Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-13

4 10 feet above normal. At 1880 O'Clock
the water receded two inches there, but
at noon had gone no lower.
WARMING GIVEN IN TIME.
Five thousand men are thrown out Of
work already and the loss to them and
their families will be great They were
called from their beds early this morning
70 save vaiuables from the mills as the
river rose with the intensity Of the storm.
The monetary loss from the flood will not
be as great as from less serious flood be-
cause ample warning was given In time.
Had II not been for this the loss would
have been tremendous.
The schuyiIsill at Manayunk is a roar
ing cataract. AS the waters race by,
carrying everything in their path with
them, the roar can be heard half mile
away. Chicken coops, benches and huge
trees can be seen floating upon the crest
OF the food No cattle have been seen,
hut II is feared persons living UP the
river bank in rural sections have lost
much live stock.
Riverside drive, between Midvale avenue
and Ferry road. is under three feet OF
water, and the police have roped the sec
tion of from pedestrians and motorists.
The water has backed UP to the high fence
on the hill side OF the drive and is
now within a few feet of the deserted
house in which Michael Igoe was
drowned 10 years ago in a freshet of the
Schuylkill.
wissahickon Creek is Is feet above
normal and within 4 feet of the bottom of
the big arch bridge.
Mounted policemen were dispatched to
all factories and residences along the
Schuylkill from Fairmount Park to
Gray's Ferry avenue with the message
from the Weather Bureau. They were
ordered TO save as much property as pos
sible before the flood was at its height
DAMAGE AT NoRRIsTowN.
River-front industries at Norristown
are seriously affected by the highest
flood in the river this winter, and thou
sands OF dollars damage has been
wrought by the 12-foot rise there Browns
Mills. at De Kalb street bridge, is the
heaviest loser and employees were called
from their beds early this morning to aid
in moving stock.
At Pottstown the river is IS or 20 feet
above normal. Residents of South Potts
loMn are DelllB ldheH lTOlIl their lOIntS III
rowhoats and some are using these and
hastily constructed RATS to move house
hold effects, Pottstown itself is not
thought to be in danger.
An ice jam at Pequea, on the Susque-
hanna River, where the stream is about
mile wide. is adding to the damage
caused by a R-foot rise in the river
Residents have been warned to move
what effects they can to higher ground
The Columbia and Port Deposit Rail-
road tracks are inundated and at some
towns along the river occupants had to
be taken from their homes in boats. At
Safe Harbor the water is up to the sec
ond floor windows OF houses This point
is hve miles above McCall's Ferry dam.
McCALLs FERRY DAM IN PERIL.
Dynamite may be used to smash the
ice jam above McCalls Ferry dam, which
may injure that structure unless it
breaks soon. The water is rapidly pling
UP behind it. If 1t gets much higher in
calculable damage will be done when the
jam of ice gives way.
Twenty-three feet of water now covers
the rocks below Flat Rock Dam that are
ordinarily dry enough to permit persons