Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-01-05
ICE BREAKS AND GoRGES.


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nexuiar Correspondence of IsrELlleEsorn-
CoLuMBIA, Jan. 6--The Susquehanna was
a . rage on Saturday afternoon and evening,
md the damage it caused is considerable.
The MP river floods reached Columbia about
d M, and in an hours time had filled the
river banks full. About the same time its
surface Of ice gave way. and in less time than
81 takes 10 write these lines, the river was
6llcd with q resisting, crushing body of
broken ice. BY Z p. M, the water had at
toined the great height OF between 8 and l0feet
shove low water mark. Gorges formed on
The dam and bridge, and before this the
gorges gave way, the ssback water had over
flowed the river hanks, causing havoc
amongst everything it came in contact with.
Al or near the unnel the water was so high
that II flowed into the canal.
Gorges were formed at the pier nearest the
river span, and were so high as to nearly
touch their structure. During the evening a
Pennsylvania canal boat, torn from its moor
ings, drifted past Columbia. Boat houses,
boats, and almost everything else in close
proximity to the waters edge, were either
completely destroyed or badly damaged.
Shanties on many fish batteries below the
dam were crushed by the ice, while the
north end of the raft schultz was damaged.
AL day yesterday boats and canoes below the
dam were emnloyed in catching many of the
hrndroas or hooDa 49, yrbion dosaordoa r.
river.
The c. & P. d. r. r. tracks at Turkey Hill
are blocked with huge cakes of ice, and
travel at that point is impossible. Workmen
are now engaged in clearing the tracks.
AT Port Deposit the water flowed into and
swamped the new engine house of the c. &
P. n. r. r.
The gorges at Chiques caused the water to
back, and at more than one point along Front
street the river and canal are as one. All ar
ticles on the river shore at that point have
been considerably damaged NV the leo Tho
loo sim p,oxaa undre &c nor.one nth.
a.sa - a.. -. 49, l.o 80"
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WITNESS ,ie oeautiiui anu mover, 10 soihe'
sight OF an ice gorge and high water.
The Amusement season.
Instead of rendering sYvonne,r in the
opera house on Saturday evening. NI,ue Rbea
"a. - aNsa,,ss.. o-,i' :,
~ nea suppoie gave --Arrauh'
oaiinouhcehieh was hiaue Oh the chaige,
and as no programmes had been issued, the
audience believed they were listening to
ssYyonne.u But s,Arcadia, was snperbly
rapdered and loliobtad tho .s,,,u In, 20
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ao.aess .iat ever aPpeareu III 'olulnpla' anu
aitnough her enumeration was anything but
distinct bpr nynrqScion and unSturas u-ara
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and witty and deserves = fuII 6nnsn "S
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inst ,ftar aIY Geo r Int hos rasirno i VI
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from Tho hall MI, 90 to,yar,Js ,nrobp go on
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consents 70 have tba.haii %ai% fnr III honnG,
although his mother docs NOT
nensioss ih'elhgenee'
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