Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-10
THE FLOOD OF 1865.
REMGNIsENCES or a TROUBLOUS
TINE IN COLUMBIA.
WIN the Old Condition Of A AKairs He witnessed
Again? An Amusing Incident Of the
Memorable DelIsht-Enjoyabie
Visit to the Fstheriand.


regular correspondence Oh IFrkLLioENcER'
COLUMBIA, March l0.-Last evening your
correspondent listened TO an interesting
conversation between n nu,nber of orr
,,ro,o,,,n,,, c;,iyou. Thov ,.ora oo,,, n.r,,,r
p'o'i''non. ~. o, "o'e oo'" pans
'ue conoiuoh vi 'o ousluehanha river
as IL now ~, WIN its state twenty
years ago. At that time occurred the
great ice and water food known M
tho &C Aooa Of ,6s - So b,oh ,,os Tho water
,h.. 4. ,,a,or ,oor,,, ,,,,,,a,, A., h,,t,o,,, ~
.ua' Nao, 'oueneu 'ne oo,'oi' VI
the Ooi"iiip'a ur'oee ING cahai anu river
were as one the railroad tracks between
Columbia and Chiques were flooded in many
places. the rails being either completely torn
and washed awav or were bont and tw;stod
90 h"S,., ,h., -, .,,o a. .oeS,,o, ,..,.
80 o.uy YIN. "nen 'ne nooo 'eoeuo' new ,,
ones mao 10 replace 'ne damaged ones. Inc
dam was more or less injured, whiie the
bridges crossing the creek at Chiques were
either flooded or rendered unfit for travel
This was especially true regarding the rail
road bridge at that point The force OF the
lce and water was 80 great that that structure
s,. was .urne9 @ ;,s siueways tavei over uhe ranl-
g A. Stana was az thot tino pIp 70 ,rronr
operator, and during the flood had his instru-
ment stationed i'm Paris Haldeman's ward at
Chiques.
An amusing incident is connected with
this flood. A sale was being held on an
island opposite Banbridge, Scores of per-
sons were present, hut not one knew of the
trials and tribulations they would endure be-
fore they would again see their families and
friends The sale continued so did the
water in the river rise, and by evening il had
attained so great a height that conmunicatjo
with the main land WAS NOT In he Thought of
They were kept prisoners on the island for
nearly week, when finally they were res
c9sd ned. BY persons ,.s IRON from u the e. main & land.
tho respIt of The fiood Of "a. AL ~ ~ oar ne
tain. bnt its effects are in doubt Had II nc.
cured two weeks AGO. thousand and thousand
of dollars worth of properfv would have heen
DESTROYED. But the situation has changed
The warm sun has made its effects felt on the
surface of the ice. while the muddy bodv of
water beneath, has been uraduaIfv eating
away the ice which has decreased in thick
ness ~ feet within the past week. If this
for the ice is becoming quite rotten, and even
now it is upsafe to walk upon it.
Returned From the Fatherland.
Six weeks aRo Henry Scbleeger sailed
from Ralt;nora to pra,,,.,, n. u IT,
80. a,~... a. Noi o
wen. ulrec' 70 the nome OF MS aged parents,
IN or near Wes'iallen, Germany, and re-
NAMED with them two weeks. Fourteen
days were consumed on his trip from Balti.
more to Bremen Boarding the "Elba," OF
- the North Ger,san Lloyd Steamship line, he
arrived in New York city ten days later
Yesterday morning he returned to Columbia,
and at his home on South Third street. neaI
Cherry, last evening, he entertained hosts OF
his friends and the Columbia band. He had
most delightful trip, but as he remarked I,
our correspondent, "There's no place like
home"
Cbiidren In q Burning House.
The roof of Thomas Donnan's house. pea,
Perry street along tha r.i,rea, 80 80,
-ys,<ss--55s-- abr., - -, VOC ,os III
aDou'~' T. NY. ny spare rom
passing engine. Inc naines were extin
guished bya few buckets Of water befor'
much damage had been done. The children
OF Mr.. Donnan were left in the while thei
parents were away from home, and when tn
fire occurred the front door was broken dow
and they were taken TO places of safety.
Notes About Town.