Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-18


severe rain storm which did considerable
damage, especially at the Willow Grove
mills. Yesterday q force OF men was kept
at work on the dam and about the
gates, hoping TO avert similar
calamity. All efforts, however, were
futile, for about o'clock those working
near the gates were compelled to fee for
snfety. The banks beside the race began
giving away, and the gates soon followed.
This flled the race full OF water, which
began pouring over the bank and In about
Ave minutes a passngeway was cut. AT the
bridge, which "a about 81 yards from the
gates, a dangerous whshout is also found.
While the bank as thrown up lust year is
still safe the damages OF yesterdays WISH
out will amount to as much. Nearly all tho
water has run out of the pond at this time.
The mill property is now owned by the
National Bank OF Odessa, which pur-
chased IL at the sheriff's sale OF
J. b. Fennimore's property last
December. The broken places will be
bridged for the present 30 us TO admit OF
travel, but when or whether 1t win pay to
repair the entire place is not now known.
II will be well for persons having business
at Noxontown to remember that they must
go by way OF Sam Laws mill.
THE STORM AT NEW CASTLE.
New CASTLE, Feb. 12.-On account OF
water flooding the pit under the drivers of
the engine at the cotton mills, yesterday
morning, the mills had TO be shut down,
and will not resume operations until Mon
day next. The marshes in this vicinity are
flooded, and many of the roads south of
this place, were impossible up to last even
ing. One gentleman OF this place, after
crossing with his horse and wagon several
dangerous places In roads below here, yes
terday afternoon, was finally compelled to
leave his tenn at a farm house and return
home by rail.
RAT READING.
READING, Pa, Feb. 12.-The Schuylkill
river at this point is 10 feet above low
water mark, and still rising at the rate OF
six inches per hour.
An immense ice gorge formed about MID
night at Shoemakersyllle, Is miles north OF
here. Large blocks of lee were piled many
feet high, and when the watUr rose the ice
was pushed upon the adjoining lowlauds,
sweeping away trees, fences and small out
buildings, and flooding many farm houses.
The gorge broke away this fore
noon, leaving n vast stretch of country
great iold of ice. The river below
Reading Is ~ feet above low-water mark.
AT Leesport, 10 miles north, another dan
gerous gorge was formed, but channel
was formed and the ice moved away. Mt.
Laurel stream, employing into the Schuyl-
kill was never higher than now
FREsHET AT NEW BRUNSWICK.
NEw Brunswick, N. j., Feb. 49, The ice
III the Rnritan river broke during the night
and the river Immediately overilowed its
banks and Submerged the lower purt Of the
city. The rOttennoss of the lee caused IL
to break into too small cakes to form
gorge. Driftwood rapidly going out to sea.
Thu water on Burnett street is knee deep,
being nuvigabc by boats. All business In
the ship-yards ami coal yards along the
river us bean suspended The fires in the
furnaces of the New Jersey Rubber Com
puny have been extinguished and the works
have been compelled to shut down.
AT EAsToN-MILIs STOPPED.
EAsToN Pa, Feb. 12.-The Delaware and
Lehigh rivers are rising slowly. The former
is II feet and the lattor 8 feet high. The
Lehgh has overlooked Its banks and
stopped work in several of the mills IN
south Easton.