The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-02-07
THE SEAT FLOOD OF 1888.
A Fair Rival Of 1865.

The most destructive food this sec
tion Of country has ever experienced |
was that through which we have just
passed. Op Friday about midnight
the rain began to fall rather copiously, !
and did not cease entirely until late
Saturday night or early Sunday morn.
ing; much Of which time it came
down in torrents. 1t may be said
that there we're twenty four hours OF
incessant rainfall. BY Saturday noon,
the river had risen considerably, and
from that time on, until it reached the
highest point it must have risen near
tls iFqQt quite, foot an hour. On
ts01akt m65GfEg. much of the lower
t'groun 5sNrstAueiRi4er font was under
/ satsr, AMI tS ksE o'clock in the af-
EseEh06n thaSFltiFs bottom was so inun.
I Dated ibat'boIts had to be used in got
ktinggto. and from the houses many
! families were Obliged to seek refuge on
The back .Alreets. The water coutin-
ued to rf$e hHtil dark, when it came
to a stand, Mid soon began to recede
.raPidlsss'%tthat by Monday morning
it:3sE?sajlsn fully two feet The wa.
teTiS1se$stf fullytwo feet Of being as
high az this point as it was in 1868,
yet Ghe destruction Of property was
far greater, owing to the great thick
ness and solidity Of the ice, which had
no time to rot, but was forced to move
by the great pressure of the mighty
torrent. We remember we'll the great
food of 1865, aud while thousands Of
dollars WORTH Of property was carried
away then, the rise was more gradual
and unattenden by ice, and the people
had better opportunity to save their
? property. The greatest sufferers in
3 this county from the food are
: the lumbermen. They had anitcipa'
!, ted flood or breakup and had pre-
r pared for it as well as they could, but
of course, not dreaming Of such del
s uge they were powerless to save theil
/. lumber. AT this writing it is impossi
!. ble to give correct figures of the losses
sustaired by the different firms Of thi
l.. vicinity, but the total amount Of lum
l ber is variously estimated at frou
5. 100000 to 100000 worth, mos
J. of which loss falls on the lumbermer
9 along Tionesta creek. As pear as "
e can learn, up to the time of going t
d press the loosers are MS follows: A
is Bobbs Creek, Eli Berlin lost abou
n $4,000 feet of boards.
st At Buck Mills, May, Kelly & Co
or d. B. Tobey, jobber, between 10000
le and 100000 feet of pine boards.
T. At Minister, Wheeler & Dusenbury
q David Sutton's job, 5000 feet {
. square timber.
" At Salmon Greek, Salmon Cree
~ Lumber Co, small amount of board
Miller Extract Works, loss Of bar
OF and damage to works, machinery, DC
u $5.00U besides the stoppage of oPe
10 ations there until a new supply
u bark can be obtained. The firm all
&c lost mule by drowning.
u At Newtown, Wheeler q Dnsel
ne bury, logs and booms lost, and dan
Is age to bridge &C., to the amount
x $4,000. Carpenter & Co, N. 6. Cole
d; Job, six creek RATS of hemlock squa
~ timber.
III At Lamentation, Lawrence al
il' Dale, were fortunate in saving a
ot their lumber and timber.
u Al Bear Creek where Root d Wa
'le son and Russell have their landing, /
oi' losses were reported, except, slig!
II damage to board piles. 4.
o. At Ross Run, John Osgood, t5obb
'4t for Wheeler & Dusenbury, fewstic
;" of square timber.
ry AT jug Handle, 7. P. Flynn. io
.De ber for Kepler g. Foreman, 1870
feet of square timber.
m. AT Coon Creek, Porter Haskell,
600 leet Of square timber aud 5000
feet of boards. Ford & Lacy, no Ii
"a to speak of. T. D. Collins, consid'
wv able sawed railroad timber, besides
La coal boat loaded with tan bark. j
OF cob SheasleY. u creek RATS, mos