364 HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY. [1848. 



rain — if the term rain will apply to the torrents of water that 

 fell in the northern and western sections of the County. 



Cobb's Creek, on the eastern margin of the County, was not 

 swollen much beyond an ordinary flood, although 5.82 inches of 

 rain fell during the day at Haverford College within the drain- 

 age of that stream. 



Darby Crech, in a narrow valley above Heys' factory, at- 

 tained a height of 17 feet; the greatest height of Crum Creek 

 was about 20 feet, and that of Ridley Creek 21 feet. At But- 

 ton's mill, Chester Creek rose to the height of 33 feet 6 

 inches. 



To notice all the interesting details that are given in the re- 

 port on the flood, from which the foregoing extracts have been 

 taken, would occupy too much space in this volume. The sub- 

 ject will be concluded by presenting a summary of the damages 

 sustained by the freshet within the limits of the County, both 

 public and private, together with a brief notice of the casualties 

 that resulted in the loss of life, and the narrow escapes from 

 imminent peril. 



Thirty- two of the county bridges were either wholly destroyed 

 or seriously injured. The following estimate of the damage 

 sustained by the bridges on the several streams, was carefully 

 made by competent persons : — 



On Darby Creek, . . . $3,370 



" Ithan " ... 475 



" Crum " ... 6,875 



" Ridley " ... 5,400 



" Chester " ... 8,600 



$24,700 



Many of the townships also sustained heavy losses in the de- 

 struction of small bridges and culverts. 



The damage to private property will be given in the aggre- 

 gate, only specifying the amount on each creek : — 



On Darby Creek and tributaries, . . $20,000 



On Crum Creek and " . . 24,000 



On Ridley Creek and " . . 39,000 



On Chester Creek and its branches, . . 104,000 



On tributaries of the Brandy wine, . . 2,600 



Amount of private loss, . . . $190,375 



It is also estimated that the Philadelphia, Wilmington and 

 Baltimore Railroad Company sustained damage to the amount 

 of $4,500. 



