, 1875-03-22
4 Two-A1ito IsnGo Against the
Flood I'm n Sleigh.
The Destruction Of tho Railway. .I}rldge...
Daring Feat and Narrow
Escape.



tho latter Superintendent Of tho Delaware d
lludnon Canal, went In a nioigl, 2 miles up tho
river TO kecp watch, Ia order That they might
givo MI carly warning to tho inhabitants, 1t was
about o'clock In tho morning. mil toy wcro
driven up In double aeigh. Tho roal they took
runs tor noarIy mics on TIN top of tho river
bank, about feet from tho edge, Tho bank IL OF
an aycrnga height Of Is feet the centrs distance
with tho exception OF about quarter Of a mile,
who're The depression occu1B reducing Tho bank for
Tint distance to height Of 8 or 0 feet. Thin
ow ground ia betweon what III known As tl1o
Pine Woods Camp uround, milea wost Of Port
JerviR, md tho tavern OF 4. il. Tuse beyond tho
Camp Ground. II Wan 10 lliH latter rlacs that
the party drove. Tho river waa risinS s!pnly.
10 mako further observations they drove to
1losc'a tayern. They Ind not bcen there long
toforo their attention WIN called 10 negro who
had climbed to q high knoll on tho Pennsylvania
aldo Of the river, and WAS looking steadily up
tilo Btroam. Suddonly he throw up ha hands.
and shouted to scno one in q honHe Ut tho foot
of tho euinencn to "Qot ont Of there" Tile
alarm WAS evidently not needed, nud tic negro
started procptatoly down tho lhll. rolling
most Of tho way. Entering tho honse,
llo soou appeared with an ar1nIu Of house
hold goods, followed by his wife ami several
children. aud all hurried mp tic hill, There IL
cluster Of houses about Roses tavern, and tho
inmates all laughed heartily at the ntgros lasty
osit, aud Bcoused tho idoh tlat tllaro MAS any
danger FROM sho o1poctod flood. TIC gentlemen
fsoul Port Jorvi8. ho~ ever, wcro Of tho opinion!
tint tho alarm Of tie coforcd man was caused by
mothiug he could nco up tho river from hsA
hi gu post, and we're preparing to nacerthn what
It Was wslon, half milo up tho Hsroau1 swac,,-
Ing nAleRticn1ly around bend, tho object OF tho
ali tf,n nf n
wall OF ice which Aoo1nOd to be iltoraily stAlking
aIong like = ,gi.nt. Tho river comrncnced to
rae rapidly wheru tho party H.ood, aud uloy saw
that unless they got a1roes the quarter Of mills
OF low ground at thoir return to Port csvia
would bo cut OF. Buchanan, tic driver, it,
atantly turned ha hoyBos, tho two others juMt,al
III tho slcigh, and tho 1,ofBos started undor tho
whip M fnst as they could run.
Whom tho advancing Hood was frat seen BY
tho thsco the r1ycr at noso's was foot bolow
the baak. By the time they got n1ideE way tho
Ice had been lifted up even with tho top OF the
bank. aud Was still riEiils rapidly, and travelling
with great velocity. The race now lesaa. The
leo commenced illing tho roaI IN its ranr witll
hugo blockH, and waa following the uyiug cor.
royance with spool aud roiao that wore FEAR
fni. Tho driver piled the whip at every jump
Of tho horsoH, but although they seemed 70 tly.
was not Increased by MI inch. Ths l,orscs wero
not many seconds clearing tho low ground. md.
whom tlloy struck tho foot OF tho deovlty lead
ing up to tue higher bank tho Hood Of leo al.
tho rcnr acat crowded up In trout, mo.
mentnri1y expecting that sulna ono Of
tho thousands Of hinge blocks rushing along
almost abroast Of tllom wouil totpfe over aud
crush tlorn. They reached tho htg, bank, and al
though tl,o icy wavo rushed by them within D
feok they folt that thoy Ind escaped tho great-
ost danger. Looking back orer tho road they
Ind paansd. thoy wero tiloa viii, awe nt tho
narrow road crossing It. they saw tue laliow lind
6ocomo mound Of Ice. Cakca Weighing hnn-
dreda OF tons lay piled up several foct where tho
rood hRd boon, and wcro evon thrown cloar
Narosa tho road orar tho fonco into tho fol1a.
