The sun., 1901-03-12
b. II School Beyond Eleventh
Street Bridge.
uRRoUNDED BY WATER
rooks in surrounding Country Have
Not Been SO High for Years.
First Thunder storm
of New Year.

%ot since the spring OI 1901 "n'
y. ro,t,syillr broke has the Brandy
mo b,en AS high as it was yesterday
(rtcrnoon. 1t is the regular sprihs
1rcshet but the stream was caused 10
% ,nu,,h 'i4hpr than l'su;'' ny Tue ~
.r!;r.,, bnnty r:tius ~ "arly y"f'ern".
r,ing. 1he brnud!M;nr wHr '""'rh
t.,, ,'n,tlls Ford ~ 'r' ,hrls'lihh
r.. rnl mr.ii ,iamns" Wa> u"rs w
n ,,.i,i.m ri-. at HE ea'tr.
i, ~. u,t uutil about u""u iAat ~" !
.,.,rr tl,>r 10 any alarming "Stsn', h''t
NM several hours after that the stream
.wrlIrd about 2 1-2 feet AN hour. Inc
nno,l was at its height Mt about o'clock
n which time the tide was at food. The
water was rushing down the stream at
a terrific rate. Large crowds Hooked to
Washington. Market and Eleventh
street bridges to watch the raging tor
lrnt aS ii swept everything before it.
LONG RACE BROKEN.
About noon the north long race which
is known as LEAFS race was broken,
short distance north of Washington
street bridge. This necessitated the
shutting down of the Lea's Hour mills,
which will have to remain closed until
repairs are made to the race. Early in
the afternoon the water rose so high
that is rushed in the boiler rooms at
Lra's mills and put out the fires. This
is the first time that has happened for
many years. The water also ran into
the basement at the city pumping sta
ton but no damage was done.
At noon the south long or city race
above Washington street bridge could
not be seen mt all. The trees on the
north bank were apparently in the mid
die of the stream ana the water had
risen above the lower limbs of the trees
Much damage was done along the
Branlywimc Park from the b. X o
to Market street bridge. Several pavil
lions were carried away and for shor
time people living in "IIappy Valley
feared that the freshet would carry thei
homes down with it,
DAMAGE DONE BEYOND ELEV
ENTH STREET BRIDGE.
The greatest damage however in thi
city was done east of Market stree
bridge and north of Eleventh stree
bridge. The apparatus at the quarry
the Delaware Granite and Mining Con
pany was slightly damaged. The create
part of krkwood Park was under wat'
and number of the benches were ca
ricd away. The majority of the cabin
iii the vicinity of Eleventh street bridi
were floating around in the water ana
number OF them were upset. OWne
of the lighthouses were busy all t
afternoon trying to get them III asho
and make them secure.
The cellars of hundreds of houses nor
of the bridge were Hooded. That sectl
of the city from Thatcher to Claymo
streets and from Eleventh to Sixteen
was entirely under water. In the aft
noon il was impossible to walk within
block OF public school No. IL ut )
tecntl and Claymont streets The sch
was dismissed in the morning when
water began to rise and some OF
teachers who stayed for short ii
after that had to send for cabs to
out. The water in some places reacl
the tracks OF the T., w. u B. railrO
lii some places it overfiowed the ba
and it was necessary to suspend worl
several shops of the Pullman Pal
Car Co. until today.
SEVENTH STREET BRIDGE D.
ANICIb.
Damage to the extent of $25OO was q
10 the Seventh street bridge which is
ing built by Patrick Fahey. The pi
around the bridge was. washed II
but no damage was done to the S
work. A barge loaded with stone
the Delaware Granite and Mining
was torn away from its anchorage
swept down ana tore away the e
dam. Workmcn succeeded i'll getting
barge later and made it fast to B'
wharf.
There was also II great deal of
age done up the Brandywine. The 5
bank of the lake ut Brandywine Sp
on Hyde run was broken and the
was Hooded. There was little da
done however and repairs were MAJ
once. A bridge across Il run at
sballton was washed away and nj
pedestrian nor wagons could eros
public road bridge across the lsed
creek
All along this creek the flood wa
usually severe and it was higher
il has been for years. Railroad