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VOL 29
WILD
WATERS.
Great Dustniotion by Ilootli All Over
the Country.
TOWNS UNDER WATER.
Williamsport, Milton, Sunbury, Montgomery
Station, Harrltburg and Other Placet
Along the Suspuehanna Among the
Suftcrert--Bridget Carried
Away.
The down pour of rain, commenc
ing Saturday afternoon and continuing
with some intermission throughout the
night, all day on Sunday and Sunday
night, and taking it up again on Mon
day morning, rather more than grati
fied the complaining farmers who
were lamenting the absence of mois
ture. Fishingcreek was so high on
Monday morning as to materially af
fect passenger traffic and in a measure
jeopardize and impede the progress of
the trains. The train coming south
on Monday morning was obliged to
feel its way along cautiously from
Jamison City. A barrier that stopped
the cars completely was met just
above Orangeville, where quite a large
tree had fallen across the track, the
removal of which had to be done in a
heavy rain. To the credit of the
company we must say that on this oc
casion a comfortable fire was to be
found in the cars, and it was about the
only enjoyable thing of the trip. If
Fishingcreek geta much higher we, at
least, have pever seen it so. The
stream was far above its natural bed,
submerging the low lands all along
and in some places putting the wagon
road under water as well as strips of
newly-pianted corn and grain of all
kinds. Because of the frequent
blights to fruit and all manner of
vegetation that is injured by our east
ern storms, we are disposed to regard
them generally as rather more calami
tous than beneficial, and wo fear our
last eastern storm has been no ex
ception to the rule.
CENERAL RAVAGES OF THE STORM.
The storm, which had been anxious
ly looked for by impatient farmers
who were already muttering complaint,
set in without much noise or bluster
on Saturday afternoon. With but lit
tle intermission it rained for about 60
hours, when reports of disaster through
floods, inundations, washouts, land
slides, fallen timber, &c.,began finding
their way into print. Because of de
tained mails, however, it was difficult
to get the news punctually. Culled
at random the reports read as follows,
somewhat :
Pennsylvania swept by floods.
Streams still rising rapidly. Lock
Haven shut off: Williamspoit inunda
ted ; great damage throughout the
State ; the storm unequaled since the
memorable Johnstown disaster in
1889 ; families surrounded by water
in some cases and no assistance able
to reach them ; 25,000,000 feet of
logs in the swim at Lock Haven j
bridges swept away along mountain
streams, creeks, rivulets, and rivers ;
the rise cf the west branch of the
Susquehanna said to be 25 to 30 feet.
Nothing like it except, perhaps, the
historic freshet of 1865. The river
rose a the rate of a foot an hour,
coming right up close to the lower
chords of railroad bridges; in some
places sweeping through the bridges,
placing them in momentary danger of
being carried from their piers and
moorings ; part of Lock Haven under
water; Norristown flooded; Juniata
Valley people suffered great loss j 75
cars loaded with stone run on a bridge
to hsUl it there ; passenger traffic
necessarily retarded and, in some
cases, entirely abandoned ; Sunday
services forgotten or neglected in the
excitement, and yet if it ever stops
raining the God who started it, the
God of nature and of the elements,
alone can stop it; miles of trolley
tracks buried under debris ; the last
train to reach Lock Haven waded
through 18 inches of water, and so did
the passengers; 170 million feet of
measured logs known to be afloat,
with twice as many more, perhaps, that
are umntasured and unclaimed, be
cause they came from nobody knows
where ; lots of work for " wage earn
ejs " carting goods to the highlands
along swollen streams ; everybody at
work and nobody happy ; railroaders
heretofore nursing their dividends
must now hire labor to make amends
or quit running ; Coxey's plan is no
where compared with the elements for
brushing up dormant capital and capi
talists in dull times ; little streams join
he big ones, then they all join to
Bother, and the windows of heaven are
still open to let the rain down Aaron
Strausburger, a Williamsport liquor
dealer, fell down stairs and hurt him
self badly while trying to save his ef
fects from the flood ; perhaps he was
excited ; cellars filled also ; in the dead
hour of mid-night the rain fell in
sheets and the wind blew such a gale
as Tom O'Shanter encountered ; every
body on Front street, Williamsport,
driven to their second stories for
safety ; a brewery struck by lightning
at Reading; railroad tracks washed
out at Tyrone; terrible damage
throughout Luzerne county also ; the
steamer Mayflower loaded with Hun
garian passenger driven against a
pier and sunk quickly, the Hungarians
didn't, but they narrowly escaped ;
collieries flooded ; tenements unroof
ed ; crops badly damaged ; extensive
and expensive tramways washed out
at Paddy Mountain ; people of the
valley near Lewisburg fleeing to the
hills and mountains tor safety ; storm
severe and general along the coast,
doing great damage to shipping and
driving boats aground ; destruction to
growing crops inestimable upon the
low-lands, and too much moisture for
good fruitage upon the highlands ; de
structive winds and terrific rain not
confined to Pennsylvania, but sweep
the Atlantic coast ; at Atlantic City a
a veritable hurricane blew from the
south-east 5 ocean piers and handsome
promenades destroyed ; waves rolling
over bulkheads and flooding the lawns;
everything flooded ; no boats presum
ing to venture upon the high seas ;
mountainous waves sweeping out
across the beautiful meadows and
submerging railroads and checking all
means of travel ; authentic and minute
reports will verify the fact that the
generally destructive results of the
storm are unequaled.
