New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-22
A SECOND FLOOD DEFERRED.

THE RIVER FROZEN AND THE GORGRs STATIONARY
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE EXPECTED FLOOD
THE PEOPLE LIVING on TIE LOWER GROUNDS
REMOVING TO PLACES OF sAFETY-THE LEHIGH
VALLEY RAILROAD OPEN.
fpnoa A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE.
WnKEsBARRE, PENN March 81. - Cold
weather again deferred the food here and at Pitts
ton on Saturday several inches OF fell, and
alarm prevailed lest a rapid thaw rain would follow
To-day 1t thawed the streets. but the hills cold
portnerIy wind blew drifting the along the roads
The main channel OF the river running over the fats
between the bridge and Kingston, frozen over in
paces and persons crossed It the ice. There is ap
parenty no under the which Is 80 feet thick
here The ice has shrunk away from the bridge piers
foot allowing the bare bottom Of the river TO be
where in Summer there are four feet OF water.
The river is cutting q deep channel the Kingston
aats 80 that it not 20 Its old course,
II the gorge should go out immediately. The alarm
here and at Pitston increases the formidable
ture OF the Ransom gorge has become known. People
living along the banks at various points are moving TO
HI pher ground One house at Raneom torn 10 pieces
when the gorge formed and others were inundated and
had IN be abandoned. The svayer Slope Nine just
above Wkesbarre, which opens a side hill facing the
river has been banked up 10 prevent the water from
running into It, The attempt 20 burn the PiitSton
bridges in the ice succeeded and dagger from them
~ the bridge here is now anticipated
The North Branch Canal, which follows the river
turns of here and through the heart of the
citv The river backed up into this and flooded many
houses last Tuesday. To prevent similar overflow II
hos heen snggested 10 the City Council 10 build dam
across the canal ut the point where IL enters the city
.nd this measure will probably be adopted. To day
saveral families living in West Riyer-st removed to
higher ground and others packed up thur goods and
will remove tomorrow.
The bridge companies at PittstOn ferry foot passen
er. across the river and preparing to run boats
WHICH Will convey teams. They will establish tempo
rary steam ferry as the Ice from ABOVE passes
The Watson Manufacturing Company, builders OF the
former railroad bridge there negotiating Tor con-
,roc, IN rebuild H. Several families have removed from
IVES, Pittston 20 Pitston where they are living al no.
,ole and others have left West Pttston aud gone 70
r.sde IN the cottages the Methodist campgFound on
the mountain back Of Wyoming.
To-day the first passenger train ran through on the
ahigh Valley Railroad between here and Pitlston, anu
-Itr trims will be hereafter made until the next Hood
again covers the track There few inches OF water
ain ON the track in places. There Is little gas used here
yet
THE GORGE ABOVE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AT cox
TOM
WuKFsBARRE, Penn, March 2l.-Ihe gorge
which bepin. TWO miles above Pttson and Is nine miles
one il terror 10 the valley. TIE river runs be-
tween mountains for part OF this distance ana hsh
1vater cannot spread out back uati 1t has
force enough 10 drive before It, For this rea
son it ls believed this gorge Will move Deforo inc
one at Wikesbarre II 1t does. tho back wafer VIII IN