Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-25
RIVERS CONTINUE
ON WILD RAMPAGE
Potomac, Shenandoah and Other
Water Courses OUT of Banks.
FLOOD DOES GREAT DAMAGE

Line Our Of 5usiness-Logeina Con-
tractor Drowned-Bridges Washed
Away and other Damage Done.
From The World of Saturday:
The Potomac. which was out OF
bank yesterday and covered the tracks
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
yesterday evening TO a depth OF %
inches has fallen very much this morn
ing and Is rapidly receding. The rise
was gradual and in consequence very
little damage was done.
This morning the water of the Poto-
mac had risen above the level of the
canal at Washington Junction but
with the fall Of the upper river it is
expected that 1t will pass of without
damage.
Word this morning from the Paw
Paw n~eighborhood says that the heavy
rains Of the past few days have done
no damage to the fruit in that section.
The food from the South Branch
of the Potomac River, which. accord.
ing to reports from various sections
~traversed by the low-grade Hampshire
Southern Railroad, has wrecked that
line and caused the main stream to
pass the food stage and inundate the
Baltimore and Ohio main line tracks
at Cherry Run and Sir Johns Run.
Yesterday eastbound passenger
trains Nos. 6 and IA and '~westbound
trains ..os. So. 5 and 1 passed through
nearly two feet OF water for several
hundred yards at Sir Johns Run. The
tracks were also covered with water
at Dry Wall, just east OF Great Caca-
pom.
1t is thought that a cluodburst in
the mountains aggravated the food
conditions at that particular point, as
Sir Johns Run is flooded and many
people have been obliged to move
from their homes.
The food has put out of commits
sion one eastbound and two westbound
sidings between Cherry Run and Sir
Johns Run.
Traffic on the Romney branch OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between
Green Spring Junction and Romney
has been interrupted since 4 o'clock
Thursday afternoon. At Romney this
line connects with the New Hamp-
shire Southern Railroad. which has
been completed to Mooreield and Is
building to Petersburg. a total dis
lance OF 40 miles, -.vss~
This line. which was financed large
ly by Milton r. Allies, a banker OF
Washington, and his brother, Ia re-
ported Il be entirely wiped out at
some points. The ballasting Of the
road had not been fully completed.
Fills are said to be washed out com
pietely, bridges torn down and sec
tons of the track carried before the
food as IL they were RATS. The road
follows the South Branch bank close
ly.
Similar conditions prevail in the vi
clnity OF Petersburg, near the head
waters of the South Branch, AMI 1t ID
feared that further down, where the
river Is wide, the destruction Is pro
~portionately greater. Ex-State Sena-
tor John j. CornweH and his brother,
w. B. Cornwea, are heavily interest
ed In the new road, It having been
built largely through their efforts.
The mails have been cut off to Rom
ney, the water running around the
wagon-road bridge.
Logging Contractor Drowned.
The body OF Ira Good. general log
ging contractor, who was drowned
while attempting to cross Clifford run,
near M~oorefeld, on timbers or foot
logs, has not yet been recovered. He
was IS years of age and was employ.
ed by the Oldfelds Lumber Company.
His wife and four children survive.
The Dublin branch of the Western
Maryland Railroad is closed at Glady,
below Elkins, by a slide. and the norm
ing train from Cumberland was turn
ed back. 1t was thought that the
track would be opened today.
Cheat River, in the vicinity Of Mil
Greek and Huttonsville, is higher than
it has been for several years. It is
far out OF its banks at H%uttonville,
from where much damage is reported.
The Valley River railroad bridge at
Beccas Creek has been washed out.
The damage to the road at that point
is heavy. A large quantity Of pulp
wood belonging to the West Virginia
Pulp and Paper Company is being a
ried away.
People at exposed points are moving
from their homes.
Minister early Drowned.
Rev. John Fl. Barney, of Clearville,
formerly OF near Hancock, Md, mar
rowly escaped drowning when he at
tempted to ford Piney Creek. He
avoided the bridge because OF notices
posted on it that it had been con-
demned as unsafe. and he tried to
ford about one mile from FairyiAW