The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-16
PORT JERVIS.
Excitement and Alarm Among
the Villagers.
no CAUSE FOR FEAR.
The Effect Of the Change in the
Weather.
NEW EXPERIMENTS WITH NITRO-GLYCERINE

PORT JERvIs, March Is, 1878.
Intense excitement was created in this place
late last night by the report that the river was
rising rapidly above Narrowsourg thirty miles
above here, and that Big Eddy Ice had gone out
and was pushing The great jam between that place
and Halbert's Bend. According to the report the
water was damming back RON Halbert's Bend and
the whole OF the extensive nat on the Pennsyl-
vania side OF the river was hooded. the Ice dam
In the bend was momentarily expected to break.
when the whole mass OF ice and water would soon
be sent crashing upon the upper end OF the gorge
at this place. People in the lower part oil the
town were wild with excitement Tor some time,
and active preparations were making for re-
mOvals when an answer was received 70 q tele-
gram, which had been sent to Narrowsburg.
stating that the ice was still solid In the Eddy,
and no breakup was possible under the then
state OF the water. This had the effect or gu ct.
ing the imminent panic. The circumstance shows,
however, that beneath the feeling OF security that
the people now profess to enjoy there Is still
stronger sense OF uneasiness and apprehension
Tor the result OF the iccam.
TIE RAIN STORM.
rain stOrm-cod, from the northeast-has
prevailed great part OF the day. but the body Of
water that has FALLEN Is inconslderabe. Tonight
the appearances are that the weather viii clear
during the night. The river shows no sign OF
added loot to the height OF the stream at this
place. The vast body OF snow along the streams
mas absorbed the great body OF water, which ac-
counts Tor their unchanged condiTion. THIS fact
Increases the PROBABILITY that when the water
does come it will come with rush and at an un.
expected hour.
NlTRo.GLYCERINE EXPERIMENTS.
The new supply OF ntro-gly cerine having ar
rived, the operations on the Ice were renewed TINS
forenoon and the large blast IN the terminal wall
OF the gorge was made TINS wall it IL found Is
twelve leet thick above the water and ten leet
below formed OF layers OF Ice thirty inches thick.
the wall, but the excavation receiving the
charge, having been made too lar from
ana II required three smaller blasts to
throw the debris IN the cnannel. The
work is to be continued on toward the bridge the
was week ago that tne danger Is all past, nav
ing consented to contributa toward purchasing
nltro-glycerine, the Erie Railway Company having
Iurnlsned all thai has heed used thus lar.
PRAYERS AT THE CHURCHES
The ice gorge was mentioned IN all the chui ches
here yesterday. In the Methodist church, Rev.
the arts Of man had been employed Tor weeks in
combating the threatening forces OF nature. and
the and OF God had not once been asked.
'.rne hand OF man has Jailed 10 remove
pray to God. with faith, and all VIII be we'll" The
REV. MIR. Mckinney. OF the Baptist church,
preached on the overflow Of the Jordan, and III.
cdentally touched upon the danger that menaced
Port Jervis from probable hood. eve are" he
said, Gin the hands Of the Great Ruler. 1t (the
gOrge) Is trial OF our faith. The true Christian
sees but the hand or God and knows that with
Him all things are WELL"
despatch received tonight says that 1t Is rain.
Ing very haro along the upper waters OF the Della
ware and has been since noon. This VIII un-
continues raining through the night hood VIII pe
the result.