Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-03-18
Further Particulars from Rienzi-The
Killed and WOunded-Sad Scenes
Destruction Of Property.
The Town Almost Ruined, and the PeO.
pie Nearly observation-disclosures OF
the Terrible Storm.
The SusqHehanaa 'Rises to Expiain,"
and Sweeps Everything Before it
Property and Lives LOst-Dam-
age TO RaiIrOads-Etc.

DANvIILE, PA, March IT, The
bridge over the Susquehanna, at this
place, has been carried away. The
water Is higher than in 1865, and rising.
There is an ice-gorge between here and
Sunbury, and railroad connection is cut
offon theL. and B.railroad, and two high
way bridges at Pittston, and the high
way bridge at Catawisss, have been car
ried away. The bridges at Wilkesbarre,
Plymouth and Nanticoke are in danger.
WILKEsBARRE, PA, March 1.-THE
ice still remains stationary at this place
and there has been no perceptible fall of
the water since afternoon. Cellars Of
houses on river street are filled with
water, and the gas work have the depth
of several feet of water in them. The
whole city is in darkness, candles and
lamps furnishing the only light. Travel
has been stopped between here and
Kingston since last night, the flats being
entirely submerged and it being unsafe
to cross the bridge. The three bridges
which were swept away from Pittston
are Iammed in the gorge three miles
above here at Nanticoke dam. Eight
miles below the ice began to move to-
day and the river was cleared for mile
above that point, but from there to the
island the gorge at the lower end
of Wilkesbarre, it is as solid
as ever. The weather has been
gradually growing colder, and every
thing will be frozen solid tonight. This
undoubtedly prevented the bridge at
this place being carried away, and
should another thaw follow, the ice may
90 down without further damage; but
If the thaw be sudden the devastation
will be greater on account of the cold
snap. The Lackawanna and Bloomsbury
iron railroad bridge, which was swept
away last night, at Pittston, cost one
hundred and twenty thousand dollars,
and two wooden wagon bridges cost
nearly fifty thousand dollars each. The
Lehigh Valley railroad, above and be-
low Pittston, is covered with great
blocks of ice, and no trains run above
Wilkesbarre.
SCRANTON, Pa, March IT, West
Pittston stands between two floods, one
of which broke through ravine at the
base of the mountains this morning,
cutting off the flight of the inhabitants
who sought the mountains for safety.
The losses by the floods and obstruction
to railroad travel will not fall short of
one million dollars.
NEW YORK, March ia dispatch
from Pittston, dated at one o'clock this
morning, says: "About ten minutes ago
the ice began to move out suddenly, and
with it one span of the magnificent new
bridge. Two men were on it at the time,
but were lust rescued when out swung
three more spans. This cleared the new
bridge, with the exception of the last
rr,Iiot, Il. dfin Gfonhinor Within
ten minutes of the first catastrophe loud
sounds came from the direction of the
old BRIDGE quarter of q mile up stream,
and in a moment after that structure
also swept out into the current and was
carried away. The LackawaDna rail-
road bridge had previously gone down.
The loss on the bridges alone is not less
than half a million dollars. In West
Pittston the river is making terrible in
roads on valuable property located there.
The food has ALREADY covered the lower
portion OF the place, and the greatest
apprehensions are felt for the safety Of
several dwellings. The loss must be
very great"
Gas a.m.-About three hundred
houses in Port Jervis proper, between
the railway and the river, were more or
less damaged by the water; many OF
them were filled to the second story.
Owing to ample warning given by the
authorities no lives were lost. All the
Large shops of the Erie railroad company
had more or less water in them, but no
great damage was done. Chief En-
gineer Chanale, of the Erie railroad,
has started for the location of the Della
ware bridge to arrange a temporary
structure for crossing the river. At Ger
mantoWn most of the suffering was in
the western part of the village.
PORT JERVIS, March J7.-At six
o'clock this morning a large whistle
summoned the people to look out for a
flood, as the river was rising with fear
full rapidity. The telegraph had pre-
yiously announced that the ice had
swept through every barrier above here
and was coming down upon the city
riding upon a crest of wave ten feet
high.
a.m.-The water is rising very rapid
Iy, and King street ia inundated. A
large charge of nitrO-glycerine just ex-
ploded did great execution. The ice is
damming up at the head of the gorge.
The Delaware railroad bridge, three
miles west of here, has been swept
away. The food is coming with incOn-
ceivable force, and the inhabitants are
fleeing in confusion from the fats.
8a.m.-The gorge remains firm.
S:55 ANA great shout of thankful.
ness has just gone up. The gorge has
broken and the ice is floating down
stream, while the water in the village il
lowering. The Carroll bridge stands
though badly damaged. Probably
| twenty blocks were Inundated, anC
some houses were carried off. AS far al
heard from no lives were lost.
The general impression seems to bt
that the weakening of the gorge by
blasting has saved the entire lower par
of the bridge from destruction. Five
| holes had been dug in the main dam o
| the glacier, in each of which twenty
| five pounds of nitro-glycerine were ex
ploded at critical moment.
9a.m.-The Carroll bridge has jus
been swept away, unable to withstand
the railroad bridge, which had gtveI
away some distance above and wa
dashed against it by the flood. Tn
wreck of the two bridges are being car
ried rapidly down stream, and the sus
pension bridge, eight miles below, is fel
to be doomed.
WILREsBARRE, Pa, March 17.-Th
river is twenty-six feet above low-wate
mark, and within three feet Of the bot
tom Of the bridge, which is in imminen
danger, and will in all probability b
swept away. All communication wit
the opposite side of the river has ceased
as the bridge is insecure.
RIENzI.
From the Extra OF the Corinth sub-Soiler, {
| Tuesday.
The sad news reached our city earl
On Monday morning last, that our pleas
ant neighboring town, Rienzi, had bee
a terrible sufferer by the tornado whicl
passed over it the night previous. SeN
eIsl of our citizens visited Rlenzi, o
Monday evening, to render such assis
ance to the sufferers as lay in their pow
or. We are indebted to MIR. John "
MiAnulty, for the following particular
of this sad visitation, he being one
the parties who visited RienZi. III
storm on Sunday night commence
about two O'Clock in RienZi, and BILE
down several houses.
Killed-Porter Walker, in Rienz
Jourdan Reese and daughter about tV
miles from town; also Miss Matte Pa
mer. about one mile from town.
Those wounded badly were M. B. A
, NOR and wife, John D. Norman, MI
Porter Walker and son, Mrs. Martl
: Roes, Henry L. Jonsey, JEFF Palm
i and Mrs. Winnie Palmer, and three
! four colOred persons, their names n