The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-18
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TO THE
WHEELING REGIS Eh.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, office Northwest cor.
of Main and 18th SITS.
FLOO ID.
Great Excitement over the Flood I'm
New Jersey-Many Bridges Des-
t,Oyed.

T
moned the people to lookout for the
flood, as the river was rising with fearful
rspidlty.
IA M.-The water is rising very rapid
" and King street is inundated. A
large charge of nitro glycerine has just
exploded which did great execution.
The ice is damming up above. The Della
ware railroad bridge, distant three miles
west has been swept away, and the flood
is coming with great force. The inhsbi.
tants are fleeing in confusion from the
flats.
s A. M.-The gorge remains firm,
but the volume OF water at this
writing, has made the river off King
street rise, carrying all before it aud
submerging the greater part Of the lower
portion Of the town The flood is now
within 100 yards of the telegraph office.
At S:45 A. NJ. II great shout of JOY WAS
heard in the village, because Of the
breaking of the gorge and the ice floating
down stream while the water in the viii
lage is lowering. The general impress
ion seems to be that the weakening OF
the gorge by blasting has saved the en-
tire lower portion of the village from
destruction.
At9 A. NJ. the Barrett bridge was just
swept away being unable to withstand
the railroad bridge which had given
way some distance above and was dashed
against ii by the flood. The wrecks of
| two bridges are being carried rapidly
dewn stream, and the suspension bridge
about eight miles below Is felt to be
doomed,
9:45 A. M-About three hundred
houses in Port Jarvis, proper, between
the railroad and river. were more or less
damaged by water, many of them being
filled to the second story. No lives lost
All the large shops of the Erie railroad
had more or less water in them, but no
great damage was done.
PORT JARVIS, March III P. NJ
The ice is piled on the shore in many
places thirty feet high. About twenty
small houses and shanties have been torn
10 pieces and about two hundred house:
are filed with water to the second story
1t is reported that ono man WAS killed
The debris of the railroad and Barrett
bridges caught at Van Noyes island three
miles below, thus saving the tower OF the
suspension bridge The river is now
going down and the danger is over
WILKEsBARRE, Pa March 1.-THE
/ river is twenty.siI feet above low water
mark, and within three feet of the bridge,
which is in imminent danger and will
probably be swept away.
The Flood In the North.
/ NEW YORK, March IA dispatch
from PittstOwn, dated one o'clock, says
the ice began 10 move out suddenly, and
took out with it one span OF the magniti-
cent new bridge. Two men were MT NJ
the time, but they were rescued. With
in ten minutes of the first catastrophe u
loud sound came from the direction of
the old bridge about a quarter of II mile
above, and in moment after that the
structure swept out into the current, and
was carried away, the Lacawanna Rail
road bridge having previously gone. The
loss in bridges alone is not less than half
million of dollars.
wiIkesbarIe c I'm Darkness
LII r.
still remains stationary ut this place and
there has been no perceptible fall oI
water since after noon. The houses on
River street are filed with water and the
gas works have 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 fats being entirely submerged
and it being unsafe to cross the bridge.
The three bridges which were swept
away from Pittston are jammed in the
gorge three miles above hcrs Mt NantI-
coke. Eight miles below here the ice
moved to day, and the river was cleared
for mile above that point, but from
there to the Island at the lower end of
Wilkes barre, 1t is rs bad Us ever. Tho
weather has been gradually growing
colder, and everything will be frozen
solid tonight. This undoubtedly pre-
vented the bridge, at this point, from be.
ing carried away, and should gentle
thaw follow, the ice may 80 down with
out further damage, but if the thaw is sud
den. the devastation will be all the greater
on account of the cold snap.
SCRANTON, March l7.-Wcst Pittston
stands between two floods, one of which
broke through rayine ut the base of the
mountain this morning, cutting of the
/ flight of the inhsbitantS who sought the
mountains for safety. The losses by the
/ food and tho obstruction to railroad
traffic will not fall short of 81, 100000.
| The Case of the Bandit yasquez.
| san Francisco, March 1.-THE exc
/ cution of the brigand Fasquez, is set for
/ Friday, the 10Th inst, at San Jose. Ad-
/ vices from Los Angeles state that Chavaz,
Lieutenant of Nasquez, has sent letters
to prominent individuals in that city,
threatening bloody vengeance if NaSquez
| is executed. a petition was telegraphed
to Governor Pacheco yesterday, from in
tluental citizens of Los Angeles, includ-
ing some Of the party who captured VAS
quez, asking for postponement. The
result is not yet known.
Governor Pachcco has replied To the
telegraphic petition of the citizens Of
Los Angeles, declining to postpone the
execution of Vasques, saying the danger
from the operations of his lieutenant,
Chavez, will be as great at the end of
the delay as now.
The BiII Allowing wives TO Testify
Against Husbands Killed.
NEW YORK. March 1.-THE Judiciary
committee OF the Assembly reported ad-
v"rsely, to-day, on the action in relation
TO wives testifying against husbands in
criminal cases, and the report was agreed
TO- k'iiing the bill. This bill, it is sup
posed, was intended to allow Mrs. Tilton
10 testify IN the Beecher case.
Mi Miss Loyeioy 10 he Vindicated.
Inc brooklyn Ar9us say that Col. e.
MOTT OF GsIeaburg, Illinois, brother-in-
law OF Miss Salie Lovejoy, has been East
TO collect mass of testimony to show
iha' the lnuendoes against that woman 5
character are cruelty baseless and intends
TO institute suit for malicious lihaI ON
her behalf. Papers. j. is said ,rII b.