Telegram-herald., 1889-11-21
HEAVY RAINS.
They Are the Cause Of Much Dam
age IN the East
GREAT ALARM IN WILLIluSPORI, PA.
A Repetition of Last summers freshet
Feared several Towns Partially Ia
"sdAted- Railway Bridges
swept Away.
UNDFR WATER

WUrTANsPOET. Pa, Nov. 2o.-rnss
city is again threatened with 3 disas-
trous food. The rain has fallen steadi-
ly in this entire region ever since sun
day, swelling al the streams 70
an unusual extent The people OF
Williamsport are thoroughly alarmed
over the situation, and many antici-
pate a repetition OF the deluge OF last
June. The west branch az this point is
fifteen feet above low-water mark and
rising az the rate OF d foot an hour. The
river =: Clearfeld is five feet above the
level, and AT Heating, on the Philadel-
phia & Erie road, ten feet. This means
twenty-foot freshet here, and many
old river men predict twenty-five
feet as the rain still continues and the
streams are sdll rising. The Market
street bridge is deemed unsafe and may
60 at any moment The bridge com
pany has it loaded down with stones and
danger notices posted. The county
bridge over the creek at Montours-
Vile went out Tuesday after
noon, as well as the county bridge
at Badines over Lycoming creek.
Grafn's run, small stream that courses
through the center OF tho city, is a tu-
multuous torrent 1t has flooded many
adjacent streets and inundated numer-
GUS cellars. l.. many portions of the
city people went about in boats Tuesday
afternoon. The lower story Of the high
school building in South Williamsport
is flooded and the school is closed.
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last forty-eight hours rain has fallen al-
most necessarily and the waters are
high. Reports from the surrounding
country give the food almost as great as
last June. There is no railroad COM
munication over the Philadelphia &
Erie railroad, all bridges being washed
away Lock Haven and Clearfleld are re-
ported to be badly flooded. At this
writing the rain has ceased, but the
clouds are yet threatening Bald Eagle
valley is flooded completely from mount
ain TO mountain, especially the upper
half. Penn's valley is also under water
in some places. Several bridges on the
Lewisburg & Tyrone railroad between
Coburn and Laurelton have been washed
away. The water is still rising rapidly
and streams and creeks are raging tor
rents.
READING, Pa, Nov. 2o.-The rain Of
the last thirty-six hours has again
caused rise in the Schuylkill and the
river has overfowed its banks. The
Maiden creek, Tulpehocken, Monocaey
and other tributaries are greatly swol-
len. The storm has been seveDe and
many OF the streets of the city are
under water and cellars in different
sections have been flooded.
SUSBURY, Pa, Nov. 20.-The Sus-
quehanna river has been swollen 10 enor-
nous proportions by the late rains,
and great damage is reported from va
rious towns along its course. AtMilton
the Pennsylvania railroad bridge was in
danger, and in order 70 hold il in place
a heavy coal train was run upon 1t. The
train had been standing on the bridge
but a short time when the structure
gave way and the bridge and train fell
with a crash into the river.
EfKToN, Nd, Nov. eo-A heavy rain
has prevailed throughout this section
since sunday night. All streams are
high and n IS thought that masy
country bridges have been swept away.
The streets OF this place are badly
washed and many arc under water.
Cellars are flooded and great damage
has been done 20 the town.
EiNTRA, y. Y. Nov 20-The food
reached its height here AZ o:3O a. N.
without doing any moro serious damage
in this city than filing cellars. csving
in sewers. etc. The loss. however. is
serious, as the persons affected are those
who lost most by the June food The
railroads are resguing business
The Two Women Brought from sTlcbiFss
on Suspicion of sseing fhs SotorioN-.
Benders Held without Bail st Oswsgo,
Kan.
OswFeo. kan. Nov. % The prelin-
mary examination of The tvo women
brought here from Michigan. supposed
- be the notorious Benders, ended
Tuesday night TIE court found them
guilty az charged and held them With.
ont bail until the February term o'
court
Mrs Monroe and Mrs.. Davis were -.
last witnesses They testified resdilr
answering a. questions without orr
bs~rassr1eut or apparently without con
osslmsnt The general public here Il
in svnVsthv with the prisoners. sur
much surprise was expressed vhsn ~
justices rendered their decision