Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-12
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.

TIE FREsaRI-Fnnsr PGyticaldrs-Inier-
ty.tSg Scspes, dc-Y Ssterd ~, when our report
closed, the POtom &c 81 GEORGETOWN was quiet,
though The water was rising because of the pre-.
yailIng easterly winds Half an hour after the
current set in, and in a few minutes drift was
passing st he rate OF ABOUT IOur miles an hour
At o'clock last night the water was over the
wbarves and the current swift Tue grocery,
Hour and grain merchants were able to sc ,ure
whatever OF their stock was exposed to dan
ger bot the lumber dealers could not move
their piles Of boards. and after sec uring the
loose stock were oblised to rely upon the
wcit hi of the piles 10 secure them .--
Yesterday. Mr.. Ottman, who lives near
Rock Greek, south of paper mill bridge, lost a
barn, carriage house, Carriage and harness,
and several small out-buildngs. A portion OF
Mr.. O.'s library was stored In, the second story
Of one of the buildings, and when the paper
mill bridge was carried away. in its descent II
Csme IN contact with the building, carving
that with it The loss of Mrs. CunHing han,
who has fine market garden adjoining Mr..
Cttman's, is very heavy, probably $4,000.
Although the main Failures OF the freshet in
Rock Creek were serious enough, some anu
sing incidents occurred yesterday. The pro-
prietor OF one ofthe shanties which was washed
of the low grounds near Paper Mill bridge,
having removed his family and such OF his
household goods as ne had time to get 10 place
of safety, found b. building about to move off
with the flood, and mounted to the roof His
nemeRts Soon started on a voyage down the
creeE,wben he resoluteiy seated himself astrde
the ridge Of the reot ana sailed down in grand
style, determined 10 STICK TO hts property "a
lorg as possible. As he came in sight OF the
crowds Al sembledon the bird ges he wac greeted
With cheers, clapping of hands and waving of
hats, to which he responded by SUI en- menifes-
tatIons as due regard to personal safety would
admit he kept has pos uon until his novel
craft grounded. when he escaped from the
wreck without any injury mole serious than a
CuCking. 49, - VAS. r.r r...ts.-
Another yoyager was a pig, who somehow
found himself astride huge log. He was the
Personiffcatlon of swiaIsh stupidity, as he WAS
borne rapidly past the assembled crowds on
IA m of 4 hsaa a
turned over end whirled round by the raging
waters The log finally approached the bank,
when cOlOred individual, who had an eve TO
his winters pork. threw out a line with hook
attached, grsppled the log, and drew his unre-
sIsting prize TO the shore He seized the pig
and carried him of squealing. whether from Joy
Al his release or from dread of greater evil APP
prOaching cannot be ascertainPd ~. :
Two COWS, which found the uaselves in the
Hood, Were borne swiftly To the . tumbling
dam" and hurled over and over down the
steep decliyity into the calmer. waters OF the
Potomac 80 -Fr'r - We.
The dam at Lyons mill. as also the brio ge
at that point, and the dam AT Whites mill,
were destroyed.
Reports from Bladensburg are to the effe ct
that great damage was done there. The vil-
lage was entirely under water, and the roads
are still impas sable. Numbers of hogs, shrep.
&c. have been los : and m ch furniture In O /.
aged and fencing destroyed, the VIZ ter in some
ofthe houses being wa'st-deep. Msny OF the
lamllles were obliged TO take to their second
stories. 80 r.a... e s..- =. -. - 4
The Baltimore Railroad is reported IN good
order this morning, and the trains are running
as usual to-day .-.--,-~
The bridge az II street is standing, althou Oh
large portion of one of the side walls fell
yesterday. fFe-..f ~ 10 fii-I-sa go - "a
The srch OF the North Capitol street bridge
remains perfect, although the wing walls have
fallen IN 49, - "a - =
The bridge az Boundary and 5th street Ge-t
WINS vsshed down ye-terday
AT the Long Bridge large quantities Of -dFi n
wood are piled up. -.-- -.-. 4
Square No. SO. bounded by south and Il
streets and 9th AID 7th streets eat, was com.
pfetely nooded, the water on the lower floors
Of many of the homer being waist deep: and in
me square south water is DE ep enough for
good -slZed boat On 18th and 18TH streets
east there sre large ponds standing. Msny OF
the dwelling on fsh street cart were damaged
BY the water OVERLOOKING the cellars: aud the
suffered ~- On '' " -'7-
Yesterday, the water in the Eastern Branch
was overthe flooring Of the bridge renderin 2
II impossible for foot pa csengers to cross it,