The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-03-25

! end of Wilkesbarre it is as solid as ever.
The weather has been gradually growing
colder, and everything will freeze solid to-
night. This undoubtedly prevented the
bridge at this place from being carried
away Should gentle thaw follow the
enormous mass of ice may go down with
out further damage, but On the contrary,
If the thaw be sudden the devastation will
be all the greater on account of the cold
snap.
THE SITUATION At 1880 P. NJ. LAST
NIGHT.
The river is still stationary, and the
weather is growing colder. The ice viii
hardly move further until it moderates. \
portion of the city through which North
Branch canal runs was flooded by the back
water finding its way into it. The banks
of the canal were overhowed and many Gel
lars filed, aud some planning mills and other
business places We're obliged to close up.
The running Of the water through that sec
ton has now stopped, owing to this freez
ing weather The river at Pittston is clear
OF ice, but it remains very high, owing to
the gorge above here The Lackawanna
and Bloomsbury iron railroad bridge, which
was swept away at that place, cost $780,
600. The two wooden wagon bridges cost
nearly $50 ,O00 each. The Lehigh Valley
Railroad, above and below Pittston, Is COW
cred in many places with great blocks Of
ice and no trains run above WiIbesbarre.
As yet no lives have been lost, though some
E narrow escapes have been reported.
THE RIVER FALLING AT wILLIAMsPoRT.
WILLLAMsPoRT, Pa, March 17.-The
river is falling slowly. The ice commenced
moving twenty miles below here, but gorged
between Milton and Lewisburg No truble
is anticipated The North Branch is very
high and fears are entertained that the
bridges at Northumberland may be damag-
ed by the bridges which are coming down
! About one-half Of Sunbury is in danger Of
being flooded.
; 4 BRIDEG CARRIED AWAY At DANyILLE
DANyILLE, March 1.-THE bridge oye1
the Susluehanna at this place has beer
+ carried Off The water is higher than il
j 1865, and is still rising There is gorge
between here and Sunbury, and railroad
communication is cut off The Lackawan
na and Bloomsburg and two highway
bridges at Pittston and the highway bridgt
at Catawissa have gone. The bridges a
f. Wnkesbarre, Plymouth and Nanticoke are
Y in danger.
ACCOUNTS FROM COLUMBIA.
: COLUMBIA, Pa, March 1.-THE rive
Is now IS P. N. ) rising rapidly here. Tn
~ ice is broken at Bainbridge, ten miles wes
, Of here, but has jammed again. Tho ic
broke at Highspire at 1:30 P II.
GREAT BEND AND UNION THREATENED
BNeHAMToN, n. Y, March 11.-Th
- ice gorge in the Susquehanna river a
Hooper, eight miles west Of Binghamton
is over four miles long and twenty to thirt.
feet high. The valley IS ovorGowed Th
bridge at Union is in great danger. Tn
gorge Of Great Bend is threatening tn
bridge. The weather is cool and the rive
IS falling.
J. THE LEHIGH RIVER OPEN.
. MAUCH CHUNK, 17.-No danger is ar
pretended on the Lehigh river. The warr
: weather of the past few days has remove
- an immense quantity of ice, and the char
; mel is now open.
HIGHSPIRE SAFE.
IIIGHsPIRE Pa, March 16.-The ic
= broke here at 7:30 ?. NJ, and the rive
~ fell four feet in an hour. The railroa
tracks are all clear again. 1t is reporte
that the ice has gorged at Conewingo Fall
nine miles below here, which may back ii
water on us again.
- PITTsToN PERu--A LOSS OF 81 1,000,00t
= SCRANTON, Pa, Iarch ia GOO
many Of the stores and banks at Pittstc
= were closed to-day, owing to the fact tn
80 bankers and merchants residing on Il
49, west side of the Susquehanna have bee
- unable to cross the river since the bridg
!, we're swept away Hundreds Of acr
=. along the bed Of the river are flooded fro
!; CampbeIrs Ledge to WilISesbarre, a d
- tance of twelve miles, and the spectac
80 presented by the food of ice, studded he
of and there with immense rugged boulders
,lo ice Is awe-iuspiring aud grand. On eat
- side of the river for miles a solid wall
- ice glistena in the sunlight to-day. T.
40 remnants of the three bridges which ha
.r been swept away have been caught in