New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-20

another gorge five miles long, completely hiing the
space between the river banks, and reaching the
woodwork OF the covered highway bridge, when
is 80 feet above low water street railway crosses
the bridge 60 KINGSTON little village on the onpo-
site side Of the river. This has stopped running
and the bridge is thought TO be doomed To destruc-
ton 1t is As years old, but has been rebuilt wlhn
few years at a cost of $4,000. 1t is Of wood, Win
sAngled roof and is 700 feet long 1t is supported
on five heavy stone piers. The water bac&ed up
when the gorge was formed here. and overlooked
the lower part OF this city, filing the cellars Oh
River-st., which runs parallel with the river BANK
and nundating the cas-works bat causing more
Inconvenience than damage, % no lee came over 'e
banks For several nights there has been very h'uo
gas burned, most Of the street lamps being eAt'n-
cuishcd, and lamps and candles have to be used III
tue hotels, business places, and residences
TIE SITUATION LAST NIGHT
There has been no change ia the condition of the
ice gorge ut this place to-day. The river, wuch
runs principally over the Kingston flats, has FALLEN
three or four feet since Tuesday. The ice remains
piled mp from % to 80 feet high in some places ana
touching the highway bridge here, over vhich.no
but foot passengers are allowed 20 pass. Between
Kingston and the other end Of the bridge the prn-
cpal current of the river is now running SO that
there is no communication with that town. Many
Of the houses there are still flooded. In this city no
gas is vet used. To-day the trains Of the LacSa-
wanna and Bloomsburg Railroad, whose bridge vas
swept away on Tuesday at Pitt,tOn. began running
across the bridge Of the Delaware and HUDSON
Coal Railway, three miles below hcGo and
reached thia city via South Wilkcsharrc where thcy
run on the track of the Lehigh Valley Road Iho
hdrrisburgh and other Southern mails now come
through by this route. To-day tecgraphc commu-
ncaton was Te;stablished between Nlke5baIre'
Pittston and Tunkbannock, and all other places UP
the river. This removes tAe danger tuat no ho'lce
would be received here Of the starting OF M cores
above Pittston. The Wilkcsblrre Bridge Company
this afternoon sent men TO burn the Pittston
bridges lying in the gorge three miles above here.
They were saturated with benzinc and set
on fire. and tonight the eky in tic north
is lighted up with the blaze. The irons
were removed from the new wooden bridge
before 1t was fred, and the iron railroad
bridge will be taken TO pieces II is Thought that
tbs measure may save the bridge here from being
swept away when the gorge moves. The PennsyI-
vania and New-YoIk Division Of tie Lchigh Valley
Railroad to-day cleared of tie ico which COW
cred il 10 4 depth Of from feet, above Pttson,
and tomorrow two passenger Trans VIII 1e run
each way between WaveIcy and P!tJston. and all
trains on Monday. III places the ice on each side Oh
the track cleared is walled up IS high 81 the cars
ny expect to have thc track cleared between here
and p.ttslon by Tuesday or wednesday. Commu-
Iication is now established between Pittston and
West Pit5ston b. means of row-boats.
NINE MILE GORGE.
Two miles above Pittstol, at bend IN the river,
another great gorge Of ice begins ana extends in an
uubrokea mas from y to 60 l.l deep, and occupy
ing the whole space between the banks up as far IS
ais Station. a distance OF nine miles The uNer,
which has fallen several feet runs under ths gorge
nearly its whole length. The lee forming it IS more
solid and heavy than any that has yet come down.
Above il there is collection Of drift ice two miles
long. which has come down within the last two days
This great gorge causes intense alarm III West
Pittston, which would be entirely swept away
If it should came down with Hood. To-day there
was rumor in PittSton that the ice had started.
aud greIt excitement prevailed until il was found
that it was Only drift ice coming over the falls
TIE GORGE AT owEGo.
The river is open f. 100 miles above Jhe Pittston
gorge, but at Big Island. near Owego, there Is
another gorge with 10 miles of ice behind it, This
corpc which VIA soon have to come down the river,
Is caused by the fcedor-dam Of the ChenanGo Canal
and is composed riyer men say, Of the heaviest ice
in the slsquchanna. At Rams NJ, four mics above
Pitts.on, the ice is % feet above iow-wateTmacG.
AprEEnENsIONs OF DANGER.
II is probable that the gorge above Plttston will
move before the one here, and If ut viii block up
the Kingston h1.s. which now give vent 10 tie
river opposite this city, and cause food uncxam-
pied in the history OF the valley. The bridge Ct the
Delaware and Hudson Railroad, three miles below
here worth $4,000, viii probably go when Hood
comes as well as the bridge Of the NewJersey Cen
trail Railroad nj Nantcoe, five miles further down,
which is worth $4,000. At Nantcokc there il a
large feedcI-dam of the North Branch Canal which
will be sure to cause a jam OF the ice. heavy
storm is reported to be approaching from the west
Alto D. m snow began falling heavily. 1t bids fair
to become rain before morning.