The sun., 1889-11-20
FLOODS ALONG THE ERIE
Houses and Bridges Carried Away. and the
Tracks Washed Out,

| hOuBeo bridReo
| Tracks Washed Out
ELMIRA, Nov. 19-The steady dowDpoul
of rain during the last twenty-four hours hat
swollen all the small streams in the val
ley OF the Chemung River until they have
overaowed their banks. flooding fields and
carrying away railroad bridges and heapinl
piles OF gravel upon the tracks. Erie train 8
due in this city at O'Clock was stopped by q
| pile OF gravel on the track at Rathbon-
vile, and no trains have passed through
| this city eastward since morning. A
train was started out from this city at 0:3O
westward. but had gone only about four miles
| when 1t ran into about i've feet of water and
| had to return.
The Tioga division OF the Erie is almost en-
trely wrecked. Many OF the bridges have been
carried away, and the track is washed out for
two or three miles at a stretch.
| despatch from Blossburg says that four
houses have been carried away there. All
through that region the water is higher than
In tho June flood and the damage greater.
At Corning. zoo. the water is higher than in
june and Is still rising. A large part Of the
town Is inundated.
The Northern Central road has suffered se-
verely. train which reached here at 10
o'clock this morning cannot proceed bofore
tomorrow afternoon. At Watkins. the creek
which flows through the famous glen has car
ried away the railroad bridge and is sweeping
over tho village There are several washouts
on the Northern Central between Ralston and
Williamsport.
The Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
trains are also stalled here because Of wash
out near Corning.
The river In this city has been rising very
rapidly all day. and this evening is within five
feet OF the mark reached at the June flood, and
is rising at the rate Of fourteen inches an hour.
Frank Darmsted farmer living about three
miles soutl OF this city started out across the
fields in a boat after somo cattle this afternoon.
His boat was caught In the current OF Seeley
Creek and capsized. and he was drowned.
New Town Greek, which flows through the
eastern part OF Elmira, burst its banks at Ak
=. NJ, and Is now invading the houses. Already
the whole lower portion OF the city Is under
water.
overiowed, and its waters arc now reaching
into the Fifth ward q considerable portion OF
which is inundated,
for the past thirty-six hours haye caused tre-
mendous rise in the Schuylkill River; which.
together With its tributaries les north Of Heading.
The Heading Railroad officials are informed
Hooded. Work on bridges at the Ph@nixViile % vile
tunnel and 9t the falls Of schnylkill has been
buSpenQ6u because OF the nlRn water In the
schuylkill which is now over seven feet above
high-water mark.
will MIhLIANRsroaT; AiR; Pa: NSv 19-Graflus Run.
banks and many streets are flooded. Pine
Greek and LycoplnG Creek are also quite high.
RAILROAD are thought to DO in danger and
call has been received here for loaded cars to
weight them down.
ELKToN, Md. Nov, pa heavy rain has pre-
vailed Throughout this section since sunday
night All streams are high. and 1t is thought
that many country bridges have been swept
away. The streets OF this place are badly
washed. and many are under water Cellars are
filed to overfowinR. Great damage has been
dono to the town.
BELLEFoNTE. Pa, Nov. 19.-It has been rain
ing steadily here since Saturday evening. and
there pro mises to. be food equal to that OF
June last Bald Eagle valley Is flooded COM
petely from mountain to mountain. Penn's
valley is also under water In some places. |
Several bridges on the LewisburR and Tyrone |
Railroad between Coburn and Laurelton. have
been washed away. The water is still rising |
rapidly. and all streams and creeks are raging |
torrents.