Home Paper —For ilis lime (he circulation of is in creasing lapijiy It will pt.y you :.o advertise in the AyiEKICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DU. lllViXi. U. JLNMXfiS, —nux'i IST.—— OJice Honrs 9 vl. M to VI 10,'t Mih .sr., / P. M: to 5 !' V !>■>.,. -> f p a S 1 >tti i.T/., ».< •>. 4t'% .Mi;.i Si., iV'.w i; LK, I'a. Disea-*s of i .<• > ■ .i" ! I iti-.ine {"VH. \v. p. \ • / Of ■ u -l> M ! 1.1 • i ret!) : \irn-- ! v.i'n «;t I'.-iin. frown "let ii .J Work n Specially, j K<iul[ :« Iv '• ■ ''xl nust improved IrjMirti iui'.Hiiti " <i !■> <-xeci!»pthe most w«.i K. DR. C. HL UKYNOLDS, j UK> • : t - 288 Mill - , Danville, Pa. | Dentistrv iii «:i " ..aneufc* Ch..r;jep Mtxlera'*) nni " -r.-r- <ju ;r %nrewi ,V ' J WENSED NEWST There is a break in eggs. We hope for a seasonable March. Early gardeus will he late 1 1« its year. That -j»rinK is approaching was made manifest this we'k when JfiO horse* belougiug to th gr. « f Baruuni & : Bailey circus w: re shipped from Read- ! ing via All* iimiwii to Bridgeport, j Conu., the win.er q-iarters of the show. The horses were horsed and eared for (ianiiji the winter on Berk.- counf.v farms Pr 'l.aratior.s are now b»'iug made for <!i> -turinal tour ot ih<> mamuiotii exhihiiiou. A booklet era ..i. i a mi !J valuable information of interest to prospective visitors of the Worid's Kair at ?t. liOnis has bteu i ued by tie Pennsyl vania Railroad Cotupauy It contains schedule of train-, of fare, a list of liotuls, etc ,an I i-- I lie tir-r original sketch of the ground and building- is sued by any railroad company of thi East. Tli ■ Shjnio'.ia Fin D< ;e»rtm. ut, is negotiating fo r a moving pi -rure show, to hi given tiiert for tiie benefit of the organization. The exhibit will contain ;u•t u re - >tf the different local companies in a ii. n .» lat their ho=e houses It may require r vo ye*rs to go through .'.l ti: i r.'d tapy bet-re tti ' tir'i'g" h - ile Suvq j' i 'lLi::,. river at Barwic!.. i ntly •!» proved is rebuilt. In the e. ~\;i' :if p- oplv will . ' c ».ri.;} a< o - tee ctre tin by a free ferry cstabli lie th -Ooiubmia and count autl riti s. The r_.i!roe is .ir-iliiijg h»' >.itu»i.- inou-i e -'iipt t ■ ti.e At!:.nr-- senl«>»rd lr'.VK •' i ;i ! ;i cry concession in fr ..!'r rates ntrcr Ap'i! sM •! • . i; ortuuetl by the operate. - »u;l sin j»• i•. Tne rat»*.s in effect nuriug tie pr. sent coal year, which are in uilva'ic? ot lu » ton over the p'cviou.s ycur, will L" continued. To Show time the inen are really in earuuxt aboui givii.g the gi.'lt. their cliauce to up b-ap y< .ir it is cited that only one huudrmi marriage licenses were i su in Luzerne conri during I'ebruaty « f ■' i- year against 2"i7 iu FebruHry, VMij. Geor fi M <1 s-nart, Exovutor < f James L. Ii• ■ hi, deet i-» ii wilt >ell »■ Public Sale t-a'iir'-.Y, Ma:cli atith, iW-1 at tlm ( ourt Hobs" i'j tii-; Borough of Danville, Pa., nt t\vo o'. iock iu the afteruoon tiil that i vin tn\>. n lot of laud in t«ie First Waid of Dauvilh, Pa., upon wliioh is i'terlel a Two Story l<raiuo D«<>!lnts House and ;< Frainn IJarj, 1 eiog No. II East Front street. Also all that certain tra< t oi laud known as the Idontour Count* Fair Ground,' .attaining <•! acres more or loss, beautifully .luait-d and vveli ailaptetl for a Park. About 40 acrei under cutivatioj. Mouti?omory co.i ty lias adojiied a coat of arms «nihl • of tbe < onn ty's prc.-ciuineuco in manufacturing and agrieu! ere and had i» em blazoned on the walls ot the new court house It is tie fir-t couuty ii. tha country to do so iiud tliu id«a expected to prove popular. State Huj l N. rfcliaelTer of Pub lic lustructio i bas loinouneed several rtafs f «.t' f (I'irai school examina tion. At Blociiishurt: tii'O Milleisvilb they will le If'ld ell Juno 2C and 23, lesiec ivdy. IT IS A HATTER rM \m ** t~ y , '-V- - -C • ~r.- ■ •' -. . <>i #VW IMihriil jii y i 0111 Ittl A 7 1 "THIS COl NTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WIT 11 ITS OWN PRODUCTION" VOL. 10. Tv. o Spans Remain—A Twenty-Nine Foot Flood Which Discounts the Floods of 1865 and of 1875—Large Portion of the Town Under Water. I The worst that was predicted for [ Danvi!l.' has < 01110 to i-a-s The im pending flood has broken 100-e aud swept down n;• n us. L'hu high wat ers of lS'Ja and IST.", have been dupli j catnd and again as on the latter of ! those two memorable events the bridge which spanned the river hetwwn this' ciry and Hotuii Danville has been swept away. It was about 8:15 o'clock yo.