Smyrna times., 1873-01-29
MARYLAND ITEMS.

We learn that in the course of few weeks
newspaper will be started at Berlin, WOr
ce>ter county. 1t will be under the editorial
care Of Mr.. e. p. Nelson.
Betty Hinson, an old coored woman, at least
one hundred years old, died in Queen Ann ;
county during Christmas week. She lived
most OF her life near Denton was blind and
almost helpless for number Of years.
iSarel by Blind Mm-Mr Robt Robin
son, living with Mr. Sranield, near Royal Oak,
Talbot CO., wa, taken with fit few days ago
and tell into the fire. Mr.. Stanfeld, blind
man, was in the house with him, and suppos-
ing he snelt something burning like hair, felt
towards the fire, discovered thl situation of
the unfortunate man, aud extricated him from
death. He was badly burned about the face,
and it is feared will lose one of his eyes by the
accident.
MryLdnd Real Estate John B. Brown,
Esq, aS Trustee, sold at Templeville, Md, on
Saturday week, the land of John T. Downs,
deceased as follows: No |, containing l6O
acres, to Isaac 7. Josln, for $lOjO per acre
90 acres OF woodland to do. for SIS per acre
the Rash Farm, containing 90 acres, to j.
ii. Lee. for 81 so per acre one seventh inter
est in 564 acres to Charles Downs and Ira d.
COuvier. for $7l. AT the same time and place
n,
living over the line in Kent CO., Del, contain.
ing 40 acres, more or less, to j. n. Clark, for
| $500.
The Terrible Ice Gorge at Port Deposit
Last week was terrible period at Port Deposit
Cecil CO. 1t is situated on the very edge of the
Su>quehanna river, at the base of high bluffs.
The town is about One.and-a half miles long
containing about 1000 inhabitants. When the
ice breaks up, away up the river, aud comes
rushing down with the turbulent water, it gets
| chOked up, or gOrgeS, and dams the passage OF
the water, which OverfOws the banks above
the gorge. This was the case at Port Deposit
last week. At noon of Monday, the river be-
gan to rise rapidly, from the effects of the ice
gOrging this side of Havre dc Grace. The
river rose ten feet in almost that many minutes
All the houses on the lower side of the street
were inundated in about ten minutes so that
the inhabitants had to be taken out in boats
At the lower end of the town the ice piled W
on the railroad track ten to fifteen feet. A
large warehouse was moved entirely from it,
foundation. A large frame building 50x24
feet, moved from it's foundation and floated
down against jesse StebbingS brick house
a carpenter shop stove to pieces; one or two
dwelling houses also stove to pieces, the in
mates having been taken out a few minute;
before. No one can form an idea Of the dc
SLTucllOu WlluOul Seeltlk u. lNO IdtnllleS, con
sisting of two men, their wives and five child
rem were isolated by the ice and the food
upon the island in the middle of thu, e,river
The darkness of the night shut them from
view, but their agOnizihg cries for help could
be heard every moment. These cries coming
up out OF the darkness were all the more terri
BILE and heartrending because human aid could
not reach them before morning. Finally, in
the morning, three daring bOatmen succeeded
I in reScuing them. The scene in Port Deposit
was terrible. Women shrieked and men ran
wildly about, enbeavoring to save their famile.
and friends from the water Some five hun
, dred peoI le were at once driven from theil
homes to seek refuge on the high grounds
The grinding, impetu0us masses of ice were
,, jammed against the buildings, breaking some
away from their foundations. Two canal boat,
were washed up and laid across the railroad
track. A sloop called the Kate was also car
ried up aud laid in the street. Fortunately
and-cOnsidering the suddenness of the inva'
siOn-wonderiully, no one was drowned nOr
: gravely injured. Those who took refuge il
the upper stories of their houses were rescued
! by means of boats, with the exception oi
/ several who were too sick to be moved at the
} time. The streets were full of water and the
people in some parts of the town had to boat
from one point 20 another. The ice in the
river piled up twenty FIVE feet high, aud in the