New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-03
MARYLAND STORM-SWEPT.
ENORMOUS DAMAGE TO RAILROADS AND
FARMS
MANY LIVES LOST IN THE ANGRY WATERS
PROPERTY DESTROYED, BRIDGES TORN
DOWN AND VILLAGES SUBMERGED.

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DOWN AND VILLAGES SUBMERGED.
Baltimore, juno "a dozen lives lost. hundred
poor families homeless. and over S2OOO0OO worth OF
property destroyed IS the brief but terrible record Of
the havoc caused by the floods in Maryland Every
river and mountain stream In the western half OF tho
STATE has overlooked Its banks inundstlne Ogs and
manufactures and laying thousands OF acre. Of
farm lands. Owing TO the bad condition OF the rail
ROAD and telegraph lines accurate details Of the dam.
age were not received until last nigh, ami to-day.
The Losses by wrecked bridges washed out roadbcds
and landsdes along the western division Of the Bal-
more and Ohio Railroad, from baltimore to Johnstown.
viii probably reach half a million dollars more Tho
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. that political bono OF
tention and burden TO Maryland which has cost this
| state many millions Is a total wreck. The Pooma"
River, by the side OF which tho canal runs from Will
Transport Md, 10 Georgetown, D. e.. has swept away
the locks, towpaths bridges and in fat everything
connected With the canal The probability Is that the
waterway will not DO restored. but that the cSnabrd
viii now be sold TO Of the railroads that
have been trying to secure II for several
years The concern has never paid and annually
has Increased It's enormous debt to tho State Soma
tor German and his political associates, who tho
canal part OF the Maryland machine, Will regret
It's loss but the taxpayers rejoice In IT. destruction
and I'm tho hope that It will never again become
political shaking pool for their money
President Mayer ard other officials OF the Baltimore
and Ohio left baltimore on a special train this morn.
ing TO inspect the damages to the road. They "a
pcccd to reach the Johnstown branch OF the western
division tonight Before leaving here President
Mayer stated that the company would place trains
at the disposal Of the relief committees and do all
In its power to aid the sufferers in the Conemauch
Valley.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company and the
connecting lines. the Baltimore and Harrisburg aud
~. ,baria nj NFnIIa atlly On tho
mountain grades OF the Blue Ridge thec tire
mondous washouts aud IN some sections the tracks
arc torn up and the roadbed destroyed Several
bridges were washed away. Dispatches nom Ship.
penburH, Hsgerstown and points IN the Cumberland
Valley state that the damage to that fertile farming
region is incalcuIsble. Miles Of farm lands were sub
merged by the torrents that rushed down from
the mountains. several lives voro lost and
many head Of cattle drowned. At the mountain town
OF Frederick, Md. the MonOcacy River Carroll
Creek other streams combined In the work Of
destruction.
Friday night was one Of terror to tho people Of
that section. The Monocaoy River ros" Rapidly
nom the dme the rain ceased untl Last night, whrn
tho began fan The back water of tn river
extended to the cAStorn limit Of the city. noodnE
evcryh hing In its Path and riding over the n~li' with
fierce current that meant destruction To crup,.
fences AID everything In liS path. AZ The rcnusyl
vania Railroad brdgr the Tivcr thirty feet AboN"
bridge ard time thrrstcnrd Il with destruction.
but the breaking away OF 100 fect Of emhAHkmont on
tho north side Of the hridrr saved the structure. Win
the 300 feet Of einbluGmcnt went 800 feet Of track
The heavy steel rails Vrrc twisted by The water, .
II they rad been wrnched 10 tho Jaws Of q mammoth
vie. The rtycr at this point and for many milo
aUng It's course ovcrfJued ~ banks 10 the width ~
a thousand feet submcrgng tbc rorn ard Wheat
neds on either ddc and cam ing everything before
It.. Just below the railroad bridge large wooden
turnpike bridge was snapp-d In two and carried down
the Tide In this way a half dozen turapibr bTds"s
at various points along the river were carried away
The hss to the county through tue d DISTINCTION 81
these bridges will foot up many ihoueaDd doll,r,.
Mrs. Charles MrFadd-n ami MIS- Maggi- Mv,rr.
OF Taney town. drowned In their cariiag' while
attempting 10 cross swollen sl~an Tho horse
End vehicle were swept down the stream. AID when
found was lodgcd against tre". MI, moore W.,
lying bali way ont The carriagr ~ though she hal
died In tTying c1tr4carr herself Mir Mrf Viicn',
body was found uosr The carrIAgr ~ KnoN,lI"
people werr compelled Ia seek the roof Of their
hou.es ADD other PlSoeS OF safety family l,ina
-, i0m. I'D, OF a,ics GIN a. signal q drg
County, Nd. t,e sosso~ will asFogaio Eooo.ooo
In Rc,'iSIf damsge ~ th1 s,a'' wa, +" n
rsIlr-%l, ?. IINFerstoNR and Williams port were was.'i
out The Grcsis.t io~cr 5. the Cumberland vall-y
River went duvu, nothing hcing left Of the ,u,trru,
except the span a'roS, mo canal. Thc original r',t
to Potomac the destruction wss sTs ,a-
At and wllismSport, where the ConOCochoagir
Tho warehouses of Victor Cls.hwa, stcfey 4 Findsy
and Frank Darby arc partially under water aud their
los at SO 900 One halt Of Defrrhns chair fsctoT
vas swept away. soon Ator Tho factory gave way
and samuel Caricii both Of wi!Iinmsporf started In
boat TO recover several chair. While engaged In
dTow ned The houses Of william Boalhon aud 4
'Rnsinger, short distance abovo WlllaDsport, were
stYtN
drowned III Anio;Anl frcok Two miles below viii !
ISnspor' several house. Ssro washed Swa% and Tires
WHORE only few days before a cyclone caused death
win rcsch several hundred thousand dollars
George Derrick was drowned at Trcvanon Milb.
on Pipe Creek Along Tho Pafapsrr River |
IT lioeMd COUNTY great damage va, done to mill, |
undermined fhc Baltimore and Ohio Railroad acb ami
q. Meighi train wa tunnel over al emhantmont
Fridge, At Orange Grove when tho structure was
swept ava aud hr never seen again
Considerable damage Wa done 10 milling property |
& ompSny. near CockrvsyiIlo viii lose $4,000. II
tho cotton mills Of William 4. Hooper a sons, tho
Parhlale, Mount Washington aud clipper mills work
was suspended yesterday the water having entered
Port Deposit, Tho mouth Of tho susqnchanna
River {, undnr water Residents along thc river front
left their homes and took refuge tho hin, back Of
from the broken booms up IN The timber regions. Sew
been floating by all day From the eastern and
southern sections OF the state reports OF entire
fruit farms swept away. Two men were drowned In
the storm by the cap'izlnG Of soop near Salisbury.
GOVERNMENT AID TO THE SUFFERERS.
PRESIDENT HARRISON AND GENERAL scHo.
FIELD DEvIsING MEANS or AID.
Washington, June 2.-Pre'idcnt Harrison dd not
attend church today but spent his time IN communl-
aung with people In tho noodstrckrn districts. with
view 10 rrsntny them such lay IN the power
81 the Government.
About 0 O'Clock in the morning General Schoaold