New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-28
STORMS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
A MINE FLOODED AT wlLKEsBARRE-LossEs AT
EAsToN AND LANCASTER.

EAsToS AND LANCASTER.
WnKEsBARRE, Penn, June 27.-It has been
raining here several days. night 1t poured In
torrents The Baltimore DAM covering several
the outskirts OF the city. gave this morning. filing
creek running the lands OF the Delaware and
Hudson Company and the Baltimore mines. The water
began running into openings Nos and OF the mines,
washing the props and causing the earth to sink for
nearly half an acre. The water finding It's level
In the Conyngham mine. The miners made hasty re-
treat for safety Every effort being made to carry the
stream In another direction. Should tine St
tempt fail the loss will be serious The
depression is situated tho late one.
At o'clock great excitement prevailed at the Of
the depression. IL has extended considerable distance
aud has already engulfed house This building was
carried down with It's contents to the depth Of rs feet
and completely buried large portion of the branch
OF the Delaware and Hudson Railroad endangered
and may disappear at any Several houses are
In peril and occupants seeking safer quarters.
Up 10 this time there has been loss OF life. IL il
feared that there will be st further loss Of property
GREAT DAMAGE AT EAsroN.
EAsIoS. Penn, June 27.-A heavy rain storm, which
times terrific, prevailed here yesterday. land
slide tho Easton and AmbOy Railroad near Blooms
bury. n. j., delayed trains hour. large space Of
roadbed under the tracks Of the Lehigh and susque
hanna Railroad was washed away above the Easton
aooded. There was a landslide and washont on the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western Railroad at
Manunka Chunk between the Delaware Water Gap
and slroud,burg The Held. IN the suburbs were badly
washed and much damage done 10 grain and pOta-
oSs su.oenaea oVin o wssSons The irae being
submerged Serious delay was also occasoned TO trains
the Pennsylvania Railroad this morning owing 70 the
giving way OF embankments
LANCASTER. Penn. June 27.The storm IN this county
proving very disastrous TO the growing Tobacco
and fields badly washed aud IN many cases
crop completely ruined All the creeks are swollen into
torrents.
THE RIVERS RISING.
HARRfsBURG, Penn. June 27.-rhe heaviest rainfall
for years occurred to-day and much damage was done
TIE susqushanna has risen i've feet since and is
still riAng.
ALLENTOWN, Penn, June 27-The water in the Lehigh
River here Ia twelve feet higher than usual. aud
freshet feared The 10 siill rising persons
living near by arc removing TO places OF safety.
Much damage is feared. Two hundred feet Of
the track OF the East Pennsylvania Railroad
h Shamrock was washed out this evening" aud all trains
are delayed at that point Heavy land.ides also 90
Cured ON the Lehgh Valley Railroad at .ockdae this
forenoon SIX hundred thousand soft brick in tho yards
OF Nonnemaker senebaok, this city, have Deon
ruined by water
READING, Penn, juno 27.-The country roads and
wheat fields In this vicinity been badly washed by
the heavy rains OF the past twenty-four hours. At
Macungie. on the East Pennsylvania Railroad. ditch
900 ards long and several feet deep formed by the
water, and all trains were stopped.
ASHLAND, Penn, June 27.-A heavy rsinstorm
menced on Monday and still continues. All work at the
collercs Is suspended and unless the rain to-
night ten collieries In the Mahanoy Valley will be
flooded Tra1c Ca tho Lehigh Valley Railroad mere
suspended.
SCRANTON. Penn June 27.-Ran has been falling al
ucessanty In this section for tho past two days.
doing great damage to crops aud causing several dams
burst At stroudsburg the glass works are flooded to
depth OF several feet and many cellars filed with
wafer causing great loss. Near East stroudsburg there
is q serious washout on the Delaware Lackawanna and
Western Road which has caused delay Of several hours
TO all trains The Lackawanna River is steadily rising,
and people the owands known the Flats arc be-
coming alarmed. IL tho river rises few feet IL VIII
overflow its banks
snAMoKN, Penn Juno 27.-rhe storm here has been
very severe. The Reading and 5hamokin, sunbury and
Lewlsburg railroads are badly washed and trestles
damaged All railroad travel Is greatly delayed The
creek has broken into the Burnside aud Sterling col
lieries All c0llleries are suffering.