Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-06
RUSH OF THE TORRENTS.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY JAN
UARY'S PROVERBIAL THAW.

The Lower Floors of Dwellings on tho
Flats Along the Susquehanna Sub
merged-COal Mines Flooded and Fac
tories Forced to stop Work-Bridges
Carried Away and Railroad Traffic
Abandoned.
EMPORIUM, PA, Jan. 6.--Heavy rains
for the past two days and large quantities
Of snow on the timbered hills have con-
spired to produce the most violent flood
known IN many years along Driftwood and
Sinnamahoning creeks. To-day millions
of logs have broken from their lastenings
and are going down the swollen rivers at
a terrific rate. 1t is said that the loss to
lumbermen viii approach 100000 At
this place there is over two feet of water
in many Of the streets. All telegraphic
communication to the East is lost and
trains on the Philadelphia and Erie rail-
road are obliged to flag their way
East. Reports from Cameron state that
the greater part of that town is under
water and the residents are in great fear
lest their houses be swept away. Many
residences had TO be vacated. A million
feet of logs were torn loose and swept
down Hunts run. Sawmills and dams
much exposed and are in imminent dan
ger Of being carried away. The water is
well up in DriftwoOd. where considerable
damage has been done. Last night was
one of great anxiety and excitement all
through the valley.
"a FEET AT wILLIAMsPoRT.
WILLIAMsPORT, PA. Jan. 5.-The river
here has reached twenty-fOur feet, the
highest since the big food of 1865 when it
was twenty-seVen and a half feet. 1t is
still rising slowly, but it is believed that
it has commenced falling at the head of
the stream. The wire are all down west
of Renova. Several million feet of
logs went down this morning, chiefly
owned by Payne & Cochran and Muns0n 81
Howard, of this city. The water is now
surrounding the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad station in this city and the
tracks are covered both above and below
the station. No trains have gone out on
the Pine Greek or Berch Creek roads
to-day. A train from the East on the
Philadelphia and Reading is detained
below Loyal Sock creek, where bridges
are impossible, A train was sent down
from here to transfer the passengers, and
it has not been able to return, as trains
have been placed on the tracks loaded
with railroad iron to prevent the trestle-
work from going. Almost the entire
territory D6bWeen bu6 Cd0hl anu IINtI III
this city is submerged. and considerable
damage has been done. Three hundred
barrels of flour were destroyed at A.
Goods mill. Trains are now running on
time on the Philadelphia and Erie road.
All trains on the WilliamspOrt and Can
andaigua division of the Northern Cen
tral railway are stopped owing to bridges
being swept away by the flood, and the
track being washed out.
IN THE ANTHRACITE REGION.
HAzLETON, PA, Jan. 5.--Last nights
rainstOrm did great amount of damage
throughout this section of the anthracite
coal region. Five of the collieries OF A.
Pardee & Co, are completely drowned
out, the water having entered the mines
from large creek, which burst into an
old breast OF the Laurel Hill workings
and poured steadily through this opening
from II O'Clock last night until 6 O'Clock
this evening. Twenty-three mules
were drowned and all the pumps
are submerged. The Crystal Ridge, Sugar
Loaf, Sandy Run, Audenreid, Honey
Brook and Stockton slopes are also
flooded. The water ha. a gain broken into
the Harleigh 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 1t must neces-
sarily be very heavy.
TWELVE CoLLIERIEs FLOODED.
SHENANDOAH, PA, Jan. 5.-The rain
storm throughout this section yesterday
and last night was the most severe for a
number of years. No less than twelve
colieries in the Mahoney Valley are
flooded and made idle by the rains,
and trains on both railroads
have been delayed from two to eighteen
hours. There are three washOuts be-
tween Delano and Ashland, on theLehigh
Valley. and that company was compelled
last night 10 transfer its west bound pas
sengers to the Philadelphia aud Reading
railroad. Some Of the flooded cOlleries
are expected to resume operations in a
few days, but weeks will be required TO re-
move the water from the others.
NO WATER TO DRINK.
ALLENTOWN, PA, Jan. 5.-'rhe water
in the Lehigh river was swollen 8 feet by
the rain of yesterday. To-day the city
was practically without drinking water,
az the pumps at the water works were
flooded and rendered useless. Cheeseman's
furniture factory was compelled TO shut
down. At Bethlehem the water backing
into the boiler house OF the Bethlehem iron
works and putting out the fires, that COM
pany was obliged to shutdown The mill
will be idle for some time, and consider
able loss will fail on the proprietors.
FARMERS HEAVY LOSERS.
LoCKHAVEN, PA. Jan. 5.-The food In
the Susquehanna river reached its height
here this evening after having submerged
three-quarters Of the city. No lives have
been lost. but the damage has been very
great. News from out OF town comes in
slowly on account Of travel being inter-
rupted. From all accounts the farmers
along the river have lost heavily. The
fiood very nearly reached the high water
mark Of 1861
THE SITUATION AT EAsToN.
EAsTON, PA, Jan. 5.--This afternoon
the Lehgh river here was IS feet high,
and the Delaware river IS. The first
floors OF several mills are covered with
water and work has been suspended.
Trains on the Lehigh Valley and Lehigh
and Susquehanna railroad are delayed BY
land slides and washOuts. Coal and
freight trains on the latter road have been
abandoned.
FALLING AT HEAD WATERS.
HARRISBURG, PA, Jan. J.-rhe food
in the Upper Susquehanna has reached
its extreme height, and IL now subsiding
az and above Williamsport. The highest |
water has not reached here yet. The |
water in the river At this point rose an |
average OF 6 inches per hour all day, |
ana a. 10 O'Clock tonight had almost |
reached the Cumberland VALLEY Railroad |