New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-13
THE STORM.
ITS EFFECT IN WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Special Dispatches 20 The y. Y. Tribune.

speeiai dispatches 70 The y. Y. Tribune.
WAsHNGTos. Friday, Oct 70 ls66.
The rain-storm here sth continues undated. The
rain commenced falling Tuesday light and continued
almost necessarily up TO the present time AL the creeks in the
nAboFhood are oyeraoEng and the Potomac Is rising rap
idly The damage to property throughout parts OF Maryland
and virginia and the loss vii be imn-nse Tie damage
Georgetown and the vicinity Greek estimated many
thousand dollars The piles Of lumber left damaged seriously
by tie water and mud Badensburg is completely submerged
house furniture fences Sc beng Gestroyed The bridges
over the creeks and streams running through and about
Washington have nearly al been destroyed and the canal
through the city 10 drain It chOk-d With mud ard other
debris he trains between here and Baltimore quite slow
owing 70 the several Lndes and damage bridges along
We 1at uaVe not stopped There are yet no signs Of
TIE STORM IN BALTIMORE.
The Baltimore american of yesterday gives the fol-
loving particulars Of the damage done In that vicinity by the
The which has prevailed in this latitude or the last &c
hours as been yeIy heavy and within our memory unpee
denitd IA The aouai OF rain that sas fallen II has resulted IN
serious damage many instances the extent Of which not TO
be estimated in dollars and cents and which appalling 10 con-
template.
DAMAGE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
number q dams and bridges upon the Paseo have been
swept OF aud destruction OF life has resulted IN ms con
necton Thelarge dam Elysyie which undergoing
repairs has been carried Off and the wreck Of this structure
~ Tieo,,'s Ni Tn 1,ssass ~ hose urccks down the
stream resulted IN the destruction OF the heavy stone arch bridge
Leicester the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad J miles from
this city This bridge put up years ago andh never be-
fore been damaged by food Tie Railroad Company expect
have the bridge sufficiently reconstructed during today 10
The streams between this city and Washington swollen to
an unprecedented extent but Interruption has
cured 70 the operations the railroad In the vicinity Of
Savage Switch the ebankments were soeshat affected ~
volumes of water pouring against them but through
John Wilson eight passenger trains passed over without any
accident or serious detention Later last night however more
BREAKING OF A DAM.
During the night the dam al Powhaan Factory on the
Franklin Road about six mies front the city way and the
which burst forth consequence carried every
thing before il, comparatively. IN its onward rush
A WHOLE FAMILY DhOWNED
twostory frame dwelling the second toll gate on the
Franklin Road was washed away carrying with the occa
pants Mr. DoOley With his wife and four children Dung
the morning the body the father found near HaVles
cehouse back OF the Frederick Road and neUr the bndge
Il naked and badly and bruised by the floating tim
bes Ia the the bodies Of three children aged re-
speetyey 70 Il years found by B. Shaw aud Peter
Allen in marsh Harnons Bridge at the foot Of Ridge
ey-st The youngest OF the children was gir VINO vas
dressed Iightsown while both Of the boys were naked
them having strap around MS body supposed to have
been placed there by himself Of the family IN m effort
ash themselves together Al the bodies were much bruised
and lnquess held upon them by Coroner Thomas OF
Southern District The boes Of the mother and the other
child had not been discovered at ae hour lt evening
Rumors were in circulation yesterday the loss OF other lives
manner but they could not be traced to any trust
worthy source and probably have no foundation IN ae lhere
so observed IN the neghOh0od OF the place at when
the bodies Of the children found portions Of the house
and other evidences Of the terrible devastation.
DESTRUCTION OF BRIDGES. &C.
Among the damage done by the breaking Of the dam above
wynns Falls on the Frederick road over which the Cations
vile Railway passed The company that they expect TO
effect for transferring passengers tue Falls
wire bridge the Franklin road also washed away
and kepharts ice house on Gwynns Falls seriously
damaged.
Clabaughs distery the Washington road winsn
place -Four horses drowned here wooden bridge
the road totally demolished
Hartman bridge at the foot OF Rdg~ly ST., which connects
the city with Anne Arundel County, lad both shore ends
washed away.
Several mills the lire of Gwynns Falls also reported
badly damaged.
The Avalon Iron Works on the line Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reported seriously in
juTed but nothing definite is known.
Upon the whole this food has been Of the destr
tive life and property known this vicinity and the
sympahes OF the community keeny excited at the sad and
untnely fate Of the Dooley family.
THE FLOOD IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Oct l2-Among the establishments
have suffered by the and food the following
Grays factory the onion Factory the Thistle ald Granite
Factories 81 Enicots Mills the Aberon Factory Fly yie
Dams ell destroyed greatly injured Tie dam Of the
Avalon Nail and Iron Works the Relay House the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad broken and the buildings
flooded aud damaged
BALTIMORE Oct l2-The accounts received from
the Upper Paapsco show that the damage By the storm was
greater than reported yesterday The large dam Of
Union Manufacturing Company with part OF It's mTace
abng and horses together with the bridge connecting the
works with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad all swepto off
dam the Granite factory Ecotts and much other
property point addition that before mentioned has
been DESTROYED Many houses and much other property In the
PaapseO Valley seriously damaged There reports Of
several lives being lost Two PERSONS are believed to have
Repairs the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad actively pro
crossing The terng lchester is nearly completed and
trains are running with very slight delay some portions Of
the track have been submerged but damage Of moment has
resulted
THE DAMAGE IN VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND. Oct. l2.-The mail train from Freder-
icksburg detained six hours this afternoon by the damage
done the 'V h@ hea'v rams ~ Yesterday NO IRAN
left for Acqba