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Updated: May 8, 2025

"The river began rising very fast at dark, but the bridge has stood so many freshets we were hopeful of this. The water was at the top of the abutments at nine o'clock and was still creeping up. Jack Sprall, who is off duty to-night, was down by the bridge watching things.

Edward Sylvester Ellis - The Telegraph Messenger Boy: The Straight Road to Success