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

along the DduhS Vi tLG w GSteIu VI thS
Patapsco. At this point it did not reach the
high water mark of the great food of 1868 by
about five feet, and did but little damage, ex-
cept that done the B. 4 D. r. K. The coun-
ty bridge stood the heavy current that was
hurled against it, only the ratings were wash
ed away. Great holes were washed out on
both approaches to the bridge, thus cutting
off communication between the two counties
fer two days The water was several feet on
the first floor of the great factory warehouse
of l.. H. Schultz & Son, necessitating the re-
moval of goods to the upper story. Mr.. l..
p Schultz directed the business OF the firm
by FREEING his orders across the river from a
shot gun The thirsty local option people of
Howard county received their whiskey supply
by means of a rope thrown across the river,
on which the liquor was safely transported.
The b. & o. track was badly ,shed at
points between Gorsuch Switch and q lther S.
In some places the track was moved twenty
feet from the bed of the road and completely
turned over, while in other places 1t was set
up on edge and looked like a great paling
/ fence At Hoods Mill the dam was washed
out and the county bridge thrown down.
/ Considerable property about the mill was
/ damaged entaiiug a loss of fully 1000. At
Morgan's the paper mill and stock was dam
aged to the amount of $4,000 At Gorsuch
Switch the county bridge was washed
away. 1t was broken in two places, one part
lodging near the Switch; the other was carried
down the river and in its passage, struck the
suspension bridge at the doves Nest, a
well known drinking resort on the Carroll
side near Marriottsville, completely demol-
ishing it. 1t is said many Howard county
( people were seen with tears in their eyes as
I the bridge went down. The county bridge at
/ this point, being low bridge was but slight
. H. L.. Il nd rapairai Pert
OF the Heuryton bridge on the Carroll
I side was carried away, and has not been re-
paired yet The dairymen are compelled to
I carry their milk over on a foot board to meet
I the train. One thing certain has been devel
I oped by the recent food, and that is this:
That low bridge can stand flood better
than high one. unless it IS built many feet
above high water mark.
We saw Mr. W. II. ForSythe, one Of the
Howard County Commissioners, who said
that his county was willing aud ready to re-
pair all bridges at once, aud we believe our
county will meet them half way.
Mr.. J. Frank Shipley and Chas. 4. Favour
were the FIRST 10 reach Sykesville on Saturday,
after the food, having been compelled to walk
from Woodstock here, a distance of eight
miles. Mr.. Shipley was heavily freighted
with strawberries and nick nacks, which he
had attempted TO get home with the night
before. The first Baltimore papers were
brought by these parties. The regular daily
papers did not reach here until Monday, and
in that short space of three days our people
saw the great mead of the railroad aud the
newspaper. One Sunday American your cor
respondent captured on Sunday, 1t being the
culy paper in the town, and II was read until
IL was worn out Trains are now running
regularly, and the railroad deserve great
credit tor the rapid and substantial manner
in securing to the people again their tFaeving
facilities.
FROM HAigHr AxD NORTH BRANCH.
The heaviest rain aud wind storm since the
July food Of 6s, visited this section on Fri,
day last. The rain began falling about a.
N. and KEEP, up ali day aud night Saturday
morning dawued with scarcely cloud 70 be
seen. bal destruction and desolaiion met the
eys in every direction. Corr fields are gut
ted. potatoes ara washed oat badly. wheat
and re Is tw5s,ed and tangled in every
imaginable shape. A large oak tree standing
ia fraai Of Oakland church was blown down
and had the wihd been blowing from the
wess the church would have been damaged.
The nex bridge across Morgan Run on the
Oakland Road. vas washed from the abui-
ments and lodged short distance doEn the
stream. About htty acres near Oakland
Mills was flooded, the water stood aboat one
TOOK AH hhr AltEAs N4k Aafa tAANA 4AAtAAE N-N
doae 90 the min. The large platform, just
completed. was washed a short distance from
the foundation, and had IL not been for the
snsa aud boys it would have beea carried
away by the angry Hood. Never did men
work harder 10 save property than these dld.
