New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-19

are left Hugo boulders OF Ice carried along WIN
such force rs knock down and tear up great 'eo'
All the telegraph poles the fats arc down. a"" oo"
muncaton In that way can ouly be had by way OF
Scranton
From the opposite end OF the bridge at this place ohy
vast sea of ice can be seen eye reaches Kingston
house close by has an ice boundary all arouhd IT, '
cakes being piled against 1t as high as the tops oi ~
hrst-story windows The stree: railway Is covered Win
massive bouders OF ice, which heaped up on each
other places to the hight OF 10 or 10 feet In Vhs
city the water has ceased running over the banks OF
tho canal The cod weather OF last night froze the wa
many cellars to the depth OF several Inches INC
bridge which has stood the Hoods or ~ years
Is dangerous situation. thaw VIII set the Ice III
notion and II 1t does not off the structure tue
Pttston bridges will sweep down and destroy It, Fears
are expressed by tho residents OF the Kingston Side OF
the river that rise OF the water above would be
stopped by the gorge and forced through the channel
already formed through the cemetery and sweep down
upon Kingston This would save WilkesOarre TURNER
damage, by allowing the leo to melt away gradually
but great damage would be done to Kingston and many
farms would Do ruined The weather has not moderated
any.
Committee from the stockholders Of the wilkesbarre
bridge drove to Pttston to-day, and asked permission
OF officers Of tho bride companies there to destroy
the bridges which swept away and are now onseo
above this city, order to prevent their descent upon
this one. The officers gave their consent anu prepare
lions are now being made to burn the bridges ae ah
early hour tomorrow morning II will take ten days
TO clear tho Lehigh Valley Railroad Of Ice, should the
water fall and there DO other rise. There are no
mails north from here.
Mrs Scott siddons Is reading In Music Hall when Is
dimy lighted by lamps and Is without fire. the water In
the basement having pat out the fires
THE RIVER CLEAR AT PITTsTON, BUT ANOTHER
GORGE FORMED THREE MILES ABovE-DAMAGE
TO PROPERTY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
PITTsTON, Penn, March 18.-The weather
here still remains cold, and the water Is ut standsu
to-day and clear OF for half mile each way, giving
tho people to the river in boats at this
point the only means of communication with West
Pttston The loss Of four bridges and the damage 10
property will reach more than half million OF dollars
The ice IS again gorged at Ransom, three miles ABOVE
this place. to the hight Of 20 ee and extending up inc
river for about 2J miles. The Lchigh Valley Railroad
track entirely with leo Elk feet In hight IN the
narrows two miles north OF here. They have gang Oh
workmen digging through and trying TO clear tho track
1t is impossible TO say how they can run through
No trains been able to reach here yet either way
great many mines in this locality have stopped Work
account Of having route left by when 10 snip
their coal The greatest anxiety exists In regard TO the
weather. Should t become warm enough to move tGc
gorge twill cause more destruction than Tues
days II )0d.
ANOTHER FLOOD EXPECTED AT PITrSTON-A sEVEN
MILE GORGE AT RANSOM
SCRANTON, Penn, March 19.-The Susque-
hanna partly clear OF Ice between East ana west
Pittson to-day, and several persons crossed In BOATS
although the experiment seemed a dangerous one
Huge slabs ice among the streets OF west
Pttston Fences have been torn away. and the lawns
in front OF residences full OF icc Tho resi-
dents arc bufy to-day drying carpets and pumping
water out of their cears They think the worst has not
yet owing TO the icegorges higher up the river
At Ransom three miles above, seyen-nile gorge ex-
tends and the high Valley road is blocked with Ice FOR
IL miles above Coxton
TIE GORGE AT sUNBURY PROKEN-sEYERAL
BRIDGES CARRIED AwAY-THE WEST BRANCH
GOIGED AT wATsONT0wN, AND THE VILLAGE
FLOODED-THE INUNDATION AT DANYILLE.
SUNIURY, Penn, March 1S.-The Ice gorge
here broke at o'clock last night, and went over the
dam safely before tho great gorge between here and
Danuie came which started after, bringing away
with IL several bridges, and completely tearing away
the public bridge between hero and The Island, ana
knocking one suan out Of the other bridge from the
island to Northumberland. Tho railroad bridges are
safe having been heavily loaded with coal cars But
for the prior starting OF the ice at this place before the
gorge reached here from above the town would have
| been com pletoly flooded.
The ice In The West branch Is gorgod from watson
town to Milton. and the water Is spreading over the
farms below WasOntowu. and from there down the lee
is not broken. The water at Watsontown Is within
feet inches being
soln's Grove bridge is all right thus far The west
branch IA there slowly and s about 10 feet above
low water-mark. Tho North branch is still falling at
Dlnve. Tho water was up to Mill-st, the principal
street between the old PostOace aud the LacSawanna
and Bloomsbury Railroad It was In all tho store cellars
and ND to the window ss Of some Of the houses Tho
danger is all passed now.
Tho gorge has moved There Is also large gorge
bctween here and Selns Grove. below tho dam. wbch
contains part OF the BRIDGES which down the North
branch and which viii likely carry Oh tho Sellns Grove
bridge Wien 1t moves.
TIE ICE RUNNING AT COLUMDIA-THE wRIGliTVILLE
BRIDGE CARRIED AWAY AND THE COLUMBIA
BRIDGE INJURED-DAMAGE TO RAILWAY AND
| TELEGRAPH LINES
COLUMBIA, Penn, March 1S.-The ice in the
susquehauna River at this point began running at $50
this afternoon and is still running past In one continu
Gus mass at this hour 1t carried away the Wind
ing bridg of the Tidewater Canal Company at Wright
Vile and moved one OF the piers OF the Columbia Bridge
% inches out Of its place. rendering the bridge impassa
bic for tho passage Of trains The Ice anG water mas
done considerable damage to tho Pennsylvania harosd
track west OF here png ice upon the trrcKs rendering
fine MASSAGE Of trans Impossible II also swept down
great many telegraph poles, cutting on teesraphic
communication with points between Columbia ana liar-
| r,.b,r, Considerable damage has been done to the
Pennsylvania Canal Companys lowing psth' tearing !"
out etc Canal washed on the tracks OF the
| pennsylvania Railroad at Marietta aud remain there'
m, houses furnaces, etc, were all inundated at
cces Tho only losses reported are those Oh persons
who had RATS carried off,
| THE WATER STATIONARY AT wHlIAMsPoRr AND
| LOCK HAVEN.
| WurIAMsPORT, Penn, March 1S.-The water
"a ,ta stand III feet above low water mark Tho Ice
| has not yet moved.
| LOCK HAVEN March IS.-The river is still closed No
| prospects Of ice leaving.
| THE ICE PASSING QUIETLY AT HARRIsBURG-TWO ICE
copCFs At CUICKIFS