Gloucester County Democrat., 1901-08-22
Rain, Rain, Rain.

South Jersey is not complaining of a
drought at present, being entirely satisfied
that the weather man has done his best to
supply this section with dampness. Dur
ing the week ending Monday night last
there was succession Of showers by night
and day, and such showers The heavens
seemed to open and empty themselves in
bulk, until the country was flooded. The
centre of the rain storms seems to have
been the Southern section of this county
and the Northern portion of Salem county.
The Bridgeton and Salem branches of the
w. J. & S. r. K. have suffered from wash
outs, delaying trains, and in the townships
of Harrison, Elk and Franklin, in this
county, streams were so swollen that
bridges and highways were damaged to
considerable extent.
The Salem South JerseynldR says OF the
storm at Woodstown: The greatest damage
was wrought at Davis q Colson's dam,
which is almost entirely washed away.
The bridge at the foot of Salem street is
badly damaged and the causeway quilted.
At Sharptown forty feet of the milldam
was destroyed
Several head of cattle pasturing on the
meadows are missing and supposed to be
drowned. A large bull was found dead,
lodged upon a fence. hog was carried
Barrels from the cider mills and different
varieties of wreckage are strewn along the
meadows South of the town.
TUESDAY, Aug. 20.
The storm at Franklinville and vicinity
Sunday was terrific. 1t rained all day
more or less, but at night from until II
o'clock, water came down in tor
rents, doing damage to farmers, roads and
bridges The Coles mill road at Franklin
vile is all under water, all streams are
running more than their capacity, and
several bridges are entirely under water.
The county road from Clayton to Malaga is
damaged considerably. The little mill
bridge, that is being put in by Freeholder
Jones, is all washed out. Two men from
Swedesboro undertook to drive over a
bridge near Franklinville at 10 O'Clock
Sunday evening when it gave away and in
went the horse. Neighbors assisted and
they were two hours digging the horse out.
The horse was injured, and wagon and
harness damaged. The Porchtown dam is
all under water. The bridge and gates will
not vent all the water. A number of big
streams empty into Porchtown pond, and it
is filled way up and running over the dam.
On the road running from Elmer to
Malaga, at the head of Maurice river,
the water is still raising. For one quarter
mile across the swamp the road is three
feet under water. There are four bridges
at this point, and they will not begin to
vent the water The largest bridge is So
feet span. This bridge is partly gone out.
The road is fenced off and traffic stopped.
Hundreds of acres of land are entirely
under water in the township.
Andrew Buckinham's farm, between
Freeholder and Clayton, is half under
water, and his crops will be a dead loss.
Franklin Jones was up all night Monday
with men fencing off roads and warning
people. This has been the greatest storm
for years, and the damage is greatest. The
streams are raising instead of lowering
The large stream here has raised six inches
since last night. have just heard Willow
Grove dam is in danger of going out. This
is owned by Crane Bros.