Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-06
RAGING WATERS.
HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODS.
sudden Rise Of Rivers IN Psnnsylvasis, New
isrt, MsssaehHseus. New Hampshire, and
t,rmoni- Great Damage Done.

lBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.]
BRADFORD, PA, January "a
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
produce the most violent flood known
in many years along the Driftwood and
Linnamaboring creeks. To-day mil
lions Of logs have broken from
their fastenings, and are going down
the swollen rivers at terrific
rate. II is said that the loss to lum-
bermen will approach $4,000, 900. At
this place there is over two feet Of wa
ter in many Of the streets. All tele-
graphic communication to the east is
lost, and trains on the Philadelphia and
Erie railroad are obliged to flag their
way east. Reports from Cameron state
that the greater part Of that town
is now under water, aud the re-
sidents arc in great fear lest their
houses be swept away. Many resi-
dences 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 imminent dan
ger of being carried away. The water
is we'll up in Driftwood creek, where
considerable damage has been done.
Last night was one Of great anxiety and
excitement all through the valley.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, January B.
The river here has reached 81 feet, the
highest point since the big food Of
1865. when it was 27l feet. Ii is still
rising slowly, but it is believed that it
has commenced falling at 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 Payne & Cochran and
Munson 4 Howard, Of this city. The
water is now surrounding the Philadel-
phia and Reading railroad station in
this city, and the tracks are
covered both above and be-
low the station. No trains have
gone out on the Pine-Creek or Beech
Creek roads to-day. The train from
the east on the Philadelphia and Read
ing road is detained below Loyal-Sock
creek, where the bridges are impassa-
Bile. \ train was sent down from here
to transfer the passengers. and it has
not been able TO return, as the trains
have been placed on the tracks loaded
with railroad-iron to prevent the tres
tle-work from going. Almost the en-
tire distance between the canal and the
river in this city is submerged and con-
siderable damage has been done. Three
hundred barrels Of -four were destroyed
at Agood's mill. Trains are now run
rirg On tiAe on the Philadelphia aad
EIie road. All trains on the Williams
port and Canandaigua division Of the
Northern Central railway are stopped,
owing to bridges being swept away by
The Hood and the track being washed
out.
EAsToN. PA, January This az
ternoon the Lehich river is sixteen feet
high and the Delaware river eighteen
feet. The first floors Of several mills
are covered with water, and work has
been suspended. Trains on thc Lehigh-
Valley and Lehigh and Susquehanna
railroads are delayed by landslides and
washouts. Coal and freight-trains on
the latter road have been abandoned.
SHENANDOAH, PA, January g.
| The rain.stoim throughout this section
yesterday and last night was the most
severe for number Of years. No less
than twelve collieries in the Mahoning
Valley arc flooded and thrown idle by
| the rains, and trains on both roads have
been delayed from two to eighteen hours.
There are three washouts between De-
lano and Ashland, on the Lehigh-Va
lev railroad, and that company was com
PEELED last night to transfer its west
bound passengers to the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad. Some Of the
| flooded collierieS are expected to resume
operations in few days, but weeks
will be required to remove the water
from others.
ALLENTOWN. PA, January 5.-The
water in the Lehigh river was swollen
eigh, feet by the rain ofyesterday. To-day
tie city is practically without drinking
water. as the pumps at the water-works
were flooded and rendered useless. The
Grossman furniture factory was COM
pelled to shut down. At Bethlehem,
The water backing into the boilcr-hou
/ Of the Bethlehem iron-works and put
ting out the fires. that company was
obliged to shut down. The mill will be
idle for some time and considerable loss
will fall on the proprietorS.
LOCRHAvEN, PA, January j.-The
food in the Susquehanna river reached
its height here this evening after having
submerged three fourths of the city.
No lives have been lost, but the damage
has been very great. The news from
ont Of towO comes in slowly on account
Of travel being interrupted. FROM all
accounts farmers along the river have
lost heavily. The food very nearly
reached the high-water mark of 1865.
ilAZLrTON. Pa, January 5.-Llst
nights rain-storm did a vast amount OF
damage Throughout. this section Of the
anthIacite-coal region. Five Of the col
! lielits Of A. Pardee & Co. are COM
pletely drowned out, the water hay-
ing entered the mines from a
large creek, which burst into an
old breast Of the Laurel Hill work.
ings and poured steadily through this
opening from IL O'Clock last night IN
Ill G o'clock this evening. Twenty
three mules were drowned. and all the
pumps are submerged. The Crystal
Ridge, Sugar-Loaf, Sandy-Run, Auien-
ried, Honey Brook, and Stockton
slopes are also flooded. The water
again broke into Ilarleigh and Ebervale
mines, which were recently flooded,
and the situation is now more serious
than before. All the pumps are lost,
and the water is rising rapidly. 1t is
impossible TO say what the losses will
aggregate, but il must necessarily be
very heavy.
HARRISBURG, PA. January g.
The food in the upper Susquehanua has
reached its extreme height and Is
now subsidiDg at and above Williams