The Penn's Grove record., 1893-10-20
N RAIN.

TEe worst Hood Since 1915 VISITED
penn,s Grove on Friday night OF last
week. The heavy rain and high wind
did much damage by blowing trees
down and to boat property along the
,er. The town was flooded. Main
\ Street was covered below the railroad
crossing and it ran up Oak street to
Main. Eighteen inches of water was
in French's grove and eight inches Of
water stood in L. G. Bricks iced and
hardware story. Boats were used to
travel in and much heavy lumb5r float
ed dp Oak street beyond the RECORD
office.
Most damage was done to the mead.
cd bank which were overilo#sd and
many breeches made so that all lhe low
lands were flooded. The expeTsg Of re-
pairing the banks will make a big eE-
rpense to many farmers, some Of whcm
We're put to much expense by tile Hood
a month ago.
The meadow banks broke above
| Paulsboro and caused a wash1ul in the
| Delaware River Railroad. n small
bridge was also washed out below
Thoroughfare and through travel was
stopped. By working all day Saturday,
Saturday night, Sunday aud sunday
night the road was made passlble by
Monday morning.
w. d. Torton and wife who keeps
the rear light in Henby creek meadows
were most inconvenience and suffered
most by the storm. What was d beau
tiful green and blooming home Oh Fri
day was on Saturday flooded aHd i5uow
surrouded by rubbish, mud aud ruin.
| Mr.. Torton and wife slept unusually
| sound and never awakened until )
| o'clock and when he looked out he
| was not long in getting down stairs.
The horse and pig had to be got up Oh
stills. Between so and 70 chickens we've
drowned and they had TO work until
0 O'Clock to save the Others. The
bridges, plank walk and fences are all
gone. A number of friends went there
on Sunday. They rode to the meadows
and then took a boat to the light house.
MI. and Mrs. Torton were isolate until
II. j. Torton took them a boat.
The storm was sever in Salem where
trees and buildings were blown down,
electric light and telephone wires brok-
EN-. The Penns Neck cause8ay was
flooded in some places Il foot deep and
washed so badly as to be almost UNI
passable. The meadows around Salem
were all flooded.
The house of Moses Banks, Mt
Woodstown, was wrecked by the de.
molition of The sheds of tie Friends
Meeting House. Four barns were
blown down between WoOdst0Wn and
Alloway.
The Methodist Church II Aldiue, Sa.
lem County, was completely demolished.
Near New Castle a large barge load
of sand belonging to Warner y Co., OF
Wilmington, was wash ed ashore. The
entertainments around the Delaware
Iron works were broken. -Four skele-
IONS were found along shore near New
Castle. They we're washed cut Of a
hill, which old residents remember hay-
ing been a potters field.
Hiram Burke lived in a cabin in the
meadow neal Gibbstowh. When lie
saw the flood coming he got his wife
and children in u boat and started to
row t. a place of safety, lie could
make no Roadway against the terrific
wind, however, and the frlli craft was
in momeDtary danger of being capsiZed.
The boat was finally driven across the
overlooked meadows and after several
hours battling with the gale the fish
erman succeeded in landing at The pow
der works at ThompsoB's Point.
After getting his family sheltered
Burke rowed back TO his cabin and Sc
cured some clothing for them with
which he returned to T%hompson's Point.
He wal thoroughly exhausted by his
two perilous trips and when the family
went back to their home after the va
ters receded Burke complained Of feel
ing i'll. Before a physician could be Sc
cured he was dead.