Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-07
FLOODS.



RfvFRs ON A rARE.
Pirrspune, Pa, Jan. 6.+-1hc Monop.
gahela aud Allegheny rivers have been
greatly cwolicn by the rains OF the past
sixty hours Portions OF ALLEGHENY City
are Inundated aud the water Is still ris-
lhg at the rato OF four lDches an hour. No
serious danser IN apprchOnded, however.
as II will take seven feet more to roach
the thlckly settled portions OF the city.
Tho riyors are full OF lumber, trees,
fences aud debris Of variops Kinds, show
ing that the up country has been touched
by iresnct Reports received az
the United States signal service
show that tho tributaries such as the Rod
Bank and Citation rivers iiliod their banks
so rapidly that the inhabitants were un.
prepared for H. st l\ittannlng on the
Allegheny river over Si0,000 worth OF
lumber WAS swept away. Al Dubois a
large part Of the town ia under water aud
all trains have been dcayed. The damagc
cannot be estimated until the water re.
cedes.
STILL Snow MOUND.
KANSAS cry, Mo-, Jan G.-~The over.
laud trains on the Atchison. ToDeka d
santa fe md Union Pacific roads are ex.
pcctcd TO arrive to-day Theg have been
overdue since Saturday. Flag tralas
have been run IN the meantime from The
point OF tho blockade.
TnREE MEN DROWNED
PRINcEss ANN, Mp, jan. G.---ln the
wind and rain storm which prevailed
Monday night hrne men were drowned
near Rock creek while trying 60 make
shore In a small skin from thclrycssel,
which anchored few hundred yards
from tho shore The names OF two Of
the men were Robert and Curtis Jones.
The name OF the other Ii unknown,
THE susQurifANNA oN A noon
HAvnE DE GRAcE, Nib, Jan U,~-rhc
Susquehanna az this point IL higher than
az any time slnce 1865. One hundred
thousand loga have broken loose and are
being swept down the river
All, DANGER PASSED.
PfrrsnunG, Pa Jan. Gall danger OF
q Hood has passed, AZ the waters are re-
cedlng Tho river renchcd twcntv-threo
feet 0t o'clock ihis morning and COW
cred the fats ON thq north and sonth
sides, hut no suroua damage was done.
ruE BLOCKADE RktsHD.
kANsAs CRY, Mo-, Jan. G--the snow
blockade on the Western roads has been
raised. The last q the delayed trains ar
rived To-day.
1llR wORar NOT KNOWS.
MSuCa NnuNR, Pa, Jan B.--Thg dam.
age here BY the ireshct Ia greater :han
has been reported, This morning the
Lehigh river and tho creek that passes
through the town wore even, sud every
cellar on Broadway was half full OF water
Tho water In the LehIgh valley building
was four feet deep. Long before this the
dam at Strobs foundry gave way and
raging torrent rushed through the
streets. The merchants on Broadway
were busy from 10 D a. m. carrying
their goods from the basement To the
upper floor.
Matters were made worse IN several
parts of town by the walls OF the creek
giving way. In many cases not only
were cellars Allied with water, but the
contents OF the rooms on the first door
were floating about. Trains are still run.
ming.
Al ITS MAXIMUM,
PoRr DEPOSIT, Mn, Jan. G.---The Sus.
quehanna Is higher to.uight than IL has
been since the Rreat Hood OF 1868. An
the cellars aud Easements In tho lower
section OF Port Deposit arc filled
with several feet Of water. All the wharves
In town are submerged tonight The
lumber. Yards arn aIgO partinllv auh