The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-19

they had inst passed over covered ten feet deep
with huge cakes. The monster wave, OF whose ap-
proacn they mad been warned by the coored boy,
had Overtaken the less threatening Hood. and from
ITS outer edge hundreds OF tons OF Ice mad toppled
over into Inc road and lay like the ruins OF some
gigantic marble editce.
The road stll lay along the river bank and the
danger 10 those IN the sleigh was still great. For
long distance the noe kept abreast OF them.
still filing up the road behind them with ice and
AT times almost crashing upon the sleigh. About
AN eighth OF mile above Germantown the river
leaves the road, following around q small plateau
and bearing to the right. On this plat OF low
ground there are several buildings, among them,
near the lower end. the elegant residence OF MIR.
Wade Buckley. When Buchanan had urged his
horse to the point where the river bears or he
thought they had escaped all danger. and brought
his horses to q trot The ponderous mass OF Ice
passing around the curve when dam occurred
below, ana 1t stopped. In very lew seconds,
however, the fiood started anew IN q channel 1t
made AZ It went across the nat, directly tow
ara O. point In the road on the lower
TO the point ron the sleigh was about
equal with that to be traverscd by the hood. Not
second was to be lost, aud again the horses
were urged 10 their utmost speed to REACH IL pos
siDle, the objective point In advance OF the ice.
the people living In the houses near The scene OF
the race Tor lie or death shouted Tor the driver to
stop. while others cried out TO him TO Hurry up,
for Gods sake ~ Mr.. Buckley waived them back.
and shouted 10 them not to take the chance but
Buchanan kept on, and crossed the point ike the
wInd-not two seconds before the surglng wall Of
ice swept over the road aud on IN It's destructive
course over the nals. SO intense had been the
strain on the nerves OF the flying party that, when
IL was Known tney were SuIe the TeuctlOu was SO
great that they were all rendered as helpless as
babes, and sat speeches. Tor some minutes in the
very midst OF the destruction going on around
them.
INCIDENTS AT THE RAILWAY BRIDGE.
Just before the railroad bridge was carried away,
an engine on which was BENJAMIN Thomas super
intendent OF the Delaware division, Engineer Ivan
Wormer and Conductor Cow, and William Morris,
engineer. started to cross 1t. They were near the
Pennsylvania side when tue ice was seen 70 start
and raise up rapidly beneath the bridge. The
bridge itself began to sway and trembie, and the
order was given to return TO the New York side.
The engineer was obliged to run very slowly, to
cause as little jar as possible Before they reached
this side the bridge was raised from its
piers, but was not carried away for about
live minutes after the engine was or 1t.
AT this time the coal trains about
due at the bridge, and as nothing known Of its
condition west, the situation was alarming. Rob-
ert Frampton superinr endent OF bridges the
Delaware division. volunteered to cross the bridge
and notify the Waterman on the track above. He
reached the middle pier. the bridge rising from Its
foundations steadily when the two spans ahead OF
him parted from the Pennsylvania abutment and
commenced swinging down stream. Further
progress was Impossible and he was obliged to re-
trace mis- steps. Just then the Waterman APP
peared IN sight, and. signaling him to run back
with nag, he started for this end or the bridge,
which he reached just IN time. az the structure
dld not stand q moment alter he stepped OMIT.