Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1889-06-07
Three large county bridges over the Pa

Neelsvile and Goshen was destroyed. Or
Monday Commissioner Holland visited the
bridge site, as he did all other points in his
district, and let the re- building of the bridge
to Mr.. j. G. Thompson for $50, that early
travel might be resumed.
The county bridge at Horner's mill was
destroyed.
Mr.. Peters, at Gambell's old mill, on
Watts Branch, had wagon and hay body
carried away by the water.
From eight TO ten thousand fencing rails
and large lot Of rye straw were carried
away from the Middebrook farm and ten
acres of wheat flooded and destroyed.
Two spans of the Middlebrook bridge
were carried off
The county bridge at Ripple Ford, over
Seneca, was swept off.
The county bridge at Black Rock mill
was destroyed, and the dam at the same
mill was washed out
The wood work in the unfinished bridge
at Garret Park has been swept away.
The county bridge over Rock Creek, at
Duyalls old mill, was washed away
The dam at Mr.. S. Il. Mulican's mill, on
Watts Branch, WAS washed out
Charles Walker, who is farming the Hers
perger river bottoms. had his entire crops
swept away. He paid 81 800 rent for the
farm.
Messrs. Upton Darby Il Son have suffered
great loss, rs the water was six inches on
| tho fl rot hnnr If THAR mill an Sana,a
Clayton Fieldss store on the C. IL o.
Canal, above Whites Ferry, was entirely
swept away with the stock OF goods.
DIR. Ed. Wootton,a large grain dealer at
Whites Ferry, lost heavily, exclusive of
his business by the demolition OF the canal,
in grain, boats, buildings. &c. the amount
of which has been varously estimated at
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Mr.. Seldom lost from what is known as
"Young's Island in the Potomac, thirteen
horses.
BENZ. Dyson lost 500 bushels of corn
in II warehouse from damage
James Whtehouse, an industrious and
saving man, at Seneca, lost two dwelling
houses that were washed away, which were
the accumulation of many years now rest
ing upon that gentleman.
Arthur Padgetts store at the Guard Lock,
with the stock, was swept off,
Geo Pennitield's dwelling house on the
canal, at Muddy Branch, was swept away,
and he was compelled to tent on the hills
in the woods until the river receded.
The island at the Great Falls previous to
the ireshet was densely covered with trees,
but now il is only dotted here and there with
a branchless tree with the appearance of a
telegraph pole; the others having been up
rooted and carried away by the turbulent
waters. AT this point no other serious dam
age was sustained by individual property
Richard Trails store, near the Seven
Locks, was washed away.
The wheat of the county has been left un-
injured by the high water, except at some
few points where the crop stood in low land
and was flooded. Most every farmers corn
| field throughout the county has been washed
by the rain, some slightly and some Others
seriously. Of the latter, il is reported, some
few will have entire fields to re plant. All
! farms contiguous 10 streams lost much ienc-
ing.
The G. It 0. Canal is damaged beyond
redemption. President Gambrell says II
would cost $4,000 to repair the George
town level and 100000 To put the entire
canal in running order again Numerous
washouts were made in it, the locks and
houses were swept away and number Of
boats were destroyed, while Others were
left high and dry as monuments to the old
canal
| Two hundaed men formerly at work for
the company will be thrown out OF EN-
| ployment by the destruction of the canal.
The county bridges specified above are
large and costly ones to be rebuilt, but there
are many small ONES that have driited away,
and the rebuilding Of the all will impose Il
heavy tax on the people withthe additional
cost of mending the roads that are washed
out. The entire cost Of it all, roughly esti-
mated by one in authority, Will be $50 900.
! In Washington the flood was unprece
IDENTITY high and destructive. The interior
oi the Baltimore and Potomac depot WAS
reached from Pennsylvania avenue in boats
| Cellars on the North side of the same ave
nue. were partly filled with water backed up
in sewers rwo spans of the Long Bridge
fell Monday and ioated off The mills at
| Georgetown have stopped opcrtions on ac-
count Of the loss OF water power heretofore
gathered from the canal. Wharis and in
estimabIe Personal property situated along
the water way were destroyed. Amongst
the heavy losers are: Maury Dove IS 900,
johnson Bros. $1,000, IL. G. Winship $l5,
600, Great Falls Ice Company $4,000, Crop
ley, Boteier IL Champion $4,000, lndepend
ent Ice Company $4,000, X b. Teneys loss
is very great at his mill.
Frederick and Washington counties have
suffered materially by the loss Of property
of all descriptions, crops, and few human
lives. Mr.. Frank Darby, formerly of this
county, sustained serious losses at Will ANS
port, where he has been doing IA large grain
shipping business.
Millions Of dollars worth of property
were destroyed in several counties OF Vir-
gnia
P0Olesville Items.
Mr.. Geo C. Sitter, Of this village. has Sc
cured place in the Navy Yard at Wash
inton at So per day.
Mr.. j. +. Pyles, Druggist, is slowly i'm
proving from II severe Illness of several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. w. Jones have re-
turned from their extended wed ding tour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Anderson, of Rock
vile, visited here for few days recently.
Miss Edith Carrier, of Washington, ID. c.,
is visiting Miss Beckie Hall.
MI and Mrs VIM A HempstOne cee.