The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-19
THE FEBRUARY THAW.
Serious Floods and Destruction of
Property.

serious t1OOQS ana DeSIrucIlOn OF
Property.
The mild weather of Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week,
and the rain of Friday night and Saturday,
caused general melting of the snow and ice
and universal break up on the rivers and
streams throughoutthe country. Floods were
general, and the destruction of property and
obstruction to railroad travel and navigation
was quiet serious for several days. From the
Philadelphia Ledger, of Monday, we TAXI the
following summary:
Serious floods continued on Saturday and
Sunday in the Southern, Middle, Eastern
and Western States. In Pennsylvania, the
Delaware, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Lehigh,
Lackawanna and Allegheny rivers continued
high, though in places the water had greatly
subsidized Sunday. On the dpper Delaware
a gorge was formed at Bushkill, and flooded
the surrounding country. \ family, named
Buckley, were isolated on Connesbaugh
Island. opposite Milford, bat as the water
subsded there Sunday, they are believed
to be safe. The damage in that section IS
estimated at about $4,000. Below the Wa
ter Gap the river remained very high Sunday.
Much damage was done at Trenton, Burllng.
ton and Bordentown. The railroad track be-
tween Burlington aud Trenton were Hooded,
and canal boats were lying upon them. All
the small buildings near the Delaware and
Raritan Canal locks. and the old Camden and
Amboy shops were inundated. The steam
forge of Mcpherson. Willard & Co, near
Bordentown, had Its tires put out. ne ra'i-
road bridge on the main line to New orA was
in danger Sunday nigut, and twenty seven
loaded cars were placed upon II to hold 1t
down. On the Pennsylvania shore all was
FaH Ea u-lr HON "A
strong current but very little ice. The ice IN
the LackawaRna river was moving rapidly sun
day, and some uueaSiness was felt in Carbon
dale. but the cold Sunday night probably
averted the danger. The flood in the juplaia
is reported TO have been the mOSt disastrous
ever known in that valley, the loss on bridges
in Huntingdon county alone being estimated
at $4,000. The SusquehaHua. though still
high. was falling Sunday. At Harrisburg
the eastern and southern districts were flood
ed, and some people were compelled to leave
their houses in boats. The railroad track
however, was cleared Of ice, aud the running
Of trains was resumed. Aloug the Upper
Schuykili. the LluIe Schuy Kilt, and luiPehucA-
en- creek. number Of bridges have been swept
away. The house OF George K. CiymeT. at
Temple, neav Reading, was damaged by
lightning on SATURDAY night. Along tue lie
high. there were grea fears on Saturday tor
the immense amuuut ct lumber stored at Ger
tain points Two trestlgS of the raIiroA1
bridge ut Fen Haven werr carried away
Near Allentown TIVE canal boats were wreck
ed. the bridge 70 Kline Island was destroy
ed. leaving two families isolated. aud boy
was drowned by getting caught pea the rlshlag
ice. One hundred feet of the l.ehigh alley
track az Gicntou were washed out lele.
grams from Washington. ID. C., report the
flood DO the Potomac ,ubsldet >Jalay- White
the water vas az ITS holgaI uH saturday, ihe
streets along the river IN beorgeJ"sn, aud "a
Washington from ;he river 30 PenEsYtvAntA
a,eHue aEd.lhas great ihcrogg ghiare 10 ihe i'ot
Ut CapjJo, AiH. were Inundated. the depth oi
wafer VARYING from 7He 90 Eve 'rr, HE
PcgnsyI IyAnia Railroad Depot, 80 SIKH street.
the Washington MarEcg aud the basement 1s
the Census B,isc we;c flooded lo a dgYlH 81.
sssrr8l feet aai on Louisiana areuHc maeh
damage pas done 90 merchandise ga ;siv base
uenfs u huicsale stores. Ia Uue store a
6-e <ss caused by Iae con aet 10! lhs NaieE
wjsh quantities OF ijme and cement Iratus
stopped outside the dcpof, and passenger rs
were removed 90 aHi iram Ihs hotels vn
PENNSYLVANIA ave BS AZ FIRST 90 vehicles A1a
thea In boats. Boats ~Srr also a,es 90 i-Ns
people from their aoodrd osc.ifuE' in lA'
. ssgi-raS near ;hr river. Three sgsns oi ias
loHz Bridge vere destroyed, aud tetsErsFA5c
Z -1:af1 f1uuicaiisn With ,he Sogth was badly sa-
tcrfcrei wits The lSssssiu yesseisani waaT.
property are yarioas.v estimated % -, ,u'V
; To SlUp, ,Olsa. the damage to property and mvr-
chandlse IN ,be ciiy a. : 10000 aHd lhr loses
in tscorretoan 81 S-5,0sst An Immrose
gorge has formed, cxieni.Hg from above iar
s c5ty 20 a point sefcra. miles bclaEr ana rae
ra~ imuaovable ice Will, Il IS icsyc,i, snFN
worse havue 60 ahaErcs and vessels on case 3'
aassher Haaf Ia Ohsa. the cities % j ls.cia,
Warren and New PhjIadeiphia have acvn 'u'
undated the sso latter wholly. aud 'be i9rn
+ rr partially. The danaEc iE Toledo Iit-;f'1'
alone on vessels aud shose p~uFrfit 's csi''
mated ai u1rO iaAa 5 l5o,sf5 ia ~ parts
ct Ohio and luifAna iraius vrrg trtAlt-. ~
B Virginia. thr iaule-, RaYpahauocek and
Shenandoah rivers Evrw greatly s@et'ri' "3i
th,- damage is nos sgr1gas auys hgrn- iu
Rhode leland AVID CuuH~v.srug "a ~ ~rr-
samc interruptions GO railroad travel, b4j
rreeautaus aers taken al dia,fcHI F1sa,i
whleh r~r1ru.ri s-y considerable inss .
property The Thara-s BIseg ls agsia open
Az Nru Orleans alaag ir8 thousand I'~nisf
IL. tf, st.aru-r-ed srcrious gt abe CsEy bad o.
BE- led on SATURDAY. SausfAv 'hg Hood sas
slowly bug steadily subslI.uE. A. q meuiias
OF the Aux1,ary Saaitary Association 9a Sat
sriay night. reference sas made 90 iac iau.
ger 70 the city agi,.Hs .ruul thc eeal.'ion a
iAs irycrs. and General Basssy advised iaa'
ten ar fifteen thousand mcn be a. s-scT -ri g
work upoa ghs lcgsss 90 s,renglsva them.
mass meeting ol property ho.dsrs Ess hsid on
Monday uigh' % devise mrAsnr~s ior nTeFt'
lrg Ehr DAGGER.
Faov TUESDAY 8 LFgtghE.
S8oa began failing asa.a az braaa an
Nandav. bl, ,hr fail was h-hi No traiu'
hass passed on the Rock Island and North
uesi Or Wzbash lines for ibrec days. The
Burtngsos road was opened yesterday m0rn
IUE
The frsshei, jn al the F.scr, %. ta's Stale
have sub,ilei The rivers OF Nirs"tA have
also fallen. and arc mostly clear oi 'ce. b"'
trains on some of the raiir1ais are stii' sas
pended.
The brig Helea 4. lloimrs, ashore Uear
VINEYARD Haven, Massachusetts, wvnt Ga
pieces 70 Saturdays storm, and her cargo is
4 total loss. Tkr schooner Alameda, from
Portland for New York, Wlh lumber, aud
the schooner j. + Carver, from Neeha~ seu.
Tor Portland. with coal. are ashore on the
,,,.st end gF Nantucket aud EIN prove a total