Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-03-15
gutal aud gersuual.

The Canal.-Hon. A. p. German. Presi
dent OF the Chesapeake and Ohio canal has
addressed a letter TO the friends of the company
IN Georgetown, stating that the water will be
turned on the canal between the LIST and 10th
OF April, at which time navigation will be
resumed. There are now about one hundred
boats in the upper portion of the canal that
were loaded and consigned 10 coal companies
doing business in Georgetown prior to the
freshet of last winter.
Reports show the most gratifying progress
OF the work of repairing damages caused by
the la.e freshet Owing to the exceedingly
mild winter there has been no material inter-
ruption to the repairs since first, when the
work was begun. The repairs are prosecuted
IN four divisions, and the work has given en-
ployment to upwards o: 1900 men and $50
carts. The engineers are VIM. R. Hutton and
G. W. Smith, and the superintendent are,
from Dam No. A to Cumberland, Lewis Stan
hope and Asa Williams; from Dam No. to
Seneca, Jesse Moore and Samuel Magraw
from Seneca to Georgetown, Jno. T. Fletchall
who was succeeded March by W. E. Porter.
The work is done by the company through its
agents, under the immediate direction of the
president; Mr.. A. P. German, who has dis
played most untiring energy and conspicuous
intelligence in not only promptly repairing the
cana! during season when its operations
could have been calculated upon as ceasing,
but in providing the ways and means.
Of the $500, 600 in bonds authorized by the
Legislature it will be necessary to negotiate
not much more than 5000, 900 for repairs. -
Over 5000 have been placed at par in
New York and among the coal companies
The canal pay-rolls for February aggregate
S27, 500 on account OF labor. 1t is claimed
that the canal has never been before so prompt
ly repaired after extensive damage in so short
a while, and it is thought that the work when
finished will be in better condition thac be-
fore the freshet. Upwards Of hundred breaks
had to be repaired. Through these breaks the
current swept away much deposit, the accu-
mutation of years, and where deposits were
left by the food verything has been cleaned
out by labor, so that all along the damage line
the canal will be perfectly free from alluvum.
Destructive StOrm.-We are informed
that destructive storm of wind, hail and
rain occurred in the early part of Monday
night last in the neighborhood of Whites
mill, at the upper portion of this county,
destroying large lot of fencing. The storm
began about seven and continued until nine
o'clock, in the two hours water fell SO
rapidly that it swelled 10 body of sufficient
power to wash out portions Of the bridge on
the Metropolitan Branch railroad, spanning
the stream known as Dry Seneca, rendering
it unsafe to pass.
No trains ran over the road on Tuesday
while the bridge was being repaired. Wednes-
day the trains were running on their regular
time.
Shortly after the hour the rain ceased to
fall western bound train was due, and had
not the wash-ont been discovered and The train
signaled, an attempt at a passage over the
bridge would have inevitably resulted in a
strieus accident, The train received fall the
distance of fifty feet or more, ia which pas
sengers would have been killed and manned