Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-08-25

Inc A1l0N lno utlVSFt AtAn AlCgAA NpHdAAF
ed, ana yesterday afternoon, 2 lNcomYtive
camp up from Townsend "a the canal. Presi-
dent Hinekley and Superintendent kenney
were at the break, yesterda v personally super
intending the operations Of the men, F" b VI
.--LARGE NUMBER OF .YIsIToRs-
This place was sIsS visited d YESTERDAY BY
viewing the scene at ST. Georges.
THE DAMAGE AT MIDpLEToWN,w
At Middetorn, loon kfter The stDrh bonn
menced, ceIlaIs Eefe Hl&dy Yards, gardens and /
lawns were covered with water debris OF all |
kinds foated in great masses through the
streets and the entire l0Wer portions of the |
town assumed ytAe PpPsarance Of vast |
'stHii At the Nairl H6tsl hdscan1 was klnost h.
yOnd description. The wide space between
Il thei Hotel and the railrOaA was completely
covered, the railroad track was buried from
Il sight, ana when the tralnca'ne up 1t plOwed
4 its way through water OveFA b foot in depth
ThS water flowed up on the paEepent beasatn
the Hotel pbfch eDithe depbh nf bf slk0E eight
inches, pouring into the cellar windows and
filling the cellar to thb ceiling ~ than ten
minntes 1t also found its way into the cellar
4 through hole between the foundation wall
and the pavement, and DOuTed inte 1t u such
volume 'thatthe pavement caved in. AT
the rear Of the hotel the wall of the area.
81 which len 10 the htclenaNEEe. nay. before
the force 81 Me rushing waters, and fell I'M
with crash, that startled the inmates 0t the
hotel, Ily tls ladIeVa Nj d lnag gined That
the foundation was being undermined. The
waters poEeA huRtaekitebS Ana aDoded
2 | everything therein.
TIE street IN iront Of the ToWh IEail vas also
y ovetAsEed,s and the water poured N. Through
! every opening by means Of which 1t could hha
an UFgSSStius stielIsy Bg5ftls, gutter bridges
=. YoiIb and much otAet GubhibhupOn tAe AatdeRAlk
!, anu tss country shs GasnsE5ktas as mucI greater
= than in the town. From every direction We hear
the samagpppris OF bridges lwaahsdl laYa{I 81
a TeIis brokeh, Amban km 66Es deatr6yed and hln
dams blown out. G.
.ead 1ARE1 DAals 1IlB1EsT.S
. /. Rushing onward, thS immense bod wqleE
Il podrad into pFunnQnds mill pond N kng she
dam with such force As to tear u to atoms Great
X ipg an iptelnie reael RAe SgNinG teE9plS1ds'
Y fbS danaaGS dens 70 Ne Drnmnond,s dan end
r nud cannot be repaired for much less than 5000
~ or $500. ,Y0dOI kH0L
ri The damage done 10 NET o. AIusphys BOhe
4 mia mills was terrible. The dam and causeWay
~ ware utterly destroyed the mill race torn out AnC
n aide 81 the Io0hd6tI0u WaIE Ok the Mill va
Sn1 hfOken down, and R4t feap Wgre NlNa ItaineS
Ss4aS is:s ss' a%S stISS5SSs SSs sSHiS H. G ian Is.
S:s ssGs5S sG bAa aid hHg Gsi as. iiJA
ug IpWns aWaA AlaO Rsdsy 10 iesl TIE Niolane
Ifo lOt ths AtoEms An AnIense bEeaeA Iase mAAe
ats the dam aud the spOHas Ained.g ka Old astoA
e, sonia hitS o. sixEy yeitS as SIashsd aIdy. 81
OF n loss, like his nsigkboTs must be Teckonad
on th0esapAeW u n aXIIE J. NaHQF a LAITaAz
~ gle min Is len 70 grind corn for or kaDissI =,
4 Uhplp. BosIdssth ths three that We have msatiGas
- a Destroy by VtSdHesd1y STORM M. Freeman
- 4 % on Back Back Crsek APe taosS q NsAss '9n
~ moR's & Smiths we're destroyed on Tnesds
"a Y. ysft e4d SllSs I tnfe and hS.s AOsAee
n DIS DAMAGE At s4ssAERAp. sAERAp. NJ, ,s ,
~ At SassafTas Nd, the storm seems 10 bay
cue faekd with VioI ce. 1lIS sbehdid "a
~ nGGy dam and causeWay across the river at tn
~, plaes were Washedout andCOmplelely destroye
-ilII (he 1AM dana broken and msOh Injury doses
Or Hapabls .,sa.s.vsK ,ssrn ,.ssis i
"a SUMMARY OF THB EsFIlEATED Lpee. 4 q
oFr p The MiddletOWn FfaHserfPt makes kbs' e
lowing estimates Of The pF0babIe cost 0frOPail
Rsa RSa uPcp YES, TsSf eRa ehTE R9a asAeless
W. ~ and nailE 39OG Delaware raiiro4I, bfidgl
.n' cilserts oandl ambank paeEts $50 ,DoD; ,JoI
4SI fDrummgadb 800; fRlaFtous, mill. 81. so
Smiths mill 81 .60Q;S 1hrhiltf 4 nlllss 81 30
At Sasla5t@s Nd Kennsdg IL and DFaka's smil
@sed. @ and .causeway and dam O, 500 at iFreenel
bGeI. G Back Cree " u Siggxf NoGo
~. toBb plnsl damage 10 county bridge, $2OO, a
bs Iopaes dan;ass % lPE5psfsyl coo can
hsn1 wy and eplE AZ * And bHf county .roi
the 81 500; co1niy bgideeM Il HaSmanfs miL Sci O.
re- thras bridges at Sandy Branch, Md, $500. d
ent, tSideS these Ts tf llet ~ - e
as the causSIEny and U1lvert on The rad q,
.1 MidlleloWa % lD1ummond's the bridge bel
Lern. A, r. .Crptl q on the road 40 lYAfsick ri
srRSi bddge ct Fee and Ii HNill09 bEiAga! q
,rin- bFidgsoA the ~ Roa ateto ohliaj CockSr
are me biitss az 81 MI. Gihh kalk khd M
yihle Itnda Of olkeFi uhieh llIiaEgreRate ~
l94g e. O005 AlE9 Afpf,9nia, ~ q lAk sSSti6.
- =. Il 4otel aak kspt ahaohpI at
.rdy - heard lfroaas ~ COO These, lhoWag
: z ne t1anelys aslihrle and behanor 81 fsiisdl
WI aytpine IKE accurate. Wawsis