The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-08-31
FLOOD IN CARROLL.
Damage by Lightning and Water
Brides and Fences Washed Away
and Other Damage.

A terrific storm passed over Carroll county
about noon last Friday. In the neighborhood
of Westminster and vicinity small streams
were turned into raging rivers, flooding fields
aud washing away fences and bridges and their
abutments Stones that weighed nearly ton
were washed away from the abutments OF
bridges. The reports state that number OF
cattle, sheep, calves and chickens were
drowned. The dwelling of John Walking, at
Warfeldsburg, was struck by lightning and
one of the gable ends split from top to bot.
TOM Mrs Walking, who was in the house
at the time, was badly stunned and boy was
knocked down. Two or three barns and
numbers of trees in the same neighborhood
were struck by the lightning aud damaged or
shattered, but in no case did fire follow the
stroke.
In this city several objects were struck,
among them tree a short distance in front of
the piazza at Winchester Place. A party of
the guests. most of them from Baltimore, were
sitting on the piazza at the time aud were con
siderably stunned. The house of John j.
Basler. about a mile from this city, was struck
aud considerably damaged. Mr.. Basler and
his family were absent and nobody was in.
jured.
The terrific electrical storm, accompanied,
however, with very little rain, visited Sykes
age A cloud of intense blackness lowered
over the Town, and between ! and o clock 1t
was so dark that the lights had to be turned
on. While little rain fell in the immediate
vicinity there was evidence of heavy down
pour further northwest, for the Pa,apsco here
was very high. Lightning struck the barrack
of J Ohm P. Caulhorn, near Sykesville, and set
ii on FIRE. The barrack and about 1900
bushels of unthreshed wheat were burned.
The barn of Judge William Matthews, at Glen
wood, was struck by lightning and destroyed
by FIRE.
The downpour of rain in the vicinity of
New Windsor caused the waters of Pipe creek
TO rise TO such an extent that the tracks of the
Western Marylnnd Railroad we're submerged.
aud trains were delayed nearly an hour. No
damage wss done, and by , o'clock traffic
Was resumed.
Fences on the farms of Jacob Essich, Mrs.
Z. o. Difendal Michael McCahrey and
Abraham Geiman, in Cranberry Valley, were
washed away and carried nearly TO the Ciii-
zens' Water Company's dam.
house owned by Joseph Hunter, on Suli'-
van road, near this city, was struck by light
ming but not much damaged The house WAS
unoccupied.
Following are the bridges that we're damaged
and carried away last Friday by the high
water, aud nearly all we're in the Fourth dis
trict The bridge on BolIinger road, Ahul-
ments were washed out and is impossible;
bridge and Abatments OF NIeodemus road
over Middle Run was washed away entirely;
ahutmeuls under bridge over Middle Ran. on
the Finksburg road. damaged; bridge and abut
ment on Hrriug's mill road is badly damaged;
bridge at Hering's mill damaged; bridge and
abuimeut on Green's mill road washed away
entirely; two small bridges on MeComAs road
IS damaged and unsafe for travel race bridge
on Edmondson mill road washed away; bridge
over Morgan Ran slightly damaged; Beas
man bridge abp;meuts damaged; bridge aud
abu,menls on Nicodemus road washed Away
and road impossible; bridge over Morgan
Run on Oakland road slightly damaged; bridge
on Sullivan road. near Westminster. was
washed away. and one on BachmAn's Valley
road.