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

Heavy Rains and Floods = One Life Lost
Damage to Railroads and County Roads,
Bridges and Mill Property.

! FLOODS In CAkhOLL.
Heavy Rains and Floods = One Life Lost
Damage to Railroads and County Roads,
Bridges and Mill Property.
The cloudy and rainy season which begar
in April and continued generally in May cul
minated in heavy downpours on Thursday
and Friday of last week. The rainfall wa;
unprecedented Little streams became roar
ing torrents and the larger creeks became
rivers, whose waters rose out of natural banks
and spread over the surrounding country
carrying devastation to land aud crops. The
rain beat down wheat crops, and those that
were fiat from previous wind and rain were
beaten into the ground. 1t is safe to say thai
the wheat crop will be from twenty to thirty
per cent. less than the prospect indicated a
month ago. Corn fields are not only badly
washed and in places submerged, but the
frequent rains have prevented cultivation, and
many look like grass fields. County roads are
washed in deep gullies, and IN places danger
Gus to travel while all the bridges in the
county were more or less injured, several
larger ones and most of the smaller ones
being carried away. The damage to roads
and bridges in the county is not definitely
known, and will not be until the repairs are
made. The County Commissioners have
been examining the washouts and ordering
repairs. The work is progressing rapidly,
and in a few weeks the highways will be in
fair condition.
All the railroads in the county suffered
severely. In the neighborhood of Linwood
the Western Maryland road bed and track
we're washed out for distance of seven hun
bred yards. The bridges below Westminster
were damaged somewhat and for several days
I railroad travel was interrupted. On the Bal
( timore 4 Harrisburg road, operated by the
I NJ III rapar,l hrf1.,ag
/ were carried away, but were speedily restored.
/ The damage west of Mechanicstowu was so
/ great that through passengers, freight and
mail are carried between Baltimore and
J Hagerstown via the Baltimore i Harrisburg
+ to Gettysburg, thence by the Western Exten-
sion tTapeworml 10 Blue Ridge Summit,
/ thence to Hagerstown via the main stem.
+ The Fast Mail takes this route, cutting off all
I west of Resierstown to Blue Ridge Summit
+ from the early mail Mails are now brought
4 by the a. N. train from Baltimore. On the
I Baltimore & Ohio railroad travel was impeded
I for a couple Of days The waters Of the
{ Patapsco submerged the tracks aud washed
Z the road bed 10 some extent, but no serious
damage was suffered. The Frederick & Penn.
/ sylvauia Line road was greatly damaged al
/ most its entire length.
The streams 10 Carroll we're higher than
ever before known by old inhabitants, and
mill dams broke before the heavy pressure OF
water. Among the dams washed out were
Or. NJ. Hammond's. on Little Pike Creek.
aud Elhauan Englar's aud David Smelser $.
on the same stream; f. l.. Hering's on Bea-
yer Ran, George Deyilbiss' on Sans Creek,
and others.
Among the bridges reported to have been
DESTROYED are the iron structure over Little
Pipe Creek IT Euglenan's Mill. below I niou
Bridge; tee Joint wooden bridges over the
Pasapseo. between Carroll and Howard coan.
ties. al Hoods Mills and Gorsuch's Switch.
Joint iron bridge over the Patapseo, between
Carroll and Baltimore counties, four miles
from Meehanicsville; bridge over Morgan
Ran. At Baseman's =, and another further down.
The iuias bridges between Frederick aad Car
roll counties. At Wilson's Ford, Sells Ford
and Bridgeport, on the MoroeAcy. are sliil
standing. bat ia a damaged condition. The
jciut bridge over Little Pipe Creek between
Carroll and Frederick counties, on the Md
ilcburg and louisville Road. vas moved
from it, foundations. bat not DESTROYED. The
bridge over MoFRAns ran. on the Washing
ton Road. was badly damaged aud rendered
impossible. and the approaches 10 she one az
Shaueks Mil. on ihe same stream. we're
Ha.hvd Rway The Abutmeats OF the bridge
Al Bowers saw mill, on Gaapowder Fails,
uere uashcd away. The bridge over Piney
Creek. between Taneyiosa and Harvey, Sas
badly damsgcd, - was also thai over she
pAiApseo 81 fatspsco.
he larrr, arehed, stone bridge ovcr Pipe
Greek. on the tarnpikr al Union Mills, sus.
