The daily gazette., 1883-02-19
PORT DEPOSIT SAFE.
sUsQUEHANNA ICE coRcEs
ALL BROKEN.
MISERY AND WOE ON TIE OHIO.
No Further Rise In Western Riyers-
Terrible Destruction in Flooded Dis
tricts.

1 PORT DEPOSIT, Nd, Feb. 1S.-Ouite a
change in the condition of affairs on the
Susquehanna was reported from Safe Harbor
and McCalPs Ferry last evening, The Is.
mile gorge at Safe Harbor gave way, and
the ice commenced running In large auau-
tlties, and afterwards gorged again at Safe
Harbor and McCall's, and backed the ice
and water up 30 feet, covering the railroad
track at Safe Harbor for some distance. and
impeding the running Of trains. The train
tnat leaves here at p. m, as well as the
one at 2. 10 p. m, were compelled to return
| about 3 O'Clock. This alarming news
created great excitement. Trains were nut
In readiness to depart for places Of safety at
moments notice, and everybody was on
the lookout for the coming rush Of ice. Rnt
happily, the fears of flood were not realized
This morning the water at Safe Harbor
and McCalPs fell 20 feet, with apparently
no new danger. A train let here at 8 a. m.
for Safe Harbor with q party of workmen 10
remove the ice from the track. The water
has fallen at this point about three feet since
last evening. Considerable fee has drifted
down the river to-day, but appears to be of
mushy character. The gorge between here
and Havre de Grace is gradually disappear
Ing and can only be seen in the dim dis
tance. The general appearance Of thincs
indicate that Port Deposit will escape a
flood this winter. The danger grows less
every day.
HAvRE DE GRACE, ND, Feb. 1s.-Theice
from above the railroad bridge broke up last
night and it has been pushing out slowly all
DAY. The most of the pack between Watson
Island and Port Deposit is now distributed
on the flats below Havre de Grace. There
is very little current in the river No dam
age has been done by the ice to the wharyes
or shipping at this place.
COLUMBIA, Feb. 1S.-The lea gorges on
the Susquehanna between Columbia and
Port Deposit have all broken through and
the danger is now passed. The gorges yes
terday evening forced ice on the railroad
tracks of the Columbia and Port Deposit
Railroad, between McCall's Ferry and Safe
Harber, to depth of about four feet for
distance of several miles and passenger
trains had to cease running. During the
night large rock weighing several tons
fell on the track at York Furnace. A large
force of workmen have been busfly engaged
all day removing ice from the tracks and
the road is now clear again. High water
from above has not reached here and but
little trouble is now anticipated from that
source, as the gorges have all broken
through to the bay.
WILKEsBARRE, Feb. 16.--The Susoue-
hanna is steadily rising and is now 90 feet
above low water mark. The Kingston fats
are overfowed and all communication is cut
of. To-day boats were brought into requi-
sition and passengers were carried to and
from Kingston. The ice is still firm, but it
is liable to move at an moment The gorge
at Butzbach's Landing shows no sign as vet
of breaking up, and until it does a flood is
liable TO come at any time. At Port Blau-
chard, four miles above the city, the water
has oyerfowed the main road between here
and Pittston and all travel has been sus-
pended.
ALONG THE OHIO.
Reports from the flooded districts In the
Ohio Valley last night showed that the wa
ters were subsiding, but the cold weather
was greatly increasing the sufferings of the
thousands of homeless and destitute people.
At Toledo, Ohio, the breaking of an ice
gorge had caused the river to recede 10 feet.
Trains will begin running on time from the
suburban stations this evening. An
evidence of the prevailing distress is
given in telegram from Cincinnati
which reports $50 families in New Albany,
Indiana, and its immediate vicinity, to be
without homes, while by the stoppage of
the factories 1000 families are made depen-
dent upon public charity. Similar reports
come from other points. At Louisville, last
night, the river was slowly receding, and
stood at 42 feet six inches at the head of
the canal. Collections were made in all the
churches yesterday sufficient to relieve
present wants, but many poor people viii
need assistance for weeks to come.
The Mississippi river is rising at Cairo and
st. Louis, being A feet six inches at the
former point. Trains going to st. Louis
from various points are delayed one to 10
hours by the floods.