26 THK FLOOD OF 1»4.V 



pletely swept out, one of its ahiitmeiits niulermined, and 

 thirty feet of each end t)f the wing-walls carried away. 

 Immediately below the point where the road from Newtown 

 Square crosses the creek, the flood reached the height of nine 

 feet upon a cross section at the surface of three hundred and 

 thirty feet. The saw tnill of Adam B. and linos Williamson, 

 and S. Rishop, with the appurtenances was damaged to some 

 extent. The stone arched bridge, near this place, known as 

 "Howard's bridge," was almost wholly destroyed. It may 

 be regarded as a total loss. The next bridge below, near 

 Bartram's, a sleeper bridge, was entirely swept away. The 

 next point at which the flood exhibited any degree of vio- 

 lence, was at T. Chalkley Palmer's mills. Mr. Palmer's 

 flour mill stands immediately at the breast of the dam. 

 Between the mill and the high ground on the west side of the 

 creek, there was a very wide and strong embankment. This 

 embankment was carried away, and an extensive excavation 

 made below to the depth of twelve feet. Immediately facing 

 this embankment stood a large stone wagon house which was 

 fifty feet in length — this building was entirely carried away, 

 with a considerable part of its contents, including a ([uantity 

 of hay. The wood work of the sleeper bridge at this place 

 was carried off, and the abutments injured. The water near 

 Mr. Palmer's mill rose to the height of twelve feet. The 

 branch of Crum creek which joins it some distance below 

 this point, and upon which Willet Paxon's saw-mill is 

 located, was very high and turbulent, and caused consider- 

 able damage. Mr. Paxson's saw-mill dam was swept out. 

 At Holland's bridge on the road from Springfield Meeting 

 House to the Rose Tree, the water attained a height of thir 

 teen feet three inches. Though the water has ample room 

 to spread at this point, it made a deep channel through the 

 western abutment of the bridge, and rendered it very much 

 of a wreck. The damage to Felix \'eIott, near this place, 

 in iM'ops and fences was \'ery severe. We next come to the 

 mills of John C. Bealty, one of the jjoints upon this creek 



