The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-19
THE GREAT FLOOD.
The Scene at Lapidunl.

For several days we have been preparing for
| the ice gorge to break or the water to overflow
| the river banks. The people of this place are
noted for their bravery and always ready to
| meet danger in the coolest way. So on Saturday,
when the great flood poured in, every man. wo-
| man and child knew just what to do. All stood
nobly to their posts The first break in the great
field of ice was about two o'clock. Ii seemed
that for miles ice was moving, but so very slowly
| one could hardly perceive it. The moving field
of ice struck Garrett Island and the b. and o. X.
X. piers and piled up on the head of Garrett Is
east and part going to the west side of the river,
forming a gorge in the shape of u V. The V
gradually filled up with the down-coming ice
Soon the gorge was five miles long, one mile wide
| and from fifteen to twenty feet high. By four
o'clock Lapidum was partly under water and ice.
| The river and canal were as one. By six in the
evening, the gorge partly gave way or the water
we thought the trouble was over and were
congratulating ourselves that it was no worse as
| the water was gradually receding. But by 10
O'clock p. NJ, the water commenced to rise, and
1t was three feet ten inches higher than ever be-
fore known. Every house but two were flooded.
Capt Kelly who has been sick for the last eight
Capt Price. Mrs. Robert Mitchell and Mrs. Ed
ward Sanders were also taken from their homes
by boats They both had infants in their arms
All were taken to place of safety
Mr. David Wood was knocked down by a large
piece of ice and would have been drowned but
for the timely arrival of Capt. Geo W. Hines,
who saved him. Mr.. Wood was taken home in a
Rock Run Mill was damaged somewhat, being
flooded on the first floor.
The tow-path is badly damaged between here
and Havre de Grace, and in some places ice is
piled up fifteen feet
Snake Island is covered with ice to the height
of twenty-five feet and only one tree was visible.
Barnes & Archer's warehouse is somewhat
damaged, the first floor being filled with ice.-
The hay house is also damaged and the lumber
yard is badly washed. Their losses will amount
to thousand dollars
James r. Smiths store and postofhce was over
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his goods to an upper story. His damage was
slight.
flood. At one time three feet of water covered
A large hog pen was left on It, but where are
Lapidum is now Il place worth SEEING The
whole village is ono mass of Toe. Hundreds of
people visited it on Sunday, and still they come.
Il. Ford and j.. II Bowman, of Level, made a
very narrow escape, on Saturday last while
driving down the tow-path to Havre de Grace.
At one time it was neck and neck with the horse
At last the ice was piled up behind and before
them and it was with the greatest difficulty they
succeede in getting their horseand wagon over
the ice and proceeded to Havre de Grace. The
river has gone down about ten feet and the scare
Is all over, W. H.
SALES or CATrLE-Mr. VIM. j. Hopkins of
Glenvile, sold last week to Mr.. W. Oliver
Hughes, 10 head of fat CATTLE at 4 cts per lb-
These cattle were kept Is months and gained
an average Of 800 lbs. per head. The highest
gain on any was 53l lbs The first winter they
were kept on rough provender without grain,
but ittl' grain WAS fed 10 them during the
last three months. The preceding year Mr.
Hopkins made an average gain Of 552 lbs per
head on his cattle, the highest being 5S5
lbs. They were bought on the 18th of October
1888, sold on the nth Of October, 1881, being
wiutercd "ntire.y on rough feed an ialtened on
grass.
Mr.. John Kidd lately bought for james Saw