The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-27
Baltimore.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l
BALTIMORE, Aug. %, 1912.
Baltimore.

More OF Inc ROOD
About hour after my letter of yesterday was closed
the waters Of the flood began abate and O'Clock
the afternoon they had entirely retired within the
wharves. 1t ceased rainng, too, about O'Clock The
heavens at this clear crystal and the Their
stands degrees In addition the advance
intelligence you had yesterday in reference the
flowing Of our wharves, the flood storm, SC. give the
following, which names the principal sufferers.
On Fells Point the wharves generally overfowed.
The ship yards of Messrs Gardner Robb and Duncan,
sustained considerable damage by The timber being
off, In the warehouse of Mr. Waters, Waters wharf
there several bags Of salt damaged The warehouse
of Mr. James Corner street was also flooded and
about forty bags Of coffee 5000 bushels Of SALT and
Der of hides seriously damaged large quantity of
the County wharf.-the wharf itself was much injured
considerable amount of valuable timber swept from
the ship yard OF Messrs. Cooper Abraham schooner
capszed and sunk in Back basin, which likewise
overhowed the spbankments In the west end of Alice
had be taken from their dwellings boats On Fenby
wharf there had recently been large amount Of lumber
lower floors on McEiderry's wharf we're filled the goods
in which sustained considerably injury In the Mary land
State tobacco warehouse No. Frederick street dock
about 800 hhds of tobacco the lower floor DANA
gedloss estimated at between five and six thousand dol
lars About 80 hhds damaged in the State Tobacco
warehouse, on Light street. good deal of lumber
taken off from the yard Of Mr.. Smith, besides large
amount of wood dred away In the neighborhood of 100
6nos Oh sugar Gsongmg 20 messrs, hkiaha Cnase
In the warehouse of Mr. David Stuart Smiths dock
Is hhds sugar besides other articles OF less value
were damaged Thirtyfve hhds. sugar which had been
LEFT lying Bowlys wharf, owned by Hopkins Brothers
Co. nearly covered by water and have OF course
sustained much injury.
We learn that large amout of sugar. coffee SALT &c.,
in the warehouse of Mr. VIM G. Harrison, Frederick
street dock, was very much damaged The cellar of the
warehouse occupied by Messrs Hopkins & Brother,
Lombard street. in which there large amount Of
gar, coffee peppar SC. was completely filed with ater
We have Of asceraining the damages here but
learn they will, in all probability, be very heavy. Light
street, far the extent ofthe basin completely in
undated, and large quantity of wood swept off
In Centre Market Space and BY the Fish Market near
lars ofthe grocery stores Of the Messrs R0ss John Will
son Son. Mr. Difendcrer and Daley's Buildings stua
ted in Baltimore street, the west side Of Jones' Falls
also filled with water and in fact all the cellars in
that vicinity.
house the Thames and Bond streets accu
pied rendezvous for the Marines struck by light
ming during the storm and set fire to- Fortunately
Of the inmates were injured.
Messrs. Selman Crook Chearside, sustained very
heavy damage by having their cellar, which filled
with sugar and various other articles filled with
possible to ascertain, have sustained less in
jury To estimate the entire damages would be very diff
cult prssume however they will not fall far short OF
hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Two or three
steamboats, attempted to go out yesterday morning, but
they were obliged to return. Such was the case
with the regular Philadelphia boat that left with
the mail on the evening of the oath instant
There has been q freshet in the Patapsco river
which did some injury Jones Falls that through
city much swollen and in several places
flowed the entertainments. l have yet been able to
learn from the bay and coasts but have to appre
bend fearful disasters.
The Temperance Committee of the Hose No. SO from
your city, appropriately received the appointed
evening, but the storm prevented large attendance.
What disposition they have made of themselves am una
bic to say. Yours,
RoDERICK.