The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-07
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INUNDATION IN PENNsYL.
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RAIN STORM,

pITrSryas, January "a Bradford special ssys;
NaNN rains for the past two days, and large guam
htee of snow in the tinbered hills, have cQuspired
90 produce the most viOIent food known in many
years. Al0ug nIiftWOnd and SinnamahoniAg
creeks thousands of lCga hOm the mills have
broken from tbcir fas;enines and are going
down the swollen etrcans at terrible speed Ii ID
said he loss Ol lllmbeyiuer will approach $4,000
AZ tlle place there sre over two feet OF water ia
many streets All telegfaphic communication with
the east Is lost and trains Obliged 20 ag their
way east Reports from Cameron state thai fhe
greater paft 0t that place Is under water, aud the
residents are IN great fear lest their houses viii he
swept away, Many residences are vacated mil
lion feet Of logs were torn irnse aud swept down
Hunts run. Saw mills ald dams at various places
along the creeks are much exposed, and In iumi'
nent danger OF being carried away
TnE aiyE4 RisING
WuLttMsPoRr, Pa, january 5.--The river 70
commenced falling at t'e head Of che stream.
Wircs are all down west Of Renoya Several
million teet Of new logs went down this morning,
chiefly owned hy firms Of this city. Water Ia now
this CITY, and che trucks are covered above and be-
low The station No trains have gone ont on Pine
creek or tho Beach creek roads to-day. Trains
have been placed on The track loaded With railroad
non TO prevent trestle WORK from going Almost
The entire territory between the canal and river in
tbis city Is submerged and great damage has been
done.
TREMENDOUS RAIN STORM
SHENANDOAH, Ps,, January 5-rhe rain storm
throughout this section, yesterday ana Last night
was the most severe TOR number Of years. NOt
less than twelve colleries In MahCning ralley are
Hooded and thrown idle by the rains, and trains on
all roads have been DELAYED from two "a eighteen
hours.
There are three washonta between neana and
Ashlsnd on the Lchigh Valley road. some Of the
flooded eollleries will require some weeSa 10 re-
II ova the water 80 "a 10 Do able ~ resume opera
tilns
At HAZEL, Pa.
HA2EL, Pa, January Last nights rain etorm
did q vast amount " damage. throughout this sec-
don OF the anthTucitu coal region. Five OF the
colleries Of A. paraee & 90. are completely
drowned out, Che water having entered the mines
ot the Laurel hill workings, and poured steadily
through this opening from ~ o clock last night
untll six o'clock this evening Twenty three
mules we're drowned aud all pumps submerged,
Crystal run, Sugar Loaf, Sandy run, Andenieid
Honey creek and Stockton slopes wore also flooded
TuE susQUEHANSA
LocKiiAyRN, Pa, January o.--The Hood In the
SusqUehauna river at this point, Is within two feet
of being az high as in 1885 Creator part Of the city
Is flooded but d0mage canpct yet ne estimated
A large quantity of saw logs were broken loose IN
creeks above, aud are passing here The Pennsy
vania canm is reported badly damaged Water sti
rising.
LOCK nAFsN sUBbEIGRD
LOCK HAyEN, Pa, January 5. Tho Good IN the
Susquehanna river reached ga heght here this
morning, after having submerged thrce-fourtha OF
the city No lives have been lost, but the damage
has been very great