Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-13
SPRING FLOODS.
The Arkansasat Fort Smith on Boom
Which stops Traffic Washing.
ton Threatened.
The Gorge in tbs Mississippi at st. Louis
Holds Fast--Two Boats sunk.
oihers Badly Damaged.
DANCER on 4 rIooD.
Special to The Gazette.

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Special to the Gazette.
FoRr SMrrn, ARK, Feb 12.-The
Arkansas river ut this point has risen
four feet since yesterday, and is still
rising, though very slowly. 1t Is filed
with floating Ice, rendering the running
Of ferry boats impossible. Several
parties who came over from the Chero.
kee nation in skiffs this morning, leaving
their horses tied 70 trees on the other
side, arc unable to get back to their
stock. IL will be impossible to transfer
trains tonight on the Valley route at
Van Buren, Notwithstanding the rise,
the water Is stlll considerably below the
danger line, as the river has been very
low, but the danger of an overflow is vet
quite imminent, as the ice and snow
have hardly begun to melt at any great
distance above.
THE CAPITAL THREATENED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA disastrous
food is feared here. There are two ice
gorges above the city and one below.
The Potomac is rising rapidly and IL is
raining hard all along the line. Mer-
chants in the lower part of the city are
removing their goods to places OF safety.
TRENTON UNDER WATER.
TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 1.-THE rains of
the past few days have caused the ice in
the Delaware river to break at Yardley-
Vile, Pa, and the lower portion'o of Tren.
ton Is submerged. On Fair and Bridge
streets the water Is even VITA the second
stories OF the houses and the occupants
have sought safety Oh the upper floors
The bridges across the Assanpina have
been carried away. The damage to funi-
ture, residences and mills will be very
heavy. Travel on the Pennsylvania rail-
way between here and New York is
suspended. Locomotives have been run
on to the bridges in order to prevent their
being swept away. The residents paddle
the streets in boats in the vicinity of
Washington and Taylor streets. Such
food has not been experienced here since
1867.
ICE GORGE IN THE sCHUYLKILL.
READING, Pa, Feb. l2.-The Schuyl-
kill river at this point is ten feet above
low-water mark and is still rising at the |
rate OF six inches an hour. An immense
ice gorge formed about midnight at Shoe
makerville, fifteen miles north of here. |
Large blocks of Ice were piled many feet |
high. The water ice was piled on the |
adjoining low-lands, sweeping away |
trees, fences and small outbuildings, and |
flooding many farm-houses. The gorge |
broke away this forenoon, leaving vast |
stretch of country great field of ice.
The river below Reading is twelve feet |
above low-water mark.
At Leesport a dangerous gorge formed, !
but channel was opened and the ice I
moved away.
Mount Laurel, stream employing into |
the Schuylkill, was never higher than
now.
TIE SITUATION AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis, Mo-, Feb. l2.---The gorge in
the river here still holds fast, although
the water continues TO rise. The mercury
sunk below the freezing point last night,
which lighteuod the ice some, but the
temperature moderated again to-day and
breakup is expected ut any moment.
About O'Clock this evening large cake
OF ice broke loose on the east side of the
river and following the current, which has
set across the river from that side
to the Missouri shore, it struck the
steamer City OF Vicksburg, lying at the
loot OF Chestnut street, and knocked a
hole IN her side, but her pumps have
kept her afloat and efforts are making to
stop the leak. Passing on the ice struck
barge NO. 10 OF the Mississippi Valley
ii"nSlVil aOou company ana sunk her.
II also pushed the little steamer Gen.
Meade twenty feet up the river bank, and
pushed the towboat A. j. Baker
and two coal fats out on the
shore, but they can probably be cot into
the water again. The large wharf.boat
OF the Mississippi Valley Transportation
company, which was stove yesterday,
sank to-day and two steam flre-engine
nave been sent down TO pump her out If
possible. They are now at work on her.
The condition of things in ihe harbor il
quite critical, and considerable apprehen-
sion IT felt among steamboat owners that
a good deal of damage will be done when
the gorge gives way and the ice COM
mences to move. All che steamers and
other crafts have up steam ready to take
any possible advantage that offers when
the gorge lets go and all other property
IN the harbor is being carefully watched.
FLOODED AWAY.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. l2.-Tbe min
OF yesterday and to-day caused a big rise
In the Schuylkill above Fairmont and
several mills are flooded. Large quanti ,
ties OF lumber and several canal
boats and scows were carried
down and out into Delaware bay
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Rupture radically cured. also