The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-01
A Tremendous Ice GOrgo-Trains OBJ
Structed by Water.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, March 3l.-Th,
foot Of Ransom gorge has lodged against
the foot Of this gorge without starting it
The water has risen foot and a-half here
in little less than an hour, and is now
q feet above low water mark, but the
gorge shows no sign of giving away, and
may hold out through the night. The
water IS backing up at West Pittston and
is Just beginning to flood that place.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad is flooded
between here and Pittston and all trains
have been abandoned between the two
places and there are no mails from the
north The last train down reached here
st : o'clock this evening two hours be-
hind time, \ Lackawanna and Blooms
burg train was Just ahead OF 1t, and both
were filled with passengers. The track
was covered with water for a distance Of
u mile and half, and in some places it
va, % deep Il, to cover the second step
Of the cars and came within two or three
inches of running into the
lire box of the engine.
The current across the track was rapid
and carried with it great cakes of ice,
railroad .ills, fences and logs, trains mo
we'd slowly, and had to stop every few
f, et To remove distractions. No. i, north
was met on the inundated track with ils
baggage eur off the rails. the hind truck
having been caught by an Ice boulder.
The baggage was removed and the car cut
loose and left in the flood. Men rode on
the front of the engines on the down
trains, and the steps Of the cars were oc-
cupicd by conductors, brakemcn and
passengers who were engaged in kicking
and pushing away logs and ice
b Julders from the track. At the swinging
brdg" there was "a great mass Of floating
zee and dritlwood on the track, and while
a passage wa being opened through it
about an acre of zee which had been lodg-
cd ON the right OF the track began to
move. and headed across the track in
front Of the train. Ii looked dangerous,
and the men became frightened and the
ladir, began l. cry. som" trees and
hu-hc-. however, arrested it, progress, and
the tram, made their way through be-
fore it started again. The steps Of the
car, caught againsta large cake Of zee
several times and were somewhat dam
agrd. but the trains were not otherwise
injured.
The river hr, fallen five inches since ?
O'Clock, the water having found addition
al outlet, across Kingston ilats through
which it is rushing with great force and
noise. The Wilkc,barre gorge i yet
apparently immovabe and will likely
remain 50 until the water rises several
feet higher by storm, or by it, Ntoppage
on the flats. The river i also falling AT
Pttston and that place has escaped
second inundation.
desperate Attempt ut suicide
CINCINNATI, March 3l.-MrS. Anna
Mayer. widow residing at 3j9 Main
street. made desperate and probably
successful attempt at suicide. This after
noon young woman in cigar store be-
low heard two -hots. and running up found
Mrs. Mayer, with revolver in her hand
and her face bleeding. She endeav-
urrd To- take the revolver from her
but the frcnZicd woman threatened to
~llbbl anu Sl' l'll i'l ull lli'hi'''"N' =
after. Two more shots were heard and
Mrs, Mayer Wa, found on the tloor bleed
ing and insrnsbIc. Last week suit was
begun against her to recover 81, 800
which the party claimed was due him
from her husband This and other
financial troubles previously encountered,
Is supposed to have rendered her insane.
There j, bat little hopes of her recovery.
She had famlly of four children, the
eldest but ten years of age.
Proclamation from the Governor.
HNRRIsBiRG, Pa, March 3l.-Thc fol-
lowing message Wa sent 10 the sh"rlil-
or SchuvIk;lI, Columbia and Northumb"r-
band counties:
am informed that tumult, or riot,
disturbing the public peace, exist, III your
county, and AN application has been made
To me. under the act Of May J, 1864, to
suppress the same consider it your
duty 81 civil officer of y"ur county, to
order oUt posse rumi.atus without de-
lay, and suppress all tumult-, mob,, riot,
or unlawful interference" with person.
aud property in your county.
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