The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-06-07
THE SUsQUEHANNA RIVER.
rORT DEPosIT FLOODED.


The Hood in the SuSquchanna was greater, per-
hapS, than has ever been known, except from
an an iccg gorge Part of Port Deposit was under
the people living along the river shore had
not time to rcmoy" all Of their effects to higher
fish houses Of Nannort Bros James klcIullourh
John Lamb, John w. Jennings, AlonZO johnson
and Edward lrcklcy were carried away.
by the bursting of lumber bOoms at Williams
port, Lock Haven and other points several hundred
millions Of feet Of lumber was started on the current
seGed t. At o "co s% s 81 IA Pre-
logs began 10 DRIFT by Port Deposit and Lapdum
ana Tor hours the surface of the yellow flood WAS
covered from shore To shore with IA rapidly moving
mass OF logs. lntermingled with these were sheds
boards. roofs of houses. occasionally Il dead horse
cow or pig. Every available boat was in use nj
llavrc tie Grace, capturing logs as they came with
in reach and several thousand were towcd ashore.
Al lapdun, also great many were saved.
Communication Was restored between Pcrryyille
and Port Deposit on Monday. The track Of the
Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad is badly wash
ed. There Is not 4 fence or clubhouse from the
depot 10 Rock Run that has not been washed out
and carried away by the flood, which was not the
case with previous floods; The lumber yards of
suffered heavily. The fishermen are heavy losers
All their buildings and contents have been washed
away; In fact there is no estimating the loss to
Port Deposit at this time.
The dead body of a COlOred boy was found wash
ed ashore at Pcrryyille Monday morning.
a fish house and 800 barrels OF herring at Rock
THE PAPER MILL.
The SuSquehanna Paper C0mpanys property
was considerably damaged. The head gates of
6er Gam "a WS wsTs w t9f og ana s and 100
a large circular saw and frame complete was
seen floating down the river. A young man named
Price, at Lapidum tried to capture il but il was too
much for him and it iloated onward to IIavre dc
Grace. where 1t was caught at the Marine Railway
II was said To have come from the SliSQuchanna
Paper Mil. The loss To the Paper Company win
amount To perhaps 5000 or 5000. Mr. J. c.
smith. the manager, said they would he ready to
go 10 work again IN itfew weeks.
CoNowINGo BRIDGE.
Conflicting rumorS We're rife. on Sunday concern
ing COnowlngO Bridge. The bridge property has
been seriously damaged on the Cecil county side,
one of the spans having been moved from ihp ahuI.
mcnts. Travel has been entirely suspended across
it,
Two Of the piers We're considerably damaged
some five or six tct OF the front from the top OF the
pier down being knocked oil; also two of the arches
on the north side of the bridge were entirely rut
Hartford side one OF the lower cords was of several
feet from the pier, leaving the bridge in Il very in
secure condition, but at the present II is consider
ed out oi danger. The cauScway 1T the east end of
the bridge Is entirely swept away as far out i,s the
village of Eonowngo, and will cost considerable TO
replace II.
hotel property near Rowlandville was swept
away on sunday morning 10y the river. Mr. Gar.
yer, farmer, three mi Hes south Of Conowingo had
four valuable horses drowned. The public road
running along the river from COnowingo to Row
landvc was damaged to the extent of about
SlNO.
There are millions Of feet of valuable lumber
driited on islands and the shore. Mr.. Samuel
Moore Md about seven hundred dollars worth of
wood and bark washed away OF Bears Island
about ten miles north Of Conowingo There were
thirty RATS washed away from Wrghtsville and
came downthe river. They were very valuable. The
amount Of loss Is immense but figures cannot be
obtained. t. Graham'S canning factory at Como
wingo was damaged to the amount OF Si0O
THE TIDEWATER CANAL.
The canal has been torn to pieces. Below the
Paper Mill the bank for Il distance of about 100
feet is torn out and there Is also Il gap about 40
yards wide IN the tow path above Lapidum,
through which The waters Of Deer Creek rush out
into the river. The Level below Lapidum was also
much injured.
THE ROBERTS FAMILY.
On an island In the SuSquchanna opposite Rock
Run, live William Roberts. his WIFE, Il son nearly
grown and two other children. On Saturday night
his cries Tor help could be heard but il was certain
death for one to venture 10 his relief The next day
no signs Of life could he seen from the shore aud
the marks OF the water were high up ON his hulsr
Il was feared that the entire family had persisted
Roberts had hye or six boats and ifIhu had LETT
when NE water, hesag 10 rise ha could doubt.
less have reached the Cecil shore. The island
which belongs to him, is covered with lumber of
all kinds. He was in Port Deposit on SATURDAY,
and was urged to remove his family to the main
land, He declined, saying there was no danger.
A later report says they have been heard from
and are safe His stock all persisted