New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-23
TIE SUSQUEHANNA FLOODS.
THE NORTH BRANCH.

THE WATER SLOWLY FALLING - TRAVEL RESUMED
on HE LEHIGu VALLEY RAHRoAD-CROSsNG
on THE ICE TO WEST PITTSTON-PARTICULR s
OF TIE INTIMIDATION OF KINGSToN-ANoTHER
FLOOD CONSIDERED CERTAIN.
IRON A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBCNE'J
WuKEsBARRE, Penn, March 22.-The water
has slightly fallen IN the here to-day and the cold
has increased that the streams arc all freczng up
again. At Plttston, this morning, the thermometer
stood at degrees below zero, and the river mas In
places frozen with ice two inches thick People
expect to be able this ice tomorrow unless
the weather moderaes tonight. Men are Kept at WORK
on the ruins Of the highway bridge In the gorge
below PttstOn. day and night, and they nave
recovered several thousand dollars worth OF iron
which will be used in reconstrucng the bridge Near
Forty Fort intensely cold weather of the last two
DAYS has caused long crevces reaching to the bottom OF
the river to open in the ice forming the gorge Teams
will attempt on the gorge tomorrow The great
glacier above PIttstOn is attracting vide attention
Tourists como from hundreds of miles distant 10 look at
It, To-day two special cars arrived from Mauch Chunk
feo with ladies and gentlemen. who were taken up
along the gorge IN special IRAN ny Supt f@eher VI Tue
Length Valley Railroad.
Above Fas Station gorge OF anchor Ice three miles
long formed There is SAID to be rs miles OF Ice three
feet thick Owego which must soon break up The
ice recently formed greatly adds to the danger as IL
Will be converted into water in few hours as soon as
along the river No living on low ground hopes to
escape food. aud there is a general exodus
from the river banks to the high ground TAe
next food expected to ne much worse thah
the first one and people are still moving out OF west
Pittston. Those who have not yet moved have taken
ND their carpets and packed all their household goods
except those in daily use ready to hurry to the hills at
the first approach Of the food. Trains have begun TO
RIM through to West Pittston the Lackawanna and
BLOOMSBURY Railroad the tracks having been cleared OF
ice at great expense. BY using the Lehgh Valley tracks
from here to Pson this road is able to rcn its trains
through Scranton. The Northern mails which since
the food have reached Wkesbarre aud Pttston via
Easton, to-day began TO arrive regularly ny Tue ou
route direct from Scranton.
People are crossing In large numbers from Wiikes-
barre 10 Kingston on the newly-tormed ice oeVefai
have broken through and narrowly escaped drowning
The want of access until has prevented Inc amount
of the damage done by the food in Kingston from being
known here TIE river broke so suddenly across the
fats that the people had to wade out OF their houses
With the water up their armpiis. carrying their
cbdren on their backs Through the main street the
ya.r ran four or five feet deep several houses were
hady injured, and much valuable furniture was ue-
stroyed The ice cut down the trees Ia the Orchards
utterly ruined many gardens, and destroyed nunhreos
Of acres of Winter grain. Great masses of ice Is feet
high lie In some Of the streets The people In Kingston
are abanioDing their homes and going to live with their
,o,ohhors WHO are beyond the reach of the highest
water. -,
ia conceded that bridge there and the two rail-
road bridges above Nantcoke are doomed to destruc-
tom The ice under the wkesbarre bridge has settled
several feet and the damage has sustained Is thus
brought TO light. large girder has been broken III
two and some Of the under mhers badly crushed Inc
,ec, for daumipg the North Branch Canal to prevent
he water backing through it into the city, was brought
htore the Board OF Street Commissioners To-Day oul
All oc,,on ON II was deferred People living IN Canai
and west water-sts are still moving away as last as
,hay on get ready. 80