, 1873-02-18
SPRING FRESHETS.
Sudden Floods In tho Pennay1vnnin
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sevornl Lives Lost.
p1rrspunoH, Pa, Fob. 17.-Tho recent hoayy
rains caused rapid riso IN tho Monongahola
River Inst night, and at O'Clock this morning
tho ourront WAS so strong that q coal neot, con-
Bsting Of thirty boats and barges, broke from
their faatenings ut smlth0old bridge and moved
on In tho rapidly rising aurront An alarm was vas
signals used on tito river, and every effort WAS
n,ade to sayo the Lives Of tho unfortunate mon
who were on board tho coal feot. Some wore
saved, but 1t ia reported that several
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under tho Andee. Both mon wero floating past
on bargos, md ondoavored 10 jump on tho
wheelb Of the Btehmere named; but foil IN tho
current and went down. Tho towboat Y. T.
struck iloating barge and turned upon ono side.
Tho Oil Valley Waa also cut down. It ia lmpoB-
elble ut present to ASCERTAIN the extent Of tho
damage dono to property on tho river, and .
etiil rising rapidly at 1880, with II foet, but no
further danger ia apprchonded:
P1T1anuRau, Pa, Feb. 17-Evenlng-
food which 90 uno!pootedly commenced IL tho
abatemont, and ie rather increasing in violence.
It iB impossible to approximate oYen q dlstnnt
estimate Of the damage done, but 1t is conBdorod
that It is the heaviest river disaster oyor cxpori-
Up tho river tho loss Of life has not been as
gtoat aa at first supposed. Rumora prevailed
that "a Or Ii men had gono down ut the'coal
A man named Joseph King WIS knocked OF
barge at MoKeesport and drowned.
Tho tow-boat Y. T. Wilson, bunk this morn-
Ing, was valued at s15, 300 insurance, 80, 600.
Tho oi Valley, owned By p 4 ?: J: 5:a 9: AloDon;
for $4,000.
The loss Of coal boats md barges has heon
very heavy and general. At Elizabeth, this
morning, i number ct coal boats and bargos, to-
Paiiy owned 81 Joseph Watson, s' woro swept
away. Tho loss is eatirnatod at $4,000. OF tho
bargos. which broke away from the suspension
bridge this morning. five were owned BY Samuel
6s4s. Gs -Four o naa hsp g stnf Th5sS Of tho
No. il !" ono, is Mach l. Co." -Four barges wore
landed BY the ateamer Fsirplay; Two belonged.
t. Sd r. cr g. assy ss sEaH No. s. esote a
that several other barges hare boen moored at
points below the city. At half-past 8 this even-
Ing, the river WAS rising rapidly, tho marks In
dissting ~ feet. + is Thought tho flood will
Pn1IADELpu1A, Fab. 17.-At Wtlliamsport the
river ia low. At Chickios, there is al1 inchoa Of
anow. Tho river rose nine inches. The leo ia
unmoTed. at Port Deposit, the river rose eight
yesterday, aud is still rising Tho weather is
clear and mild. At Harrisburg there is no rise
The Schuylk III River has not risen much from
tho rain Of yosterdny. The ice gorge continues
at Fairmount. Tho Lehigh, at Bethlehem and
Maunoh Chunk, has not risen.
SELMA, Ala, Feb. 1.-THE Alabama Riyor at
this point has risen to within three feet Of tho
great July floods, and Is still rising.
EAsroN, Pa., Feb. 1.-THE Lehigh is riHing
Blowly, and freshet is npprehenaed.
R1oumoND. Va, Feb. 17.-Heayy rains are ro-
ported from all SECTIONS Of the State during the
past two days, aud hea7y land slidoB on several
railroads, cnising detontion Of trains. The
rivor at Lynohburg is fourteen feet above tho
usual leyel. At this point 1t is about ton feet
which will be greatly Increased BY the flood from
above.
HAnpER's FEnnY, Fob. 17-10 P. m.-The po-
tomao has risen sovon and half feot, and is
still rising.