Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-31
BY TELEGRAPH.
The Ice GOrgcS.

PORT Deposit, March 3l.-'rhe ice gorge
here has passed away and the river is clear o
ice. The river is rising slowly, but no alarm
is felt as the water freshet can do no harm.
WILLIAMspoRT. Pa, March 3l.--The rive,
rose six inches last night. The ice at Lock
Haven commenced moving last night, but stop
ped at the head Of the boom, seven miles
above here. Glen Union gorge commenced
moving at niue O'Clock this morning. 1t Ii
| hoped that the ice in the dam AMI boom here
| will move out before the ice from Glen UnlOl
| reaches here.
At Watsontown the river rose seven inches
| but everything Is safe.
WILKEsBARRE Pa, March 3l.--Thc river
rose one foot last night and Is still rising. The
| Lehigh Valley Railroad track, between W likes
barre and Pittstou, Is covered with SIX Inches
| OF water. The river is now eighteen feet above
| low water mark. Crowds arc congrcgated along
| the river bank in anticipation OF the gorge NOV
| ing, which may occur at any moment. Inc
weather is mid and pleasant
RENuvA, March 3l.-rhe ice moved at Glen
Uuou this morning, but has stopped again
without damage as yet The river Is fifteen
inches higher than yesterday.
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 3l.-The river
ing slowly.
DELAWARE WATER GAP Pa, March 81. =
The river here is continually on the rise and
has now reached stage that may bring the
ice down at any time. Reports from above
say that the ice gorge Is n"w 10 motion, or
rather, that PORTIONS of il are being showed
from place to place by tie action of the water.
The gorge holds the water back in the ulanuCl
of huge dam. The water must certainly reach
such height that its power will bc greater
than the ice can resist, and then everything
will come down together. There is Il strong
probability that this will be accomplished to
day or to morrow, particularly as the sky Is
over cast and threatens rain. Railroad officials
are constantly travelling back and forth, and
| the utmost anxiety is felt.
Lock HAVEN, Pa, March 3l.-The gorge
at Glen Uuion started this mprning about nine
| clock with a rise in the river at that point OF
twelve feet. The river here is rising now.
| The ice at Queens Run dam is moving out
ncw. The tJod is expected to reach here IN
| two hours.
COLUMBIA, Pa, March 3l.-rhc river raised
but very little last night. The submarine
divers are at work examining the bridge piers
| that were damaged by the ice freShct Of March
| Is They report Que pier as seriously damaged.
WlLKEsBARRE, March 3l.-Thc river now
stands eighteen and ahalt feet above low water
mark. The Kingston fats are all under water,
aud the rise there was nearly three feet last
| night. The head of the gorge throws the wat
| or across the fats on both sides of the river,
and the Lehgh Valley Railroad track is COW
cred to a depth of four or five inches this morn
ing in the vicinity Of PainvilIc, but all the
trains run through. Part of the water on King
stou fats iuds its way back into the river, both
above and below the bridge.
Port JERvIs, March 3l.--The river has
risen about two feet 10 the last TWO days and is
still on the Increase. 1t will not require much
more to act on the gorges.