Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-05
fred II would have sweeped Seventh street, and
have killed many innocent persons.

nreu IL would nave sweeped Seventh street, and
nave killed many innocent persons.
The RAlN.-For many years our city and the
country around have not been visited by such
neavy showers as during yesterday and last night.
The sewers and drains overlooked, and in many
places the water upon the streets was twelve to
lou, ul'een inches deep All kinds Of outdoor bust
ness was suspended during the afternoon, and in
many parts Of the city people were very anxious
ABOUT the safety Of their houses and furniture
During the evening, the body of water rushing
through the sewers and CUTTERS caused consider
able damage to cellars bridges. walls. and en-
posed tenements
The iron bridge over the Tiber, near Browns
garden, was rendered useless. Many of the fine
willow trees which the proprietor of the garden
Plahted there, were torn up; and some brick
constructed along his premises at considerable
expense, is seriously injured.
Large quantities of building materials were
carried OF by the food
some OF the residents along the Tiber deemed
thelr dwellings, unsafe, and made arrangements
to lodge elsewhere last night Some alarm was
caused at the Union Hotel near the Railroad de-
pot and Tumor started that great damage had
been done there, but upon inquiry we learned
inns morning that the reports were much exag-
gerated.
Merchants on the south side of Pennsylvania
avenue were busily engaged in removing such
articles from their cellars as might be dana ged
by the wafer rushing in from the canal
The drops to the sewers were choked causing
the accumulation Of water on the streets
Much new work under the charge of Commits
s1oneIs OF Improvements, will require to be re-
paired, the expense falling upon the city Ii is
Impossible to estimate the loss that has been sus-
tanned.
One of the supporting columns of the ron
bridge at Tenth street was knocked away bv
scow, which got loose from its mornings; and
damage was done to the Seventh street bridge
likewise. The cellars throughout the CITY We're
probably more generally flooded than on any pre-
viOus occasion.
day had rather damp time Of it in the pouring
rain, and we sure none but Odd Fellows
would have undertaken to make head against
such deuge Yet some four or five hundred
were on board at the hour Of starting, and after
giving ten minutes grace to delinquents, pushed
OFF for the White House.
Soon after the Washington left her wharf others
OF the excursionists arrived and also the band,
(Withers',) which, for once, was "behnd time d
The managers Of the excursion promptly char
tered the Collyer to take down the left-behind
party, and thus earned for themselves the ever
lasting gratitude Of those thus accommodated.
Once at the White House, II didn't make much
difference whether il rained not, and the Cxer-
else taken in the dancing saloon and bowling al
ley, got everybody in condition for good dinner
set out by SChad.
Afterwards there was more exercise of the hands
and feet, and some little fishing was done between
showers, but to the best Of our knowledge and
belief, the swings and arbors were not much pat
Tonized, and there was precious little promenad-
ing up and down the dim damp aisles Of the
forest.
AT 10 p. m, the Washington started on her re-
turn trip, and all hands Were on the lookout for
that promised full moon, but Luna, with the CO.
quetlshness Of her SEX refused 'to show, - though
general brightness behind the clouds gave evil
dence that she was ''thar,D
The party reached the city safe and sound
about III 4 O'Clock p. m, satisfied that they had
enjoyed grand good time, weather or no. Per-
feet order was maintained throughout the day
as indeed we were certain would be the case, and
at the same time there was a general hilarity and
spirit of enjoyment manifested which showed
that ''liquor" is not inevitably requisite to keep
the tone OF such an entertainment up to concert
pitch, as some seem to suppose.
Those who were prevented from going yester-
day Will not, we sure, let the managers off
without the promise OF repetition of the excur-
sOn Not less than twelve hundred people would
have gone down yesterday had the day been
pleasant.
The KILLING oE YOUNG MOORE IN GEORGE
TowN.-Editor Star: Your Georgetown cores
pendent in remarks concerning the death of Young
Moore and the proceedings at the inquest has
trodden upon ground which sympathy for an af-
ticted family should have prohibited. He infers
Il censure on the parents of the deceased, for a
course which necessity alone dictated. He would
have been well-informed concerning il had ne
seen t TO institute inquiries instead of denouncinp
the motives OF bereaved father or mother Thus
he says:
CATER the adjournment of the coroner,s in
quest on Friday afternoon, from some cause I'M
known TO us, the family of young Moore changed
their minds and refused to allow a poSt-mortem
examination OF the body to be made. This refusal,
We think, was decidedly wrong. as it was the
only means by which the jury could arrive at a
correct conclusion in regard to the real cause Of
his death, and may tend to defeat the ends Of pub
lie Justice"
Your correspondent could have known, If he had
such desire, why the refusal was given The
attending physician tco"Id NOT postpone the
animation until the following day A brother of
the deceased could NOT arrive to be present at the
funeral until Sunday, and the body could NOT be
preserved twenty -four hours after post morton
examination. If, then, a post moTtem examination
had taken place on Saturday, the brother must
have been deprived of the mournful qualification
of witnessing the burial. There was then, hut
two alternatives, either the physician must give
way, or post mortem examination be omitted
i leave II for the public to judge which would be
the most proper; especially as the evidence ac-
cOrding to the verdict, was emphatic
IL reporters were more bac kward in Dronounc-
ing Judgment, when they are ignorant, many
pan-s would be spared.
UNITED STATES CAsEs.-Yesterday the fol-
lowing cases were disposed Of by Justice Dom;
Milly Evans, colored, arrested by police officer
McHenry for stealing a lot of clothing &c from
Mrs. J. T. Reynolds. AS other parties are impli-
Gated in this robbery the prisoner was held to Sc
curity for a further hearing.
Win: DOdd, arrested by Officer Kimball, for
wickedly and malciOusly breaking the doors and
windows of the dwelling of Elizabeth Sparks:
committed to Jail.
Daniel Cragin and James MIR Jhy, small boys.
arrested after long race, by Officer King f.,
breaking into the house of Patrick Riley and
stealing pair Of silver spectacles and other arti-
cles; sent to Jail for Il further hearing.
Chas. Mcdonald, for purchasing the aforesaid
silver spectacles for three cents knowing them 10
be stolen; security Tor further hearing.
VISITING FIREMEN.-This morning. the United
Fire Company, No. 5, Of Richmond, Va, arrived
in this city, accompanied by band of ten musi-
clans, and took lodgings at the Washington
House, corner OF Third street and Pennsylvania
Avenue They were received at the wharf by
delegations from the several fire companies Of
the city and escorted to their quarters
The officers Of the company are-J H. Shook
president; w: II Easily, captain; Benz Mosby
LIST assistant; Thos. w. Pairo, I'd assistant The
company here consists of twenty five members
and they bring with them their engine
To-day they will visit the various places of in
terest in the city, and be conducted by the mem
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