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

No. "a, John Plnmmef, conductor, and
Wm. Bloodgood driver, 10 passing from
Gay street brid g, was caught bS the
flood when opposite Harrison street -
The body was lilaei BY the force 81 the
current from the track, and carried
rapidly down Harrison stroet, until il
rcaehcd The coruor Of Fayelte, where
It lodged against The restaurant Of Mr.
John English Tho driver nnnaxcd
70 loosen bis team and tbs horses we're
saved. There was lady and two gen.
tlcmcn ID the car at the time; the
Former was rescued BY means Of rope
thrown 10 her Is The car swept down the
street; the male passengers we're res.
cucd BY lady ID the house against
which the ear lodged, she helping them
out From the second story window.
a huge quantity Of sugar was stored
on The wharves by which the waters Of
the flood passed, and il is estimated that
fully one hundred. aud iiity hogsheads
have been swept away, involving the
loss Of large amount Of money.
EEIicorT CRY AND THE COUNTIES
The great food in the Patapsco river
al Ellicott City was unprecedented, and
very destructive Of lives aud property
Communication between the Baltimore
county aud Howard county sides Of tbs
river has been cut off BY the raging
torrent, aud so many bridges have been
destroyed that railway travel has been
suspended Within Che recollection Of
she Oldest inhabitants the rise Of water
has never reached within ten feet ol
what il did to-day.
GambFiil's lower Patapsco -four mil
has bcet entirely swept away, aud with
Il two men, one named VIM Steel and
che other 49, Snydcr. Mr.. Steel was
afterwards seen clinging 70 a log, aud
il i said was saved Gambrill's upper
mill has been partially destroyed.
The extensive granite cotton min ol
Benz. Deford, which Is said 70 have coal
$3.50 600, Is total ruin In ii Mr.
hcCaulcy. a hight watchman, lost BIZ
life. Gray's large granite cotton facto
~ has been considerably damaged. The
house Of Mr. Boone, the superintendent
Of the works, and tho gardeners hous,
arc gone, bus their families were saved
The entire row Of houses between III.
turnpike bridge asd the Patagaeo Sill,
arc al swept away. DR.. 7, u. Owings''
new house was forced By tho water
across the alley which divides il from
I'almers row. aud his wife and six chill
drcu climbed to tho roof Of Mr, YIN.
II Fountains dwelling, .hcrn only "a
await destruction. In fow minutes
The aood carricd OF the house Of Mr.
Fountain. who il tho head miller 4,
GambFilI's AlilI, himself. wife and daugh.
ter. the wife and ak children Of Dr.
Owiags, who had there sought pro,ec.
tiou, aud four colorei servants Mr
VIM Partridge, a mechanic, GO years
old, with his wife aud graad daughter,
are lost
Among others whom tho cruel waters
have carried away with their houses are
Me- William Patterson, wife aud son;
Mrs. Farfcr aud her two grand children,
Fannie and Emma Davsll; Wan, Reese,
4 whcelwright, wife. son aud daughter
DR., Osiaes was on the opposite side
eelhs river after bis house had gpnn,
vas told his ,smI was IN the adjoining
one, and siandlng there, saw Il Too
driven 70 destruction, unable 10 give tho
least assistance. lie has Gully two chill.
dfen len, who were awsy from home.
The storcs Of George r bradley and
Joseph II Leyshor with all their goods
arc gone. NJ Ieysher succeeded ia
saving his books.
Tho body 81 IA lsiy was rescued from
the water AZ lIlehesscr. She was no,
quite dead and every effort made % 70.
sise her, Lu, very litsIe hopes Of her
recovery werc eniertainoj. The large
railroad bridge a. Illrhester j. aa entire
wreck; 10 fact al TIE bridges over the
Palarseo as fir - rho Relay House arc
destroyed.
The Avalon Nail aud Iron Works.
near the Relay House, have been swept
away. No lives are supposed 10 have
been lost Tho Union Company cotton
min, half a mile above Eliicott City IL
said 70 have been very badly damaged
and much cotton OFT. Iibcr creek,
whieh has beCn generally very high 10
Tins Of food was on this occasion not
much swollen.
The telegraph wires arc broken, and
the traia which came from Baltimore
this morning was kept 1t Eilico,s City
all day. Some idea Of the immense
force Of the water may be formed from
It's rapidly washing away the walls Of
the Granite Mills, part Of which were
twenty feet thick.
TnE LIST or DROWNED.
The FIRST Of tho victims was Mr, Ma.
ihias Mcuaalcy, a very worthy man,
who as before described, went down
with The tower Of Alr. Deford's mill, 10
which he was employed Mr.. John
Reese and his daughter Caroline -tRo
persons. Mr., Smith Murphy, with his
wife and children--tlree ID all Mr..
John Unybaugh, with bis wife aud child
three in all Mrs. DIR. I. b. 0wiugs,
with six children and colored man
and woman, servants, numbering nine
10 all. Mr. William Hamilton, his wife
aud four childrcn-six 10 all Mrs.
Farrow, and her two mecca, the Misses
Duyal, and seryant-lour 10 all. Mr..
VIM. Patterson, his wife aud four chill.
dren--six 10 all Mr. WIN. Partridge,
his wife and grand daughter -ihroe 10