The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-08-08
gtorms Down tho Valley.

htOliH CullnLhhlllB IN INSTRUCTIVE
water-spout occurred on the outskirts Of
Catasouqua, known as swlneville, st 4
p. NJ. to-day. About fifteen minutes
before that time dense cloud of cop
perry tinge was seen rapidly approaching
Catasauqua from the North, and soon q
swiftly wheeling column of water, ap-
parently fifty feet IN width, swept along
Catasauqua Creek, overwhelming every
thing in its way.
Haystacks, concJibs snd pigstyes
were swept aside aud the liquid column
missed, only by few yards, the FARM
honse of Charles Halbach, the inmates
fleeing for their lives. The heaviest
losers are Charles Halbach, Fred Leikel,
David & Thomas, William Younger and
Henry Kurtz. The probable damage Is
$4,000.
BETHLEHEM, Aug. Ia terrific
thunder storm passed over this place
and North of the town between and
o'clock this afternoon, accompanied by
rain and hail, The majority Of the
telegraph and telephone wires are in
trouble. A water-spout occurred at
Freemansburg. At Lynn's lime klins,
in the lower part of the town, the South
bound track on the Lehigh and Susque-
hanna Railroad for a considerable dis
tance is washed away. The water covers
the track two feet deep. The houses
standing in the hollow are surrounded
by water up to the second story. A
horse attached to a cart was seen foat-
ing in deep water Trains are delayed,
Al Bethlehem the Monocacy Creek rose
four feet in less than one hour. 1t is
still raising. Residents along Water
Street are removing household goods to
second story. The down evening train
on the Lehigh and Lackawanna Rail
road is not in, being detained at Hum
mels, along the Monooacy, above which
point the bed of the railroad has been
washed away. An excursion train of
eight cars is detained at Bethlehem.
The thermometer fell from 93o to go in
an hour.
FREEMANsBURG, Aug 2.-Crowds Of
people came here to-day to inspect the
damage done by a cloud-burst late
yesterday afternoon. The water fell in
sheets about Butztown and Farmersville
and great torrent dashed down the
valley leading to this place, So great
was the force of water that it hurled
wagon containing three tons of ore
against q fence and swept both down
the stream. Scarcely house in Middle
town, a small hamlet in the valley,
escaped flooding and in every one so
visited all eataples were swept away, so
that the families were compelled to fast
until food could be purchased here.
Many families lost their clothing and
bedding. The torrents swept away the
Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad
culvert at this place and filled the
Lehigh Canal with dirt, lumber, out
buildings, pig-pens, coal and rock, so
that boating is necessarily suspended.
1t will require two weeks to thoroughly
repair the damage to canal and railroad.
Trains are able to pass on one track.
John Geissinger's grist mill and lumber
yard was flooded and much damage
done. a boat loaded with coal, belong
ing to Joseph Lynn, was overturned.
The willow Grove Hotel was flooded
Locktender Yettcrs' place was damaged
to the amount of 81 900, and scores of
cellars were flooded. 1t is thought that
$40, coo would not recompense for dam
age done In the three miles trayersed by
the torront Most of those sustaining
damage are very poor people.
EAsToN, Aug, ga very heavy rain
fell in this section all day and reports
tonight indicate great damage. Tele-.
graph and telephone wires are working
slowly, but it is learned that to the
north Of this place tie roads arc wasbed
badly. The creeks and streams are ris-
ing rapidly and much damage has been
done to the corn crop. The returns
from Northern Bucks county aad West
ern New jersey are of the same tenor.
| The rainfall has been something un-
rrecedented, At Freemanshurg, on the
Lehigh and Susquehanna Road, the
trestle work which replaced the culvert
washed out by Saturdays storm was
again torn away, and tonight trains are
delayed up and down the road, Special
trains eastward are being sent out from
here on the Lehigh Valley Road. Near
Redington washout of several hundred
feet occurred at FIVE o'clock and no
trains will be able to pass before to-
morrow. On the Amboy division on the
same road two culverts are washed out
and trains delayed