The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-21
The January ThAw-TEe Srsauahanna
and the Potosnac--E,ke ScfuylkslI,
Lehfgh, and Delaware.

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MlDDLErowN, PA, January 49, Ice on the
Swatara creek broke up this morning. Much
damage Is done above town. Ice on the
| 7ast O'Clock 2. NJ. The water IS still ris-
ing. y
NORTH BRANCH OF THE srsQrEHAHHA.
WIkEsBAaRE, January 1s.--l'he susque-
| hanna is seventeen feet high here. Ice Is
! running ont very fast. The water was over
the Kingston road last night. Street railway
cars could not run, and passengers arriving
| at Kingston could not get 10 Wilkesfmrre.
The water has fallen foot since ] O'Clock
=. NJ.
WEST BRANCH OF THE srSQuEHANNA.
WntIAMsroRT. january 1s-4:45 p. NJ
The river Is now ten feet above low-water
mark. The ice from here down is gone, but
has not yet passed from above. The boom
and Linden River bridge are holding it back
LOCK HAVEN, january 1S.-The Susquc-
hanna here is full Of broken ice damned by
The blockade at Linden bridge, near Will
Transport. The ice here is on q level with
the city, and the back-water from Bald Eagle
creek has inundated the flats between the
creek and Lock Haven, and many houses in
the lower lart Of the city are surrounded
with water. The families have moved out.
Considerable lumber from CIcarficld aud
kettle creek has been carried down. Part
Of Island bridge has been carried away
George Mccormick. living near it, lost his
cows and one horse by the sudden rising of
the water during the night, and narrowly
escaped himself in trying to save other stock.
The bridge here is Safe yet.
HARRISBURG. January 1S-Thc lower part
of Lock Haven Is flooded and Jersey shore
| ut this point broke up at L. 81, and is,
going OIL nicely.
THE DELAWARE RIVER.
TRENTON, n. J.. January 1S.-Assapink
creek has subsidized sufficiently to permit
resumption of travel by through trains.
The tunnels are clear of water.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
will lose from 500 to acc cross-arms, which
| were lying in yard at Trenton depot.
The PENNSYLVANIA railroad has lost great
quantity of wood. The Delaware has fallen
to-day. No immediate danger is apparent.
EASToS, Pa. January 1S.-The Delaware
river is rising fast, and the ice running thick.
TIE LAcKAwANSA RIVER.
SCRANTON, Pa, January 1S.-Roaring
! brook and Lackawanna river have risen
about two feet. No damage IS done.
| THE LEnlGn RIVER.
! MAvCu CHUNK, Pa, January 1S.-Consi-
| dcrahle uneaSiness is felt here in regard 10
| the frcshct. about three miles above here, at
the dam. Houses are inundated, and it is
feared the dam will give way. The water is
up to the second story of dwellings.
| MAuCH CHUNK. Pa, January 1880 p.
N.-The ice has stopped running and is
piled up two stories high about a mile above
| ,ri,,
| thin" before it. Several bridges are in great
| danger. The ice is sixteen inches thick.
TIE HUDSON RIVER.
ALBANY. January IS.--1'he treshet in the
| Hudson river has recedcd. though the water
is yet over the docks at this point. The ice
gorge below the city continues, and huge
cakes are piled up all along in front and
above the city. No lives have been lost, and
the damages sustained are slight.
The Hudson river officials hope to have
the bridges repaired so that the trains can
run regularly tomorrow.
Travel is also obStructcd Oh the Harlem
road.
| PouGnEEErSlE, January lS.-A severe hail.
storm has prevailed all day until 3 o'clock
Z. NJ, when it turned into rain, with the
Thermometer at the freezing point. The ice
in SaugertieS creek broke up near the iron
works lust night, and after moving short
distance stopped. Fears are entertained
that another taw will occur soon. If so.
great damage is expected, us all the streams
are heavily swollen. and the thick ice
breaking up will sweep everything before it.
NEW ENGLAND RIVERS.
NORWICH, Conn. Janllnry 1S.--The fresh
which commenced yesterday i'll the She
tuckct and Iantlc rivers continues, and they
are still rising. 1t is feared one or more
dams on the former river will be carried
away. and il so the lower part of the city
will be flooded. Part of the New London
and Northern railroad near this city has Gccn
washed away, causing considerable delay in
| running trains. The trestIe-bridgc of The
Norwich and Worcester road has been 80
damaged that no trains will be run by the
company south of this city.
THE UTTER POTOMAC AND ITS TRIBUTARIES.
The Cumberland Times of Saturday says
the ire in the Potomac broke up early on
Friday morning. For while it was appre-
hendel that the sudden rise in the river
would make q breach in the canal. Fortu-
naiely, however, the precautions taken by
the managers of the work prevented any
disaster of this kind.
! LII re CIONuS IsSciDDICu III TIE IlfeI-udIn
yesterday morning to see the ice 20 out, as
is the custom on such occasions. Logs, trees.
| icncc-raiS, cross-ties. and other floating OBJ
jectS came down with the ice, and We're
hurled furiously over the dam to he min
Sled and jammed and crushed together by
the wild waters below. Now and then
among the mass would be noticed a very
large tree that would rise to the surface OF
the water short distance below the dam
and float lazily along toward the breast,
crowding the floating ice and other smaller
obstacles out of its way rs trlilcS quite be-
Meath its notice, until it would come directly
under the fall, where it would he seized 10y
the furious current, borne rapidly beneath
the surface, and hurled away out of sight
| under the roaring waters, only TO be allowed
to rise again and repeat its performance until
it Glanced to strike some invoring current
| that would carry it off down the river.
| Pieces Of hridgc-iimher were noticeable also,
! doubtless portions Of the washed-out tres
ties on the Cumberland and Pennsylvania
| railroad.
| The warm winds and rains of Wednesday
| and Thursday caused a general breakup OF
the ice and Il furious rising of the water ID
Georges creek, causing considerable damage
TO property in that vicinity.
The principal damage done wasto the Cum
berhnd and Pennsylvania railroad, anumbcr
of trcstles having been swept out and the
track at several points covered with ice to The
depth Of several feek which will account tor
| the non-Rrrival Of The Cumberland-bound
trains on that road yesterday morning. The