New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02
~ vopK DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY JUNE lSseTWENTY PAGES.
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very high but no serious damage has ss Ses Dooh ~
! ported.
Railroad Company, left ths morniag on spoe'" """
| for the scene Of the blockade
dispatch received from Williasnsport a. ociosN
this afternoon states that the city is flooded anu inc
| water stiil rising. - ~ -
The Phlladephia and Reading Railroad bridge over
the susauehanna River at Muney was swept away
and crashing against tho Philadelphia aud Eric bridge
| at Montgomery seriously Injured that structure.
| train of loaded coal cars which had been planed
ON the Montgomery bridge, prevented II from Oens
carried away Up to o'clock no news Of any sort
had been received frOm Lock Haven ss to the STATE
of affairs there, and the condition OF that waere"ep
city Il only a mater Of conjecture. The last news
received showed that tho place was threatened oy
the bursting OF the lumber boom located just ABOVE
Tho city The railroad Office at Wllliamspof Is sur.
rounded by water. The bridge at Linden, SIX mics
from wInamsport which crosses the west branch OF
the susauehanns, weighted with heavily loaded
freight train to prevent the structure from being car
RED away No information can be received as TO
whether the bridge Is still standing. because Of The
flooded condition Of the country between Linden ana
wIuIamSport All the railroad bridges have been slim
iarly weighted but owing to lack OF Geographic fsch
ties IL IL Impossible to say how they are standing the
pressure Of the food.
The mail which went west yesterday Is being
brought back to this city. 1t will be sent TO New
md
| The serious breaks on the Richmond and Danville
Railroad south Of Alexandria, prevent tae use Of the
now route recently established to Cincinnati over the
| Chesapeake and Ohio rad.
The following was given out for publication by the
general manager OF the Pennsylvania road tns aer-
noon:
passenger travel TO the West and South Is temporarily
distracted on the PennsyHana Railroad by the vide
ooa and upnrecedrn,rd storm Of the past thrty.siz
hours which has caused considerable damage AZ certain
exposed points the road with the result oi
delaying the passage Of through trains ~ VIII pOoaoy
take eight hours to repair the damage N the track
trains are not at present running north and
west OF Harrisburg south OF washington anu SS se
Of ucSes 10 points within this territory Is i2t 'ne Ime
being suspended Trains running on scheane Time
between New.York and Harrisburg. Baltimore ard wash
ngton and all points the schuyikb ana New.'efsey
dyisOns Early advice will be given the public through
the local papers and by ticket agents OF the reopenns OF
the line This is all that we eau say To-Day III tne
road il not In better shape Monday another notice VIII
be sent out.
| Communication to Altoona over the lines Of the
railroad company has been interrupted since O'CLOCK
this morning and nothing be learned from thai
point as to the condition Of things there
The Mayor Of this city called meeting OF citizens
to-day 10 take steps for the immediate relief OF the
unfortunate people deprived OF means OF LIVELIHOOD
By the terrible floods in western Pennsylvsna Calls
| for provisions and clothing have been issued the
| same be delivered At the Pennsylvania NalIoM
| shipment. A meeting will be held at 10 do Monoay
| morning to form a moro complete organization VI
| the Relief Committee. 49,.
sustained by railroad property is about ~ follows
One span Of tho bridge crossing the wcst bfanCo VI
1 tho SusqUehanna At Linden 10 gone ami u Is iched
| that the whole bridge viii go. This bridge wa
previously reported being ballasted with ncaxly
loaid freight train. The Philadelphia anil Reading
Railroad Company's bridge over the west branch OF
! Tie SuEquehAn anna, which carried NON Muncy
down against the Pennsylvania CompanJ's bTtdge
| AZ Mon tgomery, where II was lodged for awhlo
worked It's way under the latter structure ana swept
| down 10 the Pennsylvania Roads bridge at Lewis
burg carving that bridge completely away,
| Additional information from the Philsdel phia and
across the JunIata River at Granville, three miles
vest Of Lewistown, has been carried away: Between
Granville and 1uscArora, distance OF forty niles
nothing Is known Of the condition OF the ROAD oel
or the bridges. There are twenty bridges souta Oh
RalSton on the Northern Central branch OF 'hsSe
| Ave are washed away and all the rest are Dadp
damaged with one exception. -
lbe Cumberland Valley Railroad lost new non
briige crossing the Potomac River near Nhlaius
port Md. Tho brtge crossing einOeinahonlhR bTtsH
| A. snnemahonng Ia gone, ard tho bridge ovst US
same stream az Heating II badly damaged and VII
also GO Tho railroad yard and tracks 81 emporium
| Penn tho west branch Of tho SusQuehanne IS salI
10 he thirty feet high There ts eighteen inches OF
| ratnr on tho floor OF the railroad siafon tnerr'
mis- would indicate that nearly the whole cry Is
| oyeraoped At Harrisburg. the susquehenna kNer
| Ir sti1 Using At stceitOn tive and han ied "
| a,ter anws over the Pcnpsylyanm Ralrod tracks
and Inc stee plant at that place fs also submerged