The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-03-20

storm passed 0vertheregion OF Cornith,
Miss, on Sunday night. The town OF
Rienzi was nearly destroyed, including
the Presbyterian and Baptist churches.
The following persons were killed: Col.
Porter Walker, the Hon. John Reese
and child, Miss Matte Palmer and
several negroes, NJ. Is, Aruior. wife,
and child, were dangerously injured,
and number of others seriously hurt.
The estimated loss in the town is $780,
600. .h l.qste.
A special despatch to the Cineina a ii
Commercial, from MOnteith, Mich,
says Q hail-storm of great severity ragged
there for fifteen minutes on Sunday,
demolishing everything that came in its
way. Twenty four hours after it fell,
stones were found measuring 10 inches
in circumference. The country in the
nelghborhood of Mendon, Mich. Is re-,
ported overfowing with water, with the
bridges over 81. Joseph Riverin danger,
and the railroad track submerged.
The Wabash River, at Decatur, Ind,
is reported very high, and the destruc-
ton of the bridges imminent. ST., a,
At McConnellsville, Ohio, lightning
this morning struck to cupola of the
Universalist church, hurting heavy
timbers distance Of 200 feet, and de-
molishing the cupola. mo-.
The flood in the Susquehanna river
was attended on. Tuesday night and
Wednesday with disasterous results,
The ice gorged above Wilkesbarre be-
tween and 10 O'Clock on Tuesday
night, and the back water flooded Pitts
ton. It rose two feet higher than in
1865, and reached West Pittston. At
half-past one Wednesday morning the
ice broke up with terrible crash, and
moved past Wilkesbarre. Another
gorge was formed at the island, q mile
below, and in Ten minutes the river rose
five feet, and continued raising until it
reached twenty-five feet above low-wa.
ter mark, and the Ice touched the Kings
ton bridge. The ice cakes were four
feet thick, and ell communication with
the opposite side of the river was stop
ped. Later in the morning, the river
fell about q foot, and remained station
ary during the day, the weather grow
ing colder towards night, and freezing
the entire mass. The cellars of the
houses on River street and the gas
works were flooded, and there was no
gas ip the city last night, Communica-
ton between Wilkesbarre and Kingston
remained suspended. owing to the sub
mergence of The flats on either side of
the river, and the perllOus condition of
the bridge. The damage at Plttstop
was much greater than at Wilkesbarre,
the iron bridge of the Lackawanna and
Bloomsburg Railroad, and the, wooden
wagon bridges having been swept away.
The railroad bridge costs $l20, 900, and
county bridges nearly $50, 900 each.
These bridges arc jammed In a gorge
three miles above Wilkesbarre. The
Leligh Valley Railroad, both above
and below Plttston is covered in places
with hugh blocks of ice, and no trains
run above Wilkesbarre. At Nanticoke
dam, eight miles below. Wilkesbarre, the
Ice moved Wednesday, put 1t remained
solid above the dam, a gorge also
formed between Danyille and Spnbury,
causing great food, and cutting of
railroad communications. The high
away bridge at Cata wissa was carried
away, and part Of the bridge at Dan
Vile. A dispatch from Scranton We'd
nesday night. says many of the stores
and the banks at Pittston were closed
owing to the stoppage OF Gommunica-
tion with the opposite side of the river
On each side of the river, for miles, is
a solid wall OF ice, and the river bed
from Campbell's Ledge to Wilkes
barre, distance of 13 miles, is ga field
OF ice, studded with immense boul.
ders.". West Plttston was caught
between two floods, one of which broke
through ravine at the. base of the
mountains at one o'clock Wednesday
morning. The losses by the food and
by the obstruction of railroad travel
are estimated at 81, 100000. 'a a,f ?
The catastrophe Of the anticipated
food at Port Jervis occurred Wednesday
morning, but the damage, though great
fortunately proved less than was ap.
pretended. AT six O'Clock in the
morning, the people were warned, by
the sounding of a steam whistle, of the
sweep Of ice and water from above. Al
seven O'Clock the water was rising
rapidly, and King street was inundated.
At this time a large amount Of nitro
glycerlne was exploded In the gorge
and did good service. The food in
creased in force, and the people living
on the "aats'' fed before it in confu.
sion. Soon after eight O'Clock large
portion OF the town was undated
about three hundred houses between
the railway and the river being flooded
most OF them 10 the second story. About
twenty small houses and number OF
shanties were demolished, but owing tC
the warning given there was no loss al