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

run up and down the line; one tram
having come up from Baltimore and
crossed the Harper's Ferry bridge to
Martinsburg, while another left Mar
tinsburg on its way up. a train car
rving laborers leaves here every
morning at seven O'Clock. One train
took down thirty laboring men last
night.
The track is injured more between
South Branch and Cacapon than at
all the other places combined. Tres
tle-work will be thrown across the
Branch to-day or tomorrow, and |
hundreds of men will be at work re-
constructing the railroad bed where |
it has been washed away.
An incident reaches US by way Of
the stage from Winchester to Rom
ney, wherein it is stated that poor
farm laborer occupied stOry-and-a-
half house along. the Cacapon, and
that about midnight they were
awakened by water flowing into
their bed. The house was on Il knoll
and they could not get out of danger.
There were two trees in front of the
house and the husband climbed out
of the window with a rope to make
fast She house. While in the tree the
house moved off in the darkness,
with the wife and two children For
tunately it lodged temporarily
against the lower tree, and the wife
and children took refuge in the limbs
where they remained until sunrise,
when the river had fallen to within
its bed. We have no doubt many
similar instances of hairbreadth eS-
capes will be chronicled as soon as
the information reaches the city.
From Cumb. News, Wednesday,
Later news from the Savage river
confirms that already published by
us, to the effect that the damage is
not 50 great as at first reported,
thong serious enough.
The Lochiel lumber company,
Messrs. Livingston, of Pittsburgh,
proprietors, lost about 1000 logs by
the injury to their dam, and about
$500 by the breaking Of the boom at
this city Sunday morning, Ofthese,
| however, fifteen hundred have been
recovered, and it is hoped more will
be. Their saw mill which, with the
remainder of their works, ETC., had
Just been gotten into capital order,
was not injured in the least. ltand
other property were probably saved
from destruction by jam or gorge
5000 logs four miles above the mill,
as all remained there until the water
fell. Their actual loss is So, 600, and
about as much more from loss OF
time, prospective profits, etc,
The loss of Mes5rs. Davis & Co., is
not known, but is probably not very
heavy.
drowned heat fItdhnt0iiitf' last SaJur.
day morning, was not recovered, as
! reported. a reward OF so is offered
for its recovery.
| From the Cunb. Alleganan Wednesday,
! A special train which had been
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yesterday morning and reported the
TACT that the western abutment had
been undermined, allowing the end
OF the bridge to drop down into the
water, and is now in the same posi-
ton. The depth of the water cover
ing the tracts was such that no in
YeotlgatiOn could be made of the
damage, and we can only give such
items as we could obtain at intervals
along the line of the road.
About four miles of the track from
OkOnOkO toward Paw. Paw had all of
the allast washed out and was al.
most in an inverted position. .
AL Little Cacapon the bridge is re-
ported all right, but the tracks about
the depot are turned over.
From Little Cacapon to Martins
burg the tracks are thought 10 be but
little damaged.
AT Harpers Ferry the Shenandoah
was much higher than ever known
before.
The who of Shenandoah street in
Harpers Ferry was completely wash
ed out, intlicting great loss. The
floor OF the Baltimore and Ohio
bridge were under water, and the
bridge was only saved by running
loaded cars on it to weigh it down.
Upon the metropolitan branch of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the
destruction is said to be immense.
The trestle work over the Big and
Little Seneca and Conachogue rivers
are reported washed away,
A gentleman who came from |
Springfield yesterday says the height
of the flood in the South Branch was
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