Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-06

swelling wRtsr began 10 become nrnnn,
nent,the river then showing q rise averaa
ing two feet 90 the hour. Bteedtlo a,sJ
rapidly thereafter tbs rise oontinnsd
The rain no the country had been taTylsc
and from Thursday afternoon tbrouohn,,,
the night and during Fsiday and EsiSe.
night the rain fell here with but little IN.
terrnption. Alter midnight Friday II
came down in absolute torrents until
nearly daylight Saturday morning, An
result of this raise, Grafin's run, a small
stream running through the ci,y from
northwest to souta.eaet, was raised anti
u Hooded the whole territory on either
side Of II worse than ever before oc-
CURED.
Soon after daylight, the rain having
osased, II began to Bubside, aud. as tbe
river had not then reached an niarmins
height, very few still were concerned oyas
the outlook. The wator kept petlina
higher and higher and spreading out oyep
the lower streets.
at about 0 O'Clock In tho forenoon ths
logs began to 20 down, filling the stresm
from bank TO bank. The water mad bv
this time reached almost the stage of lsG6.
When the water was at its highest the
memorable sight was TO be seen Of a level
surface Of water extending from the
northern line Of the city from Rural
Avenue, on Locust street, entirely across
the Oily TO the mountain on the south
side. This meant that the water was AZ
feet deep on ths floors Of buildings ia
Market Square, over feus feat deep ia the
station Of the Psnngylvanis railroad al
the Park Hotel. Fully three. quarters Of
the city was submerged.
The loss was necessarily enormous
The business houses throughout the ci,v
oil lose heavily, many Of them over
800, 600 each. The loss falls heaviest on
the lumbermen. ALI the logs are lost and
large share Of the cut lumber. The
loss Of life has also been heavy. Two
children OF Charles Edwards were
drowned, and three children OF family
named Shultz, and child OF William
Dietrick; man named Mitchler, and an
unknown man also perished--all In the
city.
At Nippenose, 10 miles mp the river, ~
persons were drowned; members of the
families OF George and William Young.
man aud two young lady visitors.
hSAASsHs hA1VbAhA Vi AuuDbfuBu WAH
held this afternoon to take action on the
question OF looking after the lnat stock
A comparison as to losses was made, but
many OF those present were unable 20
give an estimate Of the amount they had
lost. 1t was found that the aggregate OF
logs lost from the boom was about
2OU, 600 900 feet, and the aggregate OF
manufactured lumber fully 30, coo 900
feet.
Two moro lives were lost to-day.
Abrem Fiedericy and his son. aged il
years, made an attempt to cross the river
above the dam In boat, but were car
ried over the falls and drowned.
News comes.this evening that five men
and q baby were drowned at Bakers
Camp, near English Osntrs, In northern
part Lycoming county.
THE DISTRESS IN TOWN.
There Is great amount OF distress, as
many families loBt every thing they had
in tho way of provisions. Rslief COM
mittess have been organized and will be
at work by Tomorrow. This citizens held
a meeting to-day and subscriptions were
received ranging from 81 600 down,
nearly $1,000 being raised. Groceries
are about exhausted excepting canned
goods. There is q little flour in the
hands Of the railroad companies which
Ia being put out. Railroad and Geographic
communication, suspended since Friday
night, Is opening. RailroAd Telegraph
lines began working east to-day and
trains are running from Dewart eastward.
Bridges on Pennsylvania railroad from
Linden to Sunbury are all down. That
at Montgomery is now being rebuilt,
when trains will be able to reach the
south side of the river opposite this city.
Through trains will be run by way of
Lock Haven to the main line at Tyrone
this week.
On Northern Central railroad trains
ruus south only to Roaring Branch; all
bridges between that point and here are
gone but three.