The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-06-28

| udul was cdIilcu away, IetNl CHiSni
large enough to take in good sized
dwelling house. A quantity of book
board on the drying lot WIS ruined.
\ truck patch hear by was swept as
clean as floor, besides other
minor damage. The loss will be among
the thousands. AT Carter's the corner
of the finishing mill was washed out aud
at the bridge across the creek Just below,
the west abutment and approach were
demolished, large heavy stone being car
RED over an adjoining wheat field to a
ravine beyond.
At PROVIDENCE.
The flood made fearful havoc at Sin
gerly's Providence mills. The dam, which
is built OF large rocks, withstood the fury
of the waters, and batfled there they bore
down upon the head gates of the immense
iron conduit which carries the water
power to the mill, forced them away and
then swept away the lbutment and bank,
tearing open a channel through the mill
grounds within few yards of the mill
building. The gas works, blacksmith
and wheelwright shop, and several i'm
mense iron tanks stood in the line of the
torrent. The buildings were completely
demolished, and the greater portion of
them with their contents swept away.
Mr. Reeder, an employe here, had hot
chase to get out of the way of the flood.
He was at the head-Sate when he saw
the flood coming. He skipped at once
all that he could do to get to high ground,
the flood following him closely, carrying
the debris with it. The big tanks were
thrown in a pile against an obstruction
long distance away. The bridge was
carried away entirely, not a sign of it
remaining. Seven VI eight hundred dol
lars worth of new paper was ruined, and
other damage was done by water and
mud. The loss there, it is thought, will
be $40, 900 to $25. 600. The whole prem
ises present terrible scene of wreck
and destruction.
At BALDwIN's (ELK MILLs)
Even a worse scene of wreck and de-
struction, if possible, is presented than
at Providence. 1t is thought that the
damage there will amount to twenty or
twenty-five thousand dollars. The entire
draw. an immense structure of stone and
timber, was torn out and swept away,
and great chasms washed out on both
sides. The large covered bridge has dis
appeared entirely, and wreck and ruin
confronts the visitor on every hand. So
completely was this immense dam and
bridge carried away that one not ac-
quainted with the locality would sup.
pose that such things had never existed
At West Amwell rolling mills the dam
gave way in two places, flooding the sur
rounding country. 1t appears that the
breaks were on account of the strength
of the embankmcnts gradual and much
less damage was done than would have
cnsucd had they been sudden breaks.
Mr.. Warner lost a large quantity of Gu t
wheat in sheafs.
At Ricketts, mills the foot bridge was
washed away and the entire premises
Hooded. a deposit of soil from tho adj
jlcent fields a foot or two in depth and
covering the road for fifty to seventy five
yards was made in front of the residence
of Mr.. Geo. Ricketts,. At the flour mill
of j. *. Lewis the race embankment gave
way, causing several hundred dollar $
damage.
At Brewster's mills the head gates
were torn ont, the lace broken and the
bridge carried away. 1t is thought the
damage there will reach $4,000.
AT Marley mills (Childs's) the iron
bridge was swept away and was carried
down and dashed against the bridge at
Mackalrs, damaging one end of it con-
which had been stacked outside the
buildings was every particle carried
away, and other injury was caused by
water and mud. The damage there will
amount to several thousands of dollars.
At the Big Elk crossing of the i. & o.
railroad, in course of construction a
short distance above Baldwin's, Mr..
Warren, the contractor for the masonry
of the viaduct, is a heavy loser. Almost
everything was swept away except the
two heavy engines and two immense der
ricks. One of the latter was thrown
down and its platform made of heavy
timbers set in the ground and boltcd with
fifteen inch spikes was torn to pieces and
carried away. The houses were torn
from over the engines and carried off.
Thirty tons of coal just hauled, and one
hundred and fifty cubic yards of sand
just hauled, went with the rest Tool
boxes, buckets, tubs, and numerous 9th.
er articles were borne away on the flood.
Mr.. Isaac Pierce, who lives near Bald
wins, lost valuable horse, swept down
and drowned in the flood. The day pre-
vious he lost one from natural causes.
At other points in the county the flood
was fully as severe. On the North East
creek great damage was done. For an
account of tn is see North East items. !
On the Octoraro every bridge that span
ned that stream was wash"d away, and
great damage was done to property
bordering = Jon it, On Mill creek, Broad
creek, Lum creek, and numerous smaller
streams much damage was done to crops.
Little rivulets became roaring torrents
for an hour or two, sweeping everything
before them and leaving devastation
along their entire course.
The heaviest loss of any private indl-
vidual or corporation is that of the Nc
Cullough Iron Company at Rowlandsvil Q
on Octoralo creek. The mill was com.
plctclywrecked and the town almost swept
away. There is great doubt whether the
pany will rebuild the mill, and if they do
not the town will be dead, as this
was its chief support. There are several
washouts on the Columbia and Port De
post railroad and one of 60 feet on the Bal
timore Central near Rising Sun, and all
traffic is stopped. All county bridges
in the neighborhood of Port Deposit are
gone as well as on the Conowingo. Job
Haines mill dam near the Sun is totally
destroyed. The bridge across the creek