Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-11
RECEDING FLOODS.
Subsiding Of Waters in State
Of Pennsylvania.
People Are Returning to Their Homes
at WiIkesbarre.
Mines Are Flooded But Are Beinq
Pumped Out.

Wilhesbarre, Pa. March 10.-The Sus-
puehanna river is receding rapidly. At
8 O'Clock, Thursday. it was 26.7 feet
i above lew water mark, a fall of nearly
four feet during the last "a hours and
people are returning to their homes.
There is no indication, however, that
any OF the gorges have broken.
The latest reports from bloomsbury
were that the flood was receding at the
rate of four inches an hour and it was
believed that one of the gorgeS below
that town. had broken.
There is no change in the gorge at
Nanticoke. The banks of both sides of
the river from Shickshinny to Sunbury
distance of so miles, present a scene
of desolation. Wrecked bridges. out
buildings, telegraph poles, etc, are
strewn everywhere. The new steel
bridge at Cattawissa is a wreck. The
bridge at Hickshinny is likely to be
carried away should the ice gorge at
Nanticoke break and the river contin-
ue high
The Lehigh Valley railroad an.
nounced. Thursday. that it would re-
sumo the running of trains between
Nikesbarre and Pittston. The Erie
road also announced that it will run
all trains oil schedule time. The Cen
trail railroad of New Jersey has repaired
its roadbed and trains are leaving on
time. The Pennsylvania and Delaware,
LackaWanna & Western roads how
ever, are in no better condition than
they were, Wednesday, and it is not
known when they will begin the run
ming of trains.
Mines are flooded, but are being
pumped out and some of them may be
able to resume work, Friday.
Wlkesbarre. Pa, March 10.-At 10
o'clock. tonight, the Susquehanna river
was 2t.9 feet above low water mark. a
fall of nearly six feet since last night,
md the Ceding waters have left
devastation in their path from here
to Sayre, Pa, Il distance of IS miles.
The river is now practically clear of
ice. but from Sayre to the New York
state line. there is another blockade
Three miles south of here to Nanticoke,
a distance of six miles. the ice still re-
mains in the river
There can as yet be no real estimate
of the damage done though it is safe
to say that the loss to railroad COM
panies, mines and other industries in
the Wyoming valley alone will reach
S1.0O0.C00 ON the west side of the
river 1T Kingston. Dorrancetown, West
Pittston and Wyoming the aftermath
shows condition of affairs that has
never been surpassed by any previous
flood. The railroads in this section are.
tonight, working bravely to retrieve
the damage done by the food and are
getting few trains moving in the
flood district. The Delaware. Lacka-
wanna & Western Railroad succeeded
in getting two trains through from
Plymouth to Scranton, and the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, this afternoon, made
up a train on the west side Of the river
to reach this city via the Coxton yards.
near Pittston.
The gorge below Nanticoke broke.
tonight and damned again at Retreat.
five miles below. the water recediny
nearly seven feet in that locality since
o'clock in the afternoon.
The gorges at Catawissa broke, late TO-
day. and. tonight. the gorged ice at
bloomsbury moved, causing the water to
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