The sun., 1901-03-12
HIGH WATER AT WEST CHESTER
Bridge Abutment Not Safe and
Trains Will Not Gross.

West Chester, March ll.-Nenr Mo-
iona. ON the Wilmington \ Northern, an
,butnent on the bridge is unsafe, ana
rains do not cross the bridge. Passen-
.prs are transferred around the place,
md freight will not pass for day OF
.wo. until repairs can be made
ON the Newark l. ponierOy railroad the
oridre at Bakers Station was twisted
.,bout eighteen inches out Of place ana no
rains crossed it. -,
A CORRESPONDENT writes as follows: Inc
t,randywine is higher at Chadds tofd
his morning than it has been for about
six wears. and is continually rising S3O
/, ny nil the time The section hands
Of the Central Division Of the r., W.
b. Il. r., are kept busy dislodging fup-
bsh that is continually collecting at the
railroad bridge.
The road leading to the road bridge
| : deep under water, and all persons
| wishing to cross the stream are opligeo
d cross on the railroad bridge, as
r,yel by teams from one side to tue
ther is completely cut of.
II is almost impossible to tell where
he regular course Of the Brandywme
= as the water runs the same speed al
,yrr Gunncrs can be seen along the
. ,nnks watching for uitiskrats, which are
plentiful. -
The Philadelphia and west Chester
| Fraction Company is i'll trouble todus,
there being two bad washouts on tne
inc. one at the Matlnck siding and the
,thcr Mt the Penn Hotel. The hrst car
o this place did not get III until
u ,'clock, and narrowly escaped beng
? wrecked ut the waShout. Later III.
tracks were temporarily repaired ant
e ,uother car brought over, but no car'
are running over the places ut tins tlme
rhe two which got through are benz
u worked ON this end of the line ana pas
II srngers are being transferred at IN
IL dangerous points. Both the washout
I re said to be extensive.
Edgar Rice, residing near Morton
: Vile. had IL thrilling escape from deat
ol in the Brantlywine flood early this morl
ne ing. He is Il milkman and delivers mn
ne every morning in Coatcsville. Earl
ne this morning he left home for the tow
et driving two horses, and made an el
cd lcnyor TO cross the swollen stream
ia. Preston Baker bridge. There the stfea
KS il narrow and there is a swift currell
IN IIe reached the opposite bank safei
ice Int the horses were caught by strol
current there and swept down u
NJ stream. both being drowned it sho
time. Rice, however, managed TO sra
me the limb of tree and climbed to safe'
he remaining there for several hours, un
inr his Might was discovered, and he W
;ay rescued by number of the resldel
pne fof the locality by means of raft. i
ON wagon still remains in the midst OF
Co. current.
md Between West Grove and Avond
ffer rhc early trains OH the Baltimore y
the tral railroad came to standstill !
sh's morning because of washorts.
heaviest rains there had been betw'
am three and five o'clock, and at that tt
,utli the water in some places flowed 9
ings the rails, but the engineer exerci
ark caution and though little late, t
lage made the trip without any danger
G Mt life or yaluables
,Iar- Old residents of Coatesville say
tber rain there was the heaviest they h
the seen in eight years. Huston's I
CLAY burst early this morning, and this
one reason why the Brandywine be
nm Coatesville was so much higher
tbon usual. In the iron works a great
.acIxs Of surplus water was found The d