The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-09-23
Port Deposit Items.
TERRIFIC STORM.

On last Saturday night, Sunday and Sun
day n ght we had one OF the most severe
storms of wind and rain that ever visited
our town and neighborhood, doing immense
damage to timber, lumber, houses, out
buildings and trees. Our town, being sit
mated under the hill, did not feel the full
force of the northeast wind which pre-
vailed Saturday and part of Sunday, and
few of our citizens wendell their way to the
different churches, little realizing how the
fierce storm was blowing down trees, fences
and moving buildings. In the afternoon of
Sabbath the wind changed to east and then
southeast. Our river had rose on Saturday
from the rains at the head of the river
sufficient for rafting purposes, and two
timber RATS came in from Peach Bottom.
The wind blowing directly up the river
caused a tremendous sea, waves rolling SO
high that none but large crafts could live
in them without filling with water. The
wind soon caused the tide to raise, and the
heavy rolling waves soon began to tell on
the end of the timber RATS down stream.
One after another the sticks would break
loose, then a platform, finally the whole
raft would go to pieces, and sticks from
| forty to ninety feet long would be tossed
about as if they were mere chips. In this
way Messrs. Bond, Bro. e Co. had the
greater portion of nine RATS broken up,
Messrs. Davis & Pugh, two; j. j. Buck,
two or three, and a Mr.. Upton, of Penn
sylvania two. This timber is scattered, or
at least good portion of it, on wharves,
in docks, and along the railroad, and will
cost good little sum to put it back in the
river and have it rerafted. The principal
parties who suffer by the storm on the
river are: J. J. Buck, timber RATS broken
up and small piles of lumber removed by
the high tide. w. S. Ieckart, by having
the planking on his coal and wood wharf
torn up and piled promiscuousy on his
wharf with timber and refuse from up the
river Bond, Bro. & Co., in collecting and
rerafting the timber RATS, several hundred
dollars. j. II. Rowland & Co, in gather
ing and leplling lumber, shingles, NC
Davis Il Pugh, collecting lumber and re-
rafting timber; they also at Lapidum, by
hay, straw, shingles and lumber floating
away. The steamer General Mccall was
moored at her wharf, near Mr.. Bucks mill;
the wind blew the after part of her upper
deck off, breaking it to pieces and carrying
with it part of her smoke stack. The
waves ran SO high that it was dangerous
for her to lay at the end of her wharf, and
her indomitable Captain, Emil Holm, per-
formed the difficult task of changing her
position to the upper side of the wharf
The railroad track of the p, W. Il B. Co.
was badly washed for one hundred and
fifty yards near the turn table, and the
trains were compelled to use the siding in
coming to their depot. Mr.. Jos. Watson,
the energetic supervisor of the track, has
been busy with corps of men, making all
the necessary repairs, and the road is in
good running order. The b. C. r. r. was
injured in rear of the residence of VIM.
In al re
bed and the ballast washed out, but by the
labors of the men of Supervisor Grant all
the trains on that road left on time. Fish
ing boats were swamped and some of them
badly damaged.
Hon. j. Tome loses three nice shade
trees in front Of his property; Hon. j. B.
Pugh, one beautiful willow; ii. G. Nesbtt,
one tree broken down in his yard; two in
front of VIM. Smiths; two fine willows at
Henry Titles. The chimney was blown
off of the residence and store of Henry
Johnson, causing considerable uneasiness
to the inmates, rs they did not know but
the house would go next.
The following parties in the country lose
shade and other trees: J. III. Rowland,
large number of fine locust trees; J. Tome,
at the residence of G. kimble, eighteen
locust shade trees; J. w. Reynolds, locust
and other trees; DR.. r. E. Bromwel, sew
eral oak and other trees; Hugh Steel, locust
trees; c. Cooley, locust trees about his res
ideuce; Geo. z. Whitaker, many valuable
shade trees about his residence, and others
not reported
Nearly all the corn not cut is level with
the ground. and shocks in exposed places
We're blown down. Very few apples are
left on the trees, and our farmers are busy
making cider and apple butter.
The hay house of f. Moves, on the G.
7 T. Winchester farm, was blown from its
foundation. The six immense ice houses
of L. J. Cochran Il Co., at Perryville, were
blown down, except small part of the
gable end of the one next to the engine
house. This entails very heavy loss on
the firm, but they have employed large
number of men to clear away and pile up
the debris. | learn they intend to rebuild
at once. This cnterprising firm gives en-
ployment to large number of men, and it
would be serious loss to our neigh boring
town if they did not rebuild.
The saddest part yet. The steamer
Junia:a, Capt. Richardson, left Havre de
Grace at her usual time, on SATURDAY, with
twelve canal boats, loaded with coal, and
was caught i'll the gale, just below Sandy
Beach. The Captain is an excellent steam
boat man, and did his best to make harbor
at Still Pond and Worton Creeks but the
steamer was powerlesS in the terrible wind.
For further particulars, an article
elsew herel.
AS an evidence of the severity of the
storm, petrol, Or as the sailors call it, a
Mother Cary's chicken, was blown in from
the sea and was caught between floating
timber and killed. This bird was never
known to have been driven here but once
before.
! A tree was blown down on the north end
of the Chapel school house, near Battle
Swamp, breaking the roof and forcing a
portion of the gable end out. One limb
went through the roof and ceiling aud
rested on a dictionary on the teachers
desk. Trees were blown down all around
the building, and the wonder is that there
is a house left there for school purposes.
Notwithstanding the Inconvenience, Miss
Mollie Williams, the excellent teacher in
tends continuing her school unless another
rain storm should come, when operations
would have to cease.
A NEW STABLE.
Mrs. r. f. Murphy is building a neat
little stable in place of the one recently
| burnt down near her residence.
| RETURNED TO TOWN
! Mr.. William Armstrong of the firm of
Armstrong Il Co., removed to the country
last year on account of i'll health has again
returned to town. We give him and his
excellent wife hearty welcome back home
Mr.. E. S. Quigley leaves town to occupy
| the house Mr.. Armstrong left. We hope
to see his genial face often on our streets.
BASE BALL.
! The Rowlandsvile Base Ball Club played
the Port nine, on last Saturday, and were
! victorious by Il score of % to 81. The
Port Boys beat the Country Boys s to %.
POLITICAL.
1t is currently rumored through town
| that two hundred dollars were offered two
of our colored citizens to organize Tilden
and Hendricks Club. the aforesaid two
were on hand last Friday night at the Til
den and Hendricks meeting and had promi-
| nent seats, but the colored people won't
vote that way. The Democrats had Col.
NJ. y. Kidd and Mr.. Heuisler, from Balti-
more, to address them.