Newton Abbot: At Newton the Teign rose to a tremendous height, the whole valley of the river being flooded. The waters washed over the embankment of the Moretonhampstead Railway, portions of which were completely swept away. A long raft of timber belonging to Mr. Cull, which was moored on the river, broke from its fastenings, and was carried away. Portions of it were deposited along the bank, but a good deal of it was carried out to sea. The raft was worth £350. A large quantity of timber was also carried away from the Moretonhampstead railway. Mr. Pinsent, coal and spirit merchant, had a large quantity of coal washed away, and Mr. Madge, of the Decoy Farm, lost £80 worth of culm.
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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901