New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-27
RURAL PENNSYLVANIA DELUGED.
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GREAT DAMAGE IN LANCASTER. YORK. AND BEKhs
COUNTIES TO RAILROADS, HOUSES AND FARMS
ley TELEcRAPA TO THE TRIBUSEl

GREAT DAMAGE IN LANCASTER. YORK; AND DEhh0
COUNTIES TO RAILROADS, HOUSES AND fAKMs'
IBY TELEGRAPA TO THE TRIBUSEl
READING. June 26.-One of the most destruc-
tive wind and witnessed in this part OF
the State passed over this place last night doing great
damage Reports from surrounding counties state tha
greater de structiOn wrought In YORK county te
storm was more destructive than FOR many years II
began raining in torrents In the afternoon aud at ooO
o'clock the dam at Gladfeters paper mill at Spring
Grove, gave way. The released water with the ruSh
Of mighty torrent swept away everything i'll its course
There is not mill dam bridge on the Creek intact as
far as Iietown. Many bridges and culvefts on the
Frederick division and Northern Central Railroads nave
been carried away and Tie loss Will reach S2OOOOo In
the borough Of York the destruction Is more widespread
than elsewhere The Codorus River. swollen into a
mighty torrent swept away every bridge spanning 1t In
the borough and at the same time carried win IL up
wards of 200 dwellings and barns which lined Its
banks. Fortunately no person was dlOWheu ana at lhu
night warning sent throughout tie district Inform
ing the nhabtan, Of the houses Of the coming danger
No one however was able to any furniture ana the
loss will fall heavily those in destitute circumstances
The reports from the country show widespread damage
10 the fruit and growing crops the wheat IN many places
being leSeed with the ground. dispatch from Ian
easter states the storm ragged furously and great
damage was done. The streets were flooded and cellars
filled with water The storm continued with great ylo-
ence the entire night. Limbs OF trees were steWn IN
every direction, and the streets presented terrible
scht Birds in immense numbers could be seen dying OF
dead in all directions, drowned by the terrible rain.
The roof on the southeast wing Of st. Marys Orphan
ASYLUM was taken of Wednesday night preparatory
70 repairing the damage caused by the recent fire. The
rain hooded the building from top 10 bottom causing
great loss Tho damage III the rural districts was ter
| Tible The tobacco plants were Frustrated IN many
nlaces ard In Others where the land Is low tney we're
sshed ont by the The wheat Gin many sections Is
rnmnetey beaten down, and large quantities OF nay
| we're washed away I'm the swollen streams. AndreT
CARRIER of Chicquesatunga lost great many frut trees
and Hiram X. Kaufman OF Orevic suffered agreat loss
on the beating down OF Havana tobacco The corn was
also badly damaged. -,,--.,- -. . e.o..
asboufs ON tho main line, but serious. All pas
fbe oinmbia and Point Deposit road tue bridge at Con-
| ov-ngo was moved from its position, ana twenty-five
feet Of track this side OF the bridge was greatly dam
aged The Quarryyile branch OF the Reading suffered
| ferribly. Travel entirely suspended, no tram
reanhed Lancaster to-day Ghe bridge and treste on the
| Reaver Creek were badly damaged, as were also the
hrGee at BOohs station and urtheTdown the ROAD
| The storm through this county was also severe Al
RirIsboro the north bank of the canal gave way under
the heavy pressure OF water making loud noise Ihe
water oyeriowcd the of Reuben Bachian, destroy
ing IT. Ia numbers Of canal boats Loaded win coal
are I'm the evee unable to be taken out anu VIII De COM
elrd 10 Law and rot The loss at this point VIII
reach MANY thousand dollars. In this city trees were
blown down cellars filed, and hundreds Of birds killed
| Trains this morning were delayed Reports from the
country states that the damage to crops ana rt Is very
great The wheat in many places is entirely Hat.