Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-12-30 | Page 1 | A Mammoth Edition, Flood in Pennsylvania

FLOOD IN PENNSYLVANIA Heavy Rainfall Inundates the Country Coun-try Around Lancaster Lancaster Pa Dec 2hA heavy rainfall rain-fall has been continuous in this section slnco lust evening All the streams In time county arc swollen greatly beyond their volume and Conestogu creak has overflowed 1U banks to an extent unknown un-known hi recent years The bridge crossing cross-ing this stream Englesidc Is threatened with destruction and trafllc on time Lan oastcrStrasburg railway of which time bridge la a link hag been suspended The bridge has begun to move and It is believed will bo washed away It was erected seventylive years ago High water at the plant of the Lancaster Lancas-ter Electric Light company at Rockhlll on time Conestoga affected the system and sections are In darkness tonight The Susquelianna river Is rising rapidly rapid-ly The tracks of the Port Deposit Columbia railroad at this point arc submerged sub-merged and much apprehension is felt for property on lowlying ground At Bald Friar farther down the rivera river-a landslide has occurred covering the tracks at Columbia and Marietta The river has not yot risen sufficiently to cause alarm