New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-24
THE SUSQUEHANNA FLOOD.
DANGER TO THE LUMBER INTEREST.

| DANGER TO THE LUMBER INTEREST
LARGE MASSES or ICE IN THE WEST BRaNch-fnS
| BOOM AND LUMBER AT WILLIAMSBURG THEEAi-
| ENKp-AcuoN OF TIE LUMBER MANUFACTURERS
| ExCuANGE-woRR TO BE BEGUN on THE GORGE
ro-DAY-PRECAUTrON OF TIE RAILWAY COM
| PANY TO SAVE THE BRIDGES.
| rvRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRiBuNE.I
WuLIAMsPoRr Penn, March 23.-One OK
the prettiest cities Pennsylvania situated Ia Va'ey
rich In historic associations is threaenea Win nOo''
like those which have devastated The unfortunate towns
Of the lower susquehanna. There arc several gors'
above the city, and the letting loose OF very t'e WAFER
would send a sweeping hood down through the "e's
Branch Valley inuudaupg the streets ana houses u
wlllamsport Pine Creek, IL miles above W1icn iss
very large, turbulent mountain stream, ana one OF le
largest tributaries OF the sGsquehaDua, Is frozen SOFA
from shore 10 shore. Lycoming Creek, IN We upper
part OF the city, s also full Of Ice These irn IN con-
ucctloa with tho large gorges Ia Ito nam
stream, must inevitably lead 70 tie io'9 OF
large amount OF property IN case OF sudden taa".
The mountains either side Of the valleys arc coNerci
with snow, and this greatly increases the danger IL -
estimated that over s5.oOoO0 worth OF properly 10
threatened In all probability there viii b. high water
within a week Tie latones3 OF The season MAKES tAs
danger more serious The weather IL unprecedented
Farmers are usually blowing at TINS season, but tbero
are four feet OF Frost IN the ground ec Is forming
every night so cold Ia the weather and the situation -
above zero The gazette anil Bulletin this morning hasa
doubieeaded editorial calling tho attention 81 resi-
dents TO the great danger catching The city, IL calls
upon the authorities to unite In an effort t. save tho
city from inuniIton. and predicts that II immediate
&C ion DO taken hundreds Of thousands OF doiAf'
worth OF property and perhaps human lives "l be loss.
The great gorge bJ tween Glen Uolon and NAfthlm'
IS miles above WllliaUsEort. IL IS abou; ave m3cB
long, and the ice is piled ounain high IL ' greater
than anything known tLcfo before aud the lun-
berncn and railroad ana bn'ge companies oyiuco
genuine alarm. THO following telegram Was received
from Lock Haven to-day:
Prompt and thorough work BY I'll parties IN rested
In cutting the ice from thr d1in IS ih 20 .9'i. & y
from Glen Union u Paddy hdu.
The people at Jersey Store, village n 2o0 inhao-
iants, situated at the mouth OF Pine Creek regard the
situation with anxiety. meeting to 10 held 20 taAo
measures so avoid disaster.
The great gorge between Milton and Watsontown. n
miles below Wilamsport, remains unmOved. ihe river
has receded several feet, tho water 10 SIN running
around the obstruction and passing through The farms
the left sde Milton is in great danger CT lnunda-
on and many OF its Inhabitants have prepared neir
effects to move out at a moments notice. Milton mas
1000 inhabitants. and important railroad station.
Prolting by tho es OF tho ice h3ol IA Ito North
Branch, and tie possibility Of similar ljoI IN tho
West Branch Valley, the officers OF The Philadelphia
and Erie Railroad Company arc a work making pEepA-
rations their bridge in case o; L'gh water.
Orders have been Issued 10 oaN ABOUT loJ h'AiOa cars
with stone and when tic waters become threatening TO
cover every bridge from end 70 fnd viii hca cars Ito
bridges that will be in danger OF great n0ot
are as follows: Queens Pun bridge, GO feet in length;
Linden bridge. 1913 feet; l.dmspor, hrr'Ee, LIB
feet; Montgomery bridge, 25 feet; Ls'ish-fS "fdge,
l25G feet Northumberland bridge LGi fe,t; Sdnbuty
bridge, 9C3 feet. The Northumberland ana SinbGF'
bridges span the susquebanna below the Junction OF
the Vest and North Branches. 1hey hal narrow es-
cape last week during the food. any one OF these
bridges excepting tie at Lowsbnrg was to be car
red away the damage would be fully $1,000 co... to say
nothing OF the loss caused by thc detention OF feshs
trains and the interruption Of travel Many " the cars
at this place all ready loaded with Stone and sta;-
ing on the sidinss ready to DO moved at mOmeDrs
notice.