose to very dam
aging height, stopping all north and south
bound trains ut Trenton.
| The passengers and baggage Of the $50 A.
| NJ. train from New York were all transferred
| by carriages from the freight depot to South
Trenton, bound for Philadelphia and the
West.
Tie main dcpots and tunnels are filled
with water from one to seven feet deep.
/ iIupsoN. january l1.-Thc bridge at Stock
port, on the hudson River railroad, was car
ricd away by the strong current and ice al
$50 o'clock this afternoon. The bridge was
about fifty feet long, very strongly built, and
il will require some time TO reconstruct it..
: The trains to Albany are now running Uia
Chatham.
ST. LOUIS, january l7.--Thc ice in the
river broke this afternoon and ran out. The
only damage done rs far rs known, is the
cutting down OF the towboat Wild Duck
and the sinking of barge laden with 600
tons of iron ore.