Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-08-16
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quarry without any expense for blast.
ing material. As the water passed on
from this point it made new channels
for itself about the old sawmill site
belonging to q. s. Martin. The GOV.
cred raceway that for perhaps hun.
bred years or more had carried the
water from the wheel to the river was
torn out and a-great gully made, ex-
posing peculiar formation that looks
like petrifed clay or mari. The
earth was washed from the rocks here
also. and some stone paving that was
put down many years ago, when
Shepherdstown had fourishing river
trade and warehouses occupied the
river front, was torn out.
While inundated cellars and over
flowed houses resulted in good deal
of annoyance to the people, the in
dividual losses were comparatively
few. Benjamin Hartzell was heavy
loser by the overlooking Of his extern
sive gardens. His celery patch, con.
tanning some 10000 plants just be-
ginning to grow nicely, was entirely
covered, but these may come on with
out much harm. He cannot tell yet
how greatly they were damaged. He
had large and promising crop Of
canteloupes, as well as general line
of vegetables in his gardens on the
fats, and these were injured very con-
siderably. The gardens of number
of other persons in the lower part Of
town, were also overlooked and dam
aged Many chickens were drowned,
and Charles E. Walters, who lives in
the western part of the town, lost a
considerable number Of young chickens
and ducks. For once the ducks had
too much water. Jos. l. Cookus had
FIVE or six hogs in the yard at his
slaughter. house. When he got to
them they were standing on their hind
legs, their front feet on the trough,
with their noses barely kept above
the water. They escaped drowning
by very narrow margin. KYd
Jones had some porkers that also came
near drowning. Just in time they
broke out of their pen and escaped
by swimming to his house.
The loss to the town BY the damage
to the streets will amount to several
hundred dollars. The authorities be.
gan the work of repair Saturday, and
considerable force of men is now
busy filling up the holes and putting
the streets in good order. Several of
the fine crossings of hard brick that
were built several years ago were
badly damaged and will have to be
reconstructed.
U. S. Martin, proprietor of the
Touring mill, is perhaps the heaviest
loser in this section. The water that
could not find passage through the run
rushed down High street and turned
at the entrance to the mill, max.
ing cataract at either side of the
building which tore away the earth
and undermined the water-power
fixtures. The tank which served as
forelay fell with a crash when its
foundations were swept away, and
tumbled on the big iron water-wheel
and was wrecked. The water also
found its way into The mill, where adj
ditional damage was done, some -four
and corn being flooded. Mr.. Martin
has already begun repairs and ordered
a new iron tank. He hopes to be
ready to start the mill in three or four
weeks.
R. S. M. Hoffman sustained con-
siderable loss. His large gardens
entirely overAowed and his pavement
undermined and sunk. A foot or
two of water got into his undertaking
establishment and ruined a number
of costly caskets and collins.
The damage to the public roads in
Shepherdstown district is extensive.
The loss will be at least thousand |
dollars-perhaps more. The sub.dis-
trict of which James M. Hendricks is
supervisor suffered most. The culvert |
at leagues run, just east Of town, on
the river road, became partly choked |
and was unable to carry off the water,
which overlooked the roadway and |
practically destroyed the culvert,
Supervisor Hendricks and County
Commissioner Hendricks viewed the
road on Monday, and decided to re-
place the culvert with an iron bridge. |
The culvert was washed out once be.
fore; and to avoid any further trouble
there bridge of about forty-feet span
will be built. 1t will be put in place
just as quickly as possible, and in the
meantime Mr.. Hendricks will likely
make temporary crossing at leagues |
run, so that the people of that section |
may not be unnecessarily irconveni-
enced. The river road was damaged |
at other points also, but not so serious.
ly, and the trough road was washed
out in several places. At w. j.
Knott's place deep gully was made
in the road, and other bad washes oc.
Cured on the Moler's road. Mr..
Hendricks has large force of men
at work, and in few days the roads |
will be in fairly good order.
Rattlesnake run was on a rampage |
and some persons who live along the
stream say that it was higher than
they have ever before known it. The |
waters that find their way to the river
by this route gather from as far as
Shenandoah Junction, almost. and |
they swept down in a mighty stream.