The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-03
THE ICE GORGE.
HAyRE DE GRACE, April 1, 1875.

a hard matter to tell the exact amount. 1t
will, however, be nothing when compared
to Port Deposit. Among the losers here
are D. w. Smith, of Williamsport, Pa. :;
his loss consists in lumber principally,
some of which has been swept entirely
away, and all more or less damaged. John
| Dubois is in the same situation, and the
loss of each will be several Thousand dol
lars. Joseph NJ. Simmons and William B.
Morgan, dealers in bone dust, etc, had
their warehouses entirely submerged and
contents greatly damaged. Mr.. F. Hopper
lost thirteen head of sheep in his stables,
the water having risen SO fast that they
could not be gotten out. The fishing floats
of Messrs. Michael & Cronan were carried
out of the river into the canal, and it will
cost five hundred dollars to get them in
proper shape again. Mr.. Oler, of Balti-
more, ice dealer will also lose considerable.
| The above are the principal losers here;
| but all living near the Basin and shore feel
the loss to a more or less extent. The
| railroad bridge stood the flood with all
| ease, and although caused to culver on the
night of the ice run, it is now apparently
| as solid as ever. Mr.. Edward Hall had to
move his family out after midnight on the
! long to- be. remembered night, and all the
transfers of women and children took place
! during the night. The gorge coming SO
suddenly and unexpectedly it gave persons
no warning whatever and consequently
they had to escape for their own lives
without trying to extricate their personal
| +Ia hn
current swept down the east side of the
river, bringing masses of ice and grinding
| it into snow as it came. The noise Of the
crushing of the ice attracted the whole
population of the town, who turned out at
| half-past seven O clock p. NJ to witness the
| spectacle, which was rendered all the more
| impressive by the bright moonlight which
| illuminated the scene, making it wonderful
and beautiful to behold. The ice running
at the rate of fifteen miles an hour, carry
ing great trees, logs, etc, with its rapid
gait, and the sky not having one cloud to
mar the brilliancy of the "luminary Of
heaven" together with the calmness and
serenity of the atmosphere made the night
"perfect night" which was quite favor
able for those in danger, giving them a
chance to see their true positions, and
| placing the corresponding remedy in their
hands, by which they might escape to
places of safety. Fortunately no lives
were lost; though it seems almost miracle,
when looked at by daylight.
PORT DEPosIT-CoNDIrIoN OF THE TOWN
GENERALLY.
This town has never met with such great
losses since it has been town, as it has
sustained during the flood and ice gorge.
Lumber, timber, houses, cross ties, rail-
roads. public and private property, have
all shared the same fate, and it will be
years to come before Port will be what it
was before the "submerging element "
reached it, in every particular. The losses
are not confined exclusively to Port Deposit
and Havre de Grace, however, but extend
both north and south, on both sides Of the
river 1t is estimated that six million feet
of lumber have been scattered and damaged
somewhat at Port alone. This will cost
half it is worth to be retixed Tor nearly so)
and will then have to be sold at a reduced
give the exact amount that each firm and
Individual sustained; but we mention
among the heaviest losers, Messrs. Davis
& Pugh, J. II. Rowland & Co., Bond, Bro.
& Co., Theodore Fanneman, J. B. Pugh
& Co., J. j. Buck, saw mill, lumber, ETC.,
w. S. Heckart. These, we think, COM
prise the heaviest losers, as most all of
them are lumber dealers and have their
lumber piled close to the wharves where
the ice and water can have good sweep at
it. The loss of each firm and individual
mentioned above is heavy and that of
Davis & Pugh extends also to Lapidnm, in
Hartford county, where their lumber yard
and warehouse were more or less damaged.
Among those whose losses were not SO
great, and yet some of them considerable,
we mention John G. Hamer, merchant
tailor; H. C. Nesbitt, dry goods; J. Lamm,
boots and shoes; Alex. Oliver, barber; f.
B. Frazer, druggist; H. c. Nesbitt & Co.,
grocers; Mrs. Agnes Stephenson, residence;
r. f. McClennahan, stone contractor, dwell
ling; Mrs. Stephens, private boarding
house; DR.. VIM. M. Loag, dentist; Mrs.
NJ. E. Orr, boarding house; Casper Mohr-
lein, proprietor Cecil Hotel; Thos. Ringold,
grocery and variety store; Samuel A. Roy
| nolds, builder; Richard Brown, carpenter;
John j. Hunt, do; Rev. John Martin, P.
E. Church; Rob't Donaldson, conductor;
w. w. Hopkins, attorney at law; w. w.
Nickel, carriage-maker; VIM. Oliver, dwell
II. " liz CftohiSi SCSi ANaIiohaI
Bank; Mrs. Touchstone, brick dwelling;
Atlantic & Pacific telegraph office, which
was nearly submerged; Western Union
telegraph office. DO; Samuel Peace, dwell
ling; c. F. Litzler, bakery and confection-
airy badly damaged; Odd Fellows Hall
basement; A. L. Barry, photograph saloon;
p. McCracken, matchmaker and jeweler;
Ephraim Cornish restaurant; Jesse Steb-
bings, variety store; Henry johnson, gro
Gerry; houses owned by the Rinehart estate;
houses owned by Hon. Jacob Tome, G. l..
lamar, residence; Dr. Wakeman, residence;
J. w. Abrahams, grocery and variety store;
Post Office building; Reynolds & Bro.'s
hardware store; p. Kerwin, grocery and
provisions; Messrs. Touchstones' black
smith and iron fence making shops; p.
Sauter, bakery; Miss Jones, millinery; Miss
Nickel, do. engine house and public school
buildings; F. NJ. Alexander, saddle and
harness maker shops; p. Hopkins, carpen-
ter; Mrs. M. Blunt, boarding house, j. B.
Wilson, boot and shoemaker; E. T. Tar
ring, mail agent; Hamilton Morrison, quar-
ryman; E. Brickley, merchant; Levi John
son, carpenter; Isaac Rial, machinist; John
G. Vannort, carpenter; AlonZo Snow, Post
master; Clinton White, carpenter; Mrs.
Atkinson, dress maker; Mrs. Eliza Rey-
nolds; w. W. DaviS, residence; John Van
mort, merchant; A. H. Reynolds, oarpen-
ter and builder; Methodist Parsonage; DR..
C. H. Shure; Conductor Taylor; Thos
Fitzgubbons, merchant; VIM. Armstrong,
moulder, Alex. Magill; Jas. Orr, plasterer;
John Shannon, restaurant, Geo. A. Van
mort. grocer, ETC.; Jas. Mccullough; Geo.
W. Vandiver, telegraph OPERATOR VIM.
Morrison; Mrs. G. Moran, hotel and store;
John Keaveny railroad contractor, dwell,
ling and number of houses; X. Katz,
tannery; VIM. Hines and Mrs. Wier, dwell
lings; Jacob Jennings, store; Saml Hines;
VIM. Ewing; JOS. Balance; Nelson Grant;
VIM. Parker, clerk; John Archibald, pat
tern maker; Jos. Gieser, constable; c. P.
Knight, stone cutter; J. Butohilhart, ma.
chinist; David Doughty, town bailiff, badly
flooded; houses of Hon. Jacob Tome &C
cupied by X. Katz, clothing store; Prof
n. B. Smith, dentist; Gottachalk, Orr &
Co., liquor dealers, together with others
are more Or less damaged.
LAPIDUM, hartford SHORE, ETC.
Lapidum, opposite Port Deposit, has also