Two bridges at Williamsport, the
Muncy bridge, the Lewisburg bridge,
were carried off, the latter tearing out
one span ot the bridge at Northumber
land ; and the P. & K, railroad bridges
at Muncy and Milton are among the
disasters. The Milton fair grounds
were completely wrecked.
The water flooded Montgomery
Station, and did much damage. The
residence of S. B Henderson, son-in
law of E. C. Wells, had eight feet of
water on the first floor. Mr. Hend
erson and family removed to the
hotel. His house had but recently
been repaired. This is the second
time it has been wrecked by the flood.
LOCAL STREAMS.
On Tuesday morning, while waiting
the belated mails, the Columhun
hitched up and took a drive around
in order the better to report upon the
true conditions of the Susquehanna
and the historic Fishingcreek. At the
river we found, upon inquiry from
those who claimed to be familiar with
high and low water marks that the
stream then some fifteen or eighteen
feet above low water, was slowly but
surely rising. There was a margin of
some four or five feet yet before the
water would reach the highest known
rise of the river in the past. Of course
the coffer dam was out of sight and
under water along with much other
bridge building machinery and ap
pliances that it is hoped will be found
when the water recedes.
Looking across the river we observ
ed quite a land-slide from under the
Pennsylvania railroad tracks and upon
which men were busily at work to
make it passable. This work and the
click of some stone dressers' chisel on
the stone for the new bridge was
about the only business activity to be
observed. A few fishermen were
there, indeed, but the conditions
seemed to be unfavorable and they
failed to show us their catch. The
river was rising at about the same
rate that we found Fishingcreek re
ceding, and no great damage was
found to have been sustained by this
vicinity, though much low land that
was unable to absorb the rain as it
fell was found to be still underwater.
It has continued to rain most of the
time since Sunday, with short intervals
of stops. It is raining hard this
Thursday morning, and there is no
telling when it will stop. The river
has fallen many feet, and the creek
also.
Grand Army of the Bopublio.
The members of Col. W. If. Ent
Post, No. 250, will meet at their hall
Sunday, May 27 th, at 10 a. m., to at
tend divine service at the Episcopal
Church. All old soldiers and sailors
are respectfully invited to meet with
us. Thos. E. Geddis, P. C.
C. P. Sloan, Ailjt.
The Columbian is pleased to ac
knowledge receipt of invitation to at
tend the Commencement Exercises of
the Pennsylvania State College, at
State College, Pa., from June 10th to
13th inclusive.
BLOOMSliUliG, PA.,
THE FLOOD AT MILTON.
On Tuesday afternoon in company
with about twenty others from Blooms
burg, we went over to Milton by the
P. St. R. railroad to see the devasta
tion caused by the flood. The water
rose on Sunday and Monday, until it
had reached a point about fifteen
inches lower than in 1889. All the
business portion of the town was flood
ed, including Broadway and Main
street. During Tuesday the water fell
five feet, and by Wednesday morning
the streets were passable again, the
river being within its banks. Two
spans of the P. &. R. bridge were
carried away by logs from the William
sport boom, and it was expected that
a third span would go, as the logs
were banked against it higher than the
top of the span.
The flood did not come as sudden
ly as in 1889, so that every body had
time to move their goods to the second
floors. Pianos, cook-stoves, and every
thing else movable was carried up
stairs. In many residences, there was
from four to eight feet on the first
floors, and great damage has been
done. Every train was crowded with
people from adjoining towns who were
brought to Milton out of curiosity. It
will take months to get the water out
of cellars, and to clean up and repaint'
and paper, and tor a long time the
dampness in the houses cannot but
render them unhealthy.
The people of Milton are certainly
entitled to much sympathy, for they
have been very unfortunate.
The flood of 1SG9, the fire ot 1881,
and the floods of 1889 and 1894 have
been heavy blows to the place, but the
residents have borne up bravely and
have struggled hard against adversity,
and seem cheerful and hopeful in the
midst of disaster. If they ask for help
it ought to be most heartily rendered
to them.
