Smyrna times., 1928-08-15
mn BLOWN OUT DURING
.TIiI IiI H SMYRNA VICINITY
no,n At GARRISON'S
JIiA y ,,oy-p THRU SMYRNA
Pain Causes Thousands s OF
! 'nd !, G1alr Damage to Corn and To-
'lifs q Storm severe Down State

lflS 80 80 IF the most severe WlnG
aa 'as ltoyms Il saturday night and
! tl5l .orging mi ne, it has experienced 4 IN
y n,.;Jes Ilo- thousands Of dollars
/! 355rrr Jomage to corn nd tomatoes
+ s-oands or lakes went out
1i,sy''F e-,sg FSberwoods, Massey and
l's'' It the latter place, four
/ y. I,rn : tbe state road south Of
.'tr II onrush Of waters 50 un-
q h +5e concrete boulevard that
] " \ i i said road fell in and the
"A ssan 7 y IN tSe rest Of the cause
II, reskened that the State
IN Department had to det0ur
Y, .,,,1d the break to reach Pc
1 1 -9- II South. All auto traffic
Il ~ \. turn in thru Commerce
Srvrna 10 the Kenton road
5rce 70 Kenton, turning lett H
.,1-sr nv, of the town Of Kenton and
] N. II road thru Cheswold to the
ari. The Highway Department
N, " the job and had "detour
M fill information ~ the
nuId proceed il orderly man
Rtore signs and placards could
M traffic cops we're stationed
,rmsre Street and Boulevard
| Fg places to direct automobiles
! rck;. During the heighth of
4 +,m " Garrison's Lake, the
Highway authorities found it
$gr to dynamite 4 part of the
h 5alvav to direct the course of
\ nl;a waters from doing more
4 v to the highway. The first
4 5reak above Garrison's wa
4 Ssrood lIiIIpond. This releas-
n rge volume Of water which
4 rsr the section and taxed the
h III of Nassey's milldam. When
! ny vay thy water poured thru
", haIs in-o GarrisOn's dam
Tas also unable to withstand
saure. The water then banked
1 the dupont Boulevard and
away a portion of the road
4 gim concrete and bridge foun-
4 The Highway Department
II force of men on Monday morn
b al the Lake had about emp
y af, the work of reconstruction
\ fastened. The detour may be
4 ii several months Az it is un-
ID the Highway Department
making \ more permanent job
zpairs u Be made. Garrison's
5vned BY private parties.
rers are Col. John r. LeFevre,
\ 4 Raughley, 1T. Governor J.Hall
gn AMI others. 1t wa recent
tcksi WITH fsh. The dam ann
aT way built by them, the dam
lnost entirely of dirt ana the
~ Of concrete.
\ Como Withstands Pressure
Cono, Smyrna, was the Only
2 withstand the pressuree. J.
Webb opened vide the gates
4 bank having been reinforced
lrak and stone, the onrush Of
were held in check. AT one
s water was over the concrete
az canseway near the Presby-
cemetery and grave fears were
aled at one time the Smyrna
''ld 90, but the bank with
pressure. Duck Creek pond,
Sayna, gave way and a por-
ne bank swept away. This
water down in the meadow and
endangered the Boulevard
out the viligance and quick
the Highway Department
u c0lseway from going. Large
-e' Of water flooded the nearby
= tomato fields. The toma-
feared, are ruined and the
Z he corn in the fields fiat
reared is total loss. Some
however, think there will be
nan crop Of corn. The hot
!, aad made corn grow and fine
al corn We're laid waste,
Undated in fields Of water.
n \ Iq = blew down shade trees,
,r. uullalngs and did consider
mage to property.
Washed Away Near MarydeI
! s'igdel 9, near the Maryland line
,,j J''er, a bridge was washed
4 uetOur was also neces-
4, y. u parts of lower Delaware
iss,- sln shore Of MARYLAND
rnn ale entertained for the
,sDs, J winch is believed to be
M, usmaged by the heavy
4 IN. u Y u The crop has been
sss, " vines and the rest
sa,, , At Woodland Beach
Ss /, ~ III. destroyed and large
5lp VII, were ruined, some
tass..llr from q the trees and IN
csstIe III trees blown down.
he w, county much damage
ean IA 'rees ! were uprooted
~ nat in the fields.
fer s,i... y Auto; Leg Broken
1. I,ored, working for the
~, s'dyt0n, whiIa r,.1I-.