i was through that low. gn'iy-liko picco Of land
TINT Il was thought tho liver would make its
way II tho ico-goFgo did uot givo wav when tho
high water came. But tor tho fact TINT the up
por end OF tho gorgo had worn away almost to
that point, ttlaro is no doubt the lot'1 would
hayo been forced through, t!,orc. and much
greater damage would havo followed than te-
suited from tho iunndatioM of Yesterday,
IA few hundred foot wcat Of tho residence Of
Wado buckley. which u IN tito o1tromo upper
part OF Germantown, tho river t,lrna AWAY from
the road, aud Tat Of earcral acres roAcllcs out
to tho riyor'a edge. Whou tbs flood renc!.cd tho
flat the channel became blocked below, aud tic
whole naAA bocamo for tisno stationary. Pres
entity, uhdor tho gToat pressure OF tho body Of
sco above, tho flood took another rourso, aud
commenced sweeping through low pant Of tho
flat which would take It ol tho cant sllo ot Busk
loY's house, aud directly aorosa tho road. It Was
necessary for tho parsies In tho HloiRA to pass
that spot first. Again buchanan pcd tho whip.
and Ills gallant toam cleared tho dangerous
groupd o lOngth ahead Of tho wAv0, which swept
RoEoss the road tho ne1t inetant, and wns soon
carving destruction before 1t IN Upper 0erman-
town.
SCENE AT rnR DESTRUCTION OF TIE RAILROAD
ERIDHH.
Tho last mai, on tile iron railroad bridge was
Robert Frampton, HuperntoNdcns or track ~
tho Eric employ. An engiue, run by "D.liy"
Morris, l,ad been making tripa betwaen tho de-
pot aud tho bridge. carrying supe Thomas aud
otAerH. Tho 1ast trip, they Hsartoa to cross tho
bridge, and xero going oFer IT etoWsy. Heaides
tho engiuo and Mt. Thomas, there wore on tho
Corr and two others. Tie leo Was thon lodged,
aud was pllod very high up tho atroarn, clutnp
Of birch treca on small island 200 Or 900 feet
aboyo tho bridge belng surrounded with leo
mar. WHO had boon watching the leo, called tho
attonton oE tho others to a pocnliar awnying of
tho bIrch ssecs. rh!s wac soon followed By au
,lndu'asoty rao.oment OF the loo and Conduotor
wero halfway ac1oas tho bridge anl, IL took1ni;
back ovcr tho track Mr. Van Wormer ropIiod.
,. YES, md the bridge IL moving. too
sups Thomas aaw that the bridge was
swaynE to atit fro, and ovidontly getting
beyond THO control OF its braces and Bnrportcss.
"liily Morris ut onco rsyossed hs cnEino: and,
although tho leo was rapidly risng tosasd the
worry tiers on the bridge, and tho structure began
!? tEomh'e and crack, 10 dared only to moyo 1t a
slow add most careful ratio. for otherwise tho Jar
would hayo hastened tho fall Of tAo bridge and
liurlsu thana ail among tho surging mass Of leo
below. Whom they reached tho spar, on this s!do
Of tue river, tho others woro awiugnG like a sus-
pension btldga, sud tho Ice WAY Ruling up Il.
huge b!llows bauaati, It, Tho cugina got oil tho
bridge 10 aate4y, Anl tho about that arose from
tloso upon II showed how deep was their rcliof.
Nr. frampton, WHO was on tho track At this and
Of e!le bridge at the moment tho cngtno returned,
suddenly remembered that It was noatiy time Tor
from tue vest. No Quo u, tse o,hor stdo gtlsw
Of tho condition Of tho bridge, and. unless tho
fAct could b. communicated The result woull
be tesEiblo. There wsa only QUO WAY 70 got the
Information to the westora aida Of tho Eiror, and
that was for him to cross tho bridge and carry
tho no~s himsalf. Without moments Eesita-
tion he started swiftly Tor tho othor side OIL tho
narrow walk at the slo Of tls track. Tho
bridge. maa rising thon from It's .,pIars. aud
eNayed like tho basket OF : balloon. Mr..
FIanpton continued Oh his way. When ho