To tlia Oitizou3 of Blooiaaburg.
There is an organization in this
town that has for its end the elevation
of young men. It seeks to throw about
the boys and young men of the place
Christian influences, to give them
wholesome reading matter to teach
them cleanliness, Godliness and self
respect. This organization is the
Young Men's Christian Association.
It does a work that is not done, and
can not be done by the churches of
the place, and which supplements
rather than hinders their work.
Is the work done by this association
worth anything to the citizens of
Bloomsburg ? Is it of any practical
value to have the young men who
work in the factories, clerk in our
stores, engage in the different indus
trial pursuits, loaf on our streets, and
marry our daughters, kept from the
saloons, and other disturbing influen
ces, and led into the paths of sobriety,
respectability, honesty and piety ?
Looking at it from the cold, calcula
ting, business point of view, does it
pay to elevate and save young men ?
Does it not enhance the value ot
property, turn large sums of money
into the legtimatc channels of trade
and make it a safer place to rear
children, to have in our town an or
ganization that looks after the morals,
mantiers, and religion of our young
men ?
Now, we the undersigned citizens
of l'.loomsburg, who have given of our
own time and means to manage the
affairs of this organization, believing
that the people of Bloomsburg want
this work done, make this public ap
peal for financial means to do it. The
fathers and mothers of this town who
want to make it a safe town in which
to bring up and educate and start suc
cessfully upon their life-work, their
sons and daughters, ought to meet
this appeal with welcome and sub
stantial lesponse. Everybody can sub
scribe something. Many can give of
their abundance ; as the Lord has
blessed them, all can do something.
Let us hear from you. Do not make
us hunt you up.
We remain most respectluily,
yours for the young men.
J. P. Welsh, President,
H. (. Supplee, Vice Pres.,
G. E. Wiluur, " "
A. N. Yost, Recording Sec,
H. V. White, Treasurer.
E. B. Tustin,
W.H.Brooke, ' t,
W. B. CUMMINOS,
wtt"7. ' lofY.M.C.A
itl. 1. L.U1Y,
C. II. Albert,
McCracken & Forbes, who had ar
ranged to sell a car load of western
horses at the Piatt livery stable in
Nanticoke, on Tuesday the 2 2d, were
among the many business men whose
plans were disarranged by the ele
ments not within man's control. The
heavy rains prevented all possibility
of getting their horses there in time.
'FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1894.
BRIEF MENTION
About People You Know.
W. T. Creasy, candidate for sheriff, vrn
in town on Wednesday.
Mr. A. M. Kuch spent Saturday among
menus in oiucKsnmny.
Muriel Wenner, of Van Camp, wa a visi
tor to town on Saturday.
Among the sick of Bloomsburg, we must
mention Thotnns Hartman.
G. W. Relic, of New Columbus, was
among those attending court.
Michael Wenner of Van Camp, transacted
business in Bloomsburg on Saturday.
J. K. Lockard has had the hall way in hit
store building papered and varnished.
Oscar Hess, of Van Camp, was nmong
those visiting the county seat on Saturday.
lien. Johns, of the Normal, spends his
Sundays at home in Shickshinny occasionally.
Clctus Jones is nt home, and has been
nursing fourteen carbuncles on his right arm.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Geo. Suplee are being visited
by their daughter Mrs. Anna Nuss, of Main
villo. C. N. Nagle cf Mainvillc, has entered
Wood's Business College for a Business
Course.
Mr. W. L. McIIenry, of Stillwater, was
a caller at this office on business on the 2 2d
instant.
Miss Margaret Sober, a teacher of Dan
ville, recently visited her sister Mrs. Dr.
Bierman.
Mrs. Harry Eshelman and Mrs. Turnbach
and daughter are visiting fricmU in Brooklyn,
New York.
Mrs. Freas Hicks of Hummelstown, is
visiting at her father's, J. K. Lockard, on
Fifth sireet.
County Treasurer Hoddens of Danville,
was in town on Tuesday. He is a brother
of 1". B. I Icddens.
Miss Lizzie Marteena, of Berwick, is
spending a few Jays with Mr. and Mrs.
Valine, on Normal Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Roan are enter
taining Mr. J. E. Frederick, of Turbotville,
the father of Mn. Koan.
Tetcr Weivcr, of Bendertown, was in town
recently looking after a gun with which he
hopes to hold the crows off of his corn.
Mr. Frank Ackerly a successful merchant
of Tompkinsville, stopped over in Blooms
burg yesterday whde en route to llarrisburg.
