Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-01-18

PART or THE ELEVENTH STREET BRIDGE
TORN AwAY-DAMAGE UP THE BRANDY
WINE.

PART or THE ELEVENTH STREET BRIDGE
TORN AwAY-pAMAGE UP THE BRANDY
WINE.
Thursday night at 10 o'clock, rain COM
menced to fail lightly, and continued at
intervals until O'Clock In the morning,
when 1t fell In torrents and continued until
nearly o'clock. A large quantity Of
snow had been lying on the ground, which
was nearly all washed away, causing the
rivers and streams to swell.
The warm weather OF Thursday had
melted good deal of the snow, which
caused the Brandywne to rise slightly,
and when the rain had been falling for a
while the river was very high.
Large quantities of ice came floating
down the stream with immense force,
causing considerable damage.
AT Joseph Bancroft & Sons cotton
mandatory a large quantity of ice, In
coming down, struck the end of their dye
house and tore some of 1t away, doing
slight damage.
James Riddle, Son Il Co.'s large estab
lshmcnt escaped any material damage,
although ii required great exertons TO
keep the water from spelling the goods.
Immediately below the Market street
bridge there was great deal of Ice
point as far down as Pusey Bros. wharf,
to the depth of four feet. About 81
O'Clock 1t began to move, and going down
| the river struck the Eleventh street bridge,
/ tearing away a span about forty feet wide
carving il down to the Delaware. The
| shock also loosened another span so that
| il shakes whenever a large cake of Ice
strikes il, and it Is probable that the whole
structure except the centre pier has beer
damaged to such an extent it will have L
he rebuilt at a great expense 10 the comfy
4 crowd gathered at that point Friday
morning watching the ice strike the bridge
expecting to see two more of the span
give way, but up to this writing it is still
standing.
The railroad bridge, with its strong
stone piers, withstood all the shocks
received.
The millers on the Brandywine wer
prepared for the event, and escaped loss
except from the fact of their being com
PEELED to stop work as il is impossible {
run the wheels when there Is such a vol
ume of water coming down the Brandy
wine.
The banks Of the Delaware river hav
, been broken in several places, and nearl
/ all Cherry Island Marsh is covered wit
water.
BRIDGE DAMAGED ON THE DELAWARE
RAILROAD.
On the Delaware Railroad trair
were stopped at the Christiaha bridg
c about three miles from the city. tn
heavy ice has forced the bridge about OF
foot out OF straight line. Superintendent
. Kenney came from Philadelphia on a sp
cial car Friday morning, and with
+ operator went to the bridge and was 500
after followed with a construction trait
Tue baggage and mails of the tv
trains were transferred shortly beto
Il noon and brought to this city fro
b the north bound train, while the up ira
, returned south with passengers, mails, eI
t WILMINGTON READING.
d The Wilmington Il Reading Railrol
/, has a small bridge washed away near T
copsn, which caused a delay of about ty
" hours to trains. Passengers were tran
a ierred in this case also.
e WILMINGTON WESTERN.
r The Wilmington & Western Ralro
e. has a small bridge washed away ne
Hockessin, which prevented the passage
ct trains, but the trains changed passengC
Of near Hockessin at 1880, p. m.
Il Mr.. William G. Phillips, at Greenban
Of on the Wilmington Il Western Railroa
le declares the Red Clay Creek higher nj
in than it has been since 1856, and il is wit
in one inch of being as high as it was
We that time, when they had the largest 10
10 for twenty years.
as The Wilmington and Western Railro
bridges have stood the test well. and
small bridge washed away at Hoekess
In has been temporarily replaced, and trai
a. are running again this morning.
le PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE CENTRAL
Is The Baltimore Central Railroad la
of part of the Chadd's Ford bridge wasl
an away, so that trains between Chadd's F,
n and Port Deposit carry Philadelphia p
sengers Ella Wilmington, without ex
IN cost,
wv. B. ALL RIGHT
a On the P. W. & B. R. R., trains
lty running regularly between Philadelp
! and Baltimore.