They had 10 uaar oat IN the water. waist
deep. 10 secuFs the ropes TO the platform and
haal Is IN and fas,en ], 10 posts. BY the time
this was done all hauds were aearly exhaust
Cd. gully nearly The eutire irUui OF the
mii! and ahoai u feet side By from four 10
SO feet deep was washed cat, an eHsrace %
the mill was effected hy laying l0gs aud
nlaaks- The bridge which SPAWNED the race
Eas also earned about quarter Of \ mile and
lodged We have not learned the exact
amount OF damage done bat think Il ~Jll
amaaat 10 yearly S2u0 ThiS - the second
loss Melville Bros. have sustained By waller
~ithin tbs pAsi tvw mouths. About mile
below the mills, Z. Il, Kelly bad twelve
acres Of WhrAs and about as asach CORE Hood
ed and partially destroyed
The water al North hranch WAS higher By
about tv0 feet than ever known before. The
loNer story Of II, c. Luligeraings Hour m.li
Nas flooded and about two hundred baskels
n wheat damaged. Mr.. Lgitgerding' store
ruam uss about halt full Of water. de
scAFely bad tine 20 move his goods before
the aaisr rushed ia the room. A barrel Of
coal oil bgrssed, and this, zith q large amount
q mad and rubbish. made considerable work
when TOE wafer subsidized. The loss 70 Nj
l.afJgcrsiing wlll probably reach tWo or three
hnnarcd dollars. Hlscircalar saw, also about
four cords OF wood, wAs sSept away. The
race bridge vas moved abant nine inches
from it, foandaIi0n, bat the old barn bridge
sill stands unmovcd aud bids defiance to
another so9l like this. Several hundred feet
Il lauber wAz 4ashed sWay from Thomas
Wares saW mill which IS situated on Milton
Beaueli farm near owinss' Raa.
Faox NElxsrErs NitLs.
Las Friday the creek a This place over
fiowed It's banks. Al 10 o'clock, q. m, J,
began 20 rise rapidly and BY II o'clock il
had oveFto~ed its banks and completely sub
mergcd the meadows wiIh the mighty torrents
Of waisr rushing on With its loud echoes OF
destruction ringing aloud, and carrying debris
OF al! descriptions With Il. such as fences,
huge logs, small bridges, aud last OF all came
a crash aud doEn went the road bridge that
spans the race, followed by the wall being
washed away aRd the wateF forming an eddy
al the corner Of the cooper shop, making a
hole four feet deep, causing the wall "a tail
The bridge NJ kelley's crossing was carried
down and swept everything before IT, No
serious damage was done 10 the mili or con.
tents owing to the quick work OF Mr.. Zam
BRAN and bis assistants in conveying about
200 barrels aud feed 10 the upper door. The
bridge at Kineharf's crossing was carried
around several feet bat 1t is not impossible
The road that leads to Oak Orchard IS impas.
sible betxeeu the mill and Frederick county,
as wasbouts TO the depth of feet are on t.
Mr. Thomas J. Haines aud William ko0ntA
Suffered the loss OF about $50 panels OF fence,
with several Good gates. Many other farmers
in this vicinity had their fences carried away
and corn fields completely washed out. Mrs.
A. Fuss had eight apple trees blown down on
Friday night. WorkingmeH are baIsly en-
gagged Ia repairing the damages and travel will
be resumed as usual, in a shcrt time.
PROM wAEEFIEIn YALLEN.
The rain wh;ph began falling on Thursday
Of last week, and continued until the early
hours of Saturday morning, caused a great
deal Of damage. Mill dams broke, and fences,
bridges, &e, washed away. The railroad
was overAowed and washed 10 such an extent
that trains could not be run further than New
Windsor. going west. Private and county
roads were almost amorphous. 10 some
places the allpvipm was was so deep as to be
ALMOST impossible.
FROM WoopBISE.
The heavy rains of last week caused floods
and considerable damage. The water was
higher than during the July flood, 1868, and
the road from Viewpoints to Woodbiue was a
solid body of water. James Albaugh moved
ont of his house as the water rose, and l.. ).