-terday j afternoon when the Water Work for the third time sound*.d tho signal that-: the ice was tuoving. Few people as they rashel to the river dreamed that the shrill whittle was sounling the" knoll of the bridge which for nearly j ijO years had »o faithfully served hu manity. The same great mass oC humanity 1 brought out by the whistle 111 the lore- , noon ag;»in lin-'d t'.ie river bank. J'he j water leiche l !he foot m »rk an 1 tho ice was running rapid'y. Then .v'us still roo 11 foe ;< T ie of some five feet b 'toiv the bri lg • seemed in any j ••sjit-cial danger. No on- was prepar- j «d, tlierefore. for what followed. \s (inri"K toe forcuoou the ic< • around against ih« piors with tecrificj: lorct and uow aud th 11 a large cake ) 1 was throwu u;i aiiaiust the si I waik 1 At about half past 8 tho plauk sheet- , 1 itig ot the se:ou I pier from t le South , Danville side w is ripped from its fast j oiling aud fell into the liver. 1 lie ] liinr, which was liuilt of .-tones l.ud dry, lu'ing thus exposal to the grind ing acli_>u o£ the ice -non began 10 crumble, la faii view ot the pcoj-.<• on this eide ol tho river it wuui to ■ pieces. A few iuinut( s I,it r a mighty sonni' as of crashing tirnb r.- ren:, tno an-;: at 1 crv 'vent aji trom tho cro.vd as the bridge still holding intact was a. in jwit o-' 11 >»« at tit 3 pjiai wli°r.• it w • rubbed of its support. For at l-;.-t a :]uarLer of an hour it hung iu th posit!-an, tho watr :r.eiu\\hilo risi'i higti' r aud ihe force 01 the ice being i .i"li r to rer-:si. It . »i »; f !y 4 o""!oeli w'o-n I- e Ji.-t s'jujj, >• It • '1 was 'he s. 00 1 i t iho oth; r t-n l. !'• 11 into tho river, c.; re' ! 11' d slightly and halt bar; d airo*i - 1 tie !• •• slowly Ho.ittidaway. TwOoth<*< spans, almost iusianlly f • flowed s:it lU'l tl 0 tlt.lf In i IXM' 1 I 0 r !. 1 ' but • >tt di-fHuee down the stream \>h :i the only 5' a". 1 mmitiag at the oth r ■•n.l lost i-s hold aad full into t!:„ riv r. This l-f' but three spans of slse whole bridge, which were at t-iiis iurt, )ne of these a few initiates after -1 j'.-'ock wis carried away. The two which rumaij :d still held on to the 1 _.iors «t a late hour i >t niche. At- no time did the i •• rea-:h tile ho: tutu of 1 he bridge and it was cl \r < ly ow ing to the arc conditio,! of •or pierr tint th" bridg was or.abb to maiiitu 'i its npreiua y against the •,;e. The lo'iog f];an h\ hel l it iva until the pierg were cat 10 yieces I.v tht iC uml nit a! 1 The live spasa wile cirr;e'l a coti »itlerai>lrt distance d-wn the sl.ciin aad at nightfall wen still visible t!n snie of the he id of the rive.. Th-. of tho bridge i- regard d a» a uilaiiiity to Danville and as il e '.in 1 ly jhi ttractare tamlikil into tlio riv- ■ r expressious of r«al regret were i h aril on everv side. A tew minutes before i-iglit o'clock the vvnter rose to tho lieight (if 2H •eet, «.«x inches, which is probably liiglier than in lther 18(5,1 or IH7o. Wlii'U ttie high water mark was r-aUnd the Wiier Works wore in _:rave peril. The water not omy I streamed into th - pumping roam j through 1 hnndr. d a/eratitres in t 1 e wal's, but poared in throngh a door oil a lcvtl with the se 0:1:] story which was always regarded a- oat of the way of 'lie blithest flood. The pomp room was raj iilly being ' lied with water, when the pa-np-. wore -iojipe 1 in I ho.ie praeticiflv »b -ttiiioned of' Having tie' idaut. Fortuu »tely the tide, j :si then turned and the •vater in a f w minutes fell ue trlv two • et,which made it possible to msuin non'ipitig. From 2<? feet at 1 p. m. the rivet ;• • c -i> i.;, id'v 11 before five o'clock if <vas at 'il feet. This *vas a !i 'ghr of a'er whi- h brought a rff.uu of ecu c:rioa• which orovailed in 1^75 porli us of tl < bir-'ti-h w submerged and core, t if famtiiei wee ririvou from tlcir honns. The livor breaking over 111.? 1 above 1 h« borongli -erji; flonde I all the! ;rea s i.He V 4.1 srre-.n m l toi'ov. ii. i h c it:>! oe ■ , . 0.. '. •!*•■ IV ]f o*v• t ■■ ; h !i .n of e .w : i. Mahonnii! C;vc'-,. lar ..ul " it »a:i, curly in tho afternoon flooded the Reading Iron Works, Northiinib : and and We-t Hetiier «• rve»» In th •'I, i ■ e. *Ver?»