Evening journal., 1912-03-13
HEAVY STORM
DOES DAMAGE
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street was surrc---Aed. At one time
the water was even with the floor of
the structure.
The high waters caused suspen-
sion of all work at the Augustine
mills when the ---'-~s reached the
shafting boxer and belt of the plant.
As result the machinery could not
he operated and the employees went
homo. Some idea of the waters
heighth was given at Kirkwood Park
where the waters got so high that its
force caused the large button ball
tree there 10 lean toward the ground.
PARK Guard Evans had a force OF men
with block and fall trying TO
straighten the tree.
Damage at Henry Clay.
Residents of Henry Clay say that
the food was the highest In their
recollection This morning the creek
was a torrent, and the lower floors Of
the houses along the shore were Hood
ed, causing the occupants TO move
to higher quarters. While the damage
was small. great Inconvenience was
suffered while the freshet was at its
height The food had dropped two
feet at 10 o'clock which. naturally
instilled some relief among the resi-
dents Of the creek.
Conditions along the Christiana
river were equally bad and the high
water mark was reached about q
o'clock this morning. Along the
causcway two families. named Davis
and Adams. were imprisoned I'm their
homes by the waters. II was neces-
sary TO use boat to afford them re-
lief The water, IL was thought came
from the poor drainage, however. aid
ed By the storm, as no breaks had
been reported in the banks near there.
Early this morning boats were call
I'd into use along Heald street IN the
neighborhood of Eleventh street
bridge. and all the houses in that sec
tion of the city. along Heald and
Thatcher, East Fourteenth and Six
teenth streets were flooded The Wa
icrs even entered The cellars OF tho
houros along Pine street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. and
this morning the residents were busy
pumping water from the cellars.
While the total amount Of rain fall
yesterday was not a record breaker.
about two and fourteenth inches In
All. The fall from o'clock last night
10 o'clock this morning was but
1.75. The water that did fall, how
ever. came In torrents and as a re-
suit Market and all other streets I'm
the city were deserted last night aud
10 add discontinue to the situation
the washing of mud and stones ON the
tracks of the trolley companies de-
aayed the cars. This was responsible
for the dorailing of two cars on the
Chester branch at Linwood and when
car No. 80 OF Shellpot branch reach
ed Shellpot Park last night neither
the crew nor passengers could alight,
The waters OF Shellpot creek had
overfowed the roadway and the waters
reached the body OF the car. AS o
result u was necessary for a man
with hip boots to carry the passengers
from the car and turn the trolley pole
When the car reached a point nearer
the center Of the city the motor buru-
ed out. due 20 the water reaching the
machinery.
While no serious washouts were re-
ported along the railroads north OF
NE city. Il was necessary for the
crew OF the Delaware road train
northbound this morning to clear the
tracks at Farnhurst A Washout Of
mud there had covered the tracks 10
a depth of three feet. II was a verti-
able landslide.
At o'clock this morning II became
necessary 10 close the Rockland Mills
Of the Jessup and Moore Paper Com
pany The water AZ that time was one
and one half feet deep in the basement
Of the building Across the creek
from the mills the cellars Of several
houses were flooded. Az noon the
plant had not resumed operation, al
Though the water was rocecding.
The high water in Shellpot creek
reached point near tho park dancing
pavilion. and the wharf or boat land
ing at the lake was partially washed
away. Bridges had to be fastened.
AT Milltown. the dam owned by
pusey Pennock was washed away.