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 has been destroyed at the Honk Falls bridge, but nothing short of deluge can reach the bridge."

"Have you any news from Rosendale?" they asked.

"There is about a thousand feet of tow-path gone on the feeder level. The canal bridge and creek bridge with abutments are on the flats. The water is too high to tell how much damage is done. There are slides and other damages too numerous to mention. The canal is a total wreck."

"Then the Berm is the only road passable to Kingston," said Mr. De Vere. "How did you manage to get here?"

"The road to Wawarsing is in bad condition but we managed to reach there by going across lots and so on to Port Ben, and from there we followed the Berm."

It was late in the day, and as there was nothing they could do to help, the party went indoors. Mr. Genung and Hernando were wet to the skin, and Mrs. De Vere insisted