- v," 1 ' ' h: 1.1 ' | ' ' ■ 1 The cellars were flooded early in the : d >v, if not during tho night before. It was not until after -I o'clock, how over, that the water made it-, appetir -1 auco on the stre t and pav .nents. As ' ilarknesi closed down the water iu the I street was nearly three feet deep and 'extended from John Misenhart"s nieit i mark, t 10 Dloom Tlie novel j sight wis witnessed of bo»ts plying | backwards and foiwar.ls on Mill street, rescuing peojiltj and removing | good-. In the upper end of the Borough the | ! conditions were most alarmiiiii. On 1 East Market street tho water extended down nearly as far as Railroad street. From Nassau to tho upper end of the j Horough there were few houses whose' tirt-t stories were not flooded, the wat- i erin many instances reaching half way to the ceiling. The same s f ate of affairs prevailed on the Eastern end> j ot' Front, Gr.iud aud Cooper streUs, i 011 Faur-t, Mowrey and Honeymoon ste ts and at r! e lower ends of Na-sau, Railroad and Iron streets. More than . a hnudred families ia all were affect ed. Houses throughout tho flooded s et io ,s generally wete vacated and streets for long distances were aband- . oned. A nntnbar of families wore giv en shelter in i'riuity Lutheran Ohurcli. I Others were kindly taken care of by ; hospitable people in other parts of; town. All the territory between East j M&rkct strt-et aud John R. Binnett'Sj farm was submerged presenting the appearance of a lake. At the Stove \Vorks th water reached np into tlie II ior of lie warehouse and flooded tlie] moulding 100111. The water rushed down the D. L & \\. railroad like a river b arlng large e tl-os of i-e and sweeping every thing j i);.fore it. At ti eD. L it W. station tile flood played havoc with tho t> le gta;'!i i ..-tramon's, pajersand other j vnluablos. In itie oflice it ro.e us higfi as a man's head. The residents along L twer Mulberry street fare ! very bally. io most ins- , r 111 -ks tho water being on the first fl ;or 10 1 oft 11 lying several fe t deep. \t tiie lower end ot the Bjiough the i r w.»s -) d co. A ooase on the r'v.rroad b-do'jgiui to Miss Clar t He»ver was carried from its founda-» tion. A hnu'e in the meadow a little further down belonging to Robert M- rri- w <s idso swept a way. Tlie wat ■: wis ;iuches rlepii in tho lower; part of West Mahoning street, which it is said, was never known to have! occurre i before. j Shortly after 8 o'clock la«t night the ! waters began to recede aud by 11: o'clock the river bad fallen at hast 10: fe.-c bob. v ! - higtcst 111 irk. The sud- | dun drop was acc3unt> d for 011 the the- l ory tli 't the ice gorge below town had hrok a 'act which was verified by a dispatch received from Sunbury later, i wbjeli that the ice had passed ..ut oft ■ North IJ-a.ich bearing with it ili.-ic .puts which had 1 if» jh under i he 1\ nnsj lvania railroad bridge wi:h safety. Ther ■ was mucli alnrm 111 Sajburv when it WH.S leagued that the bridge hero had been taken and was ou its way do MI (lie stream. This gave place 10 a fcf-ling of gieal reltef when the ice t.as-ed oft' so nicely and tlie chan nel became clear. Tinoe spans of the doub'e wooden bridge bei ween Snnbury and North-! umberland were also carried away by the flood. When tiie inhabitants ot Dan ville re- j tired on Tuesday night it was with the thought of high water on their j 1 minds at d whan they arose yesterday | morning it was with tiie expectation of seeing developments in the flood; situation which wou'd firing matters : ; to a crisis. They had not long to wait, j From tho hour of midnight on, the | river had baon rising at the rate of nearly four inches per hour. At about 10 o'clock it stood at '-i'i feet and was ri.sinij steadily. At, about 10:4•"» tbo j whistle at the water works sounded. It blew loud and long. There was not a mau, woman or child iu Dan.- j villo but understood tho import of that sound. It meant thit tlie ice was tnov.ng In tinctively tho mass of peo ple rushed into the street and directed their steps toward the river. It was I an anxious and excited throng, which 1 materially 1 from every quarter aud j St.-lore the whistle had ceased to blow j : the • t all about the entrance to llie : bridge was packed while the river ' i)mk fr en bdow the water works to !hiie street was line 1 with people It i> s if.