Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-01

tneNv gnili,s Railroad Conn munich.
tiou Tut Ola-A mia Swept Away.
A Baltimore Sun specisi from SNOW
Gill, Md says: A rain-storm Hurpassing
Al previous ones that have fallen this
year in Worcester county began here
carly Thursday morning last, and CON-
tInued with increased fury throughout
Midday. All railroad communication has
been cut off since Friday in consequence
OF numerous washouts, and 1t will prob
hbly be several days before trains can
neain commence running. Where the
Delaware, Maryland d Virginia railroad
crosses mill pond. about one mile from
Snow Hill, nearly rs feet Of road bed has
been cut way. A wrecking train has
been teiegrsphed for, but is as yet
unable to reach the scene on account OF
washouts further up the road. Mail
can be received here only by
stage by way OF Pocomoke City.
Purnelrs mill, near Snow Hill, was COM
pletely swept away Friday night, to.
Rether with bridge and large portion OF
q dam over which ran county roadway.
( The Pooomoks river OF this point has
overrun its banks and mills and other
Industries in thgt portion of the town
have been Obliged to suspend operation.
The oldest iohsbitants fail 20 recall such
soenes ms are now witnessed here. The
wind during the storm was from the
north. east, but was not very severe
Were it not for tho fact that the country
here is quite level, permitting the water
to run of more gradually, the result of
such deluge of water would have be n
far more disastrous Az it is, the work
Of rebuilding bridges and repairing roads
will entail heavy cost upon the county.
With this last storm, too is awept away
the last remnant OF hope for the growing
crops in Worcester. few farmers most
fayorabiy situated will perhaps rsiss half
M average crop OF c0rn, while many
others will raise none.
3 A special from Snow Hill, Md, says:
The FIRST newspapers were received here
Monday since the severe storm OF
Friday last. The washout in the railroad
near the town has been repaired sutii
GENTLY to permit trains to Uesume their
plnuing. Owing to the jnpassabls cou-
Y dition of many of the coanty roads full
Information cannot yet he obtained as to
\ the entire extent of damage resulting
from the storm, but 1t is far greater than
was at fret suppoeed. Probably there Is
not milidAm In the county that is not in
ruins and two mills are reported to have
been swept away. There is break in
the county road leading from Snow Hill
10 5rln 80 feet wide and about 20 feet
deep, which will DO an obstruction tc
travel for some time to come. Tue storm
was from the sse, and seems to have beer
most severe in the vicinity OF SNOW Hill
A French family living on the outskirts
of the town were Obliged during til,
storm to take refuge in the second stor,
OF their dwelling, carrying with them I
pig, their sole possession.
3 A boy, Just after the storm, had q mar
row escape from drowning bs falling int
D deep drain. BE was carried by tn
seethine waters through culvert 40 fee
long, which was itself entirely submerged
but was rescued in half.drowned con
dition by q companion as he emerge,
from the other end.
Another heavy rain fell here on Sun
day afternoon, which again converte
Streets into temporary mill races.
5 MUCH DAMAGE AT SALISBURY.
! "A Salisbury, Md, dispatch says: Rs
ports haye Just begun to come in az {
the ravages Of the rain storms that hav
been happening here since Thursday last
nnents put the amount OF rain that fe
from Thursday until Sunday evening q
III inches. Reports from Tysskin stat
that the entire lower part Of the distri,
Is Hooded to depth OF from two to fou
feet of water, and travel on the count
roasis is impossible on account OF h
bfidees being washed away. Il ia in
possible at present to tell what the dan
age Ia throughout the entire county, bI
it Is certain that it will approx,mai
many hundred dollars, In many ssctlor
the cornfields are entirely flooded an
tie fences washed away.
lAfF TALBOT CROPS DAMAGED.
An Easton, Md, dispatch says: Til
u the fifth successive rainy day since ID
Wednesday, and Talbot county farme
y have the blues. Not more than ons.tai
Of the large wheat crop of Talbot h
basR thEasasd, and it ia feared tho sest