Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15

They Cover the Shores Of Bay and
River From Kent Point 70
piney Point.

River From Kent Point 70
Piney Point.
Its IN III wind that blows nobody
good" 10 an axiom that could not have
better illustration than IN the case OF
the recent great storm. While the inhab-
itants of the mountainous sections OF
Pennsylvania and Maryland are well nigh
ruined by the effects Of the great storm. |,
will result In great pecuniary benefit TO a
large number of the residents Of this and
Kent counties. This IL due to the I'm.
mensc quantities OF logs, sawed lumber
and drift stuff which was forced down the
Susquehanna river into Chesapeake Bay
from the extensive lumber regions sur.
rounding Williamsport and Conowingo,
Pennsylvania, by the great rise Of water.
Millions upon millions of feet Of logs.
lumber, ETC., were thus forced into the
Chesapeake Bay. impeding navigation and
rendering travel over that body OF water
extremely dangerous. Because Of the di.
rection Of the wind. the stuff was driven
on the hay shore Of Kent and Queen Anne's
counties and into Chester river. On the
Bay and In the mouth of the nver. the
sight was one seldom witnessed and could
not but impress spectator with the mag.
nitude and awful effects Of the storm upon
our neighbors TO the North. On the bay
shore Of Kent Island from Kent Point TO
Love Point, there Is mass OF drift, com.
posed largely Of logs, averaging sixteen
feet IN length extending out from the
shore for from seventy.five 10 one hun.
dred yards. AT Jackson's Greek nearly
the entire surface Of that body Of water Is
covered with the wreckage and from this
creek along the shore up TO the mouth Of
and into Queenstown Creek, there Is n
mass Of timber extending out into the
river fully one hundred feet. Persons
owning the shores have been busily en-.
gage In securing the lumber. and u n
proper estimate Of the amount secured
could he had II would he incredible. That
the salvage on lumber saved will be of
great pecuniary bcnef, to those who Sc.
cured ii can he imagined; receiving as
they do. twenty-five cents for each log
saved, In the event that they are properly
marked and identified. and the owner oi
the shore advertises the logs. II is csti.
mated that the logs which came ashore on
My Lords Gift Farm" Of VIM. McKen.
ney. tenanietb by Charles Taylor, Esq,
will, IL reclaimed. net these gentlemen
from 5000 TO 5000. This Is indepcnd.
ent Of the sawed planks, shingles, laths,
sashes, ETC., Of which there is a tremend
Gus quantity. In Queenstown Creek
large quantities Of timber. sawed lumber
and drift stuff were driven In by the wind.
Business was practically suspended In
Queenstown, the merchants In some in.
stances closing their establishments TO
embark In the profitable business Of log
Catching. All along the shore OF Blake.
ford. Waverly. The Hermitage aud Pincy
Point there are tremendous quantities oi
material. an experienced gentleman esti.
mating that there are one million logs ON
the shores. II Is difficult To imagine the
variety Of articles In the mass Of dril
Household articles of every description.
chairs. tables, mattresses. be,lsteads. pic.
lures, cooking utensils, In fact everything
used In house that would float. Among
articles tha, have come ashore are bar.
rel Of whiskey. reported to be extra fine
a barrel Of lard. several barrels ofcoal oil
cases of canned corn. box Of dried ap.
Piles. railway Of saw mill, shingle rouf,
house frames. etc. Several drowned cat.
tie and hogs have floated ashore and some
parties think they have detected the odor
Of decaying human flesh. but p bodies
have yet been found What the monetary
value Of the wreckagc will he TO our citi.
zens is hard 10 estimate. but II is thought
the savage fees will amount to At leas,
one.half million dollars in this county.
Ceaterriiie Ocsereer.