- to -. iv tin the sp .etacle of the mot. ig • a w n w i ue-se I by at least oue-lniif of the town's population. With tlie exception of a s nail space cle 1 red tiel iw the iiridg • it was the first movement ot tlie ice which had 1 occurred hero this season. Owing to tie imm *ns" thi -kn-ss of the ire and '1 O » , i'|V( With a slow aud uniform motion the DAXVILI.K. PA.. THUKSDAY MAItCII 10 HMH. j ponderous mass of ice intact from shore to shore moved down upon the bridge. It was only when it struck the piers that the ice broke and it was at these points that the most interest- J ing sight presented itself, j Tho ice broke up into immense cal.es revealing a thickness which ex ceeded three feet. As tho great masses each many tous in weight climbed up j over the piers and fell back into tho j river, an accompanying tremor quito ! perceptible on the sidewalk ran j through the eutire structure. Bridge watchman E. K. Halo was lon the spot to warn people against go ing upon tlie sidewalks. His warning along with the notices posted of the ' same import were generally e'fective : and there wero few comparatively who had the temerity to loiter upon tho j sidewalk while the ice was moving. Tiie daugor on tho bridge was well j illustrated during the slight movement yesterday. At three different piers the ; ice masses were driven up against the I sidewalk tearing away the timbers. ;At the second pier from the South Danville side a big ice c ike was ■ thrown upon tho top of the pier, which ' I displaced the joist under the sidewalk, ! tore away the railing aud a portion of the floor, leaving hut thre-i planks, to 1 walk upon. At othef places tho rail- I ing was broken and planks turn up. i Duriug the afternoon the upper side walk of tin bridge was nailei up ex cluding people altogether. Shortly after 11 o'clock the ice stop- ; i ped. The portion that bad moved did ; little more than to fill tho open space ' I below the bridge and exteuded less than a half a mile down the stream. The ice started from opposite the llos : pital for the Insane, leaving the Koar nig Creek gorge intact. The river still continued to rise rapidly and when the ice stopped the water had marly reached the twenty four foot mark. The crowd quietly dispersed to await the next develop ment of what promised to be a very eventful day. CONSIDERABLE DAM AGE SUSTAINED i How the Merchants Happened to be Caught —Tiie Aftermath. There was scarcely a merchant along i ' Mill street from the canal to Bloom , | street but sull'ired to some extent from i ; the flood. They had been put to so | much inconvenience by the tardy flood that they became weary of constant; preparation and on this occasion they ! decided to wait until the flood was a ; : certainty before tiny began to remove i their goods fro u the liist floor. Herein they made a mistake as tho water yesterday came with a rush and | did uot give them time to make much j prepa-ation. J. I''. Tooley aa 1 Toooy j I it Henning were the most unfortunate, 1 a heavily loaded counter in tho form- J er's store upsetting and a t iblo con- | tainins choice goods in tho latter establishment breaking down. Tooey & Henuing estimato their loss at j jsotneflO. Mr. Tooley's 10-is is not J much less. J. W. Lore, jeweler, sus tained considerable Io«s as did also J. hf. Cole, S. J. Wot liver and others. Bloch & Benzbach were also losers to j a considerable extent. Tho Atlantic I Refining Company was almost flooded out and is a heavy loser. When the water was at its greatest height both Mr. Hartman's residence and the Silk Mill seeiued in great dan ger, as they were surrounled with water and the huge ico jam tlieu pass ing seemed to lie at their very doors. Mr. Hartuian says the water did uot reach any further than the ongine room, where the largo 86-ineh driving belt was damaged aud will have to be replaced. Ho will have everything repaired and in running order in 24 hours. By ton o'clock last uight the flood jed sections of town wero practically ! dry, the cellars of course, remaining | flooded. All about town have b< eu deposited immense cakes of ice wcigh- I ing many tons, which in some inst | a rices bombarded the dwellings badly and did much damage. Cue of these large ice ctkes lies on tho pavement in front of Davi 1 Shelhart's store; I another one iu front- of the St. Elmo Hot I. There is a big deposit of smal ler ice cakes in front of the store of Harry Etlenbogen & Brother. Now that a ceaseless agitation is ou as to what is commonly referred to as " the divorce e\ il" question in the United States it is interesting to le.irn so nethiiii of the divorce system of Ctnada, where in IU years only (iit divorces have been granted—the re mark ildy small av-rage of two di ..)"cs i>• i lit s>nm | eriod 70(1,- •• * >- " e. i; gr.uitt <t in the e th remarkably large average of more than 20,000 divorces | a year. I BLOCH & BENZBACH HEAVY LOSERS | Bic Siock of Finished Goods Ruined by the Flood. Probably tho heaviest losers oil Mill street are Messrs. Bloch & Ueuzbaoli, proprietors of tlie knee pants factory. Their iactory was filled with finished goods, woolen", etc. Tbe water