New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-21
At HIGH WATER MARK.
THE FLOOD IN THE SUSQUEHANNA AT A
STANDSTILL.
RAILROADS REPAIRNG THEIR DAMAGED
TRACKs-MANY BRIDGES SWEPT AWAY
THE STORM IN THIS STATE.

TRACKs-MANY BRIDGES SWEPT AWAY
THE STORM IN THIS STATE.
williamsport. Penn, Nov 2O.-The river here is
little than eighteen feet and about at stand
still. Travel on the Philadelphia and Erie and the
Reading railroads has been resumed The trains run
the Linden line the south side of the river and
passengers are transferred by engine and over
the railroad bridge at the lower end of the city, tho
Linden bridge being safe for trains. The Phila-
delphia and Erie and the Reading trains use the road
of the former far as Montgomery and that Of tho
latter 10 Sunbury, where they cross the river each
taking its own line there. Three spans of the Mar
ketst. bridge here out last night. one of the
bridge crew went down with the first span, but was
rescued. The small streams have fallen, and all
danger is believed to be over. large number Of
country bridges have been swept away.
Reading Penn, Nov. 20.-The Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Company to-day sent 10 Milton from
here large force OF carpenters TO construct temporary
bridges place Of the three structures washed away
last night number Of linemen were also sent TO
sunbury to look after the telegraph wires.
Wilkesbarre, Penn, Nov. 20.The floods are putting
the inhabitants of tbs Wyoming Valley great incon
venience. The Susquehanna River this evening covers
the flats between here and Kingston, cutting OFF COM
mun.caton with the West Side and the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The water here is
at tn, sixteen-foot mark and still rising
Lancaster, Penn, Nov 2O.-The Susquehanna River,
at Columbia IS rising rapidly. The lumbermen ap
drowned at Marietta while catching drlftwood this
morning.
Olean, n. Y, Nov. 20.-The incessant rain of the
last two days has caused food in the Alcgany River,
similar to the one last spring. Property along the
lowlands is in great danger
Mount Morris, N Y, Nov. eO-A flood In the
Genesce Valley equal to that of May last is antci-
pated, owing the tremendous rain which set in
Monday morning. The rain continues TO fall and
the Genesee River Is rising rapidly.
Elmira y. Y. Nov. 2O-1he food reached its
height here at 80 this morning without doing any
more serious damage in the city than the hllinS
of cellars and the cavng in Of sewers etc. The loss,
who LOST most bv the June flood The Northern
Central resumed business nOrthward this morning.
and the road is open TO Canandaigua. south OF this
city the road is open only 10 RalstOn half way 10
Wlliamsport Several bridges gone below Ralston
and the road Will probably not be opened for several
days. The Erie no trains last night ana. only
operated the Buffalo division west of HornellsVllle;
1t Is said railroad offices here that everything VIII
be IN good shape by tomorrow Iehigh valley trans
could not reach Elmra, they come from Waverly
the Erie tracks.
Kingston. Nov. 20 (Spoc:aD-The rain started in
along the Hudson tonight. The Esopus Crcek
is its banks, and rising with dangerous TaWnlty
every hour Country roads are almost impassaole.