New-York tribune., 1886-01-07
FLOODS DOWN EAST.
SNOW MELTING AND ICE BREAKING UP.
SWOLLEN RIVERS CARRYING EVERYTHING WITH
THEM-DAMAGE IN PENNSYLVANIA.

BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.1
BoSTON, Jan. (SpecidD.-The January thaw
has been roiuctve OF great deal OF damage to prop
erty parts of New England. especially at the
North where the melting added to the torrents
swollen by heavy rains At Skowhegan Me- the wooilcn
mill has been shut down because OF high water. At
Augusta two spans Of the railroad bridge have been
carried away with three Of lumber. In New-Hamp
shire ice dams have formed overnowed the rivers
doing much damage to railroads ana highways, carrying
away several bridges. many fences and some small
buildings. The damage done is principally along the
AmOnoosuc and Pemigewasset Rivers. Between Ply
mouth and Ashland large barrier OF ice was thrown
up changing the from its regular course and over
flowing the surrounding lands. Huge cakes of Ice were
piled the track OF the White
Lowell Railroad for long distance, making
travel impossible for several hours The ice presented
formidable obstacle at points along this and other
roades. Barns and other buildings were moved from
their foundations by the floating Ice and washed away
by the Several escapes from loss VI life
reported In several places hugo bouders were torn
from their resting places and rolled along like pcbbes
large trees swept along standing upright their
roots still Embedded In the soil.
dispatch TO The journal from Lewiston, Me-, says
Not since 1873 has the Androscoggin been as high as
day The spectacle is presented OF the river
which has been frozen solid that teams were crossing
ali along from Durham to Canton. breaking up and In
few entirely freeing itself from ice. Ice began
running about m., and by the jam had passed
taking with II logs timber pulpwood, bridges, and vast
quaint les Of drftwOod Logs that have been cut and
rolled to the Canton this winter passed Lewis
ton about 10 o'clock. The loss to lumber men IN this
city will heavy. The Continental, Lewiston aud
Cowans woolen mills Obliged to shut down on ac-
count OF backwater Notwithstanding the tremendous
blitering with logs and bridges all irm."
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. tSpecidD.-The floods on tho
Upper Schuylk River have reached tho city. and this
morning many OF tho wharves were overlooked and a
number OF piles Of lumber carried oil. Workmen all
along river fronts compelled to cease work,
aud ugboah have been in demand to pick up drifting
rats that broke from their moOrings. In the neghbor
hood of the block the Delaware directly be-
low mouth OF the Schnylkill thousands or feet OF
lumber driftiug about Wharves have been carried
away pnd DAMAGE tho extent OF many thousands OF
dollars will be the result.
WILIAMsrORr Jan. (Specidb.-The water In the Sus'
quehanna River has gone down ult 1t Is now an eCh
cenioot Hood. Tie damage done by the freshet VIII
amount to S2OOOOOO IL mas become so cold that the
water Is freezing the streets The water reached for
blocks mp into the city. flooding stores and running
goods aud crca.lng general havoc. pablo meeting
ight and large subscription was raised to
help the suffering poor few OF the trains have started
to run PIttsburg and Erie Railroad and ono
the Reading These transfer their passengers over
the bridges. Advices show that the Hood extended all
along line. Tho railroads estimate their damage ut
$1,000.