r:smg ,as rapidly as it did gave them no op portnuity to f:et their immense 'stock out of tbe way. They employed a nuni i bi>r of iiieo and had removed a great I portion of tbe goods to tbe western j end of tbe factory which is a foot low i er thau the front. They worked ututor | great iliili-nlty not having any light, and succeeded in suing mach flush ed stock, piece goods, tc. While every ■ effort was being made to savo the stock, however, the water burst op.m the Center street and Mill street, doers simultaneously, tbe water at the same i time coming through iho floor. In a ] few moments all bands bad to g°t out : of tbe building and it was a great risk evou at that time. ! The loss to tbe stcok, machinery, etc., could uot b asi rt lined yester day. The factory will lie m operation HUaiu early next wee I. TIERCHANTS RAPIDLY CLEANING UP No Big Losses Reported —Business Re sumed Yesterday. The Danville Merchants doing busi ness in the flooded districts were hard at work early yesterday morning and though tiie stores presented a most sorry appo irauco.the proprietors were woiking with a will and before night most of them were ready to do busi- j ness again. One of tbe heavy losers on Mill street is the American Stock Co. Mr. Goldman, tbe proprietor, had every thing out of the way, but a counter piled high with ladies' waists, expen sive underwear, notions, etc., was up s"t and the goods thrown into the wat er. Mr. Goldman places bis 10.-s at about S2OO. J. W. Lore, tbe jeweler, sustained quite a 10.-s also. Tho water earne in to this store from the front and rear an J much damage was done to fix - tales. At Maters' restaurant tho water was over tho bar. This building was j.rob ably ttie lowest in the flooded Mill strrct district and it i*ot the water from the creT* and river together. The alleyway along tho building was li'.;e a raging cr ( e!(. Mr. Maier not only sustains lo c s at tlift restaurant but will have a heavy loss in the resid ence. His carpets ate entirely ruined. Though nearly all the merchants in this district are losers from to s2')o yet they are very thankful that tbe flood was no worse. Under the cir cumstances more loss could have been easily sustained and more damage done. By tomorrow nil signs of a Hood in tbe stores will 1 ave disappeared. LOW Eli MUUSEkkY STREET ktiSl DENTS A trail of misery a ..1 loss follows tbe flood on Lower Mulberry street from one eud to the other. Kveti at the worst tho resident on the .street never dreamed ut anj hiug so tern ble A slow back wa' -- was ail they liad ever experienced, always giving them an opportunity t > remove lie ;e --hol l effects au I ev ythiug out of harm's way. Instead ji' that a terrific current swept through th > street,com iug from ull sources aoti emptied into Mill street. Porches, do:>i\s hjus - hold effects float'J down and many residents had to bo la»eu lrotn th jir homes in boats. The current was very swift and those who plied to and fro in boats bad a hard time of it. In nearly every house th >ro was some loss. Those who were able to se cure help succeeded in removing their effects to upper stories but iu many cases great loss was sustained. At the residence of Siuion Dreifuss corner of Pine and Mulberry streets, the water on the first floor was nearly six feet in height. Though the house hold effects had been removed the loss was heavy. At tbe residence ot Justice of the Peace Bare the water attained a height ot over five foet on the first floor. Mrs. A. U. MoOoy was amo.ig the heaviest losers on this street. The accumulation of mud left by tbe water is most discouraging. In some homes there is a deposit of 4 or 5 incheajwid it is very bard to remove. Refuse of all kinds has been deposited and the cleaning up process on this thoroughfare will bo very slow. Where Flowers are Blooming. \V. B. Rhodes returned to this city last evening after a several month's sojourn in Natchez, Miss. By taking the trip when he did Mr. Rhodes escaped altogether our remark able, "old fashioned" winter, which formed an experience, pleasant or oth erwise, which will linger in tbe mem ory of bis northern friends as long as tiiev live. While the people of this latitude weie shivering among the ice packs Mr. Rhodes has been reveling amid the delights of a southern win ter, which is something akin to spring time here. When be left NntHiez last Sunday m<i:ni»K the thermometer registered fi."i decrees. The robins and the blue birds we'e singing, flowers were abloom and garden truck was growing knee high. i