Evening star., 1901-12-30
Recent Rains Cause High Water in
Pennsylvania.
DAMAGE ALONG TEE SCHUYLKILL
Danger ,at Pittsburg Averted by
the Cold Snap.
P o T o M AC Is RISIN g

PHILADELPHIA, December 30.-The
rain which has fallen almost necessarily
since Saturday evening has resulted in
dangerous freshet In the Schuylkill river,
and today the water Of that stream is If
teen and one-half feet above normal. All
OF the big industrial plants along the
Schuylkin at Manayunk and Norristown,
near here, are flooded and work has been
suspended.
The county bridge at Port Kennedy, Pa,
has been wrecked by the flood, and the
tracks of the Philadelphia and Reading
railway at Spring Mill, about eight miles
from here, are submerged. Traffic, how
ever, has not yet been seriously handicap
ped.
In this city the river Is out Of its banks
near the Baltimore and Ohio railway sta
tion, the water having backed out to oath
street, the first thoroughfare east Of the
station. Cellars of dwellings are flooded,
and many residents along the river early
today sought safer quarters.
The Wissahickon drive, through Fairmont
Park. which runs along the Schuylkill
river for miles, is under water.
Two new brick dwellings in Kensington.
in the northeastern section Of the city, col
lapsed early today, having been under
mined by the heavy rain. The houses were
not occupied. Many farms at Tacony, Wis
sinoming, Collegeville, Holmesburg and
Torresdale. suburbs of this city, have been
seriously damaged by the storm, and the
cellars Of the residences are flooded. Small
creeks emptying into the Delaware river
are out of their banks, and the fiat land
between Frankford and Bridesburg is under
several feet Of water.
Cold Snap Averts Flood.
PfTTSBURG, Pa, December 30.-The
threatened flood as a result of the heavy
rainfall Of Saturday and Sunday has been
averted by the cold snap and the rivers at
this point will not reach over a twenty
foot stage.
During the night big ice jam formed in
the Allegheny river between the Fort
Wayne railroad bridge and the bridge OF
10Th street. and for a time threatened to
sweep the new railroad bridge away. The
gorge caused the rivers to overflow and at
o'clock this morning Pine street and
River avenue, Allegheny, were flooded. The
Allegheny department Of public safety at
once sent out men to warn people living In
the lower part Of the city to vacate their
homes, but a half hour later the jam sud-
denly broke with an awful crash.
Flood Threatened at Harrisburg.
HARRISBURG, Pa, December 30.-The
Susquehanna river is again rising, and there
are indications of another flood II the rain
continues to fall as heavily as 1t has dur
ing the last two days.
At midnight the river stood at four and
a half feet above low water mark, and this
morning it was slowly rising.
Paxton and Conodoguinot creeks in this
locality and the Yellow Breeches creek, be-
low Harrisburg, are bank full and rising.
The indications are that similar conditions
exist in the creeks above this city, as the
heavy rainfall has been general throughout
the state
READING, Pa, December 30.-A thir-
teep-foot flood was raging in the Schuylkill
river early this morning, as a result Of
the heavy rainfall of the past two days. No
serious damage was done, however, and the
water is receding
Potomac Rising Rapidly.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CUMBERLAND, Md, December 30.-The
Potomac is rising at the rate of six inches
an hour and is quite torrent, but little
damage feared. The Baltimore and Ohio
railroad does not anticipate any trouble
either east or west Of this point on account
of the high water.
RICHMOND, Va, December 3O.-There
is a tremendous freshet in James river.
The water Is above the danger point at CO.
lumbia and still rising. The lower part Of
this city is cut off and its people are mov-
ing their effects. The steamers are unable
to get to the wharves and some parts Of
the ship building plant are submerged.
Higher water is expected by 3 o'clock this
afternoon.