Evening star., 1895-03-04
Rising Of the Waters at Port De-
posit, Nd.
FEARING ANOTHER BREAKM THEGORGE
Greatest Damage Since the 1875
Flood.
RESIDENTS APPREHENSIVE
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
PERRYVILLE, Md, March 4-The situa-
tton at Port Deposit remains unchanged
this morning The water which yesterday
flooded the town has receded somewhat at
noon today. But Rock Run, the upper por-
ticn Of the town, is still under ten feet of
water
Huge ice foes still remain in the streets.
The tracks of the Port Deposit and Column
bia railroad from the depot to Rock Run,
are under water, and all traffic between
the port and Columbia, Pa. is at stand
still. Ice is massed together along the
track to the height of twenty feet. The
trains are able to run from Perryville to
the port, but no further.
Ice is running thick at Harrisburg and
Clark's Ferry. The gorge at McCalfs ferry
still remains solid, and the gorge there
backed up by a riverful of logs and tons Of
water causes a feeling of apprehension.
which has not been felt here before.
The citizens are in a state Of anxiety, and
hourly expect another break in the gorge,
which means another flood and the destruc-
ton of much property. Boats Of every de-
scription are to be seen all along the streets
and fences are tied to trees to prevent their
going away.
The water at Rock Run is higher than for
years before. Great damage is the result
of yesterdays flood The huge ice foes
crushed against the houses, and in some
cases totally demolished them; others were
knocked Off their foundations, and fences.
porches and outbuildings We're carried
away with ease by the rushing waters.
All the residences on the south side of the
street are submerged and all furniture and
movables have been taken from the first
floors to places of safety.
The school children were unable to get
to the Tome Institute today, and consc-
quent1y no sessions were held. The gorge
from the Baltimore and Ohio bridge, near
Perryvflle above Port Deposit, remains in
tact, and as long as it holds and the water
continues to come down the river the town
is In great danger of being flooded. The
oldest inhabitants say the food yesterday
was uneQualed in the history of the town.
No services were held in the churches
last night. and little or no sleeping was
done by the citizens of the flooded part of
town. Should another break occur In the
gorge the town will witness another dis
aster which will eclipse the great food of
1875. which was the worst in point of dam
age. The loss to the citizens yesterday
will amount to thousands Of dollars
Railroad Bridge Carried Away.
LANCASTER, Pa, March 4.-The gorge
on the Susquehanna, at Turkey Hill. is re-
ported to be forty, or fifty feet high. At
noon today the gorge at Safe Harbor
showed and carried away the railroad
bridge Of the Port Deposit road over the
Conestoga creek and ten car loads of coal
which had been run on it to weigh 1t down.
The gorge at McCa1rs Ferry is reported
broken, but as the telegraph wires are
down the news lacks confirmation.
There is great alarm at Safe Harbor for
fear the gorge at Turkey Hill will break
and pile on top of the ice damned at the
mouth of the Conestoga, and thus flood the
town.