Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-30

galow colony at Speeceville was iso-
lated by back water from the river,
and the river very nearly penetrated
some of the buildings Persons taxi
Ing the train had to wade through q
foot of water.
Western Express train No. 8, leav-
ing Harrisburg last night at 11.55,
had a narrow escape from getting in
to serious landslide at the west end
OF the Rockville bridge, near Marys-
willie.
AS the last car of the train passed
the foot of the big mountain, fifty tons
of rock and dirt fell, covering the
westbound track and two freight
| tracks to depth of thirty-five feet
portion of the dirt and rocks hit
the rear platform covering it with
mud.
Trackmen on duty gave notice to
the men In the tower nearby and all
trains were sent around the slide via
of the west bound freight tracks.
Three construction trains were order
ed out and had the dirt cleared away
by o'clock this morning
AT MarySvflle the flood washed out
the tracks of the Valley Railways
Company at point near the Rock
vile bridge. Cars were run only as
far as the lower side of the bridge
where the passengers were forced to
get out, walk up along the railroad
for several hundred feet and take an
other car to their destination.
Little Damage to Wall
Little or no material damage will
be done to the river wall or the "fll'
that has already been packed in be-
tween the ''stringers' according to
engineers of the Board of Public
Works to-day.
Here and there pockets may be
gouged out where eddies occur, but
the fact that the cinder and other
material Is packed and presents a. fiat
surface. will prevent any appreciable
'wash-outs." At any rate the city
Will not suffer as result because the
fill was put in at the contractors risk
and such additions of new material
as may be necessary will have to be
replaced by the contractors. Until
the water recedes no idea of the trou-
BILE can be obtained, however.
Work on the other city improve
ments has not been interfered with.
ON the lower section of Paxton creek
the contractor and a watchman had
man-sized job on their hands yes
terday, hosting some lumber and ma
chinery from the creek bed to a place
or safety. The machinery and lum-
Der had been left in the creek when
work was shut down a few months
ago. When the water began to rise
yesterday the watchman wired to the
contractor and the latter came here
from Baltimore to hustle his property
out of danger.
Open Hearth Flooded
No very extensive or considerable
damage was reported yesterday. Prob
ably the most severe attack of the
Hood as far as its after effects are con-
cerned was at the open hearth depart
ment of the Central Iron and Steel
Company, South Harrisburg. The
plant will have to suspend for prob
ably two days Seventy men are en-
ployed here.
The waters poured into the cellars
of scores of residences and stores in
South Harrisburg, In many cases
families removed their furniture to the
second floor, anticipating a rise in
the waters. and hundreds passed an
anxious night. Chimneys and founda-
ton walls were undermined in some
places. In the cellar of H. H. Hocker's
store, 104 Tuscorora street, the water
hooded the furnace and the chimney
was split. Vinegar barrels and barrels
of pickles were used to prop it I'D.
Samuel D. Ensminger used a gas en-
gine to pump the water out of the
cellar of his store, 900 Race street.
Guards Stand Through Night
Guards selected by lot among the
residents of Lochiel Row last night
watched so that they might issue a
warning should the waters go higher.
In one of the houses of this row Amos
Lavender was sick in bed. Fearful of
the progress of the waters relatives
summoned hospital ambulance, and
as 1t arrived and took the sick man
away water entered the cellar win
dows.
Ropes were thrown around a re-
modelled house just above the Rock
Vile bridge to insure greater stability.
The house is owned by Clinton Hoov-
er Ladders and painting tackle lying
near were SWent aWaN