New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-01

Loss SOC, 900.
The Ice Moving.
LEwIsBURG, Pa, March 3l.-The old yore
above Milton broke to-day, moved down
and gorged one mile above here at p. NJ,
started again at $50 p. NJ. and moved about
thirty minutes, gOrged between here and
Northumberland, the water backing up at
the rate OF five feet per hour. The people
are moving out of their houses. No damae g
as yet.
WILLJAMsrORT Pa, March 3l.-One mile
OF ice or dam at this place moved Oft nicely
to-day at 1870 p. M. TIE remaining ice.
five or six miles. will, in all probability, 20
OH tonight or tomorrow at the furthest.
The Glen Union gorge is stricking on the
piers OF the Farrandsville bridge, five miles
above Lockhaven. No danger is appre-
hended.
PoRr JARVIS, N. Y, March 3l.-The mild
weather is beginning to affect the smaller
rivers in this section. The ice in the
Lackawaxen has started and several
gorges have formed, one of which at the
mouth of the river has damned back the
water for three quarters of mile from ten
70 twenty feet high. and fears are enter
tanned for the safety of the wire suspension
acqueduct Of the Delaware and Hudson
canal. The ice is within few feet of it.
another, gorge has formed below Ram.
Lands, q short distance up the river and it
Is thought the wagon bridge at that place
VIII be carried away, and other damage
may be looked for.
The ice in the Neversink went ont tbi,
afternoon. An immense dam has formed at |
It's mouth during the recent food and If |
was apprehended Carpenters Point would |
De Hooded, but the ice passed out without |
doing harm. The Delaware is still rising.
Indications of heavy storm prevail. ana
the great gorge that commences at Ding
mans, sixteen miles below here, must soon
move.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, March 3l.-Ths foot
OF the Rensom gorge has lodged against
the foot OF this gorge without starting it,
Inc water has risen foot and half here
IN little over an hour, and is nov twenty
one feet above low water mark, but the
gorge shows no signs of giving way and may
hold out through the night. The water il |
backing up at West Pittston, and is lust
beginning to food that place. The Lshigh
alley railroad is flooded between here and |
flttston, and all trains have been aban-
doned between the two places, and there
are no mails from the North.
Inc last train down reached here at seven | !
CLOCK this evening, two hours behind time. ! )
a iackawanna and Bloomsbury train was |
lust ahead OF it, and both were filed with I
passengers. The track was covered with q
water for distance of mile and a half | '
and in some places it was SO deep as to T
cover the second steps of the cars, and came e
within few inches of running into the | V
nreboX OF the engine. The current across Il
Tue track was rapid, and carried with it L
great cakes of ice, rails, fences and logs.
lhe trains moved slOwl y and had to stop r
avery few feet to remove distractions. )
fran No. 4, north, was met on the inun. b
lated track with its baggage car off the 81
'alls. The hind truck had been caught bv II
IN ice boulder. The baggage was removed. L
ne car cut loose and left in the flood. Men II
ooe on the front of the engines on the down tt
aims ana the steps of the cars were occu | c'
pea oy conductors, brakemen and passen- 10
GERS, who were all kept busy 10 pushing and OF
Ii.ekihg away logs and ice boulders from al
be track pl
AT tne swinging bridge there was great d;
nass OF floating ice and driftwOod on the al
.sch' ana while passage was being at
pened through it, about an acre of lee W
which had been lodged on the right of the pi
eack' began to move. and headed across {"
he track IN front of the train. IL lacked ar
anSerons, and the men became frightened. ar
ua ,he ladies' began to cry. Some trees Il
40 CUISINES, however, arrested its progress. ha
au 1ne rams made their way through be- -
Fire In East ST. Louis. en-
ST. LOUIS, March 3l.-Six smaI, brs;, vo
buses in East st. Louis burned early this 60
orning; involving loss of SOS 900. In. gu
The severest Storm.
OMAHA, March 3l.-The most ssvare
ornl IN years has prevailed east of North
atte to-day. A very high wind and fall of .
( or more inches of wet snow Travel ia Ue
spended on several State railroads TO-DAY rr
The Indiana Excursionists. ~ ~
March 3I.-Fifty gentle. Fri
an and thirty ladies. representing the bo,
diana Press Association. arrived at the wa
ade House, from Atlanta this evening. of
ey have made hasty trip to nearly So,
cry important city in the South. After ma
iting Lookout Mountain tomorrow they exs
Il start for Nashville al five O'Clock for
cir trip has been very enjoyable, with
" one accident
Personal.
iEMPHIS, March Ex-senator Alcorn and Vlsl
e, after reaching this city to-day en- route
Join the senatorial excursion marty at A
v Orleans, decided to abandon the trim oat
returned home this Afternoon k0'
Railroad Seized.
Pa, March 5l.-Tba sb.,;s 1t
ed the Wilmington and Reaiina AL. asso
Il. The sale takes place April -.
Prohabilities.s A
once Chief Signal Ofacer up Il
WashinGton, March 81. 1873. 43S p. M{
= ,ha f;n,f states and the Ohio valley. rain Ia
hsriV vinde. ehffting to westerly and north. |
-eYcept in tho Eastern Run-IouoWed by erun
y Temperature and rising beromeset'
River and Marine News. T.
,ruv,s1 PAss. March 81, 6 p A-hasomSo. -,
Wind east, fresh, AIr1ve4-SsssHsa's WY 1A0nl