Evening journal., 1918-04-11
STATE IS lasted BY
GALE; GALE; Much Damage
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Milford. SO rapidly thai it became evil
dent yesterday mornins that section
of the town would be flooded The
section under water follows The course
Of the river ana included properties
along FrOns street and along Water
gtreet and Railroad avenue. The water
sven has reached the floor Of Walnut
street bridEe. Walnut street being thc
principal business thoroughfare of the
town, and right in iis center There s.
70 dauscr Of the rssid3,t.si section hr-
ing flooded. however, ~ IS js' believed
the wster viii not rise So th1t hsiShi
rar of tho fertilizer establishment
81 WlliiSm Pierce IS under water aua
nl,rat6s and fert.iizar valued az more
than sSC00 were u.n5a before thc goods
could he mo, ed
Similar Gsmaao was SD tanned az the
fertilizer osiahliahme1t Gi Draper DAVIS
4 Co., Which also MSS invaded hl the
high toe
Al tho thFso shigserds along the river
'front.' al, operations have beeu suspend
ed because % the encroacament Of The
tide At The Abbott yard some og the
boats on Chs ways arc partly under
water and arc IN danger Of beins swept
awsy one Of the yards Is engaged in
the construction of submarine chasers
for the navy.
At 3 O'Clock this morning the water
flowed into the engine room Of the plant
uf the Caulk Company, manufacturers
OF dental supplies necessiiating clos
ing down OF The establishment and caus-
ing some damage The Milford Fire
Compsny's engine is pumping The water
cut OF the cellar today.
Mills Under Water
The Red Mill. alons the railroad. The
Grange Hail. the lumber yard o. J. D..
Short, the lumber yard fof Louder
Hearn the Adkins blacksmith shop and
several other places in the Front street
section also ave either partly or entire
~ flooded The Red Mil was used by
William Webb az storage place for
lime and fertilizer and the damage
there VIII be heavy. The Draper and
Hirsch and the old shirt factory prop.
critics also are nooded sbove the nrst
Hoor.
Several houses in low sections slonR
the river are partly flooded, and the
occupants either have taken TO The
second stories or were rescued In row.
boats.
The storm caused the water 10 raise
nesrly IS feet 10 the Mispilliou river. a
tide unknown for a half century, sOme
OF the oldest residents say. AZ the time
u normal low tide this morning Tho
water reocded about two feet. but a,
noon as tile time for high tide ap-
preached the water WAS. back at It's
highest point snd Il was feared II might
90 even higher this afternoon.
Ore Of the places threatened by the
rush Of water was the Milford Hospi-
al, the rear Of which opens on the Mis-
pillion. The water had risen 10 such an
extent that It was feared the hospital
cellar might be flooded The onloes
Of Dr. S. NJ. d. Marshall and Dr.. William
Marshall, major Of the 59th Pioneer In
fantry Delaware Reglment) adiOin
the hospital. They have fltted up the
basement Of their residences as an
electrical department, which Is equipped
0ith electrical apparatus valued az man.
thousand dollars. The water backed &
he basement but Or. Samuel Marshal
had The valuable electrical edulpmen
removed before any damage could b.
done 10 10.
a high wind accompanied the storm
and the roof was blown or Milford
Iresbyierion Church and many dwell
ings in the town. Trees also wert
blown down.
Conditions are bad and much dam
age has been DONE" said G.. Marshal
Townsend OF the Milford Chronicle
this morning. we fear that the watal
may 50 even higher on this afternoon.
high tide, but there Ia not much likcll
hood that the residential section will
ba Hooded The damage has been con
fined mostly to business places T. 'i
Some OF the store properties alons
Walnut street may suffer from tho hiet
tide this afternoon. The water has ilaW
cd into the armory Of Company auC
has put the heating plant out OF com
mission.
Fort salisbury Devastated.
As a forerunner Of the floodine O
Milford, the entire Delaware BAY an,
ocean front were lashcd yesisrdal
morning. II became evident esr'v tha
Fort salisbury would he Aomi' n
workmen engaged IN The conf
Of barracks, storehouses aud oihe
buildings al the Delaware Bay defense
were compelled to fec yesterday morn
ing when the water broke over th
banks skirting the bay and swept owe
The reservation recently acquired by IN
government
The workmen moved from the Fort
which Is located near Cedar Beach \
The mouth Of the Mspillion, yesterda,
morning al 40 o'clock. when they sall
that the water was two feet deep H
the barracks. Since that hour the It'd
has been rising steadily. Telephon
wires 10 the Fort and Cedar Reach an
down. and the extent Of the dsmag
cannot be learned. II Is feared ihs
many Of the buildings either construct
ed or under way have been under
mined or washed away
The road leading from Milford to th
, Fort also Is under water in many place.
Il may be several days before the de
Nastati0n there can be surveyed wit
any degree Of accuracy. That the For
reservation ever would be flooded wa
not contemplated when the site wa
selected by the Government, and Il ln
0icates the severity OF the northoassa
That has lashed the bay aud OCEAN IA
two Gays, and which had not ahate