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

were nooced and cow ana q number OF chickens
drowned In barn. Just below here the Pittston
bridges are jammed up In the Ice In the main
channel For some distance above this station.
and nearly two miles below. the track OF the rail-
ROAD Is covered with water and large cakes OF
Ice. Nearly all the officials OF the Lehigh Valley
Railroad are now in this city, and force OF men
has already been set 10 work in removing the ice.
At Forty Fort, little below and on the opposite
side from Plalnville. the is piled up very high
and turns the water out OF the channel. The water
cut way through the beautiful Forty Fort Gene
terry and swept down. flooding the hats and rushed
through the main streets OF Kingston, nlllne Gel
lars and drowning chickens pigs and cattle. Inc
citizens were badly frightened. Boats were
rowed through some of the principal streets. from
Kingston TO wiIkesbarre tne distance IS one mile.
and the water spread across the hats between the
TWO places In an incredibly short space or time.
barn was swept away whcn mad stood
the Goods OF many years. and no FENCES
whatever are lett Huge poulders or
Ice were carried along with such lorce as
To knock down and tear up great trees
All the telegraph poles on the nais are down, and
communication in that way can only be had by
way OF Scranton. From the opposite end OF the
bridge At this place only vast sea OF Ice can be
seen until the eye reaches Kingston. A house
close by mas an Ice boundary all around 1t, the
cakes being piled against 1t as high as the tops OF
the first story windows. The street railway IL
covered with massive boulders OF ice. which ere
heaped upon eacn other IN some places TO the
height OF ten or fifteen feet. In ms city the
water has ceased ronning over the banks or the
can3I.
The cold weather OF last night froze the water
In many cellars to the depth OF several Inches.
Inc bridge, wnlcn has stood the HOODS OF lorty-
eight years, is in Il dangerous SITUATION. A thaw
Will set the Ice in motion, and II IL does not carry
or the structure the Pittston bridges Will sweep
down and destroy II. fears are expressed by tue
residents OF the Kingston side or tue river that
another rise oil ne water above would DC stopped
by the gorge and forced through the channel
already formed through the cemetery and sweep
down upon Kingston. This would save Wilkes
barre further damage by allowing the Ice TO melt
away gradually, out great damage would De done
20 Kingston ana many farmers would Dc ruined
The weather has not moderated any. COM
mittee from the stockholders OF the Wllkesbarre
bridge drove to Pittston to-day and asked per-
mission OF the officers OF the bridge companies
there TO destroy the bridges which were swept
away and are now lodged above This CITY, In oroer
10 prevent their descent upon this one. The OH
GERS gave their consent ana preparations afe now
being made TO Durn the bridges at an carry
hour tomorrow morning 1t Will take ten days
to clear the Lenigh Valley Railroad or Ice should
the water fall and there be no other rise. Tcere
are no mails north from here.
Mrs. scott Siddons Is reading in Music Hall,
which is dimly lighted By lamps and Is without
fire, the water in the basement having put out
the dreS.