sentences:  Here a temporary halt to construction occurred, possibly due to the straitened financial conditions during the Panic of 1893.The use of narrow gauge may have been a measure of economy, as well; on the other hand, the gauge was a popular one with several nearby short lines, such as the East Broad Top Railroad.The railroad shop was temporarily housed in the basement of a grist mill in East Waterford, and a turntable was built there.