The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-07-30


were swept away, causing damage Of
$4,000. The store and dwelling Of Will
liam y. Collier were also swept away
His loss will aniosDt to about $40, 600.
John Kavanaugh lost two housed, val.
iued at s., 600; William McKcnzie two
houses, valued 1t So 900; Charles Wal.
iemeyer ono house, valued at $780,
The stock 10 the lumber yard OF Edward
A. Talbot was also washed away. eau
I.sing damage ofabout 81 500 fnmost
all Of the houses referred to as having
been washed away the occupants are
left destitute, having saved nothing but
the clothing upon their bodies.
az ElysyilIe. about Eve miles above
Ellicott City, the food was also destruc.
live. Mr.. Carey, proprietor Of Elys-
vile cotton mill, lost quite heavily.
The packing house Of the factory, Is.
gcthes with about 100 bales or cotton.
stable, &c, wished away. and The eas
house, and the machinery 10 the card
ing room, materially damaged. The
dam of The factory, erected at very
heavy expense, was partially destroyed,
which il Is stated was the cause of the
river rising so rapidly. Mr. Ga ey's
loss IS estimated at from $4,000 10
sl0G 600.
About half a mile from EIysyilIe, 10
the direction o. Ellicott City, The dwell.
ing house, blacksmith and wheelwright
shops Of Nathaniel Holm were washed
away. A lot Of wagons, tools, &c. went
with the buildings loss about IS 900.
Two bridges belonging 70 the Baltimore
aud Ohio Railroad, at this point, aud
the lIollifeld bridge, on the old Fred.
crIck road, were also carried away.
From official sources il l. learned tina.
the damage TO the Baltimore aud Ohm
Railroad, on the main stem, Is very
severe. a series Of washes occurred
between lllchestcr, some thirteen miles
froia Baltimore, and Frederick June.
ton, tearing out the track, washing
away bridges aud eulvcrts and causing
the fall Of entertainments for distance
Of about thirty five miles. This will Of
course pecessitase suspension Of t-avcl
on the ma n stem for few days. On
the Washington Branch no injury was
done, the various trains arriving and
departing on time.
The destruction Of property Ia baltimore
I county hAs been immense. There is scarce.
/ y bridge over stream Of any consdera.
bic size standing. Roads have been torn TO
| pseceA, fences been carried AwRy by the rush
| Of waters, hundrrds OF acres Of cats, cut and
ready for binding, swept away, while the
crossing corn has everywhere been prostrat.
I cd. Never before in the mcmory Of any
/ citizen Of the couniy haze the many streams
/ intervening that section been 50 swollen.
Jones' Falla, tho Little Ganpowsler, Herring
Ron, Dwynn's Falls. The Beaver Dams.
Western Run, &c, usually quiet streams,
wcr8 converted into perfect torrents, and Il
V ealimatcd that two millions Of dollars
I would nog repair the injury along their banks.
AcroanIs from Frederick representa- that,
although there was no iOsa If life, the dam.
ago 70 property will reach million - dol.
lars Tins arose from the Sudden overflow
I o. CAROLS creek, 4 stream which paesss
( through that city, Among the losses are the
following The extensive lanyard OF Mr..
baHs1 was complately cleared ont. aa wcll
/ ~ that o. MT. Ionts. MGR lively stable,
together with q number Of valuable horsos.
Bcekley bakery, aad other buildings, the
names Of whose owners could not DO lean.
81, have been entiFely destroyed, besides
| liar 4 keafef's luml,er gard and 10. of
I furniture. All tho bridges across the creek
have been carried away, entirely di.c0nneet
I ing the southern and eastern portion Of the
city from the remainder TIE damage. Il
g estimated, viii anoeat 10 fully $1,000.
600. Bel0w the iown large and numerous
crops Of wheat and earn have lsesn swept
away, ard oil the mill darts Ia Bash Creek
Valley have been washed 0ni.
IN Montgomery coubty the food wAs also
very Destructive The roads we're badly
washed, Farm produce destroyed. stock chr.
ried away. Re. George Ellicolt, Dr., lost
nearly everything upon his farm IN the way
OF proiace and stock, including p tons III
hay, no sheep, - hogs and large number.
Of hoFSes and cattle.