The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-24
The High Water

Our people who were wishing for
rain "a week ago were gratitied on
Thursday morning to find that the
much needed rain was at hand. Con
trary both to their expectations and
wishes, the rain continued to fall in
large quantities ut frequent inter
walls. Middlecreek was able to carry
off the water until Sunday evening
when the people residing in the
Flats made II hasty departure from
their homes, some going north aud
Others south. The town presented n
scene OF activity. The church bells
rang, but few if any needed the sum
mons. The rain continued to fall as
the people one by one retired for
the night. At less seasonnble hour
when some stray young men were
turning a reluctant step toward
home, the rain and wind checked its
fury and finally ceased. The water
ON Railroad Street in the Flats was
from four to five feet deep, while
water about foot in depth was
rushing across the walk making
wild and frantic Efforts to get across
the meadow below. Water of va
rious depths worked its way into cv-
cry cellar in the Flats. The ground
which n. A. Bowos SO recently haul
ed to fill up around his house was
carried away by the strength of the
current. On Monday morning the
water began TO fall and new hope
entered the despondent breasts
of the residents of the French
Flats. Considerable damage was
done by carrying away fences and
destroying crops. No sooner had
the water given possession Of the
street than traffic was again resum-
ed, the elatter of pedestrian's feet
WIS hea, "a On vae sIdewasn ant. .l.s
homes so hastily aud unceremon-
iously deserted n few hours before
were again sought by their anxious
tenants.
The greatest amount of damage
by the flood was suffered by James
NanXandt. The water carried
away nearly all the soil from his
land along the cut.
ALONG THE sUsQUEHANNA.
The rain was very heavy over the
entire state. At Lock Haven the
water drove telegraph operators
from their keys. Tho blooms" he.
tween Williamsport and Lock Haven
were nearly all broken aud many mil.
lion feet OF logs hoated off in the
direction OF chesapeake Bay. At
Williamsport the water was higher
than during the memorable flood of
1889, being s feet deep at the Court
house. Almost every other town
along the river was more or less in.
undated. At Bradford, Hunting,
don, Tyrone, Harrisburg. Wilkes
Barre, Sunbury, Lewisburg, and
many other places reports of heavy
damages are recorded.
Between Harrisburg and vii
Transport, portions of the following
bridges We're carried away: The
Market st. and Maynard st. bridg-
es Mt Williamsport, the Reading rail
road bridge at Muncy, the driving
bridge at Allenwood, the railway
and driving bridge at Lewisburg,
the driving bridge at Northumber-
land and two spans of trestling
across the Island at Selinsgrove
Traffic over various roads was sus-
pended. At Coburn, the water was
reported to have been two feet
higher than in 1889 and the residents
fled to the hills and mountains for
safety, Great damage and heavy
losses are reported.
".
William Buck of Selinsgrove, died
at the residence of his son, /. w.
Buck in this place, on last Thursday,
after a lingering illness, from con-
sumption. He was tailor by trade
and had served in the late war, at the
beginning of which he enlisted in the
End Pa. Cavalry. He was discharged
in 1861, on account of physical disa-
bility. He re-enlisted in August 1864,
as member of 203rd Pa. Vol. Infant
ry aud served to the end of the war.
His age was 60 years and some days.
The funeral took place on Saturday
forenoon conducted by Rev. Hing
worth of the nj. E. church. The re-
mains were in charge of Lieut.. WV.
Bierly, Post G. A. r., who attended
the services twenty-five strong
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