, 1875-03-20
Great Destruction Apprehend-
cd in the Wyoming
Valley.
Ice Piled In the Gorges Ten to Forty
Feet High.
Small Bridges Destroyed to Save Larger
Ones.
Thrilling Incidents Connected
with the Dcl,tgc.

4oAA DLfos4I Mu., +MhTcn l3,-4AD 1100Q hero
is fearful. Tic water is from 10 15 fec. deep
IN the streets. Nothing like II waa ever seen
here hofote. Nearly tho wholo town ts flooded,
and there Ia great destruction Of property. No
lives htyo becn lott 30 far. Tie railroad depot
IN full Of "asor. as well m Tho telegraph Office,
Which Was abandoned last night IN boat.
ut I1arro do Grace, tho leo las gorgcd about
i miles below town. Tho uharyes are Hooded,
aud whole piles Of lumber hayo beon swept from
them. Largo numbers Of nen nro engaged In
saving It. Tho street next to the river, aboro
The bridge, ia completely blocked witt, Ice. wood,
and lumber. The mator is about 10 inchcs deep
In the street. but falling slowly. Tho caual tow
path at tue upper end Of tho town il covered
with ice.
poar DErosir, Md, 3ihrch 19--8 r. m.-Thc
river has fas'cn Q feet Hinco n,orniug. Tho water
Ia now feet deep OF the railroad track and in
tho main street.
CotuuniA, Pa.. March 19.-At Marietta tho
1osa by The flood was raEy heavy, many lumber
men having their RATS swept away. The ico
piled up oycr tho tow-path at so1ue rointn 20 to
80 teet high,
IT MIDDLE1owH AEn COLUMBIA.
:, HAREisErlo, Pa. Alafcli 19.--Iho flood In tho
Miaulotown and Columbia. AZ Nuubgidge. thu
raasoad utrut wns forced acrogs tile track on tho
l!ti. Tic telegraph o,l1ce Nas complatcly
demolished. Fouc cana-hoata Hnd 3 frs1no
house nero forced On .Ile ha1s, S,x ar ecyen
houses were badly Injured.
Tho track from Collins station 10 Ch!ckio's ia
covered With ftotu 4 to III teet eI ice, s. u,a,y
points for distance Of a miIo 0: more. 1cle-
graph lincB wero destroyed FOR Or IN miles,
d family OF The Island above Eainutidgo wcre
forced 10 the roof Of their residence. Tue water
rosc 10 the bccGud story. and they remaipel on
.hc roof until Tue water recedeJ, aud were saveu.
On another islaud tanity toak to tho basa fur
shiety. fearing lilo hn,tAe would move. Tie barn
I was forced dihtance Of lou Yards or more but
| thc family MAS rcscue1 II Ia reported That a
naan attempted TO 70 to the 1escue OF ilo later
family, but was carried asay by tho Hood, asu
| has not bcen heard ftom since.
| The whelo front street in Mariotta, min ant.
quarter long, il reported filled WITH Ice IL the
height Of 39 and 80 lees. Aaay Louses have
been damaged.
! UAnEisHunr, Pa, March 13.-Tae t3h1naro Ia
| tho lines Of tho Pennsylvania Roa1 b7 ce was
| much exsGgcrutod There WIZ no dau,Rge
| which cAHscd leiay to trains. csrcp. on tho rycl
line, bet"cet, Columbia md Mls.''ie1oNn. Hi
tralos wsre run around by stlor; cut by Mount
Joy.
| THE WYOMING VALLEY.
W1IKEsnAFnE, Ia, Match ia force Of 3ot
| men has been engaged today in removing ice
from tho track aboye fitsston. On Monday al
cuvorod for nllos with ice from to IL feel
docp. The road hetwocn hcru mud p:tason IL
set partially covered With ico and wator, but or
| Monday tTaIus will be rlluhiug through. Attep,
ton IL again TUNED principally to tic golEe above
/ Pntston, which threatens dnugor moro than tho
o1.a at Wi!keabarEc. It hegias 2 n,!cs from,
ptston and extends to Falls Station, djatapce
OF miles, and ia formed Of heavier and stronger
leo tllan tha. which DESTROYED tho Lrdgo and de-
/ vastated Nest pit.stou. Tho lnhablsauts Of the
latter place nro alarmed, feariuE t,nt they
MAY HAVE A HEAVIER VISITATION
| than hctorc 1t IL the Eencral opinion that this
gorge must 70 first, and bs pyecitltatctl upon tue
one nt WtlleHharro, and il bucE lse tho case, the
] whole Wyoming Valley will be devastated. Tl,e
! ritts!on bridGos enlpeddel in tile ,co j nilcs
| aboyo here, were destroyed to-&lnr 10 prevent
! their hoiuE swept tlown against thu QUO. h
forco Of lu0 mou was engaged most Of to-day iu
| taksuE thcul apart a1ll removing what Haa yalu.
able. In tho AFTERNOON wllat TAs Left was Eatu-
rntcd With HeroBone and tted.
AT M4n1ETTA, IL.
MARIETTA. Pa, March 1a-1t Ia impossible to
imagine tho scene presented hern now, caused
| BY the Ice gorge. For mile a1ong Trout street
tile immense cakes of Ice arc riled tlom 10 10 10
fcot high tilling tho caua aud covering the rail-
road tlack, mud tn mauy rlaces tearing
out and breaking tic rails. Several
| canal-boats a1c lying across railroad
| track, aud wcre only prevented from demollsll-
ing houses by large trees tl,gt "cro tlrtn enough
| to stop them. Hundreds Of mon we're woskiME
to clear tho railroad track but 1t IL like blasting
| through tho rock-bud. It ia estimated t!lat it
| will taso 9,001 men from thrcv to tiyo days to
clear tho track. All Trims aro running regularly
| via Tho Mount Joy llrnncl,. Tie water Was
several feat higher than tho flood Of 1865.