The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-06-08

and Potomac Railroad several miles of roadbed have
been washed away and no trains for several days
will be running At Williams Grove on the Gran
gers picnic grounds, eight buildings have been
swept away by the flood and the entire grove is
under water Along the Gettysburg and Harrisburg
Railroad the damage is the heaviest. Tracks are
washed out and buildings bridges, trees fences all
are swept away, and stock of all descriptions mas
been drowned. The loss to the Mulln Brothers, the
large paper manufacturers, will foot up $500 by
the bursting of the Lurel dam the heaviest led OF
water in the South Mountain The washing away
of the Potomac river bridge on the Cumberland
Valley Railroad, and the unsafe condition of
the railroad bridge at Harrisburg cuts all railroad
! communication off through the valley. At Boiling
| Springs the water foated away the large railroad
bridge belonging to the furnace. At the Junction oil
the Harrisburg and Potomac Railroad. along the
| Dillsburg and Meehancsburg Railroad, over 800
| feet of track was washed away, along with a mum
Der of bridges and culvertS. Loughs distllery and
adjoinining buildings at Bowmansdale were almost
| entirely submerged. Some 30 hogs were drowned
At Mechanicsourg the creek was impossible The
mail carrier the Lewisburg route was nearly
| drowned in attempting to cross
All through Virginia the loss of property has been
] immense. Farms have been inundated, mills wash
ed away or so damaged as to be beyond repair rail
road and county bridges carried OFF while the banks
of many streams arc strewed with carcases of dead
animals Many have lost all their possessions, and
much distress will result The damage by the food
/ in Rockingham county alone is estimated at over
! $4,000 The Norfolk aud Western Railroad es-
capped any material damage.
In New York it will be weeks before the losses can
Ice estimated or repaired Nearly all railroad traffic
was suspended owing to the washouts. The loss by
D 81, = mar t1 aud
the Northern Central Railway trains were stopped.
I The loss in steuben county will exceed Sl0o1oo'
wide stretches of country being under water. One
man was drowned at Corning.
In Maryland.
/ The Cumberland Valley Railroad lost its new iron
bridge across the Potomac river Nothing is len Of
the structure except the span across the canal The
original cost Of the bridge was s7oC0o. Al and in
/ the vicinity Of wnlamsport where the Conoeo-
cheague empties into the Potomac, the loss Is very
heavy Many warehouses were partially under
water and their losses will be great ouehali Of
pcphoue's chair fsciogy aud paint shop were swept
away causing los Of SION soon amer the factory
gave way Theodore Wolfe. aged Is and samuel
. Corbctt both Of Wiilamsport started ia boat 10
recover several chairs. While engaged in doing -
Z Young wcjfc tell into the river and was drowned
The houses Of William BOuzhaf and 4. Ensimger.
a snoEA NtatAuNt ASNfc " lstAAttetNfiAr Nt4N e''N
F washed away Two miles below wuiiamspoFt sew
eral houses werc swept away one belonging TO
Patrick collins. and another the property 81 the
Canal company.
Al Falling Waters several houses have also been
destroyed. ON the Conooncht que. AfdiBgcr's mill
was almost entirely under water. and a. kemps the
H5od dllcd two stories Of the mill and sseps away
the house Of Martin Bell The confluence OF the
{ Coaocochraguc and the liver at Willamspoft pre-
seated the appearance Of vast turbulent lake.
whleh has obilterAtci the canal and rAiIroad. The
track Of the Western Maryland WAS under water for
some distance beyond wiuiamsport and al that
place the water had almost hidden the station scv-
eral ears containing wheat and paiP, which WeFe
ready sir shipment were submerged near thc canal
Their was coustan; stream % houses. Stables. snd
railroad iies aud timerr going down The river The
river was Is fcst higher than during the sood OF
ls57-
For damage IN carroll oona,y ~ our Ioc~i de-
Tsrtmsnt
Throughout Frederick oaunty the dessructca Is
rrsAi and the ds@axc will raR Up into The thans-
aads a. Iollars many small houses teiaE carried
away w5th their cgutrnIs. The Chesapeake & ohso
canal u - taaiy daFaEci iha, Is Wtu nos b. ~
paired on Nu8dax meeting q the ssoekheiiers
uas So have tecn hc}d bot FaAny Wete NOT abe 70
< atsrua owgng 10 the washoats- fFvS4Gcn; Gamhsill
ssihmii5cd his IMPORT ard .iasci from What he bad
heard 70 rsuGid BE- usclns 90 sifompt 70 vpar t.
Careful csymatrs u thc iass b FryviCsiek oounty
SLATE Il viii knoaht b sisano. The Baltimore and
ONO Railroad wAs washed - much that for several
asys 81 travel uss ssePEsd
A. Port Deposit la Cecil epaasS ths Columbia
Raliruza I'D was washed cot and all ihc lsmt'cr
yards f5uniries and planiug miils we've dsEaase'i.
While private residences and basansss places uCrc
aussisd
wAahsnsiaa. Nontrvmcry, Auvrany. assrr't.
Frtuec gearSr's and Howard cosuties wvre Almosi
sscps By the ssasiz sad hAras milis, rad briirs
aaa cattle wcrp earrisd ez By the rashtue Waicrs
ana the loss % sHisH faFmes viii nc vefy heavy.
while nc Ax rate vii have 10 he fasa 10 ORDER 30
repzlF danascs-
The uppas rssstloas % paaltsmaFc and Hartford
e5aHsscs sa7srsi frus the ies q bridges Eusi dsns-
az - mglss ani suAtss-
tia ne Eastern shosr. puiax 10 the hirh tiaes
saany rack Mrias wefc damEgg4 sale lsczch
+ orchards sascrcd Sfua ne hsgh winA bcarsaE me
yvzas fsuft OF
rhe residents ss BnsA River Nsek, Itass0ra eoaH-
Is have aasad IN thr ChrssTsaks tsY. Opposite tise
saaush e Bush river Ia twelve fsvs q sasSr. a
lsrrs AK nIi. 60 Which s. attached 40 !uweuss
tr,s The ssruciarc hsd esidsntly tccn tied - t1c
,rce whru tash wrre 90 lamt 80 kre9 rAs fl7Szes
non bsinx szegs Auay The mai : heap %
fu.ss. fruaa ahles arse, an oder le4iiaS O. ihe
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