Evening journal., 1902-03-01
SWOLLEN RIVERS
DO Much DAMAGE
In Pennsylvania Loss Will
Reach Million Mark
RAILROAD TRAFFIC SUSPENDED
One Town Covered by Several Feet Of
Rater-Ice Gorge 10 the
SuSquehanna
RAILROAD TRAFFIC SUSPENDED

Philadelphia March IA thunder
EtOrm, accompanied by an unusually
heavy fall Of rain, burst over this city
yesterday afternoon. Every section OF
the city suffered from floods, although
no great damage was done at any one
place. Hundreds of cellars Of private
houses and Easements Of stores and
manufacturing establishments were
flooded to a more or less extent. The
Schuylkin river through this city rose
rapidly last night and both the east
and west banks are under water from
Fairmount Park TO the Delaware river,
into which the Schuylkill empties.
Scores of wharves are three feet un-
der water, and considerable damage
will result The Baltimore and Ohio
railroad had to abandon its service
over the main line on the eastern
shore, as the tracks are covered with
water distance Of two miles. At the
city depot at Twenty-fourth and
Chestnut streets, the tracks are three
feet under water, and the lower watt
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its floor last night.
From Norristown to Manayunk, a
suburb of this city, the river flowed
over into the canal, which runs along
Its banks, and made one great rushing
stream Of the two. The water is al
most up to the second story in the cot
ton and paper mills at Manayunk
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sion of tile Pennsylvania railroad and
the main line of the Philadelphia and
Reading railway to Reading and Potts
Vile and intermediate points between
those towns and this city had been
abandoned. Telegraphic and telephone
communication, which has Just been
restored In the Schuylkill valley, is
again interrupted
Safe Harbor Inundated.
Lancaster. Pa, March 1.-The con-
ditlon of the Susquehanna river is
practically unchanged, rising and fall
ing at intervals. The ice, however, is
piled high at places and is within two
feet OF the bottom of the Pennsylvania
railroad bridge. The great mass OF ice
1ammed against the upper side Of the
bridge still towers from eight to ten
feet above its floor. Last evening
loaded freight cars were run on the
bridge to give it additional weight.
Considerable ice is now coming down
the river and packing against that
already jammed at this point. The Con-
estoga is again on the rampage. 1t is
emptying u great volume of water
against the river gorge at Safe Har-
bor and the back water has covered
that entire town 20 a depth Of several
feet. Residents have moved to the sec
ond stories of their houses or fed to
higher ground. There has been no in
dications of the ice moving at Wash
ington borough It is still impossible
to telephone down the river, and the
exact state of affairs there cannot be
learned.
County Bridge Crushed.
Bedford, Pa, March 1.-The heavy
rains Of yesterday have changed th'
snow on the mountains into rushinl
torrents, and the creeks have reached
the high water marks. Both Dun
ming creek and the Rainstown brancl
of the Juniata are higher than the!
we're at the time of the Johnstowl
food. The great ice gorge at Mann
Choice burst yesterday, and with
roar that could be heard for mile
crashed into the fine new count
bridge at that place, crushing it lik
an egg shell, and carrying away tn
broken timbers and everything else i
its way. The lower part of the tow
was badly flooded The first storie
of the houses we're under water. Tn
electric light plant was submerged, an
consequently the town was in tota
darkness last night.
Situation at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, March 1.-Pittsburg an
vicinity is threatened with a disastrou
flood. Warnings have been sent to a
rivermen. railroad companies and otl
ers to prepare for at least a 25 fe'
rise. The residents Of the down tow
districts have been preparing Il
months for the flood, which the
thought inevitable. All have move
TO second floors The Lincoln and Bo
er hotels and the Y. NJ. c. A. yeste
day vacated the ground floors in al
ticipatlon of being flooded. The Me
chants along Penn avenue have 4
stalled steam syphons in order to ke
cellars dry.
live Stock Swept Away.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 1. - n
wyoming Valley was visited by a te
rife rain and wind storm, accomp
MED by heavy thunder yesterday.
times the wind blew a gale. blowi
down outbuildings and fences and U
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