Smyrna times., 1894-05-23


marsh from the Landing was complete |
ly covered and the marsh was one vast |
pond. Horses had to wade up to their
necks in order to get over it. All
the millers in this vicinity have had
their food gates up since Friday seem
ingly to let the water out of the pond
as fast as it came. The damage which
might have been caused by broken
banks was thus averted. To prevent
serious damage, the bank at the Bailey
mills had to he cut, owing to the food
gates being stuck. Nothing serious
was done.
WOODLAND BEACH SAFE.
There have been many anxious per-
sons interested in Woodland Beach.
from the amount of rumOrs ahoat. Ali
communications have been cut off.
The marsh is covered by the high and
devastating tides, and as far as you
could see there seemed TO be nothing
but bay of rolling waves.
Monday morning VIM. StOkesbury
rode down to the marsh taking with
him ii boat for the purpose of rowing
across to Woodland, but the raging
tempest was too much for him and he
was obliged to remain.
RumOr reached town Monday by
some means, that the entire beach had
been swept by the storm and nothing
remained but the hotel. The pavilion,
the stables, ,Out-buildingsan Anthony's
cottage, it was said, had been carried
away on the crest of the tempestuous
waves.
Early yesterday morning Charles
Jones and Harry b. Grieves rOwed
across the marsh and succeeded in get
ting to Woodland Beach. The inhabi-
tants of the beach laughed quite
heartily at the amusing rumOrs, for
they were the least concerned. Every
building remained in its place and there
was no damage done except that the
dirt was washed away in one place
which they had recently fixed. Mr..
Jones says that if transportation could
be got across the marsh they would
find Woodland Beach in splendid con-
dition for an excursion.
1t was the rumOr at Woodland that
Collins Beach was in a delapidated
condition, being directly in a position
to catch the heaviest part of the gale,
which was raging from the southeast.
Fortunately for Woodland tue wind
did not blow direct from the east or the
results might have been more disaster
Gus, but from the southeast it is pro-
tected by prOmitory which extends
out in the bay.
1t is very gratifying to the people to
know that Woodland was not damaged.
IN WILMINGTON.
In the vicinity of Wilmington floods
have been raging. The Brandywine
cred a wide extent of marsh and low
lands.
There is great deal of damage at
ShellpOt Park. The large bridge on
the main entrance roadway is washed
away and in its place the ShellpOt has
spread out in a great yellow tide,
Above the pavilion too the little rustic
bridge has been carried down the stream
under the pike bridge and down into
Sellers woods on the other side of the
road
The ShellpOt itself was a magnificent
sight, rushing and roaring through the
woods like a mad horse. 1t was 9
volume the size of the Brandwint
under ordinary circumstances. Big
trees are uproOted and carried away
The upper part of the park and all the
lower lands along the river are flooded
Above the pavilion the stream was ovel
100 feet wide. This was not a mere
overflow, but violent rushing tide
The high bank opposite the pavilion
was torn away four feet, the soil being
cut and wrenehed as if with pickaxe
The storm in the vicinity of Eleventh
street bridge was fearful and it is saiC
TO be the heaviest since the tidal wave
of 1873 when the waters rose above th,
windows of the first story and mani
inhabitants were compelled to fee 70
their lives.
The marsh about Eleventh stree
bridge is all covered with water whicl
is extending clear beyond its bOun
: daries and reaching far into outlying
territory. Fully fifteen families hav,
: been forced to leave their homes, th,
water in some places being four fee
deep in front of their doors. Mrs
Groves, "a widow who lived alone in
; small dwelling at Fourteenth ant
Heald- streets, left her home when sh
I saw the condition of things this morn
ing. Her action was none too soon
= This afternoon there Is four feet q
J water on Heald street, and it is impos
I sible to reach the house except by boal
3 So great was the high tide and foo,
that Newport, Stanton. Rockland an
!, Kiamensi mills had to shut down.
7 In New Castle cellars are flooded an
3 the cutoff just above the city has bee
washed out All the marshes wer
devastated and apparently the Who'll
3 city was surrounded by water.
: The food caused washout 9
Q Dayett's trestle, about half way b'
tween Newark and Porter's station.
! stopped all trains on the DelawaI
J City branch. Passengers to Whining
E ton from COoch's Bridge had to drive
: Newark and take the express. Me
3 have been sent out to fix up the bfeal
, AT MIDDLETowN.
: The storm of the past few days ha
s in many places damaged the CROWN
/. crops. Corn, which was only a fe'
inches through the ground, is washe
/ out, and wheat has by the force of Oh
: storm been badly beaten down an
o otherwise damaged.
q A number of washouts are reporte
on the roads. The thunder storm
Saturday did great amount OF dan
/ age. Lightning struck the corn crib
: ]. Frank Pennington, residing on th
4 Odessa road, demolishing one end
4 it, but, fortunately, the drenohing raj
prevented its taking fire. Lightnin
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