Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-09
THE LATE STORM AND IT'S EFFECTS.

THE LATE STORM AND IT'S EFFECTS.
We were visited on Thursday night with one of
the most terrific storms, accompanied with vivid
lightning, appalling thunder, and heavy rain, that
probably was ever. before experienced in this city
and its neghborhood. The storm commenced
about eight o'clock rain descended in onents and
nued, with very little inermsson, until daylight At
midnight there awful crash of thunder whcheeemed
to strike the earth far from the Capitol another dreadful
and appalling peal of thunder followed about o'clock and
still another about two o'clock During all this time
sve flashes of vivid lightning and heavy rain added to the
awfuness of the scene
IL was to be expected that such tremendous thunder and
heavy rains would loss Of life and considerable in
jury TO property We have not however, heard of any deaths
by lightning and hope shall have hereafter TO record
large oak tree, the Eastern Branch shivered to
pieces
Inc Hood IN the Eastern Branch and around the village OF
biadensbug was appalling The bridge the Branch
near Bladensburg, the line of the railroad, thrown
down by the rising and pressure of the water that when
the SIX o'clock train reached that point yesterday mornings the
cars had to return this city with their passengers The
communication between Baltimore and this city by railroad is
now stopped and is thought that the necessary repairs
not be efectualy made within four or five days.
we learn from gentleman who went to his place near
bladenbug yesterday about eleven o'clock that the village
was completely surrounded by the flood which had reached
the second floor of many Of the houses and driven the terri
fed inhabitants altogether from their lower Great dis
ess prevailed the village but It'll hoped although yet
ascertained that lives have been II is acertaned
all the bridges leading into Bladensburg have been
away or rendered impossible
In city much damage has been in the base
ments and cellars of large buildings Pennsylvania
The basement of the Fountain Building, belonging to Mr.
/ Mel cIi-
sudden rise of Tber Creek close by it. large and heavy
dray belonging to Mr. Emery, granite cutter, carried off
by the force Of the stream and has yet been heard Of The
extensive and valuable lumber yard of Mr. John Pudy east
of the Tber and the railroad depot which visited
Yesterday afternoon presents Of complete devastation
Large piles of lumber which fifty could have rails
ed moved, overturned and oated about the pre-
misses All the enements in the alley the undergrad
were completely flooded The basement of the house known
by he of the St Charles Refractory also filled with
wata, but, the building untenanted the damage will
great We regret add that the splendid refectory
tie large basement of Washington Hail. the corner of
Sth and Pennsylvania avenue (neary completed with
coty furniture and fixtures has suffered greatly by the flood
re basement and cellars in the New City Hotel lately erect
editor b. Oge Tayoe ESQ., have also been considerably dam
agid by the flood
in Georgetown, regret to learn that the flood has mum
datd Water much damage to property
loss of life. Yesterday boats oaed in Water
stet and many persons busy employed in removing
their goods and valuabes in expectation of further rising of
the last night in the Potomac We sorry learn
that named Jacob Fasner baker, drowned yes
eday in Rock creek The unfortunate endeavor
ing get drift wood, but his foot slipped and he fell into the
and downed, in spite Of effort made him
by his BROTHER who him sink TO rise more. A
colored man named Basil, living with Coroner Woodward
also drowned yesterday in Rock creek, while he
tempting to haul shore pumpkins and drift wood they
oaed down the stream reported last evening that
three other persons missing We record these
sad occurrences with pain part of the effects Of the late
tremendous sbm and food. And sincerely hope that
shall have nothing more~o distressing and fatal char
actfr TO record.