The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-18
Port .Jervis Flooded,
DestFuctlon OfBridges and Other
rfr, Property,

the Eats.
sll. M-The gorge remains frm, bul
tho volume Of water at this writing has
made river Of King streOt, carrying all
before It, and submerging great part ol
the lower portion Of the town, The flood
is now within one hundred yards Of the
telegraph Office,
,--s;l6 i. MA great shout Of thankful
ness has Just gone up. Tho gorge has
broken and the leo 10 floating down the
stream, while tho water In tho village Il
lowering, Thegegeral impression seems
10 be that tho weakening Of tho gorge by
blasting hos saved the entire lower part
Of the village from destruction.
9AM.-The Barrett bridge has Just
been swept away. II was unable to With
stand tho railroad bridge which had given
way some distance above and was dashed
against 1t by the flood, The wrecks Of
tho two bridges aro being carried rapidly
down the stream, and tile suspension
bridge, eight miles below, is felt to be
doomed.
PoRr JERvIs, N. Y, March l7.-lp.M,
The Ice is piled on the shore In many
places thirty feet high. About twenty
small houses and shanties have been torn
to pieces and about 200 houses are filled
with water to the second story. II iNre
ported that one man was killed. The
debris Of tho railroad and Barrett bridges
was caught at Van Noyes Island, three
miles below, thus savlng'the tower Of the
suspension bridge. The river iS going
down and the danger Ia over.
THE GoRdE AT PiTrsToN.
New YoRK, March lI-A dispatch
from pittstOn, dated l 4. NJ, says the Ice
began to move out suddenly and took
with II one span Of the magnificent new
bridge. Two men were on L at thetine,
but we're rescued within ten miles Of the
catastrophe. Loud sounds came from
the direction OF the old bridge, about a
quarter Of a mile up tho stream, and In a
moment after that structure was swept
out into the current and carried away,
The Lacawanna railrbad bridge had
previously gone. The loss In bridges
alone Is not less than half million.
945 A. M. = About three hundred
houses In Port Jervis, the property
between the railroad and river, wore more
or less damaged by water, many Of them
4 flled to the second story. No lives lost
All the large shops Of the Erie Railroad
had more or leR water In them, but m
great damage was done. e'a
WItKBBARRE, Pa, March 1.-THE
river Ia 20 feet above the low water mark
and within three feet OF tile bridge, which
Is In imminent danger and will probably
be swept away. ,,r,@
TItE ZOE GORGE At wtLkEsbARRE.
WtLKEsBARRE, March 1.-THE icC
still remains stationary at this place and
therO has been no perceptible fall Of the
water since this afternoon. The house,
on River street are filled with water, and
tho gas works have several feet Of water
In them. The whole city Is in darkness
and candles and lamps furnish the only
light. Travel has been stopped between
here and Kingston since last night the
fats being entirely submerged and II
being unsafe to cross the bridge. The
three bridges which were Rwept away
from pittston are Joined In The gorge three
miles above here At Nantieoke. Eight
miles below here the Ice began to move
to-day and tho river was cleared for b
mile above that point, but from there
70 the Island gorge 9t the lower end q
Wilkesbarre 1t is a. bad a. ever. The
weather has been gradually growing
colder and everything Will be frozen
solid tonight. This undoubtedly pre-
vented the bridge at this place from
being carried, away, and should gentle
weather iolloN tne ICE nay ~ aown wlsf v \,
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C@r oF THE BAiDots SWEET AmAn
Tho Laekawanha 4 BloomSburg Rail
road iron bridge, which waa swept awaJ
last night at Pittston, cost Sl2O,0OO, aic
the two wooden bridges cost nearly sou,
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