One hundred years ago, an unseasonable February thaw was causing havoc on the Don River. The river's icy crust began to break up, causing ice jams and flooding from Gerrard Street East all the way down to the harbour. Homes and factories near the riverbanks were flooded. A woman and her dog had to be rescued from a stranded taxi cab, and Public Works employees were forced to rapidly relocate 85 cart horses from a works yard belonging to the City. The Canadian Pacific Railway's Don Station, on the west side of the river just below Queen Street, was quickly surrounded by large slabs of ice, and train service had to stop until the following afternoon. Two days later, the Globe reported that the river had receded and trains were back in service, thanks in part to the Toronto Public Works Department, who had hauled the large blocks of ice out of the way and stacked them neatly beside the river. Globe and Mail Fonds 1266, Item 4633. #TOHistory #TorontoHistory #TorontoArchives #DonRiver