Milford chronicle., 1918-04-19
MILTON NEWS,

fury all that Day ulu conslueiaDie vain
age in many ways. The wind was teaf-
ful at times and broke electric wires, up
rooted trees. blew down fences broke
the glass in many large windows by the
force Of its impact. The vane on the
NJ. Z. Church was bent in such way as
to remind one Of man with high hat
: and cigar in his mouth, coming out Of
a saloon in an advanced state OF intox-
ication. All things we're favorable for
high tide; the moon was on the change
and the wind was at the east, and the
tide-well, we have not had such an one
for thirty years. There have been large
overfiows since that time but not so large
an inundation. In anticipation OF the
event, some persons who had witnessed
an eastern storm in the spring time pre-
pared for it. Sam Smith, at the far end
Of Front street, removed himself TO Mt.
Ararat and escaped the deluge, for on
Thursday morning his home was partly
submerged and all things on the lower
floor under water. A boat was requisi-
toned TO carry other persons from their
homes TO higher grounds. The business
part OF the town near Red Bridge gener-
ally observed overflow Thursday" on
this day. This was more Of an act of
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the stores around Red Bridge were ten
inches deep in water and much damage
was done to goods. The lower floor and
! front pavement Of Mrs. Ida FoX's restau-
rant were submerged When the George
town bakery wagon arrived, the driver
stopped, took in the situation, turned his
machine around and started back toward
Georgetown, without leaving any bread
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the Milton food when he arrived home |
The Fidelity Bank George Waple's hard |
ware store, Jones' Garage, William H. |
Stevens store, and Joe Wallis meat mar /
ket We're all inundated, beside some Of the /
homes nearby whose lower floors are near I
the ground-or we suppose, in this case, /
near the water. Boats were improvised |
to establish communication between north /
and south Milton on Thursday morning. /
II was really laughable to see a bank
cashier stretched out in a wheelbarrow
while being wheeled from north into
south Milton, or vice versa. The wheel
barrow was used as a ferry over the side
walks and a boat in the roadway. Dur
ing the afternoon on Thursday the back
building Of William johnson on Mag
nolia street was blown from its founda-
sons property so fast that had it not been
for the assistance Of neighbors he would
have lost a part Of his stock. With the
assistance Of these persons, his team, a
COW and calf and some pigs were carried
to better quarters. Some pigs were put
into the stable loft and saved and some
chickens that were under the house were
drowned Thursday conditions continued
time during the night the water reached
its maximum. On Friday morning the
water began TO abate but during the pre-
vious night it had stood twenty
inches deep in some Of the stores and
went over the counter in one. On this
evening the water reached the store Of
Black & Lingo and stood four inches
deep on the lower floor. The school girls
were carried over the water Dy men in
rubber boots some men taking one under :
each arm, and one man carried two boys
on his back, one on top Of the other
The floating debris marked the extent Of
the waters rise and the loungers around
the scene Of the overflow marked the
inactivity Of those temperorarily out Of q
employment and business. And part of
these persons had had but little sleep =
during the storm. The wind abated dur a
ng Thursday night and on Friday the
water fell back and in the afternoon the i
stores and other buildings were again
occupied. The dampness was almost un-
at first but good fires helped
nat condition wonderfully. 1t viii take "
several days 10 get things in status quo =
)ut they are progressing. The gardens
hat had been planted in this district
presented a sorry appearance and the fu
ure only will demonstrate their fertility.
And thus ends the incident Of the April .
torn Of 1s1S-some call it a tidal wave"
The storm did much damage at Broad
.lln Beach and thereabouts. Several Of
he cottages are washed of their founda q,
tons and washed in many directions. A
.Irs. Ida Fox's cottage is entirely de- XII
troyed. A Government mine sweeper
vent ashore in Plumb Point and is now
Ugh upon the beach. She carried a crew
4 twenty-four and lost one Of them. At
Attest advices the men are with the YES
el. Farmers near the bay shore had a 81
ritcal time when the sea broke over the So
each and flooded the marshes. This was al
ot unexpected yet il came so quick that
hose who had cattle on the marshes Of
arely had time 10 get them to higher
round. David Reeds horses stood up DR.
o their bellies in water all night on 81
thursday night and his cattle were hud-
led on a rise Of ground about sixty feet tn
quare. There were others in similar Pi
onditions.
When the Third Liberty Bond Loan B,
ampaign opened on April 9Th Walton th
'ickerson, son Of Elmer Dickerson, was la
he first one in Milton to take a bond WI
I the Fidelity Trust and Savings Bank. on
Rev. NJ. E. Hungerford has been re- M
lrned to the NJ. P. Church as pastor for
mother year. te
The alarm Of fire was sounded on Fed tn
raj street on Thursday evening and te
reated some excitement. It proved to
e chimney burning out at a tenant E(
ouse near the railroad station. Ca
On Sunday morning the Rev. Strayer en-
Baltimore preached at the NJ. p
hurch On Sunday the Rev Hungeford wi