The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-12-17

ceived, says the large bridge across the
Susquehanna at that place was In great
danger.
As the water Is within two feet of our
suspension bridge, there is trouble an
ticipated from the Lock Haven struc-
ture. The river is rising at the rate of
six inches an hour. Several dwelling
houses from up the river have floated
through this city.
DANvILLE, December 1.-THE North
Branch of the Susquehanna is very
high here, being within ten feet as
high as 1865. Immense quantities of
drift wood are passing down, but no es-
pecial damage has been done in this
vicinity so far, except the loss of large
number of flatboats. The river is still
rising.
BOSTON, Mass, December II. - The
field, Mass, last night. The latest re-
ports from there state that the river is
fully four feet higher than during the
great flood nine years ago. The dam
age is roughly estimated at $200,00
WooDsvILLE, N. H., December IL. =
The through express freight train from
Boston with two engines went into the
river near Wentworth, where the trestle
was swept away and both were badly
wrecked. No one was seriously injured.
The bridges were also swept away at
Warren and East Haverhill.
RoNDoUT, N. Y, December II. -
There is the largest and most damaging
freshet in Rondout and Esopus creeks
ever known. Houses in Eddyville have
been floated away and destroyed and
two schooners, three sloops, McCaus-
lands sectional docks, five barges and
large number of canal boats laden and
light, are either piled in North and
South Dykes or sunk. The damage is
not known and cannot be accurately es-
timated. The docks are submerged and
everything fioated away. Some lives
are supposed to be lost on the sunken
boats, but nothing is certainly known
Esopus creek has been damaged at
Saug critics to the extent of $4,000. The
bulk head of the dam on the creek was
carried away and much coal, lumber
and wood were lost. The entire dam
ages at Kingston, Wilbut, Eddysville
and Rondout are roughly estimated at
$50,000.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, December II. -
The Susquehanna river at this point is
twenty-five feet above low water mark,
and is rising rapidly. The flats between
here and Kingston are submerged, and
the dwellers thereon have been compelled
to abandon their homes. The mails and
passengers over the Lackawanna and
Bloomsbury railroad are transferred to
the Lehigh Valley road at Pittston.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, December IL.
Trains on the Hudson River railroad
are now running regularly. The dam
age in Ulster and Greene counties by
the storm is heavy. Between here and
Rhinebeck, on the east shore, ten canal
boats lie against the railroad bank, and
floating about the river are two barns,
part of a dwelling house, numerous
bodies of dead horses and mules, hay,
pork, flour, and fifteen or twenty new
sleighs, etc., most of which no doubt
came down Rondout creek and into the
Hudson from Eddyville.
SCRANTON, December IL. - Travel
upon all railroads entering this city is
interrupted. At Portland, Pa, the Del
aware river has risen nineteen feet and
a portion of the town is inundated. At
various points on the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western and Lackawanna
and Bloomsbury railroad the tracks are
under water.