tanned considerable injary. and the bridge on
the Baltimore and harrtsSurg Railroad ai
stone eaarry. near idneb0fo'. in Nanches
ter district, wAs destroyed. u hAs bees ~
bails Il y a carioas circumstances that the
rauaty bridge At Ike sane point, and fully ~
aueh exposed TO the fary Of the iorrvnt- ssiil
stands. comparatively uniujarvd. The gar
les 81 ChrissiAa SchaefeF. wbo hives ada
cent. was a. throaghly s1epi assay, fcacrs
and all, IS 4 shovsle4 iato the strssm-
Ouiy oac life Vas lost in Carroll, tAOsgh
uAny parsous made nAFros escapes George
Derrick was druwned n freTsnaoa. a. shis
point BesT Braseh aud Big Pipe Creek unite.
and tie stream wss greatly ssollen BY
The FAias. The Water spresd hsyoai the
banks al Pips Greek. snd over ,alo ths
bordering rscadows. Nr. Derrick Was r.
tarning from TaasytoWn 10 Trvvanisa 90
Friday aAarnoeu. AMI aitempted 10 cross Shr
s,FeAm. The 8oor % the bridge wss covered
uiIh sasef. ba; be Supposed he could cross.
and Stated tosard tbs bridge Tbs Saser
was deeper thaa he anticipated, and in 81
tempting 10 tara about znd 30 hzek ihs horse
aud hasgy Ecre swept town By the Current
Mr. Derrick was thrown eut zad was hurried
d0wn stFezns, followed b. tbs horse AMI
buggy. aud in a sgw miaates vas followed by
ihr bridge be attempted to rcach. HIS body
has not been recovered, nor has the horse aud
haewy. which belonged 20 Mr. Charles Ne
Faaden. uith ~hou Mr. Derrick lived. been
beard froa- Mr. Derrick ~as aboa, as years
81 a-e. ard "a. a native 81 Ne~ Hampshire.
he was brought 20 Carroll b. Mr.. McF&dden
sosne six OF eight years ago, 10 attend 90 his
hooded horses
Rs.0w arr reports Of the storm and Good
from the ApvOcAyEs correspondents ia
VARGAS parts OF the eoausy
YEoN FtNKsarEG.
The sewers rain aud wiad storm. Of The aI.g
81 May, besides washing guitcs is many fields,
did considerable damage 10 roads. bridges,
&c ia this neigbhorhood. The bridge over
= calvert between this place and Glen Falls
vas raised from is foundation aud a portion
Of the timbrrs HoaIed from their PLACES. IL
took day. With large force Of men, 80 r.
pair Il. Ihe rise Of water a. this station was
greater than AZ uHy previous time, and vehicles
could uci reach the s;a,ioa from this slte until
laie in the following day. Francis l. Heg
inu's mill was seriously injured By the bursting
oi the dam aud carrying away Of the gates
Me- Herring bad n short time ago pat in roller
machinery aud made other improvements IA
the mill tbs expense Of the repairs Will be
qaise heavy.
FuoN SANS cREEV.
The Eeaen, unprecedented Faiasiorm which
has caused thousands Of lives 10 be lost and
DESTROYED millions OF dollars worth Of proper
~ did not fall 10 leave It's track Of destruction
along Sans Greek. From its source near
Taylorsyille. this county 10 where Il empties
into Pipe Greek. can be seen places where she
food rent its fury. Fences have been swept
away. bridges wrecked, public roads washed
ia,o gullies. aud in some places had 10 be
repaired before travel could be resumed. At
this place the mill dam owned b George W.
Deviihiss was washed ngi entirely carrying
with il a great amount Of debris. The corn
fields are badly washed. The wheat, rye and
grass crops are not as seriously damaged as
they were frs, supposed TO be. Daring the
past week Mr.. Devilbiss with force OF about
hfteeu or twenty men cut a race around the
edge of where the dam once was TO where the
water emp,ied into it. Now the water has
free course to the mill, whloh is running again
and oar genial miller VIM. L. Sharretts, IS
happy once more. The breastwork of the
dam will not be built in all probability until
after harvest. Since the washout bushels Of
fish have been caught, consisting of carp,
bass. catfish, suckers, cells and turtles
FROM FRIZELLBURG.