The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-21
Immense Losses in the Lum-
Der Trade.
Narrative of Railroad Journey Through
the Ice.
EXODUS OF FASHIONABLE RESIDENTS.
Port Deposit Still in Fear and
Trembling.
THE DELAWARE VALLEY.

THE DELAWARE VALLEY.
A SECTION OF BRIDGE PICKED UP TWENTY
THREE MILES DOWN THE RIvER-THE WORK
NOT DAMAGED-THE DAMAGE NOT so GREAT
AS ExPECTED-THE LUMBER TRADE AND
ITS LOSSES
PORT JERvIs. March 20. 1875
one section CT the Barrett bridge was found to-
day lodged in the river at Linderman's farm,
twenty-three miles below here. 1t has received
comparatively little damage IN It's long journey
on the wall OF Ice. workmen Will be sent down
at once to take 1t to pieces and haul 1t back The
section that landed on Van Noy's Island, three
miles below mere, IS also being stripped OF all ma
terial that can be used In repairing the bridge,
and the preparatory measures Tor replacing the
structure are making. 1t will be completed inside
OF two months and will necessitate an
outlay OF about $4,000 S25, 900 less than the
loss was at first supposed to be. While the actual
direct loss TO Port Jervis Is now found to be
much smaller than 1t was believed To be on the
day OF the Hood, the consequential damages are
incalculaole. The destruction Of the two bridges
cuts on all communication with sections which
furnished the main part OF the business to the
town. The loss of the railroad bridge will throw
hundreds Of railroad men out OF employment for
long time 10 come, causing mncn financial EN-.
barrasslnenL
GREAT LOSS IN LUMBER.
In ordinary hoods in the Delaware the lumber
that Is washed away Is never counted us u total
loss. Each operator has his private mark,
and every stick OF timber Is branded
with II. Alter disastrous lreshets men
up the stray se log. and lumber and reclaim nem
by means OF tue owners marks. Thus large
quantities arc recovered BY the Hood oil Wednes-
day, however, the loss will be total, especially in
regard 10 manufactured lumber. Not board or
stick OF the millions OF ieet that were swept away
but is broken into fragments by contact with The
grinding Ice. Even huge sticks OF toggle timber
are spiintered ana shattered as II by lightning
be gone. as Tar the freshet Is concerned and
the winters work OF many lumberman. upon the
sale OF which he depended 10 discharge the thou
sands OF dollars OF ndebtedness incurred in get
ting 1t ready Tor market has been all Tor naught.
GREAT LOCAL DISTRESS.
The Delaware Valley, rom Lackawanna to the
upper waters of the RIVER on botn branches, de-
lends entirely on the lumber trade Tor It's bust.
support for their families In c6opping, saving,
rafting and moving to market The annual lumber
product. The operators employing these men. in
Il majority OF cases, do not settle with them until
lumber is RATED and the returns from 1t received
merely furnishing them with orders on the sup
Ply stores, usually owned by the operators them
selves, as the household necessities demand
them. Consequently the result Oh Wednesdays
the nanclaI standing OF many operators viii be-
great and cause extended suffering III the Della
ware lumoe ,n regions There Is usually an annual
the streams; put that amount Will ne greatly re.
duced this season.
THE MODES OF COMMUNICATIONS.
A passage has been cut through the Ice covering
the road tC Sparrowpush ana the stage is running
between that place ana TINS. The Milford stage
runs down the river on the new Jersey SIDE, and
crosses the Delaware nine miles below. Following
are the trains now run on the eastern division OF
NewDurg. Short cut, Pine Island and Montgomery
and Waikiki Valley branches leave New York at
9:l5 instead OF O'Clock; for Monticello branch at
10 AS. The following trains are discontinued be-
tween New York and SuSquehann2 depot lot the
M n' f''' jews d. '' "'0 ''-' '' ANN '''
A train Will leave Susquehanna at 6:15 A. NJ.
arriving AZ LackawaXen at IL :02, connecting with
the trains the honesdale branch, reaching
Honesdale at 2:2o P. NJ, and leaving at 2:35. and
arriving at Susquenanna at 7:55 p. NJ. All trains
west Oh Susquebanna are run as usual.
THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY.
NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION AT PORT DE-
POSIT-THE WATER FALLING-A SCENE OF
SAD OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF WAREHOUSES;
AND HOUSES.
PORT DEPOSIT March 20, 1875.
There has been no change in the situation OF the
Ice gorge since yesterday. About one O'Clock this
morning heavy rain hogan falling ana continued
steadily until noon, adding greatly to the discom-
fort OF the submerged inhabitants. The water has
been falling gradually all day. but q sudden rise
may again ensue at any moment, and sw ell 1t to o
greater volume than before. None OF those who
were compelled to abandon their homes can yet
return, and they are still the guests OF their more
fortunate neighbors. 1t has been estimated that at
one house as many as forty people have been cared
Tor, that should the food continue for length Of
time those wno were not inundated will be at as
much cost for the unlucky ones as though they
had also been Victims Of the ircshet. This morn
ing visited tue lower end OF the main street, in
the region OF the lumber yards, which suffered
most severely. The water has fallen several ieet,
aud In some places the ground was again visible =.
hue or daotr ,fap to1
Large blocks OF ice were piled up in all directions
had been felied TO the ground and fragments
OF wheels and wagon bodies were scat
tered in every direction. Several thousand
feet Of timber had been swept from the
wharves to the Darricaded thorOughfare. where 1t
lay wedged III between the huge masses Of ice.
A large warehouse belonging to the estate Of ]. j.
Heckart, used for storage purposes, had been re-
moved several Ieet, and a board walk 200 yards in
length had been very conveniently transferred
into bridge. There are several magnificent resi-
dences in tnls localIGp, among which Is tue house
or MI. j. Tome bunker ana grain merchant,
valued at $l5O.o0o. 1t Is elevated considerably or
else the damage TO Ii might have been very seri-
GUS. In order TO reach the Western Union Te!e-
graph once last nignt 1t was necessary to
1eet Nigh ihis morning the lOotpath on the NIL
was rendered 50 slippery by the falling seet AMI
rain tnat a humber o. people who attempted 10
cTOSs IL were CompcAcu w apuhuou tuo iucS WILL
later IN the day. Numerous owners vi row boats
organized u sort o, company, aud, at tn rate OF
zen cents per head. conveyed passengers rom
one point along the street to another. In this
way PROVISIONS were carried INTO me houses Of
several families, VINO SIN cling to the Sec
ond story ui their residences. Consider
able apprehension was entertained lest
family residing at pace Known as
KOberisun's Island, one mile rom here, up the
river, mad been drowned, ana tnis morning u
number or gentlemen, VINO had assisted other
FAMILIES, went, by means oil boat to the islam q.
they found the lower noors OF the house sub
merged, out the family stiil remained In an upper
story. They mad u penJlIul supply OF provisions,
ana stouGly refused 10 leave their watery haoll a..
ton.
Although the water is falling the Ice IN the river
stu remains compact IN vast heaps. MANY OF the
inhaDltants imagine that the worst effects OF
the gorge are yet 10 come, and that