Wellington Sands, who recently spent a
short time visiting his home, is again at his
post of duty in the carpet-mills of Blooms
burg. Thos. Thorber, Gen. Sec. of Y. M. C. A.
of Sharpsburg, is in town and will address
the Men's meeting on next Sunday at 2:30
1. M.
Alex. Knouse does not intend to be crowd
ed out of the race for the sheriffalty through
false reports. He has a communication in
this issue.
Dr. Willits has removed his office from
the rooms over J. M. (Jidding & Co's. store
to Room No. 2, Bedal Gold Cure Institute,
Sixth and Market streets.
Mr. Daniel Wenner, street commissioner
of Fisliingcreok township, visited Blooms
burg on Tuesday to make another payment
on their road-making machine.
Mr. B. F. Armstrong, the efficient secre
tary of the Y. M. C. A., will soon transfer
his labors from here to the running of a gos
pel wagon through the Wyoming Valley.
Rev. C. W. Hippie, of Nuremberg, was
among those in attendance at the
Christian Endeavor Convention, and who
visited " The Columbian " while in town.
The doctors of Philadelphia pronounce
Mrs. Z. II. Stevens' lone continued case of
helplessness from spinal affection ns curable
in time. For jcars this lady has been bed
ridden. G. M. Lockard and John Mostelltr have
returned from Harrislmrg, where they took
the Kccley Cure. They are looking and
feeling well, and speak very highly of the
treatment.
Mrs. McBride, of New Columbus, an aged
and zealous church worker, accidently dis
covered recently that she was blind in one
eye. Upon examination, cataract of the eye
was found to be the trouble.
Mr. F.. J. D.iwni.in, of Berwick, who has
undergone successful treatment at the Bedal
Cure Institute of B'.oomsbuig, is now a
renovated and rejuvenated citizen of intelli
gent and gentlemanly deportment,
Mr. Boyd Trescolt, of the "Millville Tab.
let," was in town on Saturday in company
with other teachers. They came to be ex.
ami ned for permanent certificate to teach.
Mr. Trescott is an experienced teacher.
Mr. Samuel Badal, a native of Persia, and
graduate of Drew Theological Seminary after
a two years' course of study, is now visiting
friends in Bloomsburg. As an independent
missionary he will return to Persia in Aug
ust. David Wenner, of Bendertown, who visit
ed Bloomsburg recently, a well man upon
his arrival, found himself scarcely able to
speak after spending a short time here. He
caught a cold in some unaccountable way
that for a lime rendered him almost speech
less. Some folks talk too much when they
come to town, but it was not so with David
on this occasion.
County Treasurer J. k. Fowler, W. B.
Taylor, M. Lllenbogen, I. G. Wells, Frank
Ikeler, G. S. Robbing, J. k. Schuvler, J.
M. Clark, and many others, went down to
Northumberland on Tuesday to see high
water; and L. Gross, Isaiah llagenbuch and
others went to Milton, where they rode in a
boat in the main business street with the
water eight feet deep.
Splendid knee nants suits. 2 extra
pair pants and coat, 12.25. Oidding
iV Co.
LOWENBERG'S
Big Discount Sale
An Enormous Success.
The Trade Came Right Our
Way ! No Wonder.
The most daring undertaking in the mer
cantile line that Bloomsburg has ever known.
Actually selling a great many Goods at lower
prices than other merchants pay for them.
Right 111 the very heart of the season, with a brand new
stock of goods just bought at low cask figures, we are giving
for a short time only
A Positive Discount of 15 to 25 per cent, on
Men's, Boy's and Children's Suits,
Skqded fight $hk to tle
dutorqe.
We Lose Money, But we Don't Care.
We must continue to sell more clothing than all the other
stores in Bloomsburg combined.
We know that you have confidence in what Lowenberg's
advertise.
That you like to come where the good clothes come from,
The GREAT LOWEHBEBC CLOTHIHS STORE
Imitated by All.
We are fitting out several G. A. R. Posts, and if you want
G. A. R. Suits cheap, leave us your measure. The very best
kind at what you pay for cheap goods elsewhere.
an article mat is beyond question.
We handle the best makes of
Shoes for Children- BOYS need
no longer wear girls' shoes an we
have a line made especially
for
ine small Hoys. .Ladies who
wear Spring Heeled Shots will
find a good assortment at the
sfore of W, C. McKINNEY.
H. J. Clark's Building, Main street.
fecial Atfontioa
GIVEN TO
REPAIRING
WATCHES CLOCKS JEWELRY
J". C3-. WELL
Eyes examined
-IT:
NO 21
Equaled by None.
Dm't Get Yourself in a Box
BY BUYING SHOES OF AN
UNCERTAIN QUALITY.
It's a risk you can't afford to run can't
afford any way when we can supply vou with.
-AT-
fretfof charge.
J. G. WELLS.
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