Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-06
STORMS AND FLOODS.
The East Visited by Three Days
Ralnstorm-Litile Creeks Turned
Into Rivers.
Railway nnd Teiegraphic Communication
Almost at n standstiii--PennsyI.
vania Mines Flooded.
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BRADFORD, Pa, Jan. 5,-The heavy
rains OF the past two DAYS and the large
quantities OF snow In the timbcred bills
have consHlrcd TO produce the most vio-
lent Hood known in many years. Along
Drift Wood and Sinnamahoning creeks
thousands OF logs from the mills have
broken from their fasteuings and are go
ing down the swollen streams at terrific
speed. II Is said that the loss TO the lum-
Dermen approaches $4,000, 900. At
THIS place there Is over two
feet OF water In many streets
All tclegraphic communication to
the east Is lost and trains are Obliged
to flag their way east.
Reports from Cameron state that the
greater part Of that place Is under water
aud the residents are In great fear that
their houses will be swept away. Many
residences have been vacated. A million
feet OF logs were torn loose and swept
down Hunts run. The saw-mills and
dams AZ various places along the creeks
are much exposed and in imminent danger
OF being carried away.
a PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD.
LoCKHAvEN, Pa, Jan. The food In
the SusquehanBa river at this point Is
within two feet of being as high as In
1865. The greater part OF the CITY IL
Hooded, but the damage cannot vet be cs-
umated. A large quantity of saw logs
have broken loose In the creeks above and
are passing here. The Pennsylvania canal
Is reported badly damaged. The water Is
still rising.
TOWN IN A LAKE.
WlLLIAMsPoRT, Pa, Jan. 5.--The river
Is still rising slowly, but 1t is believed
that II has commenced falling Mt the head
OF the stream. The wires are all down
west OF Renoya. Several million feet of
new logs went down this morning, chiefly
owned by firms in this city. The
water IL now surrounding tho
Philadelphia & Reading station in this
city, and the tracks are covered above
and below the station. No trains have
gone out on the Pine Creek or Beech
Greek roads to-day. Trains have been
placed on the track loaded with railroad
iron to prevent the trestlo work from ro-
ing. Almost the entire territory between
the canal and river in this city h sinh. |
merged and great damage has been done !
MANY wAsHoUTs REPORTED.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Jan. 6.-The rain |
storm throughout this section Yesterday |
and last night was the most severe for |
number OF years. Not loss than twelve |
collleries In the Mahonlng valley are |
Hooded and thrown idle by the rains, and |
the trains on all the roads have been de-
layed from two 10 eighteen hours. There
are three washouts between Delano and
Ashland on the Lehigh Valley road. Some
OIL the Hooded colIieries viii require some
weeks to remove the water so as 70 be
able TO resume operations.
MINIS FLOODED.
HAzKlroN, Pa, Jan 5.--Last nights
fain-storm did Il vast amount of damage
this section OF the anthracite
,oai region Five OF the colllers of
fardee Co. are completely
iroMheu out, water having en-.
.eroa inc mines from large
,reeK which burst into an old breast Of
ne Laurel MI workings and poured
's,eauliy through this opening from ~
oiouk last night until this morning.
',w,ehty-three mules were drowned and
~ 'ne pumps submerged. The CRYSTAL
lug, sugar loaf, Sandy run, Audenreid,
iVney brook aud Stockton slopes
.Fo also hooded The water again broke
uW the harielgh and Eberyale mines.
wv, wv! were recently flooded, aud the
Nuauon is now more serious than be-
~. Wv pumps hIc lOst anu the
'ster4s rising rapidly. II is impossible
say what the loss will aggregate, but
must necessarily be very heavy. Q
TRAINS STOPPED, i
WitiIAMsroRr, Pa, Jan, SAN trains :
the Williamsport and Canapdaigna .
vision OF the Northern Central railway !,
r. stopped owing 10 the bridges heinz =
Nept away by the food and the track ne :
X washed out. 20
ALMOST w TO 1865.
lsocKHANkN, PA, Jan, 5.--gbe nona
Susquehaana river reached NJ bsight
ere this evening after having submcrseS i,
lFee,iourths OF the city No lives hsye !,
sen iost but the damage has been verv =
Ieat' News from out OF town comes IN n
owiy on account OF travel being in,or :
'pted' From all accounts farmers aia , =
= rlver have lost heavily. The 0oo5
ny nearly reached the high water mari
lhk RIVER FALLING. !,
Pa, Jan. b.--rhe rl,ar y
iiss, after reaching twenty-four and = y
~ ieet, began slowly falling. Renorts :,
pm up-streams announce rapid fail ~ X,
points. Ia this city the water backed !,
TO Market square and reachet y
.thin few feet OF the court.honSa
le carnage Is very heayy, but No ressn,,