Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07

BRADFORD, Pa, Jan. ga special to
the Era, from Emporium, says heavy
rains for the past two days and large
quantities of snow on the timbered hills
have conspired to produse the most vio-
lent flood known in many years along the
Driftwood and SinnamahoniDg creeks.
To-day millions of logs have broken
from their fastenings andare going down
the swollen rivers at terrific rate. 1t is
said the loss to lumbermen will approach
$3, 00O, 900. At this place there are over
two feet of water in many of the streets.
All telegraphic communication to the
east is lost, and trains ON the Philadel-
phia 4 Erie railroad are obliged to flag
their way east. Reports from Cameron
state that the greater part of that town is
| under water, and the residents arc in great
fear lest their homes be swept away.
| Many residences had to be vacated.
A million feet of logs were torn loose
and swept down Hunts Run. Saw-mills
and dams in various places along the
| creeks are much exposed and are in immi-
nent danger of being carried away. The
water is we'll up in Driftwood, where con-
siderable damage has been done. This is
night of great anxiety and excitement
| III tnrouBn bue vanity NV iuihuei iuu'
of the loss can be obtained until daylight.
The water has risen slowly.
The flood in the west branch of the
Susquehanna river began to subside Tues.
day night. At Look Haven, three-fourths
of the city were submerged, the flood
having nearly reached the high water
mark Of 1865. The damage to property
is very great, but no loss of life is re-
ported. At Williamsport the river rose
24t feet; the water backed up to Marke,
Square and reached within few feet Of
the court house. The running of trains
has been resumed. At Easton, Tuesday
afternoon, the Lehigh river was 16 fee
high, and the Delaware is feet. Worl
in several mills was suspended, owing t.
the flooding Of their lower floors. SINH
lar reports come from Allentown
with the additional circumstance tina
the city is without drinking
water, owing to the choking of pumps o.
the water-works. Trains on the Lehigl
Valley and Lehigh q Susquehanna rail
roads have been delayed by landslide
and wnshouts. kilograms from til,
Mahanoy Valley report ~ collieries idl,
because of the floods. The river at Har
risburg has risen to the hight of 10 feet
and was still rising at the RITE of s.
inches per hour. A large force of mel
were at work on the wrecked bridge ant
cars near Duncannon. All those know
to have been on the train when it wen
down have been accounted for except
, O. Mccain, the fireman, and I. b. Bald
win, the conductor, who were drowned
, and their bodies carried into the rive
and washed down stream. Engineer Noel
whose death was reported on Monda,
night, was rescued alive some time afte
, the accident, having foated on larg
railroad tie to point about mile belol
the scene of the wreck. The remains O
, brakeman Turbett have been taken to hi
home at Huntington. All trains west an
east of the wreck are still running vi
+ Selin's Grove. Portions of Alleghen
/ City and the south side of pittsburg or
! inundated, and the rivers ARE full of float
ing lumber and debris. Much damage
r reported along the Mahoning, Red Ban
1 and Clarion rivers.