Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-06-22
from the Baltimore Patriot Of Thursday
MOST DISASTROUS LOSS
OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.


OF LIFE AND PROPERTY!
II becomes our painful duty to-day to re.
curd the occurrence of The most disastrous
h.od that has tahen place in this city for
years The waters rose 10 a greater height,
aud the LOSE both VI human life and property
has been far more extensive than on the oc
casion Of the great food ot 1917 We have
not time now for more than "a roogh drnit al
the principe! incidents.
Last evening the city was visited by vi0-
lent storm VI thunder and lightning, accom-
panied with heavy rain, Which, particularly
between half past nine and two o'clock, pour
ed necessarily and in torrents; the clouds Ire
qnenty seeming to open and pour down their
contents in foods. Between one and two.
o'clock, tie time the citizens generally are
buried in the deepest sleep, the alarm was
given that The stream which runs through me
city, know by the name OF Jones Falls, had
ovcrhowed, aI,d the wafer was pouring into
different streets and alleys, filling the lower
stories and cellars Of the houses, and sweep
ing every thing before II. The unscasonable
hour aud the stormy character Of the nj ight,
combined to make il difficult to rouse the in.
habitants even in those quarters which the
impetuous element had invaded and was
threatening witt, devastation. So suddenly
snd unexpectedly did the waters rise, that
the inniatrs of .uany houses in the Meadows
aud the viclnity had scarcely time TO leave
their bed ~ s,i,Iy; while others OF whom
we shall speak hereafter, were hurried from
sleep Ia death. without any forewarnlng, and
probably without any Consciousness Ct their
fate. The aspect presented by The inunda-
ted >iricts this morning was deplorabe, and
awui indeed. Cellars and first floors filed
with wnter-innum.rablr snal! houses under
mined and tilng Unavailable furniture de-
slroyed-LIany OF the streets blocked up with
lumber barrels, carts, drays.and other things
carried off and accumulated by the force OF
the current.
Fer three miles above the Falls the loss Of
prnrrriy on both .ides is immense; all the
mill dams fnr that distance have been swept
uwav. aud IN the ne yliborhnDd Of the 'toll
gate" several houses were carried down with
the torrent, (which increased with incnlculnble
power rs 1t roceeded-drnoIi>hing every
imp"diment. Among the numerous disasters
W. can specify NJ present but n few. The
extensive tannery Of Mr. Appold, opposite
the Jail was entirely deugrd: loss supposed
To be- 81 Geo. All that part of the city desg-
mated "tr meadow" wus covered with water
from FIVE Ia ten feet. rising in Some houses t.
the second story. The damage To indvdu-
al property in this section is lncuculabl"; bu,
tho great, 81 IL that of the Messrs. W hltc.
who have lost their extensive d!sillery. a
great part of their improvements were carried
of, with large quantity Of whlskey, carts
Sr. The most serious part Of their less Is
that OF their horses, mules and cows, " hlch
as near as can be computed new. amount t.
about so horses and mules, and lG0 cows
The whole damage they have sustained can
not be estimated. As the destructive ele-
ment parsed through tie meadow. it brought
the greatest ruin upon Messrs.Hydc and Cur
!a,,. The soap and candle manufacturers, and
who possessed in all four extensive establish
n,ents. The loss of these individuals must
be very great. The bridges over the Fall'
on Centre, Bath and iillcn streets, were en-
tirely swept away. The vicinity u! Saratoga
Holiday and North streets, presents one con
timed scene of ruin.
The gas house has suffered serious rlury
The fires were put out, and the fear is tina
:..= Ietorts are burst--ifso a considerable de
lay may take place IN the generation of pas
as they have but one days supply on hand
the loss TO the company otherwise will be We
rY great. The food extended above Leei
coacn f:ciuiy on Holiday street, and We are
sorry to say that Mr. lie has suffered very
considerably in this catastrophe.
Gay street.-The bridge here is partly de-
moishcd, one of the upper bridges is lying
against it, and also vast deal of driH ioo0d
&c.-The loss in this vicinity Is distressing
the gable end of Mr. Roach's house, at the
bridge, has fallen out and presents q rninou'
appearance. The old frame grog shop OF
the corner Of Frederick aud Guy street, has
met with similar fate, the whole side has
fallen out, and the giisienlng drcan,crs s,ant
unharmed on the shelf; the store houses op
posite is completely inundated, and th'
streets are rendered quite inipassable by car
riares.
Harrison and Frederick streets have no
escaped the contents Of every store an
dwelling in Harris street have been NOR
or less injured-so'ne poor families have 10.
their all. Frederick street being on hie he
ground Jared better, and the families lNin
on the upper side oi this street escaped wit
little or no loss.
The Bazaar Bridge il carried of, and tn
destruction to the property in the Bazaar an
vicinity, embracing Baltimore street an
Bridge to harrison street, is alarming
stores and warehouses filed with water, an
in many places the pavements have fallen il
and the earth torn up to the foundations
the houses, so as to prevent any safe comm,
ncation to the interior OF the stores.
The food being partly diverted from III
bed Of the stream set its course thr0ug
Harrison street, and the Centre Market
Water street, through which, and throua
Hawk street and the Fish Market, mnch OF
again discharged itself into the Falls.
considerable sHeam, however, continued
course through the whole length of the ma
kct, emptying itself into the head Of the doc
which lies filed with piles Of all sorts
lumber.
Throughout Marsh Market Space, II
stores were filed with water to the depth
4 or feet above the pavement, and the il