DISIAL AFlEßlfllH (IF THE GREAT RECORD Hi FLOOD Imposing Scene on the River Front. Heavy Losses Sus tained by Stove Works and Atlantic Refining Company, how the I). L. & VV. Fared It any of our ol«l residentsentertain i oil any doubts as to whether or not tho Mood of Wednesday was as bad as any ! that visitod Dinville iu t!ie past,alter a short stroll about town Thursday morning to view the aftermath they must have decided to yield the palm to the great flood of ISXM. The waters had receded, but on ev ery side there wero mud and ice and rums—mud which covered the floors and was pasted on tho walls of the buildings flooded, ice in great pond er JUS masses which blocked the streets and lav at the very threshold of the | dwellings, and ruins which bespoke! great pecuniary loss and indicated how much time would be required to re place the damage done. It was at points on the river front that the most imposing spectacle ; presented itself and showed the fuil peril faced when the terrible ice gorge burst upon u-\ At tin extreme east ern end of Cooper street t.!ie dwelling j of Willard Myers was cut to pieces, while that of John Wertman adjoin- | ing is bent out of pjrpoudicular aud twisted and splintered so that it will have to be torn down. The residence • id Mr. Myers received the full brunt ! of the ice gorge, which was shoved up over the river bank. The cakes of ice ; half as large as the house itself lifted , the ha tiding from its foundation and cut away the eutire lower story,loav- | ing the upper part resting upon the ' ice. Both the Myers and the Wert- j man families fortunately had vacated the house and removed the goods from the first story. Yesterday Mr. Myers j was engaged in removing his furnit ure from the bed rooms ui led by the ; great ice jam which reacheJ as high as the second story. There was a great deal of damage i doue at the corner of Mowrey and Cooper streets. John Springer's barn nearly new, was carried away and thrown over against Israel Dimmick's hous",which had a very close call and | is entirely shut in by huge ice masses which reach to the second story. All about- this point the water stood on the lirst floor of the houses 4}u feet deep, which represents a depth from •the level of che street of at least eight leet. One end of Hugh Pursel's bain , is staved in. At ilie lower end of tlie borough the, scene baffles description. i'roin in front of Burgess Pursoll'a residence down along the river resting against the very front of the houses Which stand back a hundred feet or more from the river bank there is a deposit of ic« made up of masses many over five foot thick. Those who suffered the most at this poiut wore Henry Kavanaugh, Jacob Stewart, II uriso i Siiutt, Mrs. S. C. Hal J and George Cross. There was three feet of water in each of these dwellings while not on • escaped in jury. At Kavanaugh's an immense ice e.iku was deposited against tho front door and the back porch was lifted j i'rom its foundation; at Harrison! Shutt's the porch was wrecked and at | George Gross'a cotuor of the house! was knocked iu. .lust outside of John Marshall's house ou tiie arc lot there h, ail ice cake solid aud clear, which measures »5 feet !> inches through. ' Nearby is another huge mass 35 feet square which measures ti feat 7 inches in thickness. At the Atlantic Heffuing Oompauy the loss may reach SIOOO. In tho office the water reached to the ceiling. Two hu idred empty barrels valued at $1 a piece were carried off. Cue of the large tanks containing 500 gallons of torch oil was moved on its foundations j which caused the connection to break as a result of which the entire con-j tents were lost. The double dooiH of tho ware house were broken iu and i much other damage doue. Tin Danville Stove Manfacturing Company ha-; sustained a heavy loss It is too early to raach a reliable esti mate. but it will amount to several thous ind dolUrs. There is not ade partment of the woiks but what has i been affected and will be ciippled for; weeks to come. Groat pains had been taken to prepare for a flood. All the stoves had been removed from the lirst floor of the warehouse and the plate raised to what was considered a safe height. But the flood broke all precedent and in the warehouse rose to a height of 5 feet 8 inches As a consequence it caught hundreds of tons of plate a well as nick led parts of the stoves which were stored away ready for mounting. All the plate will have to bo re mi I led and the nickled work done over. The mounting room was full of stoves just completed an i ready for shipping, all of winch are ruined as stoves and will have to be torn down an 1 the plate r 'inillod. Til' nickeling department is i : a mo.