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Martinsburg Gazette And Public Advertiser
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
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Unprecedented rapid rise of the Schuylkill River yesterday caused severe flooding in Philadelphia, sweeping away bridges at Gray's Ferry and on the Wissahicon, inundating houses, and damaging property; a mill on the Neshamony was also destroyed, sending flour barrels into the Delaware.
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The Wissahicon raged so furiously, that the Stone Bridge, on the Ridge Road, was swept away, as well as the bridge next above. The houses on the left bank of the Schuylkill, above the Falls, were inundated; and many articles, such as barrels, chairs, tables, &c. were floated off. A barn swept down from the neighboring hills, is now standing, high and dry, in the middle of the turnpike road, between the Falls and Manayunk.
We shall probably hear of much more mischief. The Delaware, just below the mouth of the Neshamony, was covered with flour barrels from a mill which had stood on the bank of that stream, and had been swept away by the flood.—Philadelphia Chron.
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Philadelphia
Event Date
Yesterday
Outcome
floating bridge at gray's ferry carried away; stone bridge on ridge road and bridge next above swept away; houses above the falls inundated; articles floated off; barn in turnpike road; mill on neshamony swept away, flour barrels in delaware; more mischief expected.
Event Details
Schuylkill rose with unprecedented rapidity, greater overflow at Market street wharf than in many years; Wissahicon raged furiously; houses on left bank of Schuylkill above Falls inundated; many articles such as barrels, chairs, tables floated off; barn from hills now in middle of turnpike between Falls and Manayunk; Delaware below Neshamony covered with flour barrels from swept-away mill.