Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
Big Rain BRINGS
FLOOD CONDITIONS

FLUID GUNDlTlUNS
a heavy downpour of rain Saturday
night caused the streams to overflow
and with the dawn Sunday a sight
was beheld that could only be com
pared to the spectacle presented on sew
cral m0mentous occasions in the past
when food conditions prevailed and
much damage was done in DanviIle
The rain began about dark Saturday
evening, a veTitable downpour, which
overtaxed the spouting and the cutters
of the streets. In moment it seem
ed everything was under water. The
streets were badly washed and it was
a good roof, indeed, that did not leak
under the deluge Of water that poured
down upon it.
After an hour or 50 there was a let
up in the rain which was followed
after an interval with another, though
a less severe shower, and so it kept on
during the night and up to about
o clock Sunday morning, when the
clouds broke and the welcome sun
shine appeared. Meanwhile, an enorm-
Gus quantity OF water fell.
Long before midnight Blizzard S run
was-ou the rampage. 1t had not risen
to a very great height before the huge
pipe, feet in diameter, sunk III the
brewery lot for the purpose of con-
Quoting water Of the creek proved in
adequate and there was big overflow
above, which inflicted great damage
on the properties of Lawrence Snyder
and that Of August Theim as we'll as
upon the brewery itself
The eastern line of the brewery OF,
where the stream enters the big pipe
is enclosed by a tight board fence,
which Saturday night acted as a dam
to hold back the water. All about the
creek for several hundred feet up the
stream was inundated. Larry Snyder's
premises comprising large lot set out
in young fruit trees was under 315
feet Of water, which extended up to
the very threshold of his house The
water lay to a still greater depth ON
the next property below, owned by
August Theim and filled the cellar of
the dwelling to the depth of three and
a half feet
Damned up by the board fence above
the brewery the water broke out into
Spring street aud covering the width
Of the thoroughfare swept down to a
point below the brewery, where it
poured back into the channel of the
, creek.
Mr.. Snyder, who was one of the
principal sufferers, thought that the
stream when at its height would form
pretty good object lesson for council
and he accordingly summoned Presi.
dent Gibson and several other mem
! bers besides street commissioner Mill
er and had them on the spot at half
past four o clock while the rosy dawn
was painting the sky. Council there
fore, Will have no difficulty in under
standing the true conditions and no
doubt will be able to suggest speedy
remedy.
\ visit to the spot Sunday reveal
ed bad state of affairs. The water
had receded but everything about the
Snyder and the Theim premises was
covered with slime and mud. fruit
trees were bent over, fences were torn
down or swept away. Along the front
of the brewery on Spring street deep
gullies are cut into the street where
the damned up waters passed in seek
! ing a new channel. Below the brewery
| the lot belonging to Mrs. Lee was also
badly damaged by the high water. The
fences are lifted out of the ground, the
soil is badly washed and covered with
| trash.
The canal above Church street was
bank full of water and all the low
land on the northern side twas over
flowed. Fortunately, however, Biz
Yards run proved adequate to carry off
all the excess and there was no dam
age. Not only low land east and west
Of Railroad street was under water
( from the canal to the D. L. & W. tracks,
I INT l.a IN, Nria,nitx- nf tha Statn
hospital a wide tract was submerged,
embracing not only the canal, and the
trolley tracks, but the wagon road, also
making il necessary for vehicles to
drive in the fields for a short distance.
The ID. L. & W. Raiload company
did wise thing when it raised its
tracks, for high as the water was yes
terday at no place was it upon the
railroad, which now answers as a sor
of a dam TO throw high water back in
to Billiards. run, which as above stat
ed now suliice- to carry off the excess
of water.
Mahoning creek was bank full yes
terday morning. being on level with
the bottom of the canal at the aque-
duct Yesterday afternoon it was stat
ed that if the creek rose any higher
the mill would not be able TO run to-
day, but toward evening ii was motto
ed that the water was falling.
The river continued to rise up TO a
late hour last night. 1t was then above
the fourteen foot mark and was high
er than at any time for many months
past.