, 1875-03-02
THE FRESEiETS.
Devastation and Sioppage OF Mills on The
sc1luylkill---Six Thousand hill
Hands Suspended.
Overflow Of tho HouBatonio River-Barus
and Houses Wrecked and
Cattle Drowned.
FREsHET IN THE scHuYLKlLL,


coccuer THE eru,,yt nu,
w.v.y,..s rns u.scr4crnntsn s,,,.,o ~, n,,, j..
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AVE- s4 ,'.snt ~.
D'soase" % % 20 y. .,eo =, ork Ht,"'a.
PHILADELPHIA fep. 2e,-1 no mild atmospheric
conditions and tie seemingly interminatla rains
which tayo preraiol here during tho entiru
,,oo1 ,ro,n .ri,c;ort IN ,ooao, ,ho n,s.a - H.. 49,
80 W
1lu oi4os ""ou. 'ne 1eaSlest !foahct
this city hrs ever known. ~ no othee point has
tho rush Of water and the towering pyramids Of
i'm cauaot} rrestcr t3iBtrcAa And t1nnano Than al
M.u,vrnk rblcb Il. the front ,nnnnf., .,,,o -
.:'''.' ~. ,,,t..,s,.,,,. .n'i s,,,.;.' ~.
comprised \ lager number of mills tim
In any uthur territory III q similar COM
ouss il, lin wprid. So eoannr 1,st IN.
ro,n,o r,.,1,r, o,on1 t,c ,ivo- .n,;,.u.."s
peopio 'es'u's n'sn o, sao ..se' h"''salated
the ircshet thah tnoy LOOK extraordinary Pre-
eautiorB to prevent ita dtro Consequences. Yes
toriny afternoon tho river waB b,lrcd with len
IN ,nanv nl.c,s Int thu latter vaa c,.cI,ol .,d
.a,. i, ,,,,,Lnos. s,,a ss,,,u s,.,- auu
,naen .saasa, u, as 'a a.aos" a' ' "op, lhe e.
of tho stream. during tho brief sl.aw o[ last
roatis: WHICH nfonens no lee dnwn from above,
wore $50 conslueiao'y u.ln!usAhoa'
cosDlrioh m III M.ss1nacEoa 1sld,. cEEsx.
tae dav anu "as oiocuhsE:u mo tho river. This
causcu 3 soft o. gorge aoout teo mouth Of tho
creok' anu on tno east s. oa1K oi tio river below
WlHaahlckon etatlon tne ioan was floodci Tor
Rotnc DISTANCE out not 20 hulhclont axtout TO
intorfero with traYol OF mo running Of .le pas-
aenger railway cars. dhtenso excitement pre-:
vas1ed a. Mahasu,'h. Ihe to"n llcs low. and ail
Tue tehemnnt-hoassh ~ !ocateu H1ohG tue river
DanK. ,o 1he f"ef' "'1ao '"en'5-ious hours, has
F'son ~ ios1' ,n. x,o,,-,, .-o,,.
44hl stnHt hiolssl.
Last night, when tho storm sas most violent
AUD tho tee tno m9st aonso, the water, rising toa
snpre1nn helRhs; ueuseu i',o honse* along tho
tank and spread toffof anu CONSERVATION among
all tl'o oceupsnh, alon. women. aud children,
suuaen!y &WaAontuk liou tnols h!utapefa ny The
eries OF lear aug ason!, were forced 70 leave
tie'f honles ana siooa IN shlvet,tiE Eromns along
tne river s'do hcsltattne Wnet 20 10. There Nns
hot nouan a!e"g tuo entire htFcan tliat Eab
not sunmelEeu, nna lcs nelo ~ nster aero, flontod
a9"n toe su.on nSnuyklll' lug water iilioa The
GeuaEs, nooaeu nts aoois' - "Ia ~ thianlght
drove MI parties out OF sher l,ousea. Esory.
the way Ct tho aood: al rondefos ri!ling aid to
those ~ dissross' t9ns correspondent 1 arrived ut
sae senhe o. INC 1tGsnos I'M, ~ e'osh t!is morn
mE. IL Was a. tnlh nou3 1Hns IT. ino water was
:: Us tifa1s neig oaao nh 1anhs'nk k ~
meut' anu M tna enlp'osea , attached to tho
same, to sayo themselves srom drowning. wcro
oonsou TO seek selnseoG sho h'i!s. La1np-posts
% Weto carried If1 away. @ loiosfann'poes " Noro up
81 tnnmerEed m or entirely mined There i 20. ono
hhii III MahnyMnK sAat IL nos llct Win wator
atu not one tna; haa NOT poem iafced 70 suspend
oI,efations anu a!aeaasso 1ol tae tlfno pelnE II
chr!osss. ~ % ,o "Gus oo11 III, nu 1no asnayisli
as tho 1907 OF ness Laneo! !illl Ccn'eisfy a!o
scvofal foSa o1 tenenieht-nollscas Az their
Go1sa nle nEsn VIII Tatus lM9 OF th;ee frame
,''tltusns" ni'pcatou ~ n1 ~ l1lnAneht Hansff 81
ns.,s .. s"op' away snou'a 'no ifosae' provo go
e'uv9 pEnsoas ), uSKNr1osEn.
tnn lco H. h,ocNoa up usfestv aEat'tnt tue doors
OF a!cso awGilii'sa so that ta RIVER liat tho np-
1'eaianco u oeinE eonsnsnrno'S MsaeF tllan IL ia
Dy tho nooainE 81 mo MUS. Ahont 6.o9o HeI
afia women are thFo"tl out 81 eh'plossncnt. aud
large crowds or thom visited sho river tha morn
fsits 10 view tho gorge Ihe uanlase to tio mill
n#Hn!h cH1ines Set W cBtinatou, eat II ls thought
" Will oo 'ery oonAitetaue.
stsfkNpEh MILLS.
me ioIlowane a!o1s wore ca.lnetea 10 ans.
Fct9 operations! = =. ecao!!eld, employing aou
lan1hi r. uampbos' q O., eu'ployinS Stl0
naficAi llatansh raneE mil, employing bO1
lahds fa.eofsone a mill (late h9plIa's1 employ
if'g aoverai , hundred rooplo. Anothor mill be-
ioils1'S 20 L. Ganp49,l u Co.. Employing nbout
2oo Aailda lanes WtnpennyH mill. employing
from .50 to 3oo pcopln: Lnuns mill, employing
hno,1t -oo potsena; lIarfaHtsa ErIst mill, aI!-
plotl Ing abaat l0o man; Whstnker'a old mill,
emp!oytnE loo mon. Another MILL run lv pres-
Ion i Ervien adjoining Wllittaker's mill, cn,-
nioylng 100 hands; klxnn'a paper MILL at Flat
Rock, amploy,ng about :1oo hands,; .Jossup IS
ntoore's pup work., ctIlplnylng about 4o0 llauts.
iecte,t rat m nd fae anat David wallace at the
' y. l1s''o'@ t1p' NAL t'ooAo's W tae nsost
1No'Hse"'
. ...,x,,,e.st Eli n ILL.," .mh -
Tim, wti, ,or corrnanon'lnrt ti;u ',nrr,,,,, 'at
within l,ia experience Of thirty yeara ic ilaa