Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-24

ollttL DllhEGD was III tAluHSb MItllY
if the south bank OF the Christiana did
not protrudo, would be one huge body
of water.
The cnizens who are in the worst
plight are the colored families who oe.
cnpy the small frame structures on A
and Buttonwood streets. The dwellings
near the intersection of those streets are
completely surrounded by water and
almost uninhabitable. Their exterior
presented picturesque appearance this
morning. The fronts of the shanties,
in most instances, arc painted white,
the shutters are brown or green, and the
doors are blue. In front of the build
ings was the water and in the doorways
were men and women, the former con-
tentcdly smoking, gazing at their neigh
bors wading or being rowcd or carried
in arms to the mainland. Several
streets are submerged aud in some places
the water extends to the top Of fences
Roundabout the causeway the picture
was similar to the scenes beyond Third
and Eleventh street bridges. For con-
siderable distance the causcway Is COW
cred with water and most of the build
ings fronting on it and in Its vicinity are
inundated. All the dwellings in Gran
ston's row have been vacated. Stables in
the locality arc flooded and the horses
which were in them had to be taken out
carly this morning to save the animals
from being drowned. One of the bridges
on Guthrie's road has been washed
away.
WAS THIS MAN DRowNED2
On Tuesday morning two colored
men came to Brdgetender Swan, at
Market street bridge over the Chris
tiana, and told him that colored man
by the name of Chambers had been
drowned during the storm. They asked
for boat to go in search of his body.
The boat was procured and the men set
out in the direction OF the Wilmington
IL Northern bridge. They said that
Chambers lived in an old freight car
near the Wilmington & Northern cutoff
and during the night the improvised
dwelling got lost. 1t is believed Cham
bers was drowned.
IN AND AROUND NEW CASTLE.
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NEW CASTLE, May 21.-The inces-
SAINT rainfall for the past As hours has
flooded the adjacent marshes and this
city this morning looked to be entirely
surrounded by water. Cellars are
flooded in all parts of the town and at
the river the fishermen spent the morn
ing in bailing out their skiifs, which had
all suffered more or less from the
storm. The strong cast wind which
blew last night caused greal deal
of anxiety to those living on Front
street, us they feared that at
the high water, the river would eX-
tend into their dwellings but after /
o'clock it was seen that their fears
would not be realized, though the tide
had reached an unusual height
The worst damage reported in this
hundred is the wash-out of the New
Castle cutoff just above town. This
makes the third time In a year this has
happened, and last nights wash-out ex-
ceeds both the Others in extent. A large
force of men is at work at the scene oi
the break. .f t..-e
DAMAGE AROUND MIDDLETowN.
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MIDpLRTowN, May 21.--Phe storm
of the past few days has in many places
badly damaged the growing crops
Corn, which was only q few inches
through the ground, is washed out, and
wheat has by the force of the storm
been badly beaten down and otherwise
damaged.
A number of washouts are reported
on the roads. The thunder storm o.
Saturday did great amount of damage
Lightning struck the corn crib of j
Frank Pennington, residing on the
Odessa road, demolishing one end of it
! but, fortunately, the drenching rail-
prevented its taking fire. Lightning
also shattered the telephone poles OF
! the same road, at the entrance to j. 5
Cochran's residence.
, The streams and ponds are badly
swollen, while bridges are in q con
, dition scarcely safe for travel. Th,
road beds in a number of places ar
inundated to such an extent that per
sons residing out of town find it yer!
inconvenient to reach the market.
AROUND NEWARK.
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NEWARK, May 22.-The damage don
; by the storm here is slight compare
lively, and consists mostly in floodel
: cellars and leaking roofs. White Cla,
> creek was very high yesterday, nearl
! up TO high watcramark, but there ha
been no very unusual damage done
: The train over the Newark & Pomero
! railroad, which generally suffers fror
high water along this creek, made it
: regular round trip yesterday, though on
! or two bridges wero somewhat injured
At midnight the rain is still steadil
falling, and it is feared that really seri
GUS damage will follow ii there is nc
! ! an early "let up" 1t is reported tina
4 the wheat and oats and scarlet Glove
are very much injured, and that berrie
. are almost ruined.
a DAMAGE AROUND cLAYMoNT.
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!. CLAYMoNT, May 22.-The storm ha
been very heavy and the meadows al
o ovcrtiowed as never before, perhaps, /
r this season of the year.
/ Naaman's creek broke its boundar
: and overilowcd the public road at tn
d trio of bridges on the Hanby's Corne
n road, making travel dangerous.
!. Many young chickens were drowned
It and the young birds that perished al
G beyond computation.
q J. +. p. Williams found his chicko
i house flooded, and n hen which had
q brood of small ducks was drowned an
II floating about on the water, while tn
q young ducks, alive and well, were 81
i ting on top of the floating mother.
;. In one place on Naaman's creek,
/. an eddy, thousands Of bird eggs wei
Aoating about.
q Wheat and grass arc blown down
places, and the roads are washed badly
Ie The storm still continues.
SEVERE AT PoRT PENN.
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