New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-24
AT prTTsTOy AND WILKEsBARRE.

THE ICE BECOMING FIRMEE AND SETTLING IN TiIs
RIVER BED-EXPECTAuo%s or ANOTHER FLOOD
PEOPLE MOVING FROM lIC LOWER sTREErs-
THE SITUATION or PLYMOUlH-MOEs DIfEN-
TON OF COAL SHIPMENTS FEARED.
IRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuSEI
WILKgsBARRE, Penn, March 23.-The weather
has slightly moderated since yesterday but NOT sul-
GENTLY to cause a sensible thaw ~ Ptston tao river
IL frozen over and hundreds OF people Lave Gro sed On
the ice which is hourly growing srO ger such cold
weather late IN the IL almost untX IMPLIED IN
the history OF this valley The JAM VI anchor ice now
extends to within mile OF nAlannock p nes above
pttstUn. Tho Ransom gorge remains unoroken, bit -
settling deeper to tic river BID. Tie Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company still engaged In dignug heireodI
enrs ont OF the Ice at Coxson WOrEmu have been en-
gased to-day repairing the damage sustained 6y tho
WkesbarIe bridge The ice haflng sius ten feet under
It, Tue Wikesbarre leo Company have ;"O1ee houses.
containing 5000 tons OF ic', IN danger OF de-
struction by tie next food Poole oro stD
moving away from exposed PAGES 20 eaier
ground Mayor Kearney, wto lives on CAnal-st'
bas his furniture all pack up ready 70. removal tho
bridge OF the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company,
three miles below here, Is approached by % nile Ok
treste work 10 feet hg1 the HATS on the east side
Of the river THIS was partially overlooked by tho
food. but escaped destruction by the leo becoming
gorged before reaching IT, Wnel the gorge moves this
trestework is he destroyed, even X the bridge
should be saved. Its destruction will again llock up
the Iackawanna and Bloomsbury Railroad, aud cause
great detention Of the coal shipments from tho west
side OF the river
The village OF Plymouth, four miles below here with
5000 Inhabitants is peculiarly liable TO beng Hooded
since II Is situated low ground IL saved from
the last flood because tho gorge above detained the
water aud allowed of gradually; but It cannoa
escape the final breakup, which must occur IN a few
DAYS. The screw steamer Hendrick b. Wright worth
SO GOETHE only steamboat the north branch Of the
susauehanna-lies in precarous position near
Plymouth. She was built last FAIL ana used to convey
freight and passengers between NaDticoke, Wi kes
barre, and Plt;ston. Daring the Winter she be-
came frozen In the ice and could not bo removed
70 as secure a spot as desired. The recent cold
weather has for time alayei the fears OF those
posed to the food but the newly formed ice will greatly
add 10 the danger when tho crisis comes. The hotels
here and Mt Pittston filing up with strangers who
have come to see the gorges. Parties OF ladies aud
gentlemen 90 upon them every day. and moonighs
excursions are made the Ice. Hundreds OF photo
graphic Views OF the taken aud oil the
country Over families have moved out Of the lower
streets OF Wllkesbarre and Kingston, and many
have taken the furniture Of the lower of theis
houses and storing the upper floors The supply
OF gas city very good again. but IN many houses
which had their cellars flooded tho pipes became
died with water and frozen up, that lamps
and candles still have to be used The present eo6
weather intenses the danger, for when change begins
it twill a AL tha audde