The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-08-08
SEVERE STORM IN CARROLL.
Heavy Rains Wash ROOsls and Fields.
Carry away Bridges, and lightning
Sets Fire TO Barns.


In the vicinity of Westminster the rains
were heavy. Roads and fields were washed
to some extent but no serious injury is re-
ported A horse owned by Noah Bixler, at
Cranberry, and another belonging to VIM.
Ranoul, at Warfeldsburg, were killed by
lightning, and two calves belonging to Saml.
Everhart, this city, were drowned.
Below we give reports received from cor
respondents:
The storm of last Sunday night was very
severe in this neighborhood, doing consider
able damage to the roads and cornfields.
Lightning struck the house of Mr.. Samuel d..
Shipley, but fortunately did not set fire to it.
One end was slightly damaged, several win
dows broken and a cat killed. The family
were greatly alarmed. Many trees were
struck in the woods, and the loud peals OF
thunder awakened many sound sleeper
On Monday morning the Patapsco was ususu-
ally high. The rain continuing to pour down,
many called to mind the memorable flood OF
1868 (the last locust year,, and wondered if
we were to see a repetition of it; but about
ten o'clock the clouds parted, blue sky was
seen in the background and the muddy water
was lowered, when Sykesville breathed free
again. The only strange occurrence that day
was the falling of old Mr.. Hayworth' Chin
ney and the fainting of his granddaughter,
who thought the old Democrat was caught in
the ruins; but he was safely out of danger,
and we hope will live to see many chimneys
fall.
MIDDLEBURG AND VICINITY.
We have been visited with the heaviest rain
that has ever been known in this section. An
angry cloud obscured the western horizon on
Sunday evening, and about O'Clock the rain
commenced falling in torrents, and continued
almost without cessation the whole night, fol-
lowed by heavy showers at intervals all day
Monday. Little Pipe Creek was 81 inches
above high water mark-higher than has ever
been known within the recollection of the
oldest inhabitants. The damage along the
creek has simply been immense. Corn and
fresh plowed fields have been almost entirely
swept of their surface; cutters torn out from
to feet deep; fences and bridges have been
entirely carried off and scattered for several
hundred yards on either side of the creek.
Lightning struck the barn Of David Martin,
about u miles east of Middleburg, entirely
destroying it, together with about 400 bushels
of oats. % tons hay. and some wheat and rye
Loss about 81, 900; insured i'll the Dug Hill
Company. The grain shed of Newton C..
Croft, near Double Pipe Creek, was struck
by lightning and entirely destroyed, with con-
tents We have not heard the loss estimated.
Two cows belonging to Samuel Weybrlght
were killed by lightning. We have not heard
of any mill dams being washed away, but
from the look of logs, &c, going down Little
Pine Creek, we imagine that some dams on
Sam Creek or Pipe Creek have been de-
stroyed. Some of our ever complaining
farmers about dry weather and drouth have
been more than fully satisfied with this rain.
We are now almost assured of Il good corn
crop. We had but little storm. The corn
has been blown down considerably, but will
raise again, and in all probability yield a
good crop.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY.
There were three heavy rains here on Mon
day, at a. M, 0 a. m. and 6 p. m. The
water was very high, and considerable damage
was done to roads, fences and corn fields.
MAYBERRY.
On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday we were
visited with the heaviest rains of the season,
the water being almost as high as the flood OF
1884, which did great deal of damage, swept
away small bridges, fences and washed large
bitches in roads and fields. 1t is said that
the greater part of Mr.. P. NJ. Weist's lumber,
of his new barn, was noated away by Big
Pipe Creek.
NEW WINDSOR AND UNION BRIDGE.
The rains of Sunday night and Monday were
very heavy here The bridge on the New
Windsor pike, near the depot, was washed
away, and several culverts were washed out.
The lowlands were flooded, roads damaged to
some extent and corn fields washed. A part
of the chimney on the house of Elijah Ensor
was knocked off by lightning, and a number
of trees in the neighborhood were struck.
Between New Windsor and Union Bridge
the track of the Western Md, Railroad was
considerably damaged, and trains were de-
layed five or six hours. The track was sub.
merged in several places. In the vicinity OF
Union Bridge much damage was done to
cornfields and fencing.
TANEYTOwN.
A terrible storm, accompanied by much
lightning. passed over the northwestern part
of this district on Saturday evening. doing
much damage to fences and cornfields. The
barn on John Eckenrode's farm, near Har-
ney, was struck by lightning and burned down,
together with the crop and separator. The
loss is about 81, 200, covered by insurance IL
the Carroll county company. On the same
evening five hogs Of Geo. Jacobs, on D. w;
Weant's farm, were struck, three killed and
two badly wounded. On Sunday night an
other storm, more terrific, passed over the
southeastern part of the district, and lightning
struck David Martins barn, burning it and
about 25 tons of hay. Loss about $1,000
insured in the Dug Hill Company. On the
same evening Jacob Meanings tenant house
was struck, tearing off some of the weather
boarding, but otherwise doing no damage.
A bolt also struck into Dan'l. NulPs house
tumbling over chairs in the room in which the
family were sitting, frightening them very
much, but hurting no one.
FINKSBURG.
The storm of Sunday night and Monday
was quite heavy in this section, but very littl'
damage was done. Some corn fields wer'
washed and part of the road leading to thu
station was flooded and impossible unit
Tuesday morning.
gambler.
The heavy rain of Saturday evening, Sun
day and Monday morning did considerable
damage to cornfeds and roads, washing then
very much and blowing the corn down. Th
public roads were washed out in places YER
much, and will need great deal of repairs.
Manchester Items.