The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
Moving Now in West
Branch and Most Of
the Tributaries-No
Flood Stage Expected
SWATARA CREEK
OUT OF BANKS
Ice Thrown on Trolley Tracks at Pax
tang Delays Arrival of Last Night,
Car From Hummelstown Until )
O'Clock This Morning

Ice which closed the Susquehanna
river at this point on December Is and
since that time has made unusually
good skating will move opt within the
next twenty four hours, in the opinion
of E. r. Demain, local weather fore
caster. Ice moved out this morning on
the West Branch OF the Susquehanna
river and there is no doubt in the mind
of the weather man that this volume of
water will cause general movement
in the main river. No flood stages,
however, are indicated.
Heavy rain last night in tempera-
ture far above the freezing point was
general in the Susquehanna valley. The
total precipitation for the storm in this
city reached lib inches. Ice on all of
the streams emptying into the Sus-
quehanna in this section of the State
broke during the night and moved out
on high waters.
Spring creek, which flooded the low
lands in Paxtang Park, pushed cakes
of ice onto the trolley track just west
of Paxtang and the last ear to this
city leaving Hummelstown last night
arrived at . clock this morning.
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point to clear the track of ice. Ice in
the Swatara creek moved out on eight
feet of water during the night and
flooded the low lands just this side of
Hummelstown.
Ice Breaks at Rockville
The first indication that the ice was
weakening on the main river was at the
Rockville Falls, just East of the Rock
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there at 3.25 O'Clock this afternoon.
This means the ice may move here late
this afternoon or tonight.
The ice still was holding here la.e
this afternoon. Reports coming to the
local office of the Weather Bureau con
tanned the information that the ice
moved out from Towanda in the North
Branch at 1910 O'Clock this morning
on 6% foot food. The ice began
running past Wilkes Barre at l 'cloc&.
Late this afternoon the State Wat "
Supply Commission issued bullctia
showing that the ice has moved Gu tho
Juniata river on comparatively oY
stages and fixing maximum stage at
Newport of / feet probable maxi
mum stage of 13 feet for Harrisburg
on Saturday afternoon is predicted by
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danger stage for Harrisburg,
The ice was looscned along the bank
of the Susquehanna river at this point
by the high temperature and rain, and
water showed through the ice this
morning at the various piers of ths
bridges. By o'clock this morning the
river stage had increased foot in this
city. Although the temperature is ex
pected to go back to the freezing point
tonight there is no indication that this
will halt the general movement of the
ice which is now believed to be i'm
minent.
Ice Gorges Below Steelton
/ There was slight run of ice in the
river at steelton, starting at $50
clock this morning. The ice broke up
and ran for some time but stopped
again, slight gorge being formed IN
the river between Steelton and Middle
! town. Water backing up from this
I gorge gave Steelton stage of seven
i feet at noon. o. P. Baskins, sqperin-
tendent of the water department, said
he did not believe any damage would
| result.
/ A statement of the general conditions