The New York herald., 1875-03-20

ground along the upper Delaware, and
there has been comparatively little ssin. 80
inconuderable was the rise in the streams caused
BY the late storm that several OF the main tribu.
taries OF the Delaware arc not yet clear OF ice.
The Lackawaxen River is yet SOLID almost from It's
source to It's mouth, and the Neversink at this
place is still unbroken. The warm rains ana
winds OF the spring months viii rapidly convert
the snow into water, and II il q well known fact
In the Delaware Valley that tho food following
the ice freshets Is always greater than Its
predecessor. 1t is an accepted rule among
lumbermen on the Delaware that alter an ice
freshet the water will rise as high as the ice left
lodged on the shores and distractions IN the
streams. Judge o. S. Dlmmlck. OF this place, who
has lived on the BANK OF the Delaware Tor twenty
I'VE years. and who has observed the action OF the
ice and water in the stream, says this will prove
correct in nine cases out OF ten.
ANOTHER DELUGE.
II Its correctness is proved this spring. the nood
that 10 yet to come will De unprecedented in the
history OF this valley The Ice along the shores OF
the river, from tho head waters down, is piled up
st an average height OF twenty feet in q wall at
least ten feet through. The mood that is to take
this on, while 1t VIII not be attended with
danger from ice noes and goraes, viii be Of
such proportions thst there Is abundant cause
for the apprehension which is still felt
throughout the valley. The water has been
known to overflow the banks OF the
Delaware At this place in June, when there was
no dammtng up OF ice and outside causes for Its
great rise, being the result OF heavy rams. In
Wednesday was Hooded but the number OF build
ings IN :hat section was then limited to dozen
or SO, and the damage was slight.
DAMAGE DONE DOWN TIE RIVER.
The nrst news from the ice reshet below this
bags snS the Of
other communication, was received to-day.
The leo did cons'deraDls damage on It's way
pscs. ana ooa,na the aoanTy Mora mPa P
large dam belonging to the extensive spoke iac-
tories and gristmills OF Jacob Klaver, near the
mouth OF Lawkill Creek, was washed away. The
dam had but just been completed. The loss is un-
past ten O'Clock on WEDNESDAY morning the
people assembled on the Dun at Milford viewing
pace coming down the river il the
Suspension bridge spanning the river at the for. for
mer village would be carried away by the wreck.
n Se
and just cleared the roadway OF the Milford
From Milford to the Water Gap fences, trees and
loose property OF all kinds were carried away.
The Ice had a terrific struggle TO get through the
Water Gap, ana lOr time the destruction OF
DutchburG, on the Pennsylvania side. was threat
ened by the rising waters. The Ice was piled up
fifty ieet In the rocky pass. but finally broke away
with fearful crash and moved on down tine
stream.
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received here from below the Gap. except from
Easton. At that place nineteen RATS were carried
'''' '' SuR1ED UNDER THE 1oE
People continue to nock here to see the extraor-
dinary scenes tnat are presented The streets
and natS in German town remain under water,
and there seems no way to reduce the quantity.
The unfortunate inhabitants are to-day furnished
with all necessary aid by the authorizes IN bring
Ing aoout some kind OF order; out with thousands
Of! tons Of ice piled in every passage,
choking up the dOOryardS and hiding every
vestige OF gardens or walks, It seems an possible
task. Matamoras. across the river, is the dwelling
place OF hundreds OF employees OF the Erie Railway
Company, and as many OF them were on this side
able to get home until to-day when small boats
commenced running to and fro across the river.
AS soon as passage S can In &c h MAGE tnrouan the
rope Jerry Is to be established. The work OF re-
building the Barr EFT bridge viii be commenced as
The Erie Railway Company has men at work
rigging up Jerry above the site OF the late rail-
may be transferred with facility and but a slight
interruption to travel be experienced when The
The river has fallen several feet and is now at
the height IT would have been zen from the tnaw and
| streams-less than rafting lreshet.
| HEROIC CHILD.
| touching Incident oil the nOod ar German town
WAS that Of little GIRL i've or six years Old, who
had been ieit by her widowed moCner in charge OF
their house ana the corpse OF her baby brother
| aged ten months. VINO mad died the night before.
Tie mother mad come from Germantown here to
order coffin Tor her dead cnd. She lived in a
small house on the nats. While she was absent
the nood burst upon the place. neghoor ran in
to get the little girl out OF the house, but she re-
| fused TO 90 until ner mother came, although the
| advancing hood was pointed out to her.
| The nelghbOr, AFRAID to longer remain in
the house, feo Tor his lie. The child remained,
keeping watch over her dead brother Soon the
advance waves OF the hood struck the house and
carried 1t along some distance anu then threw it
| intact and right side up high on foundation OF
ice cakes. The little girl then appeared at the
door with the dead babv In her arms and was
rescued from her perilous position. She refused
to give up the corpse until she found her agonlzed
mother In the crowd. The mother aud the brave
little girl, with the dead child. were gwen sncter,
| and yesterday the corpse was buried.
| RESCUE OF A Consecutive.
Mary Ann Kelly, young lazy dying with con-
SUMPTION 1t was thought necessary to remove
from ner mothers house, In Sussex street, TO the
Catholic Cnldren's lone, IN Ball street. Tne poor
girl em acia ted and suffering greatly, was place
iu a sleigh, which was driven slowly 10 the Home
A Sister OF Charity walked ny she side OF the con-
veyance, holding the girls hand and cheering her
the drew tears from the eyes o! ALI VINO wit
messed II.
| ANIMAL sAGACITY.
A pig swan from It's flooded pen to q large caKo
OF Ice that was floating by. He succeeded in
climbing upon 1t ana passed down with tue surg.
their coot filing with water, flew to cakes OF ice
! and went down the stream. The pig passed sale y
down the river to Milford, eight miles below,
whore his RAFT OF ice noated into an EDDY and he
was rescued.
THE MISSISSIPPI RISING.
| MEMPHIS, March 49, 1875.
The river here IL rising steadily. 1t is now
within two feet OF high water mark, ana the