Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-12

swore, ea'd he Lust bs In Philadelphis q
aoertain hOur and declared that he woul
lose 81, 900 by not being thsEA At the tim
Rpeoi6sd. Seven tTestles of the bridg
had TO be ont away 60 thst the dsbri
could sweep pAat All trains are NO,
run very slowly VIII 9 pasHiug over tb
BRIDE. Railroad tfioiAis say that u
trains have bsen delayed more than 10 }
IL minutes. The cable boxes At tn
bridge were filed with water, and 80
consequence the railroad telegraph
service was impaired.
AT JACOBSON sHARP's.
The Jackson & ShArp's Company
blacksmith shop and engine room wer,
Inundated and considerable damage Wal
done. At the office, Il was stated tha
the Brandy wine never before was know
to be so high. Du ing two hours Of tn,
osenoon the stream ross 20 inches.
PIcKELsvILLE SUBMERGED.
The fats lying along the creek over
the Eleventh street bridge are completely
Inundated, and 1t Ia impossible to asosr
tain what damage has been done by TIT
food. Several houses In the suburb,
known locally as Piokelsville, are COM
pletely surrounded by water, and many
II them are badly flooded. In somr
instances the water has reached
10 the second floor OF the
building and the flood coming so suddenly
many OF the occupants were penned IL
heir homes unable TO reach q safer place
One or two families, It ia stated, were
driven to the roofs Of their houses before
1 NaRItnhk Nhfa shawn AhaU 70
| manned, In terror OF being swept away by
the flood, until day dawned and thu
wAtevs began to subside. A number Of
people penned in the upper part OF
their buildings this morning by the
enoroaohine water were taken out of the
iecond story windows and from the house
tops on boats manned by crews Of fisher
meu. Everything movable about the
houres was hosted away by the tide, and
large Zoe foes piled down with the mad
current, doing more OF less damage to the
houses.
THR oAsNRRY INUNDATED.
The large oAnnery Of John Moir Il Son
(limited) was entirely surrounded by
water and It ia stated that the building
was badly flooded. II was impossible to
reach the premises up to 2 O'Clock this
afternoon, by which time the water had
fallen or feet, except by boat. The
telephone cables are more or less dis
turbed and communication with the
inundated district is cut of.
TIE oHRIsTIASA.
Last night the ChristiAna rose four feet
and at 10 O'Clock this morning, after the
tide had been running out for ~ hours
It was much higher than It usually is at
nigh tide. Although the stream is
now greatly swollen no damage
is reported. The ioe has al.
most entirely disappeared Just
below the mouth Of the BrAndywine the
creek resembles Z mill race. All the
marsh land from the p, W. & B. railroad
TO the works Of the Walton & WhanD
Company and the pulp works, and south
almost 10 far "a the range Of the naked
eye extends 10 one vast sheet Of water.
UP THR W. AsD N. RAILROAD.
The Brandywine is very much swollen
along the route Of the WILMINGTON &
Northern railroad, and, ON the level
above Isabella, the railroad tracks are
covered with four inches Of water. The
Laurel pike bridge has been swept away,
and 80 has portion Of the oulvert over
which the road passes near the pulp
works, on the outskirts Of this city. Very
little delay was sustained by trains.
AT wooDDALB.
The storm proved very disastrous at
W0odds.e. The iron works were Quilted
and several Thousand loads Of sand, ore,
10 were washed away. Trees were de.
stroyed and the foot path between Red
Clay creek and the race was submerRed,a s
Sere also adjoining meadows. Heavy
pieces Of timber struck the B. 4 P. rail-
road bridge, and damaged 1t consider
ably. Passengers on the train dus in
Wilmington at O'Clock, were de.
layed one hour and half. When
they reached the bridge they
had TO await there the arrival Of q
westbound train from this city, and when
1t came along the passengers had TO dis
embark aud change trains. Dur.
ing the forenoon, the bridge was
put in . safe condition. Far
sher along the road tracks and
witches were washed away aud q car
broke down. It ia said that at this point
the road cannot be used for at least
month yet.
AT HocKRssIN.
Jaokson's lime quAiries, at Hootessin,
were inundated and II will be several
days before any work can be done
there. The Red Clay creek a.
ing than II was, at last Juns's freshet
Considerable damage was sustained by
the Delaware City & Pomeroy railroad and
freight traffic will have to be suspended
Tor some time.
AT YoRKLYN.
Here Red Clay creek ia . couple Of feet
higher than 1t was during the ireshet
last June. CARROTS new snuff mills are
Inundated and the engine submerged
II will be several days yet before the
mills are In operation sgsin.
AT GRRENBANK.
The county bridge here was covered
with two feet OF water, trees were de.
stroyed and meadows submerged.
GREAT DAMAGE IN oEoIL COUNTY.
special Dispatch to STATE Journal
RLKToN, MD, Fsb. l0.-The rain Of
last night has played havoc with the
roads and bridges OF Cecil county. The
oss to the county will probably reach
81, 1000. Reports from all parts Of the
county have not yet been received, but
the roads as far as heard
from are badly washed, and some
are impossible. The far creek bridge
which was bsdly damaged by the fire. hst
last spring, but had been repaired, ia .
complete wreck. The commissioners esti
mate that 1t would cost $500 to put ii
In good repair. Il ia doubtful whether II
will bs rebuilt. A bridge at Marley's
mills is down. Harlau's dam, which was
partially destroyed last spring but 70.
built, has broken away and the loss will
reach 81 900.
ALONG THB CHESTER cRgEK-MUcH DAMAGE
To ALL soRTs tP PROPERTY, BUT NO
Loss OF LIFE. ....- ...a
CHESTER, Pa, Feb. 10.-The heavy
rains OF yesterday and the melting enow
from the hillside raised Chester creek 10
an unusual hight last night, and oAused
considerable damage Lspni dam broke
| snd let al svRlSnohe Of water escape
sriyiug destruction and confederation
With II, Burpley's mill at Rockdale was
flooded, and about $1,000 worth Of goods
damaged. Riddle & Sous mill also sui.
tered Trestls work Oh Chester Creek rsil
way, was carried away causing a suspen-
sion Of traffic. Dwelling houses at Lsnni
AID Rookdale were flooded to the secopd d
story windows and the occupants we've
forced to escape by mesrs of ladders. Al
Upland q portion Of Crlzsr's mills were
flooded and quite q loss sustained /.
temporary bridge Of B. & p
rsilfosi near Upland was washed away
From Lsnni to the Delaware river, die
tanie Of 8 miles, the dAmage ia extensive