The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-02-14
ANOTHER FLOOD.
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE.
Bridges and Mill Dam Washed
AWay-A Thunder Storm
in February.

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Away-A Thunder Storm
in February.
A heavy rain, accompanied with loud
claps Of thunder and fierce flashes OF
| lightning, visited this section on Monday
night and Tuesday morning last, swell
ing the two streams the Big and Little
Elk, which flow around the town beyond
their banks. The low grounds about
town were submerged. The stock had
to be removed from all the stables and
hogs taken from their pens on the south
of town, which was done with great diff
Guilty in several cases, the water being
several feet deep in the stables before it
was discovered. They were all removed
safely except two pigs which were
drowned. The water reached the fires
at tho gas house and eztinguished them,
SO that for night or two there was no
lights on the street. The stock of gas on
hand was sufficient for indoor lights until
new supply was secured.
BRIDGE SWEPT DOWN.
The new or comparatively new iron
bridge across the Big Elk at the eastern
end of Main street is wreck. The west
ern abutment was undermined and fell
taking with it that end of the iron span
of the bridge. The centre pier is also SO
badly undermined that it leans very
much to the north and would have to be
pulled down to repair the bridge. The
causeway on both sides of the bridge is
very badly washed, though not so much
as in June last. 1t is estimated that to
put the whole concern in good shape
again it would cost from 81, 500 to 50, O00
Whether the commissioners will repair
it or not is not known, but we are of the
opinion that this board at least will not.
This bridge has been matter Of great
expense to the county from the time it's
construction was begun. There is very
little travel on this road and the fording
is safe and good all the year round ex-
cept few days-not over six in the year
whom the creeks are flooded. Besides
this the route to town by the Glasgow
road is but little further than by this.
STOCK AND TOOLS CARRIED AWAY.
The contractors for the repairs on Gil
pins bridge near town lost all or nearly
all their tools, wheelbarrows, lumber etc.,
and little or none of it has been recover
ed. Some of it is by this time no doubt
we'll down towards Chesapeake bay. A
of things were carried away
from the place of
MESSRS. BOOTH & son
in the vicinity of their ice houses. A
quantity of lumber from their place was
distributed over the meadows bordering
the creeks and lodged in trees and bushes.
This to great extent was recovered,
but good deal of it was borne away en-
tirely on the flood, and will be picked up
on the river or bay shore by some one.
At the book board mill of
HARLAN & BROTHER
on the Little Elk the dam was washed |
away for the third time. This firm has
been very unfortunate. First fire stone |
dam costing four to five thousand dollars |
was carried away bodily. This was re-
placed by a wooden one from which on
Tuesday last one abutment and about |
fifty feet of the timber work was carried |
away. The damage will amount to sew
eral thousand dollars.
SMALL WOODEN BRIDGE
at Marley Mills was carried away bodily.
Several other bridges were damaged more
or less, but not carried away SO far as we |
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two streams damage to some extent was
done, but none suffered so greatly as
Harlan & Bro.
The rain fall of Monday night contin-
ued but few hours, but it was one of
the heaviest ever known here. The water
however, did not reach the mark of last
flood by about five inches. Mr..
Harlan was away from homo at the time
of the flood in Philadelphia on business.
He reached this place on his way back
on Wednesday and then for the first time
heard of his loss.
The job Of getting the horse, and other
stock from the stables on the south of
town was tough one. The water was
three or four feet deep in the stables be-
fore it was discovered and the night was
as dark as Egypt. The men were forced
to wade into the ice cold water and lead
the animal out, otherwise they would
have drowned. The animals of course
were all more OF less frightened, and diff
icult to handle. and altogether it was An
undesirable job.