New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-05

banks of the creek were badly damaged or totally
destroyed.
EIghty-fve families on the fats between here
and Tarport, living in one-story houses had 10 fee
for their lives when the ice gorge broke leaving all
their effects, and many of the houses were swept
away. 1t is impossible to estimate the loss at this
time. The waters are now subsiding and all fears
OF further damage are over
PITTsBURG, Penn Feb. 4.-The mild weather
and heavy rains the past week nave caused the
Allegheny River and tributaries to overflow their
banks, washing away bridges, houses and barns
ana Dong damage to properly between PIttsburg
ana vi Slty TO the extent OF several hundred thou
sand collars The rise came so suddenly and un-
expeetedly that those living along the river were
of of"Oio watep prepare for the great .0S0 r%s0
instances the people barely escaped with
Their lives. The river began to here this morning,
but no danger was apprehended untIlthis afternoon
wnen the volume of water became so large that
al retail coal dealers barges and about twenty RATS
OF lumber were swept away few minutes, caus-
has resulted here yet, but the river was twenty
Ieet hgh at p m and is still rising at the rate or
five inches an hour.
The lower portions of Allegheny City and South
SIDE are already threatened with inundaion. and
the residents are moving to safer quarters. AT
points above the damage at present IS
IS twenty feet IN height, and still rising On
Rlyer-ave the water Is from six inches to SIX feet
deep. The stores are all flooded. Six occupied aud
number OF unoccuped houses were swept away.
So far as known no lives were lost. Families and
merchants are moving to the bluffs in Free.
port. At 10 o'clock tonight the water
was still rising, with twenty-eight
feet in the river The lower portion
OF the town is submerged and the residents
are leaving. At EmlentOn a bridge with four men
on it was washed away Three of them are known
to be saved AT Foxburg the water has overflowed
on Riverave. The trestlinG and span of
the new bridge was carried off At Kittanning
great excitement prevails. The town is partially
inundated. The Connoluenesslng Creek at Butler
ls higher than for twenty-five years. The pier at
rGhn nrnh RrIfl el.aA
bridges above are reported TO be wrecked.
PITTsBURG, Feb. 4.-The Clarion River has risen
fifteen feet. The ice started at l o'clock this after
noon carving with il boats RATS and timbers valued
at $4,000. At Bradford nearly half the bust
ness streets under water. The food is he
most disastrous ever known there. This morning the
ice gorge gave way there and carried with 1t thOu
thing adjacent 10 the channel Families, who sup
posed tine danger was over and went back TO their
houses were afterward rescued from the second
stories by men i'll boats At Franklin, Penn, the
water is within two feet of the height of the
great flood III 1865. The ice IS carry
ing with 1t the two centre spans of the
Upper French Creek bridge, which two
of tanks and derricks also carried away. All
the houses along French Creek were inundated.
Two other bridges are In great danger.
Dispatches from points in Ohio also report great
loss of property from floods Canton
Is reported partially inundated, while
Massillon has been visited by the largest
volume Of water ever known there, and portions
are down at Canton, LondoDviile and Lawrence.
On the Fort Wayne Railway, one mile east of
W ooster, mile of the track has been washed away
At other points the roadbed is submerged