THE FLOOD OF 1 843. 55 



Farra's paper mill, is the upper flour mill of Isaac Smith. 

 This mill is in Delaware state, but the dam is in Delaware 

 county. The dam was carried away to its foundation. The 

 water here was twelve feet above its usual level, and was at 

 its greatest height about four o'clock. 



Thomas Brinton and Joseph P. Harvey, on another tribu- 

 tary of the Brandywine, in the northern section of Birming- 

 ham, near the State road, had their mill dams broken, but 

 the committee have been unable to learn the amount of their 

 losses. This stream was higher than ever before known. 



Naaman's creek was also very high, caused principally by 

 the heavy rain in the neighborhood of its head waters. Col. 

 Thomas Robinson had a small barn with a quantity of hay 

 carried off, and Mr. Churchman lost a quantity of lumber, 

 logs, &c. by the flood in this stream. Some other damages 

 occurred on this creek, but the amount was inconsiderable. 



On Shellpot run, a small tributary of the Brandywine, a 

 bridge was carried away, valued at five hundred dollars. 

 The losses occasioned by the flood in Brandywine hundred, 

 Delaware state, may be set down as follows : 



Messrs. Dupont & Sachriste, - - - - $3,000 



J. Chandler, ------- 100 



Isaac Smith, - - - - - - - 1,000 



On Naaman's Creek, ----- 1,200 



Damage to fences, meadows, &c., - - - 1,500 



Bridges, - - - - - - - 600 



$7,400 



The Gulf creek, which it will be recollected empties into 

 the Schuylkill, rose to an undue height, and was productive 

 of considerable damage. But a small part of this stream is 

 in Delaware county — but one mill and one county bridge, 

 and consequently but little damage was sustained either by 

 individuals or the public. This, however, was not the case 

 beyond the limits of the county. In Montgomery county the 



