Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-12
HIGH WATERS.
TIE CHEAT FEBRUARY THAW.
Breaking .p OF the leo on Creeks AN
Rivers


Reports from the Susguchanna state tha
the ice went off tie Columbia dam $
quietly last night about 10 o'clock that tn
Columbiaas scarcely knew it was moving
1t is said the ice is running freely all th'
way from Harrisburg to Port Deposit, anI
notwithstanding the grea: quantity of ic,
no gnrges are yet reported from Mccall!
Ferry or other narrow places along th'
river. at Baldwin and Middletown th'
railroad track vas covered with ice. bu
not sufficient to interfere with the trains
III several places along the Conestog.
t!,c!c were heavy gorges Of ice. Nea
Rocky Springs the ice was yesterday piled
thirty Or forty feet in height and at Wood
ward Rock the gorge was also heavy. BE
tween the second and third locks thcr.
was heavy gorge, which remained! IN
broken this morning.
ILi; forenoon the gorge broke al
Rocky Springs and the ice passed dowi
stream without doing any serious lam
age.
The ice al the city dam also broke II,
this forenoon and passed off. The only
damage done was the breaking Of thi
large log cr " "bOUm' at the head OF the
fnrcbay and triflny injury 10 the pieI
between the forcbay and the breast Of tho
dam.
This forenoon about II o'clock the ic,
broke loose iro;:i shore ut IDuart5 land
ing, bu, did not break up and ''mo'e on :
for some h"!ra after. 1t o clock this
afternoon Il tel leviione message from i.e-
van /: ElIi stated that the icc'w#S pa>Sin.
of rather lively at that point, but that
80 Sc ious damage had been done.
The Move at Columbia.
Our Columbi, correspondent writes IS
follows Of :hc movement Of the ice at that
point &: Before noon yesterday, the Zee.
which had been running during the mnrn-
in. was checked near the tunnel ana the
river from jhai point to Chic!lies rock was
clc,u-hlrs cn:ir.ly between the Two
shores. except where patches ciuns 10 Tia;
putialiy submerged rocks. The river had
H., rising aiiicc Wednesday or Thursday
a,!l a. > . elect; yesterday afternoon vas
:i;c o' SIX feet ui' more higher than On tho
i,:c"c.iin evening. .lt that hour ti,ieI
o'clncIs) lie ice al I:ii.iics and from there
up in" lower Marietta i,o>eiia, and :. -ain
commenced t. run. floating down t. that
which had lud-c'; at the tunnel
and there .i.mm;n@. This run con
tlnu'i altnHt forty minutes, thc ice
a Marietta remaining intact. 1t Co
lumbia, where the river had been closed
for more than 1--WE months. AMI wi,rlc tie
ic" was knO..m 10 be more than two !c, t
t;,.l;. i: was expected til" !'reaS-np Wnu!a
not u:cur for :: day O: two but the mu,lly
water anI III" rise il :le river together
had teir effect on tiic ice. and here, too.
q $50 O'clock Et.t night the beautiful
Street. wi.irl, had hrrn I thDrulYhfar: for
TIC Columbia and York countv pean!c,
cave way. a;i'i being pu'Ii"i 10y the po!cn,
giant behind, was carried over thc dam
and from there towards ti:c hay. Although
the hg2ai.-up here was mu@i, OF a surprise
it was Witnessed by 4 great many persons
w;ip. - watch the rise IN Tie river and!
s2u exactly What would take place. had
wandered down towards the slirrc. The
iir-t bread, occurred at :, point Opposite the
f.',it 81; WI!ilat Street. and Il few minute
LATER lie s,s;GI sti.tcl, above, cliM.iny 10
tl,,' ;.:r. "c lkn bridge. Was forced fran,
ile I'o@:t;"l. i; l!:td hc!,; inY two months;
anl i,.l,',c,. lis above ;.r dana uci i-hlnr.
The news hat he ice w.;S go;:,: quickl ),
spread, aisd notwithstanding :i,c lite':css
o. i;r hour :. large crowd .. persons ;,i
bn;'! SEES assembled rl the coal clu,r< Il,
81" H. ~i-,'tt. The view ir"2n tiiS raised
position j.; generally as gn.,I Il one as c:il,
b. fon,:si dong lie course nt the river.
and from this point in clear wsa'I.c
"n0 can ,cariy See' til. ;:.c striking:
tI,r :laln. hrcai;ins up and hci.ic carried
o:c:, hut last night for more reasons than
"". i!lc IA iisi:.c,io': hat is usually lci: by
Persons viewing. lie scene i.cln til: c!ln;cs
w., !lrt .raIi%cd. The braak-,:p occurring
IA night was "i.c " tin reasons and the
fo-gr state oi' the weather anniIicr.
A!rn,; he w..arvcS tic lumber ward cn-
piny;"& N.cEc ont with t.c:: lanterns
Watching iir water as incl, by inch the
rise ii .hc river occurred, and prepared 10
lend assistance in .c!t in. the lumber to Il
place o. safety should the rise place it in
'ia:n4'l,. hat fortunately such was not the
ca&c and We have heard Of 10 losses being
-,s,:..nc,t IL any OF our rl,:lnbcr merchants.
BE: wc"r / o'clock ant! midnight yonv CO..
Respondent wa; D.lc OF = party of two WHO
were determined tn have close loo,, :; tho
tl"yin.: SCI of ice To that end the outlet
1t !he bridge vas crossed and positions
taken un the tn"-iiil,. Here the ice hai
been piled up and the only injury tn prop
ciiy WI have seen OF heard of had been IT,
ilicta;l. The steamboat landing at tic
!
docs (,,r rather did into the river fer Il
iit: !" distance. in time: Ike iiscs. w:iS al
ways in danger, l:it last night it did l:ut
e>gair, hut was forced from its position
and rendered coni lctc wreck. The hug"
StoDc; were knocked about rs if they were
r"l.h;cs and amnl,g The sights was Il piece
t,D: and :, half in thickness standing up
j, 9h.u: three O'Clock this morning the
Niiilin iooi bridge llSsc:! here. Il, had
i'2v:, carried away yesterday o. Thursday.
It's canning: was tclcgrarllc.i here from
Harrisburg, where It had passed last even
ing. S:vc:,! Of tiic ,Iu;!i:sta brii igcs are re-
ported to have been washed away and their
coming is expected here. The state OF
affairs between iiiglspira and Baldwin is
improved. There, last evening, the tracks
OF the Pennsylvania railroad were covered
by both lee and wafer and ! detention Of
two hour, orc;i!rri 80 trains. Among these
were the Harrisburg accommodation
and Harrisburg express west and
the Chicago day express cast,
The Columbia and MiIdlc:own y1rccl:
crews were both there last evening, super
inteu,i"nt William J.. Lockarl personally
directing operations. The tracks are now
cla: AID trains air running rs usual. Ad-
vices iir!;: down ti:r river are threatening.
The latest report reaching Columbia las
it that the ice has gorcc;i 1T McCa!Fs
Ferry ;:d ip: eight miles below, and tha:
the river is rising rapidly Il The report
N2 tue. :,a;i the gorge continues. property
along the shore here Will Ec III great dan
wcr. is the water is no" within q 100! ni :,
level with the lnwcr railroad tracks. and :,
rise nf another couple Of feet will turn
everything topsy-tarvy. st this writing
tl2:ia clnci>) the ice is still moving past
hc.c quietly, bnt not in such large Guanii-
ties as earlier in the day.