Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-28

rul,es Reports OF Ier,ib,o D", truc,ion.

As the damage by the rains of Wednes
day night aud by the ensuing Hoods, in
York borough aud county, il more fully
reported, II IN found to have bcon very
widespread and heavy. II II estimated
that It will cost the county slOOOOO To
rebuild tho bridges washed away. At
Jacobs mill, on the COdorus, about twelve
miles above York, AT midnight ON Woduos
day, Mr.. jacobs rallud mia mlllor and asked
him to rescue sumC hogs that were In
danger in their pen. rhe millCr refused,
when Miss Strabley, domestic VOlun
! teorcd to assist aud IN gottlng iutO tho
! pon drove out three Of the animals when
the structure being lightcnCd hOated of,
| taking the young woman quickly down to
watory grave. Her body was not found
until Thursday morning, when 1t was dis
covered caught by the neck in fence
some distance from tho socnc.
la tho town Of York there are individual
losses running rs high ~ 10000 much
kdcstitutiDn prevails reliof committecs are
organized and Mt work ferries arc run
where tho streets crossed tho Codorus
on bridges. The estimate of the
total losses suffered run from $780,
600 to $500 900 lu tho midst
of it all the Tribune POLITICALLY says
"rho COdUrus, gentle aud playful as au
Undne, sung peaceful lullaby that night,
To children and parents but at early dawn
on Thursday there was thrill,a shivcr, an
ominous terror in tho air portendiug the
} Luhleborn had risen in his wrath and
naught could stay his fury"
Tho family Of Mr.. Horton, at tho paper
mill. on the CordOrus, in the northwestern
! part OF York, had a most thrilling expert
ence. About b O'Clock the father wa
reused by message from tho mil
II .l Il
: WAS danger that Thousands of dollar
worth of paper would be injured, llurryiuI
. on their clothes MIR. II. and his thrc,
, young sous repaired to tho mill for th,
} purpose of removing property from the
lower rooms to tho upper, whioh they sup
! posed would bo quito sufficient Soon tn
! rising flood cut thom oil from the hDus,
where mother, daughters, uuClo aud do
D mcstics were as suddenly imprisoned. 4
i ncighbur arrived upon the Sccuo, saw TIN
7 danger to the family, aud dispatching
! messenger to town on horseback, for
n long stout rope, he gave directions 70
II pulling down two great doors Of n bar
d aud fastening them together for sort q
}. a raft, whllc he Invested himself Ot QUITE
J, clothing and prepared to cast himself lot
@ the soothing current. From high pOin
IS on the railroad track wh9ro he had faSten
ed one end of line, ho started wit
,, tho other end around bis body an
|, swan amid floating boards and sticks au
- other impedimCutS, several hundce
feet to high tree that lifted itself abON
10 the waters, not far frOm tho sOuthwC
70 corner of the house. Gaining a strOn
limb Of the tree he succeeded by means
e. the cord he had borne, IN drawing throug
in the flood the great rope which had bee
at Obtaiued and IN fastening that securely
n the tree. Then with the other end attachC
I'd to tho railroad guide was furnished ID
40 means of which tho raft might DO brOugb
~ directly to the upper window uf the hous
bearing food for the family thoro lmpri
oned and Offering for thom "A mode
escape II at any moment tho rising wate
should threaten to submGrgs them, or AZ
" signs appear of the walls being unioi
}, mined. But the crisis mad been rciche
- The waters at length suOsided. Aft
y eight eventful hours III house aud mi
10 husband and wife, parents and ch
dren were reunited, albeit IN ravdg
aud despoiled home.
The 0uarryvilIe RS abroad Reps ired.
ed The superintendent OF the Quarryvl
Nv railroad has force OF some 800 mcu
ho work on that road, and has 80 far succeed
hit that regular trains ran IL day, but 1t "
in take some time before tho road will ba
of good running condition.
lid The county commissioners should Ia
of immediate action IN tho rebuilding a
in repairing of the county bridges, aS /
ny present sta'e oi AFFAIRS 'S serious lmpe'
10. ment to the public.
ch All over tho county the supervisors hG
nb all the hands they can Ct hold Of aud
n very busy.
is, The $ji2 bridge at ReftDn is in u Vt
,io bad condition. The commissioners shO,
100 appoint a commissioner TO investigat,
ds Immediately without regard 10 cost
u This morniug the county commIs,iuu
s took y drive through the county, to asC
IA tain tho amount Of damage done BY
4 late storm.