Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-30
DELAWARE GAZETTE AND STATE JoURNAL-WIIMINGToN. ID
From 80 to So barrels of -four were partly

butter, spices and other articles |
were destroyed. The building |
too is saturated with sitting stencil |
from the sewer. To take bread from 1
the ovens bakers were obliged to stand |
knee-deep in water. At noon the water
had receded but everything was damp
and apparently several days must elapse
before the establishment will be in con-
dition for occupancy. Mr.. Kurtz esti-
mates that his loss from the storm this
morning and the one last June will
amount TO upwards of $500 and declares
that he has lost $4,000 or $4,000 by
overflows. The cellar of James Stat
ford's cigar store, at the northwest
corner of Fourth and Poplar streets,
was submerged and some boxes of
tobacco were damaged.
In the lowest part of Moore's ship
yard the water was foot deep. 1t ran
off rapidly, however, and no harm was
caused.
The building at du Point street and
Delaware avenue, in which Registrar
Colquhoun once had a drug store and
who obtained $500 damages from the
city because of an overflow from an ad-
jacent sewer, was considerably damaged
to-day under like circumstances.
UP THE BRANDYwINE.
Along the Brandywinc the flood was
very severe and the different establish
ments suffered much damage. AT Rock
land mills large portion OF new
building in the course of construction
was washed away.
The stream and all its tributaries were
swollen enormously by the heavy rain
and in consequence the roads are almost
impossible. Several bridges were
washed away and travel by vehicle is
matter of great difficulty.
Delaware avenue, at the b. & o. depot,
was all under water and the street and
pavements were covered with mud seve-
raj inches deep for over square, max
ing that part of the street impossible for
foot passengers. The water flowed
through the property of the city passen-
ger railway and left deposit of several
inches of mud and filth an the tracks,
and the ground and iron supports of the
new station being erected at the corner
of Delaware avenue and du Pont streets.
HUNDREDS OF BIRDS DROWNED.
An unusual sight was seen at No. 8
school this morning. Hundreds Of birds,
some unable to fly and others in nests,
were strewn all over the ground drowned
from the effects Of the heavy storm this
morning. Sergeant Wigglesworth started
to count the birds, but when the count
was getting into the hundred mark gave
it up and captured a full-grown martin,
which he took home and Gagged.
THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
Manager Mehaffy reports that the
, telephone system escaped serious dam
, Nf tb,.s
Wires were crossed in q number of in
stances and several phones were burned
out. The damage was promptly re-
paired and the system was soon in thor
} ough working order Only one pole
was washed out, in the neighborhood
, of Lancaster avenue and Broome street
. The telegraph wires were somewhat
/ interfered with, but the damage was
not serious and the service was con.
r tinued as usual.
Complaints of flooded cellars are
e heard in all parts of the city.
DAMAGE ELSEWHERE.
The cellar of the William Lea s. Son!
Company mills ON the Brandywine was
: floating in water this morning. The
water came floating down the con
tiguous streets and deluged the mill
until large stock of flour was damaged
l The loss is estimated between 81 900 anC
q 81 800.
: The street crossings near Twentientt
= and Market streets were impossible thi
= morning. The bed of the street la,
= several feet deep with mud. The north
.. ern approach to the bridge over thu
= Brandywine was also covered will
g several feet of mud and dirt
Il Some damage was done the Snak
a Run sewer but no heavy losses were en-
tailed. The water deluged the base
ments of some of the houses near b,
II and one of the tenants lost number O
e chickens.
e The sewer in course of erection at tn
II foot of Jackson street was damaged b
some extent and pile of bricks wa
h thrown into the stream. The damag
u was not heavy.
ID The banks about the South Long rae
n ware undermined by the flood and tn
et dirt was swept into the foaming water
ID of the Brandywine.
The intercepting sewer seemed
y stand the storm best. Very little dam
u age was done about its banks save tn
u washing away of some dirt
~ FLOOD DOWN THE STATE.
n The storm was very severe dow
II State and the lowlands in the lower sec
ii tons are under water
r. Delmar is badly flooded, the street
he being almost impossible for pedestrian
W STORE STRUCK by LIGHTNING.
u The general store of J. w. Mitchell
lie at Stanton, was struck by lightnin
le about 4 o'clock this morning. tn
~ electric current passed in the buildin
90 over the telephone wire and the flamt
= quickly communicated TO the woot
go work. The post-otfice end of the strut
's ture was burned out and considerab
e. stock damaged, involving loss
Oh $1,000. Mr.. Mitchell lives in the hou!
70 portion of the building and was avail
ed ened by the smell of smoke in his be
u room. He hastily arose and set to woi
checking the flames. About 80 lette
On in the post-office were partially burne
y THUNDER BOLT AT KIAMENsI.
hit At Kiamensi the wooden mills Of job
de Pilling were struck by lightning, b
the flames were extinguished withol
ne loss or damage to the property.
y BARN BURNED AT HARRINGTON.
MS Harrington suffered much and w
Nv flooded very considerably. The larl
ch barn on the farm of Henry Knox, thr
and a-half miles from Harrington, w
sr- struck by lightning and burned dow
y. All the contents were destroyed. Abo
io' rs tons of hay went up in smoke and
~ pair of valuable mules and fine your
-: horse were roasted alive. Much far
" machinery was also burned, The bal