Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-02-17
THE FLOODS AGAIN,
tn e BRAHDYwINEA AND Chris.
EIANA OVERFLOW TH z Il
BANkA-A GIRL DROWhED.

BANKA-A GIRL DROWN Ned.
The dense fog which hung over this
siuy and vicinity during Sunday night,
and up 10 an early hour Monday
morning, was followed by the heaviest
rain that has visited this city for years,
which continued until the streets, and
In many instances the sidewalks, were
oveIfiowed. and the water poured down
the CUTTERS in raging torrents, seeking
for an outlet.
There were but few of the quite rs
but what were blocked with the snow
that fell on Saturday night, and the
consequence was that the water, In
many instances, was turned into cell
lars, which were soon flooded.
The rain continued to pour down In
torrents until about one o'clock, and
In . short lime the sun shoLe out
bright and clear.
| Considerable anxiety was felt by
those residing near, or doing basinesss
on the Brandywine and Christiana
creeks, as early in the morning there
we're unmisfakable evidences that the
water 10 both those streams was rapid.
" rising, and that If the storm contin
another food ensue.
BY noon Monday, nearly all the
wharves along those streams were over
Howe and 1t was thought for a while
| that the men employed in the p, w.
Il b. Railroad shops, at the loot OF
| French street. would be compelled to
quit their work.
The water, however, reached its
creates; height by 2 o'clock in the af.
'ernoon, and from that time commen.
ced 10 subside. At the hour mentioned
II WA fully ten inches higher than dur
ing the flood Of last week, and both
streams were higher than they have
been during the past seven years.
The low lands of South and East
Wilmington were again overfiOwed,
md In some instances whole families
had to be removed from their dwellings
In boats. The centre pier Cd which the
k0raw rests at the Market street bridge
vas entirely tubDt rRed, and the turn
ling gear effeotually blocked with ice,
% that 1t was impossible to turn the
Idrsw.
The shipyard of the Harlan & Hol.
iiDgeworth Company was flooded, and
| the water entered the blacksmith shop
but no serious damage was done.
The wharves OF the j. Morton Poole
1 {Company, s. G. Simmons & Bro, the
JAckson Lime Il Coal Comp ID. II
KIM and those of the Baltimore 4
PhihAdelphia Railroad Company were
Ien oveIfiowed, and in some instance,
the water vast two feet deep. Consid
IofAble apprehension was felt for the
1ASety OF property on the South Side
~ ne water was up to to the top O
|o1e banks, and here was great danger
their giving way.
4 VI FORTUNE tely the flood subsided beiors
4ny serious damage was done, but al
g 30 place the water swept over tb,
Hank, and flooded the marshes on ethel
woe OF the causeway ara covered the
1f0ad, 30 that vehicles passing that way
1Wore submerged to their hubs. War
ner's and Busb's warehouses wer,
hooded, and the fires under the steau
Il oDiler Mt the first named place wer,
||0xtinguishtd. All tho wharves on the
4outh Side were covered with watel
Illlly foot deep.
At the Pusey Il Jones machine shops
~ water war 80 deep that the mel
Wexe Obliged to quit work, but as far al
lo0ulo be learned, no damage was sus
(4@neo. In the shipyard ag the sam,
p1oop, many of the men worked wais
dep In the water securing the timber
wA1oh otherwise would have beer
/ Ioa15ied away.
Tho wharf at Front and Churcl
1goets, those of John G. Baker, ant
40nhell & Solomon, were all overflow
s and ALTO the yard of HenhOfie
~ Vaughan.
4 The water flowed over the wharvel
- the Diamond State Iron Works. en-
oeEod the warehouse, and did con
11derable damage TO the stock on hand
Fl Rhile work had 10 be suspended in tn
zIx0Ittug mill on account of the whee
Ipfts becom ing filled with water. Th
u yard at the Old Ferry mill on The Soutl
6ide was flooded, hut the water did no
reach the mill. The streets at each enc
i jOf Third street bridge were covered IAN,
also the Philadelphia, Wilmington
Baltimore Railroad wharf ON the nortl
j side of the Christiana between Thir,
II and Fourth streets. Commerce street
south of the bridge is completely block
ed by timber and piling, that wa
Jdriven from the place where dock |
being built for tie Baltimore Il Pbila.
81 Railroad Company by contractor Gil
LIS. Communication, except, by boats
<Iwas entirely cut off with the build
=fjnRs of the Kennebec Ice and Goa
Company, aud the Wilmington Glas
Company, but before evening the " ate
pubsided sufficiently To allow of til
men passing along TO New Castl
Avenue
Work was not irterfered with at th
xobdell Car Wheel Works, although
or some time the buildings were SUI
Dnnded by water. The tracks of tn
yilmiDRtOn & Northern, and the Balti
ore x Philadelphia Railroad, in Soutl
ilnington, were submerged, ant
pdered impassable. The water reach
the door step at the Herbert House
gently opened on Heald street by
iot Graham, but no damage was done
ColOrod persons living In the marsh
yond Third street bridge when the,
pnd the water rising up over tn
NHt floors of their houses, packe4
N up such goods as they could carry ar,
Aded out with heavy bundles throuel
Mater up to their waists Some o
shem were taken out in boats, but b,
fIovtning the water had subsidized, an,
! noarly all were able to reach thei
3 homes The shipyards AZ jackson
b | boarp's were covered whitewater tbre
ICOlonel En0ch Moore, and the whar
Ives of the Mccullough Iron Com
9ipanv were overflowed.
a The Brandywins was very muci
= Iewollen, and huge cakes of ice wer,
n borne rapidly down the seething waters
but the Hood WAS not as disastrous q
4 that Of last week. Work was suspend
led at most of the mills in the afternoon
) apd those residing on the lowianti
I lover Eleventh street bridge were agai
flooded out, and Obliged To leave thei
/. homes. The lower floor at Lea's mi