The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-02-15
KellettvilIe.

Considerable excitement was manifest
ed here during the high water of last
week. On Monday the rain come down
in a gradual fall, and in the afternoon the
the people who lived on the low lands
were seen making preparations for an
old time flood. About all the mel that
live on the west side-or Brooklyn as it
is called-did not rest much, butall wait
cd in anticipation of the bridge going out.
At about $40 a. M. Tuesday the ice start
ed from Buck Mills pond, and at 400 the
bridge went on the west side of the is
land, he ice stopping back of the island.
At 1890 a. m. the same day one Of the
finest ice gorges that ever passed this
place, went by, filling the creek with ice
for a period of two and a half hours.
The ice was gorged at Frog Rock" and
a half dozen of the town boys went up to
see it, and just as they had reached the
gorge the large amount of damed-up
water started the gorge, and the boys
started at a $40 gait to be first at Kellet-
vile. The run was about two miles, and
the boys say they did their best, but the
ice beat them here. The ice passed here
at a 7~-mile-an-hour pace and did not stop
as has been reported. The water was in
several of the buildings on the west side
but no damage was done.
II the ice had stopped at "Crooked
chute" as every n thought it would,
the water and ice would have certainly
done considerable damage to property of
both sides of the stream, but the water
being SO high and running at such a rap
Id rate, the ice did not get time to stop.
The Minister flats are covered with ice to
to a depth of two feet, and extends three
fourths of a mile in length. The bridge
spanning little Minister was carried away
by the water. AT the passing of the last
gorge the ice on the east side of the island
started out and the bridge was taken at
that point.
Salmon Creek, true to its nature, was
On an old time boom, and considerable
damage was done to Kribbs d Jennings
logs. The logs were piled in large heaps
and the water was so high the piles were
carried down the stream and turned
crosswise and damned up so as to make
it quite difficult to raft them. Two-mile
bridge was taken out and. aside from this
no other damage is reported.
Horton, Johnson g. Co. have built a
ferry-boat and will have it in running
order to-day, Tuesday.
The bridge was built by c. A. Howe,
Supt. of the tannery, 8 or 8 years ago.
Last summer the bridge, which was built
of pileing, became unsafe aud the Road
Commissioners replanked and fitted it
up at a cost of about 5000 to the Township.
The citizens on Monday commenced to
build a temporary bridge, and they ex-
pect to have it completed in a week.
A few af the people here were heard to
express the wish that it would be a good
thing if the ice would take the bridge.
Now that it is gone one sees how benei-
cial it was to the place.
A bill will be before the next Grand
Jury for the building of a bridge at this
place, to be a county bridge. 1t is not
known yet whether we stand any chance
of getting a county bridge, but as this
township is so heavily in debt, an appeal
will be made to see what can be done.
Chas. Andrew was home on a visit
from Grove City.
The gas company's main line, that
crosses the creek in front of w. A.
Kribb's livery stable, was broken by the
ice and the pipe filled with water, and
the people on the east side were without
gas for a few days. WILL WALKS.