Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-02-14
PaB FLOODS.
Rising Of the waters a'i ~vsr In"
CountrY-HOwns Flooded. Prop
erty Carried SM ana Bssirsyea.

erty Carried SM ana Besirsyea.
Serious foods continued on Saturday
and yesterday in the Southern, Middle,
Eastern and Western States. In PerB-
sylvanis, the Delaware, Schuylkill,
Sasquahanua, Lshigh, LsokaWGnna
and Allegheny rivers continued high,
though in places the water had greatly
subsided yesterday. On the upper
Delaware gorge was formed at Bash
kill, and hooded the surrounding soun-
try. A family named Buekl-y, were
isolated on Counesbsugh Island, oppo-
site Milford, but ss tho water subSided
there yesterday, they are believed 10
be safe. The damage in that sessleh
Is estimated ut about $50, OOs. Below
tho Wafer Gap inc river remained
very higA yesterday. Much damage
was done at Trenton, Burlington and
BOrdentowu. The railroad tracks be-
tween Darlington and Trenton wet0
flooded, and canal boats were lying
upon them.
All the small bRilding3 near the
Delaware and RGritSu Canal locks, aud
the old Cam den and Amboy shops were
inundated. The steam forge Of No
Pherson, Willard & Co, near Borden
town, had its fires put sut. The rail
road bridge on the mRin line to New
York was in danger last night, and
twenty. seven loaded cars wore placed
upon it 10 hold it down. Ga the Penn
syl7snia shore all was inundated, the
water being very high, with strong
current, but very little ics, Tne ice
in the Lackawanna river was moving
rapidly yesterday. and 8ono uues3i'
ness was felt in Carboadals, bat the
cold las. night probably av4rted the
danger. The hcod in the Juniata is
reported to havs been the most disa3-
trous ever known in that valley, the
loss on bridges in HuuE,ngdon county
alone being estimated at $50 900.
The Sus QuehaDnG, though s,i!l bigb,
vas falling yesterday. A. Harrisburg
the eaHtern and southern districts were
flooded, and some peopl7 vera c0mpalI-
sd to leave their houses in beats. Tia
railroad track, however, was clear O
ios, and the rHnniDg OF trains was re
sumed. Along the Upper Schuylkill
the Little Schuyisill, and Tulpehockel
creek a number OF bridges have bee>
swept away. The hou5e of George r
Clymer, a! Temple, near Reading, wa
damaged by Lightning. Along tie L.
high, there vera grsat fears on Satur
day for the Immense amount of lumber
! stored at certain points, Two tre6tle
|, of the railroad bridge 1T Penn HaveF
were carried away.
Near Allentown two canal boats wer'
wrecked, the bridge to Ktine's Islam
was destroyed, leaving two familie
!, isolated, and boy was drowned b
!, getting caught in the rushing ice: On
hundred feet Of the Lehigh Vale
track at Glendon were washed ou'
Tslegr2ms from Washington, D. c., re
! pOr. the 1ljod on the Potomac sub7ide
, Yesterday. While tho water was s
Il its height on Saturday, the street
along the river in Georgetown, and i
Washington from the river to Pennsyl
; vauia avenue and that great thorough
: fare to the foot of Capitol Hill, wer
inundated, the depth Of water varying
!, from one to fve feet. The PeDnSylya
MIA Railroad Depot, in Sixth street
the Washington Market and the base
uent of tho Census Oflce were flooded
TO a depth of several feet, and on Lou
Iisiara avenue much damage was don,
to merchandise IL the ba8ements 0
wholesale stores.
In one store q IRE was caused by this
contact Of the water with quantities o
lime and cement. Trains stopped ont
side the depot, and passengers were re-
moved 10 and from the hotels on Penn
sylvsnia avenue in vehicles and il
. boats. B1ats were also used to tax
people from their flooded dwelling il
!, the sections near the river. Tbre
/, spans Of the Long Bridge were destroy
: ed, and telsgraphic communicated
, with the South Was badly iDtetfere
, with.
The Losses in vessels and wharf pro
,, perty are variously estimated at $50,
+, 900 to 500, 600 the damage 10 proper
ty and merchaadise in the city a. 800,
900, and the losses in Georgetown q
, $75, eco.
An immense gorge was formed, ex
tending from above the city to poin
several miles below, and the now I'm
movable zoe will 1T is feared, worl
worse havoc to whsrves and vessels ii
, case of another fOoi. In Ohio, th'
cities otTol4io, Warren and New Phile
> dslphia have been inundated, the two
latter wholly and tue former partially.
The damage in the Toledo Distris
alone on vessels and shore property Ii
estimated at more than $3.50, 900. II
all parts OF Ohio and Indiana trains
were delayed. In Virginia, the James
Rsppahannock and Shenandoah rivers
were greatly swelled, but the damage
is not serious anywhere. In Rhode Is
land and Connecticut there were some
interruptions to railroad travel, bu
precautions were taken a. differen
points which prevented any considera
ble loss OF property. The Thames rive
is again open. At New Orleans abou
ten thousand people in the submerged
sections OF the city had to be fec
on Saturday. Yesterday the hoot
was slowly but steadily subsidiug. A
a meeting Of the Auxiliary Sanitary
Association on Saturday night, refer
enes was made to the danger to the cit.
arising from the condition of the levee
aud General Bussey advised that ten o
fifteen thousand men be at once set t
work upon the levess to strengthen
them. A mass meeting OF propert,
holders will bs held. tonight to devils
measures for averting danger.