The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-10-12

The Great Storm.

The storm of the 4th instant was the most
disastrous we have had to record for many
years. Bridges and culverts were washed
out, fences and bridges carried away, wheat
fields washed and destroyed, corn standing in
the field lost, and the roads in many places
made impossible
IL is estimated that it will cost the county
$4,000 to repair the roads and bridges No
estimate can be name of the loss sustained
by individuals, but it has been very heavy
-Four of the bridges over Deer Creek were
either washed from their foundation or ser-
ously damaged.
The flood tore the road into guries in the
neighborhood of Preston's Mill, Deer Creek,
swept away the wagon bridge and cuvert at
Stlrrup Run, destroyed Emmanuel Nagles
foot bridge, and carried away corn belonging
to MIR. Maggie, Silas Warner, Joshua Rutledge
and others. Mr.. Rutledge's loss in fencing
and corn will amount to $500
The road along the creek was cover
with debris of all sorts, including lumber
swept from Preston's Mill
The bridge over Broad Creek, at Pylesville,
was totally destroyed.
The houses in the lower part of Lapidum
were flooded and the inhabitants were COM
PEELED to seek shelter on higher ground.
The canal at the same place was so filled
with stones and debris that it was possible to
walk across from one bank to the other.
The wharf in front of I.apidum was carried
away.
In the vicinity of Sandy Hook, Deer Creek
great lois was caused. James Smithson's
wheat field was badly washed, and at least
100 barrels of corn were carried down the
stream. John II. Barrow also lost the corn
on six or seven acres, and Messrs. Thomas
Robinson, Parker Forwood, Frank Rigdon,
Thomas Robinson and Archer Scarboro
lost corn and fencing,
The flood was also unusually severe on
Winters and Bynum's Run. In the former
the water was higher than for many years.
The dam at Mitchells Mill was cleaned out,
heavy stones, nearly a ton in weight, built in
the dam, were swept away like chips Trees
of the largest size tloatcd on the stream, and a
large quantity of fencing was carried away.
One of the abutments of Ring Factory
bridge was washed out.
A wheat field belonging to Thomas w.
Hall, near the bridge over Winters run, on
road from Bel Air to Edgewood, was entire
ly destroyed by the freshet. Messrs. B. +.
and p. e. Carroll, as well rs Mr.. Hall, lost q
quantity of fencing and corn
The road near this point was made impas-
sable, and the stages for Bel Air, with their
passengers, were unable to cross until Friday
morning.
The Baltimore county bridge, known as
CromWclrs bridge, over Gunpowder falls,
was nearly destroyed, after repairs to it had
been almost completed. A bridge at Krons
paper mill, near White Hall, was swept away.
Grain, lumber, &c. was washed out of Reck-
ord's mill, on the Little Gunpowder, and the
water on the pike opposite the mills was
over mans head. A six horse team was
swept down with the flood and stopped in
meadow, where the horses were saved.
About 100 yards of track on the Peach
Bottom railroad were washed away, and no
through trains were running to York on that
line on Friday.
The track of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore railroad was badly washed
near Hayre de Grace, causing detention of
the trains; but with the usual energy of the
company, damages were soon repaired and
the trains started through
The bridge over Calvary run, the bridge
over Rock run, and the bridge at Daviss
mill were washed away Large rocks were
washed over bridge spanning the canal at
Lapidum, so that it is unsafe for travel
The water rushed at frightful rate through
the races at Wilson's Mill and at E. M. AL
lens bone MILL at Stafford A place from so
to 100 feet in lenght was washed out at the
latter point A large number of tomato
boxes belonging to Mr. Allen were carried
away, and scow was landed high and dry
upon the banks at stafford. Mr.. Aliens pro.
perty suffered severely and it will be week
or ten days before the mill will be ready to
resume operation againt.
Culvelts and the crossings of streams in
this locality, were washed so as to render the
roads in many places impossible The road
from Stafford to Rock Run was filled in some
places nearly two feet deep with mud
A colored man in the employ of Mr.. Thos
A. Hays undertook to ford stream on the
road between Churchville and Hopewell with
an express wagon loaded with wheat and
drawn by a pair of large mules Upon
reaching the centre of the angry flood,
mules, wagon and driver were swept down
stream some 70 or so yards. The driver left
his charge and chung for safety to tree,
from which he made his way to terra forma.
The bed of the wagon parted from the run
ming gears and with its contents landed safe
ly in fence corner. The mules, still attach
ed to the running gears, made their way TO
solid ground in Amos Bayless's corn field.
The springs, one of The akles and the COUP
ling pole were broken.
Deer Creek was higher than 1t has been
since the summer food of 1868.
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