-t d qdorahle shape. The va'uablo dynamo, it is believed is ruiued aud the nickeling solution,which represents great value I'iSTA MUSI IKI > IX 1855 ' is totally lost. It is in the foundry, however, wh<-ra | the ruin ij most complete. The mould- j ers, over seventy inn imber, had jn t I completed their day's work when the; water hor-t upon tli- in. The scene I presented in that del lrtnunt yest'-r-j day morning was one well caleul Uej j to discourage tho stoutest heart. Mix-! Ed with tho saud was a deposit of so t j mud which clung tot ie flasks and pit-} (terns, while the plac* was so damp! and uncomfortable as to be unfit to loiter iu. It is here that as great aj loss as any will bo snstainad, as nt i only are tbe workman's tools all car- ■ l ied away, but the p»tterns are ruin- ( ed a:rd the floors was he 1. It may be | several weeks bffore it will be dry | enough in the foundry to get new j floors in shape and tore ume wor';. j Tho condition of affai sin this depart j incut must cause great loss of time which will be very unfortunate for j the compauy at present,as mauy larg) shipments are booked. A oar load of stoves was to have beeu sent away yes-! terday. The entire »tock of flasks, many, i thousands iu number, stored in the; yard east of the Stove Work--, weiej swept away by tho flood. A thousand 1 or more were scattered over John R | Bennett's fields, but by far tbe largest bulk was carried down the D. L. & : W. track and deposited on tbe crossing j at Railroad street,uearly blocking tbe j j entrance to the Clock factory. Anoth- \ | er lot was deposited ou the grounds < 112 | tbe Danville Rolling Mill Company, j while others were carried down to tbe! lower end of town. A large force of men were employe 1 j Thursday in gathering up the flasks and tbe D. L. & W. pusher and a car i were employed in hauling them baclt to tbe works. It will be several days I before they will all be got back to the yard and many will never be recover-1 I ed. It will be several days before there will be any traffic on the D. L. & W. ' railroad. The road is blocked as per haps never bofore in its history. Tbe ; obstructions upon the track in this ■ | city alone are sufficient to hold up; trains for days. The railroad at Mahoning Creek i i j completely torn up. One of tho rails ; vjilong with the heavy girder support- j frig it is lifted three feet and held i.i I that po-ition by railroad ties aud oth er timber which were rammed under neat hbyti e force of tbe flood. Tbe track uow hangs at an incline of 23 degrees. All along the course heavy ice cakes lie upou tho tracks, but it i oetween tbe station and Railroad; -treef that tho sceut discounts any thing ever seen before. Mauy of the ice masses here are a large as any seen on the river bar ; attesting th ■ depth aud velocity ot tbe current which swept down th« railroad. The entire track is covered and at many places the big cakes lis ou top of each I other. Tbe coal bouse wlii h stood east of the station was carrier down tbe track nearly as far as Church street aud t.li ed over against a teh graph pole. At Church street the wat >r was i.t lea>t seven feet deep ou the track. Time I freight cars which stood ou tho siding east of the crossing were carried down the track fully two hundred feet and .one of them was upset. The turntable was lifted out of its s- cket. and earri : ed fully one hundred feet where it was ' deposited plump on theßailroad street I crossing. Tie turntable at that point j acted a- a tmrrier, which held up the j flasks from the stove works aud much i debris, all of which were piled up around the clock factory in a proiuis- ! cuous mass. Pumping Out the Water. It was iuipossiblo to hold school in j the Second Ward bui'ding yesterday owing to the flood which left the cel -lir tilled with water. The Borough, lire engine was brought into ret)nisi - j tio'i yesterd ly to pump out the water so that tho fires e tuhl be started and j tbe building dried out. Caused Much Damage. A hn ft in the water plug at the i conn r of Mill and Center street caus ed much aunovanee during the Tully j • ■ tire yesterday "fti rnoon. it was lin- j possible to shut the water off and the hose bad to bo detached, the water pouring into the street. It was neces- ' sarv to shut the water off at tbe Water Works for a short time in order tore- j i pair the tlatnape. j Installed