The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01
The Great Flood.

The greatest food that has, proba-
bly,, ever visited this county, culmi-
mated on Saturday last. The rain
had fallen all day on Friday, and all
of Friday nieht. About daylight on
the water began to show
signs of the coming food, which
reached its height in Oakland about
10 o'clock A. NJ, at which time the
Easements ofthe residences Of Messrs.
Sincell and Richardson were flooded,
and numerous cellars partly filed.
The water was about one foot higher
than it has been in the memory Of
our Oldest inhabitants. Main street
was flooded for about fifty feet near
the Stone Church, and the Daley
Park was almost entirely flooded.
No considerable damage was done in
the immediate vicinity Of Oakland.
Damage in the County.
Reports have reached us that near
ly all the bridges in district No. 1
have been washed away, as is also TIE
Deep Creek bridge at Sells Mill, on
the Oakland and Grantsville pike.
The bridge at Bloomington, erected
less than year ago at cost of seven
hundred dollars, was washed away.
4 large number of bridges in SelbyS-
port, Sang Run and Accident Dis
tricts have been washed away or
damaged more or less.
Saturday morning a washOut Oc-
cure d near Skaters mill, one mile
west of Oakland, on the b. & 0. r.
r., which made it necessary for all
trains to run on the north track, un-
til Sunday afternoon, when the dam
age had been repaired. one mile
further west the track sunk about
three feet for a distance Of sixty feet.
From the Cumberland Civilian, Sunday
The gratest flood which has visited
teruay. during the whole OfFrldav,
Friday night and yesterday there
was almost a constant fall of rain,
and at intervals Friday night itcame
down in torrents. West Of the city
in the mountains the rainfall was
much greater than here, and at >
O'Clock yesterday morning the water
in the river at Piedmont commenced
to rise, and continued to swell until
7 a. M, in the meanwhile overflow
ing its banks. The river broke over
the railroad tracts just below Davis's
boom, short distance above the
town, and sweeping down the track,
swept through the railroad shops in
Piedmont, thence pursuing course
down to the crossing below the shops
breaking over towards the mill and
down to the Sims House.
The low parts of the town were
two feet under water, about the city
hall. The water nearly touched the
bed Of the railroad bridge, many
persons had to be taken out of their
houses, and numerous out-houses
were swept away, as well as hogs,
cows, &c. r'.
At this city the water began to
rise before day-break and by 10
O'Clock Wil's creek threatened to
leave its banks, rising up above the
walls on the left bank above the
Baltimore street bridge, and causing
families residing on the west side Of
Mechanic street to move out.
But it was not until about 10 a. m.
that the read food began to come, at
which time the creek had ceased to
rise. The bulk of water now began
to come down the river from the
mountains. and in the space of one
hour it backed up the creek and |
it to overflow into Mecahnic
street, and the people on the street to
remove their effects. From this time
ON until about 1880 p. M, the water
rose steadily, backing farther and far
Their into the streets, until some of
them were impossible except by
means of vehicles. From 1880 until
$50 the water stood at abont one
height. At the latter hour, however
I began to recede, and continued to
10 81 until at about 10 O'Clock it had !
eft the streets entirely, and many of (
he buildings which had been partly
ubmerbed by it, much to the relief
If their owners.
from the Cumb Aleganian, Mondayl
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
ast Of Cumberland is reported badly
damaged. Parties who have been
othe vicinity of South Branch inform
is that the railroad is fearfully wash
d. The tracks are covered with
water varying from five to seven feet
n depth. Every house along the