Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-09-20

The bridge builders we're hard at work
last Sunday on the Franklin Division Of
the L. S. 6 N. S. BY repairing the bridges
between Ashtabula and Franklin.
The pOntOOn bridge that was washed
ashore on the beach was toved into the
harbor last Tuesday afternoon and will
soon BE- again in place. It received only
slight damages.
The first passenger train on the Frank
lin Division left here last Monday evening
at 6 O'Clock. 1t ran as far as Franklin
where transfer was made to another train
for Oil City. The first mail from Oil City,
since last week Thursday. arrived here last
Tuesday noon.
No less than three anchors were lost
in the channel Of the HHrbor during the
storm and freshet of last week. They be-
longed TO the following vessels York
State, Jessie and st. Address, Canadian
craft. Some concern was felt that they
might interfere with passing vessels, and
Mayor Morrison on Saturday evening di-
rec;ed the Harbor Master to see to their
removal by the parties interested, or that
be would have them removed at the ex-
pense Of the owners.
There are said to be no less than three
iron bridges in the county carried away.
Two of these were over Mills creek, one
just south of the place Of Il. q. Austin
in EagleYille, and the other near what is
known as Hickok's mills, some two or three
miles west OF Jefferson. The third was at
Geneva.
Cold Spring bridge in EsgleYille, near
Cold Spring cheese factory is reported as
entirely swept away.
We hear that not bridge on the Pyms-
looming creek is left standing.
The Mahoning railroad bridge over
Squaw creek, between Niles and Girard,
was one Of the first to 90 down-and 3
O'Clock on Friday morning while an oil
train Wss upon it was the time taken
for the event. The A., 7. 6 P. bridge 9
few rods below gave way during the night.
The Leader says the company is heavy
loser, as no less than four bridges were
swept away along the line.
cosNEAUT CREEK.
From the Reporter.
The Potter saw mill at Cherry Hill was
swept away, and the grist mill sustained
some slight damages. About ten feet Of
the dam at the Empire Mills at Amboy,
owned by Desninger Bros, was carried
away. Damage light, not over seventy
five dollars. The Keefus Mill is badly
damaged; tree struck it and carried it
about six inches of the foundation. The
damage to the Potter Mill property is not
as serious as was expected. A part of the
foundation walls under the old grist mill
was torn out; the lower part of the mill is
filed with mud and debris; the dyke is
considerably damaged. High as the food
was none OF the dams on Conneaut creek
were carried away, something that has
never happened before, and can only be ac-
counted for that there was no ice.
MONROE.
Four bridges on the North Ashtabula
creek, the Thompson, the Eaton, the Pin
ney and the John Simmons, we're all swept
away. A new bridge on the east branch
near W. W. Hills, and two, half a mile
below, near Charles Adams are also gone,
one being covered bridge. In the north
part of the township on Conneaut creek,
two bridges, one called the Brydle bridge,
and the other the Fickinger bridge, were
swept away. Numerous small bridges
throughout the township were carried of.
About one mile south of Kelloggsville are
located what was known for years as COors
Mills. Elijah Cool, the proprietor, after
sitting on the ridge of the mill for hours
was rescued. A young man, Ira Bennett,
who worked in the mill, either fell or in his
fright jumped from the mill, and graphing
and climbing upon log was carried down
q short distance when he caught the limbs
Of tree and climbed into it; he was res
cued by boat after hours of exposure.
The dam at HOugh's Iron Works near
the corners of Kingsville, Sheffield, Ply
mouth and AshtsbuIa, built by Commits
sioner Morrison and which seemed to be
well secured. over which passed the road,
has been badly washed out on the north
side fill, making an ugly ehasm.
Palmer's dam just west of North Kings
vile corners, began to show signs of giving
way in 3 direction of the mill, was opened
on the west side and the dam and road cut
through without damage to the foundations
of the mill.
The saw mill dam on the same stream,
short distance down. was broken away,
but probably at no very severe loss.
GRAND River.
The food of Grand River was much the
same as here in Ashtabula creek. The
fats all along from its outlet at Paines-
vile we're covered with q roaring and
almost resistless food. Families were
rescued in boats from their homes along
the bottoms, and great losses from the
sweeping OF and drowning of sheep-in
fiocks Of various numbers. One flock OF
200 were lost The beach Of the lake at
Fairport was more or less Gtrswn with
their carcasSes. Several COWS, too, were
swept out Of their pastures.
STEAMER PEARL AT PANEsvILLE.
About breakfast time, the steamer Pearl
lying at the wharf, was driven from her
fastenings, by the drifting, and breaking
away Of couple Of bsrges. She swung
round against the wharf and several OF
her passengers were enabled to jump
ashore. VIM. Scott, fireman, of Oberlin,
missed the wharf and dropped into the
water and disappeared. The steamer then
shot out into the lake with the first en-
gineer. mate, porter, cook, whselsman and
cabin maid on board. When some two or
three miles out she began to sink forward,
and was headed to shore and she was beach
ed, and the crew saved in boats.
The narrow guage was obliged to sus-
pend trips from the sweeping away OF
bridges. one of which was near YOungs-
town.
The extent of the storm west seems not
to have been much beyond Cleveland, and
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