Fire Extinguisher. A Stempel Fire Extinguisher has j i been installed in tho Danville Post! Office. This is indeed a wise move, as there is no place where so much j valuable matter, is exposed. A sudden bin/ ni.j»-lif be quickly extinguished, with si h a device as the Stempel. which if permitt?! to gain even a I small headway might destroy a lot o' j mail matter. i JOB PRINTING The ortice of the AMERICAN being f'urnisl ed with a large assortment of job letter and , fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher an nounces to tie public that he is prepared a: all times to ex cute in the n< atest manner JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds ruid Description THE ICE GORGE HAS A OVED OUT lea Still lutact at 81, uisbiirg, Bat River Falli'g. Advices from up tho river would stem to indicate tit:: the worst is ov i er. Tho ice lias mn ed from Rupert down. George lieit. yder of tliis city 1 was up as far us th* Aniuierman farm jan 1 was an eye wit' 333 of the break j ing up of (he gorge t that point. The ice coming duu made its ap ; pearance at Danvilb about 11 o'clock, and was heralded hj the blowing of | rlic whistle at the Water Works. A large crowd rushed t ) the river expect ing to see the two remaining spans of ! the river bridge go, ut they were dis appointed, as not withstanding the fierce assauit of the ccthey held tiieir own. List evening the ie was still iutact , at Bloomsburg, but the river was fall j ing rapidly. The Hast Bloomsburg bridge promises to 8' rvive the season's floods, although it h .d a ciose call, i Two of the spans arc moved over two feet on the piers aid raised nearly three feet, while the piers are badly damaged. CATAWISSA BRIDGE CARRIED AWAY i The new iron bridge at Catawissa, which was affected by the January flood, was cairied away yesterday. Two spans were taken at 3 o'clock in i the afternoon and tli J remaining three spans were swept away at 9 o'clock. . The trestliug ou the Pennsylvania railroad at Catawiss;i built as a temp orary structure ton place the bridge destroyed last summer was also car | rind away along with four heavily Joaded cars placed tpon it to hold it i down. At Bloomsburg the river attained the height of 3l> feet, which was five feet higher than dur ng the January flood. A largo portion of tho town was submerged, full? 400 families be ing affected. The bridge, however, remains iutact. All the industries of I tho town have baen obliged to shut i down. At 12 o'clock last night the ' river was falling slowly. TULLY'S HOTEL DAMAGED BY FIRE Interior of BuilJiug : adly Damaged by Fire and Vater. Thomas Tolly's h el on North Mill street wast.dally i ined by li ; aid water yesterday atu .uoon. The res taurant, which is it: lie basement, bad been flood, d ou We' H>d»y with near ly five loet ot watei iklr Tully bad the pi ace pumped o> yesterday morn ing and a fire was uilt. A strong draught vra« kept o. and about three o'clock the l ifter-. n>-d*r the plaster ing on tho third Up of the building near this chimney ght fire. Tho hutel stands : st tithe Con tinental Hose Hons' and it was not long before the vt.-it was turned on. The lire was a hard "ue to fight and a large portion of the root had to be torn away before th» firemen could do effect ivo work. Tin building wbie' is owned by Mrs Peter I'ieas, was b.ily damaged by : water n:id the inutil 'ing necessary to get at the blaze. Ti.is loss is covered by insurance. Mr. 'tully's household | effects were totally uined by water. ! Not a room escaped, whole build ing bring completer flooded. Mr. j Tullv carried no insi ranee. ON BO \RD A Letter From Mr. Ld.imaster to Frunds iu Bamille. We are making rea ty to start, with SOO delegates. The! ais great <xc te- I ment and confusion incident to get ting ready. Everybcdy seems to be iu good health and spirits. The boat is a magnificent one. The lay is delightful. Best wishes to Danv lie friends. Will I write more later. The Lord bo with all friends during tlitse days of separa i tion. Truly WM. D. LAUIfASTER, Geo. Sec. Lost no Bridges. | County Commissioner C. W. Cook i yesterday stated that so far as he was able to learn Montour County had not I sustained the 10-s of a siugle bridge |by Monday's flood. Every stream was unusually high, but. the bridges main tained their supremacy. This is all the more remarkable considering tho loss su-tained by neig iboriug countits hrough high water. Theodore Hagenbu.h of Lime Ridg sp nt Sunday with Danville friends.
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