The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-07-04
HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODS.
Much Destruction Wrought to Railroads,
MiIldamS, Public Roads, Crops
and Fences.

The frequent rains during June so saturated
the earth no more could be absorbed, and the
heavy rains of Sunday afternoon and night 50
raised the streams of the county that they
overhoWed, damaging crops, carrying away
fences and flooding some buildings near the
banks. Much wheat was beaten to the ground
by the heavy downpour, causing considerable
loss and making harvesting difficult. Cora
fields we're badly washed, and county roads
also. On the Western Maryland Railroad
two washouts occurred, one near New Wind
sol and the other near Linwood. Two small
bridges on the road. one east and the other
west of New Windsor were also carried away.
Through trains were sent east and west
by the way of Gettysburg and Highfeld.
One or two trains on the main line were not
dispatched at all. Late Monday afternoon the
waShouts had been repaired so that trains
could pass.
Sans Greek was two inches higher than it
was during the food of May, 1893, about the
time the disastrous flood occurred at Johns
town, Pa. The breasts Of three milldams on
the creek were washed out-the Lands dam,
owned by Ellsworth Englar: the Devilhiss
dam, owned by Morgan NcodemnS. aud the
MeKinstry dam at Mckinstry. Much fencing
along the creek was carried away.
On Morgan Run the dam of the klee Mill.
ing Company, near Gist, was almost de-
stroyed, and two wagons belonging to the
company were carried down stream. The
loss will approximate $1,000, The company
is now operating the mill by steam power and
eau accommodate its customers The first
story of Magin's mill on the same stream,
near Bloom, was flooded, and a considerable
quantity of grain. -four and feed We're dam
aged, and some damage was done to the ma
chinery. just below the klee mill wooden
county bridge was carried away.
The joint bridge over the Patapsco at Hen
ryton, connecting Carroll and Howard coun-
ties, was carried away. This bridge was The
second or third at that place which has been
washed away.
Along Pipe creek, in the neighborhood Of
Union Mills, aud also along Silver Run, about
two miles north of that place, much meadow.
land, on which grass had been cut was flooded
aud the grass or hay carried down the stream
and made yalueless. Pipe creek. st Markers
mill was still impas able when Wagon D. Of
the postal service, reached that point Monday
morning. and the clerk in charge returned to
this city without going any further.
Both Bear aud Meadow branches, north
west of this city, were high. The principal
damage caused hy them Was to meadows aud
fencing, much OF the latter having been car
riei away William WaltmAn. on Nea4as
branch. suffered considerable las, tie bad
built a heavy embaHkmeni 70 prevent the
eater from flooding has truck ground, bai .
VAS entirely washed away and The premises
flooded.
In the ns.ghaorhood Of Melfori, Aloas
Little Pipe creek, sume small bridges pete
destroyed OF damaged aui fencing earned
down the stream.
Rain fell nearly all Of Sunday about Sykes
Vile and at hight there were ireqEent down
pours. On Monday morning there wAs
eioadbursi vest 81 that plscr, between Hoods
NH aud Mount Airy Along therr the Pa.
iapsco Is ordinarily = small stream, bat Il be
came a torrent after the cloads poured cat
their dood< The stream stretched uut inio
Fields and sseadoss, flooding hundreds Of
acres Entire stacks OF wheat on the taym pl
ID. W. Caaiharn we're swep; d1~u the stream
and the sheAEes are nos lodged 81 along -
faf - AibefioH. The saisr rose iroH 10 l1
N ieri.
The tracks 81 the auz.n line # jhr ksli
more AMI Ohio Railroad. uhich be along the
hanks Of the PatAfseo. sere Submerged, and
in a namber Of places washed oct Al
Gathers It was ih0aghs the tracks night he
saved hy standing freight cars aPon them,
bat tracks. cars aud al wrre carried away.
Nine cans ~ers ioag ia tbs, a. Gai,a~rs,
aftE sfHftlMF taLE tAFaNH1fA httaA Wv s+F#
others dawn the stream a~ar HenrylaR.
what Hicks Predicted.
Id T. Hicks the = l.14i, storm prophet
issues bis predictions for she Nhn.o o; The
United STATES. Frequently mentioning pafties-
lar sections. Hevs i chat he sa4i coasera
jng the rams and storms for ihe laiies part Ct
jane Make careful plAa. to svoId 'ss jesse
shu~vrs, especially ia yaav baf alaSiEg ~
this time On sud tuarhipE the Zl.E and -,
iook for the RETURN Of ss.sras condition. Elta
rrarNpi ihandrF aud rssU squalls, aud muea
harmless lightning At uisgi Ausi seeil'fss
Sf have -layi-ol rniHs 81 iaAs Aud utAsf
Jane periods. cegiFA} region. saaf sa,s 'uo
much, wEilp extreme noftl and staih sections
NAV sufey s5us shortage Aisoa' iEe ASH %
vii tara exceedingly warm. ths hz7Ssae's,
will falI &ad per~jsIrul elnU4gnrgs sad ise-
eueus s;arass % atie ekisat Ani rassh cneFsr
gil wa,s H. closing days 81 'he 'l.'ais.