Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-06

the south bound track at oclOck. |
North bound train No. 3S and south
bound train No. 43 went around by the
Northern Central road, and the passen-
gers Of other morning trains were trans
ferred at the scene OF the wreck.
BrG SEWER CAVES IN.
The storm played havoc with sec
ton of the Shipley Run sewer which |
crosses Orange street near Second. |
Directly opposite the livery stable of
Thomas Pagan e Company, Mt Nos. 202
and 204 Orange street, the sewer caved
in, carrying portion of the street with
it. The cavity made by the cave-in was
large enough TO bury horse and wagon.
The stencil which arose from the sewer
was sitting. Councilman Peter A.
Pagan, as soon as the sewer was noticed,
covered the hole over in order to prevent
any accidents to pedestrians or vehicle.
The pavement was blocked up from the
accident.
SMITH SHOP INUNDATED.
An unusual flood occurred at Bull
locks blacksmith shop near Riverview
when the storm was heaviest. The shop
is situated ON "A depression of land be-
You'd the toll-gate On either side two
hills arise above 1t making an easy in
cline for water to rush down in rapids.
This it did Wednesday morning and
flooded the smith shop TO the roof. The
water entered the building through the
windows and wherever access could be
easily made. In a short while every
thing inside the building was swimming
in sea of dark, muddy water. The
water dashed the very roof of the smith
shop, the interior Of the building being
filled with the surging tide. When the
blacksmith came down to "blow up"
his forge in the early morning, he was
| confronted with tide of mud and
water. The waters were receding but
the interior of the shop presented u
sorry spectacle. Some of the iron and
horse shoes were carried away, but the
bulk of the smiths estate still remained
submerged
coLoRED CANT FLOODED.
Just across the lowlands from the
smith shop, in a stretch of woodland
northeast of the toll gate, a eolored CANT
meeting has been in progress for several
days. 1t is their annual time Of camp
ing here. But never, in all their expo
rience, have they encountered at Thu
spot a storm like that of Wednesday
morning. Their tents were flooded
The water came down upon the canvas
in torrents, as though q cloud hat
burst and discharged its clements upon
! them. The colorcd people were awe
stricken. When the trains descended
, and the floods came and beat upon
, those tents they thought their days wer
numbered Some of them, unused I
, such ducking, thought Of the delugt
. but they did not bulge from the spot
Little did they sleep that night, fo
there was not II dry spot inside IL
a canvas.
4 DAMAGE At RoCKLAND.
i The damage sustained by the Rock
land mills will reach $1,000. a porto
: OF the new finishing building IN cours
}. of erection was swept away. The watt
I. came rushing down the hillsdes an
r. filled the race in a moment. The rae
v runs close to the new building and whe
4 this overtowed the water poured I'M
s the finishing room through the viii
If dows. The structure was filled TO Il
d roof. The water came still and Il
~ pressure of the volume inside the built
IS ing was so great that il forced the wal
sr out and one Of the stone sides Of II
Il III 1
err building was of stone, 60 by 40 feet
dimensions. 1t was just ready to
m rooted in, and besides the loss entail,
u there will be considerable expense
ct the reconstruction Of the building agai
es FEDRAL BUILDING FLOODED.
1s The new Federal building at Min
ID and ohipley streets did not escape /
es fury Of the storm. The rain poured
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~ S ,vaa and viii Md snd water -
X ~ NM lind
s% III, IN NIL GREEN .t, HUNDRED n
IN NH wreck Auh1'IGa tile roans W'
"a Wasieu pare. oeNclal pii.'Ses "ele q
va ried away ana huch Gan, carnage zone
W. the growing crpPs' liz large Y
~ prldge oyer IlKe NIeeK was sweptaW
n, and tfaihc rendered impossiole.
- DOWN THE PENINSULA.
~ In Queen Annes county, Md,
~ food carried away the bridges In
Syoo Queenstown district, something that
N, not occurred for long time. More IL
~. half the wheat raised IN the county
N. still in the shock and mach OF 1t
I'd jured. Rain has fallen nearly every {
since July 4tli.
no II r,aoii '.S,,ntu III iitbt,,i,,', "a
~ usually severe, several houses hay
w been struck throughout the county, !
oro in most cases, not seriouly injured. 2
ov colored public school-house at Nc
~ Fast was struck, and the CHM
an, an knocked down and piece Of the "a
va oi- torn or.
I'm In the vicinity Of Calvert the mil
a nv, Howard Brown was struck by lii
ins ming, The building was entirely
NE stroyed, with about 100 bushels