Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-09-23
GFrom the Georgc's Greek Miner.

GREAT RAIN SToRM-GEoRGE's
CREEK ON THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
THE FLooD.-The lowering weather
of the latter days of last week culmin-
ated Saturday in heavy rain which
began falling during the afternoon
and continued without intermission
until Monday morning. The oldest
inhabitants do not remember rain
so steadily heavy. The result was, as
is usual in such cases, George $ Creek
put on one of its most pretentious
phases, and swept the valley from end
to end with a flood of water With
its tortuous course it naturally juts in
many places against the G. q P. rail
way entertainments, making its rushing
torrents quite as destructive in many
cases as where it carries away the
trestling of bridges.
Leaving Frostburg for Westernport
the first disaster was sustained by the
railroad bridge at Ocean Mines sta
ton, where the trestle-work was dis
placed The bridge at Midland was
also injured, a portion of the supports
being swept away, and the remaining
parts twisted out of shape The coun-
ty road and bridge below Midland
were overhowed and piled up with
driftwood. The track of the switch
leading to "Cony' mine of the G.. G.
G. & l. Co. was washed out for short
distance. The next, county road
bridge was swept away entire and all
traces of the road obliterated. Our
vehicle is forced to make dangerous
detour across a high railway embank-
ment. Another bridge here has its
supports careered. Down farther the
Georges Creek Coal and Iron Com
pany sustains some loss in a bridge
gone from under the switch track of
their new mine. Several empty
hoppers remain on the skeleton and
weigh it down to the waters surface.
At the lower end of this siding also
both bridge and embankment leading
to main track are gone. AT the New
Central Company Office the main
line sustained some pretty clean wash
ing out.
About four o'clock Sunday after
noon the flood in Homecoming was at
its height The water was high
enough to overflow the easements of
several dwellings in the upper part Of
town. On "the Island the water
poured into the houses, causing all the
dwellers to vacate the premises with
divers coops Of chickens, pigs, and
other animated movables. The Han
ekamp slaughter house was pretty
we'll cleaned out The western end of
the bridge was racked to some extent,
but not enough, it is believed, to
make it as unsafe as it ought to be
to secure a new and better one.
"Charleston" was pretty well over
flowed to sustain little or no damage
Mr.. William Lees lost his private
bridge, and Mr.. John J. Jones a small
one near his hall. In both instances
the walls We're washed out, and the
channel widened. The bridge near
the brewery was washed away. At
VIM. Atkinson & Cos store some con-
Siderable and faithful work on the
part of the people was necessary to
hold the building against the flood.
Nearly adjoining the first floor Of Mr.
Robert Dick s residence was overflow
ed. At this point the flood swept the
street to the depot. Notwithstanding
the drenching rain the most intense
excitement and suspense prevailed
among the people who We're out watch
ing the developments of the flood
Even women battered through the
running streets regardless of the rain,
and solicitous only for the safety of
house and home.
Reaching the railroad again at 'The
Bend above Pekin, the track was
overhowed and badly washed, and the
bridge below was cholzed up with
enough drift to make it unsafe for use
without careful examination. The
second bridge below lost its supports
and the track sways to the surface of
the stream. All traces Of the county
road at this point are lost, the ford
being ridged with accumulations of
rock and sand. The railroad is also
badly washed out.
At Moscow the popular foot bridge
is gone ard considerable other wash
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