The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-19
THE ICE GORGE.
Fl Od at WiIkesbarre.


WILKEsBARRE, March l8.-The river
has been falling slowly this afternoon
and is now nearly five feet lower than
on Wednesday morning. There Is no
change in the ice in the main channel,
and it is generally believed that it
reaches to the bottom of the river. For
some distance above the Island gorge
below the city and from that point to
Plainyillc, distance Of five miles, the
ice is jammcd up in II solid mass. At
this place, the depot Of the Lehlgh
Valley railroad and about twenty dwell
ing houses were flooded. Just below
the Pittston bridges are jammed up IN
ice in the main channel, for some dis
tnnce above this station, and nearly two
miles below. The track Of the railroad
i, covered with water and large cakes of
ice Nearly all the officials ofthe Lehigh
Valley Railroad are now in this city, and
Il force of men has already been set
to work in removing the ice. AT
Forty Fort little below and
on the opposite side rom Bairsvillc
the ice is piled very high and turns the
water out Of the channel. The water
cut way through beautiful cemetery
and swrnt down Hoodin" the flats and
r,.bnJ tbrouob tb, main streets of
Ki"g.tor The citizens were badly
rri.6,nnnd Bo,t, were rowcd through
,a,oannr -, ,h. rrincinoI streets from King,.
49,, W;ILr.Larrn Tb, d,.tprcr he
,"'' ~ ,,,.,. - ,,,. mia and il snre,d
a"rn.. tb. fiat, in an incredibly short
'',,.. 'n,,n,, ,inn ! barn yy,s ,ycni ,wov
,r.L;,, had stood thn g,oI rGr
,,.,,,,. rc,r. and ro fences
', ,,I,,,;,,.,. .,rn len Uu,o houIJ.rs of ice
,,..,, ,.,.,;ad ,lnr, y,i,I .pcI f,rco a. +,
Eoa,l dawn ,rd tT,r nm rr.at tree, All
,I,,.,,I.,,r,,,h ,,Ic, an ,Ln l,ts ,rc down
and tclrrraphIc communication can only
H.. had Ly woy of Scranton. Fears are
expressed by residents on the Kingston
,ide otthe river. that another rise Of wa
ter above would be- stopped by the gorge,
and forced tbrourh the channel already
E,rmcd through the country, and
-w,cp down upon Kingston.
Thi, would save Wilkcsbarrc from
further damage by allowing the ice to
melt away gradually, but great damage
would bc done Kingston, and many
farmers would be ruined.
\ messenger from the stockholders Of
the Will.c.barrc bridge. drove to Plttston
and asked permission of the officers of
the bridge companies to destroy the
bridges which were swept away and ar"
now lodged above this city in order t"
prevent their descent upon the one here.
The officers gave their consent, ana pre-
ParatIohs are now o'l"% li'""' ~ '"'" '"'
bridges tomorrow morning.
1t will take ten days to clear the L"hlgh
Valley railroad OF ice, should tn" water
iaI and there be no other rise.
The weather has not moderated.
The Ice Gorge.
SUNBURY, PA, March l6.-Thc Ice
broke here last evening, ana went over
the dams before the great gorge between
here and Danville came down. The lat
ter started soon after, bringing with 1t
several bridges. The NorthumDcrl land
Railroad bridges are safe, having been
heavily loaded with coal cars.
The prospects below. NatSontown, on
the West Branch, are about the same this
evening. The town l. III no danger but
th" farms below hre inundated ana the
river l. running through the heids. Inc
gorge has not moved lhere Is also
large gorge between mere ana sem
Grove, below the dam, WhIch contains
part OF the bridges which came down the
North Branch, and which VIII likely
carry away the Scln's Grove bridge
when it moves.
Ice Gorge nj Port Deposit.
PoRr DEpoSSlT Nd, March ls.-Thc
river has been rising all evening and
Is full OF hoallng ice running at tAe rate
Of twenty miles an hour. Should the ice
gorge formed at Hayrc De Grace break,
1t will cause great destruction "t pro-
Perty here.
Heavy Loss by Flood.
PlrTsToN, March Ie--Ih" loss by the
flood will reach more than hall II IL
lion dollars. The ice Is again 9orgeH aI
Eansom, three miles above TINS place, 10
the height OF twenty iget' ana extend
ing up tne river about 'l'e l'''Ie'. l He
l''h'Sh nt'ey h''!r""u t't'N !" e"','';s
covered with zee 'N IeeI j" "e'S"t' !"
the harrowS two miles noF'N u mere
lhey have gang OF wGrNInei' dlSSIhg
through and trying to clear inc TRACK
1t Is impossible to say how soon they can
run through. No trains nav" pee" "oIt
to reach here yet either way. y great
many mines IN tins locality nave stopped
work "h account "i having no m '""'e 'e''
est anxiety exists in regard to the
Wpathpr Shnull II become warm enough