Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-11
Gold Up.
NEW YORK. Oct. 11.-Gold 153k.
LOCAL NEWS.
The Storm .

PORTIONS OF GEORGETOWE SUBMERGED
HEAVY LOSSES OF PROPERTY IN GEORGE
TowN-DAMAGE In THIS CITY AND vICIN.
ITY-INCfDENTs.
The rain continues as we 60 TO press, and the
still rising The current Is very rapid, and
the loss TO property holders along its banks is
very heavy, particularly between this city and
Georgetown, and a short distance above. The
danger was perceived earlv this morning. and
property owners went to work to secure the cir
effects, but the current has been so strong
and the rise so rapid that a vast amount OF
property has been carried away. The bridge
near Lyons mill. and a smaller bridge from
that vicinity, were reported carried away
at an early hour. About IL o clock the paper
mill bridge" which has Just been repaired,
was carried eff, and about the same time two
small frame buildings were seen floating down
the stream. One of them had the chimney stand
ing and number Of rats were seen scamper-
ing about on the roof as il looking Tor q place
of safety. Jas. Wardell's boat house and boat
near the Aqueduct bridge, were carried away
about the same time. The water soon
reached a height to fill all the buildings
and sheds of the lime-kilns from Bridge street
o the mouth Of the creek. The loss TO Mr..
Bowling, who has the lime kilns above the
upper bridge, is estimated at $1,000 Simms'
planning mill, at the foot OF Washington street.
suffered severely. A part of the brick building
was carried away early, ana about TX O'Clock
another portion fell. The frame office OF W.
Cooley, Ice merchant was made fast with
ropes, but was termed over by the force of the
water. All OF the wood IN Dixon a. Kings
woodward has apparently been swept away.
though IL cannot be ascertained until the water
subsidies. j. T.. Heiston & Co. have lost
about fifty cords of wood that was piled
on the mall near the creek. The Govern.
menf coal yards are completely under water.
There is great CONSERVATION among the prop.
erty owners IN this vicinity, as the volume of
water appears to be increasing hourly. The
Potomac is rising and the contin uance of cas-.
teriy winds will be likely to overflow the
wharves with the next tide. dispatch from
Harper's Ferry was received in Georgetown
warning the merchants to prepare for fresh
ct as the water is higher than ever before
known in that region, reaching to the Railroad
ticket office and stopping railroad ira vel
The railroad trains due here at 5.i5, IS,
1925, and II IS, all arrived here between u
and O'Clock to-day. They came along eau.
uously moving over the embankmeut at Saw
age Switch, and Immediately after their arrival
here train was dispatched to Baltimore
taking the through passengers for that point.
The company promptly put large force OF
hands at work this morning at Savage, repair
ing the embankment, and by this time, doubt
less, they have removed all danger. This az
ternoon the trains are running with their &C
In consequence OF East Capitol street hay
ing been recently graded and no provision
made in the way Of trunks for the passage of
east is submerged. Mr.. Thomas E. Dant, re-
siding at the corner of 9th street, had his prop
erty badly damaged, the water being waist
high on the lower floor Of his residence. To
add to this inconvenience, some Of the family
are too sick to be removed. Mr.. Henry Augee,
living at the corner of 10th street, has also
been OVERLOOKED, and much Of his stock of
TIN IL ruined. He estimates his loss At over
$1,000. The storm beat in he gable end OF a
house belonging to Mr.. Dennis Dunn, on 10th
street above street, yesterday afternoon.
The canal between Georgetown and 18th
street has overlooked, and the low grounds in
the neghborhood Of the old glass house are
flooded The water has covered the island
known as Eldorado, at the mouth of the canal
a q his Ian 10 hi
such articles as he could conveniently bring
away.
The causeway from Calf & Browns wharf
foot OF 18th street) TO the Monumeu Point is
standing the pressure nobly. although the water
IS over the earth works. In the neigh Dor hood
OF Sd street the water IL over the banks, and
there is some danger that the little foot bridge
at that point will be carried on.
The bridges at H street and North Capitol,
over Tiber Creek, are at O'Clock sui stand
ing, although both have been damaged, and it
is apprehended that should the water continue
TO rise, both will be destroyed.
Reports from Bladensburg are to the effect
that nearly the whole village 10 submerged,
and much damage done to property.
A large tnTee-story brick back building, lust
finished, over the sewer on both street, between
l. and ID streets, First Ward, had the founda.
lions washed from under it during the night
LIST and I'd ana Fayetfe and Frederick streets,
GEORGETOWN, which had just been completed
and paid for, caved in at an early hour; the
work is cracked and weakened. -a
This morning, policeman reported that the
shanues In the low grounds west Of 18th street,
a%,lis ol'n ws OF STSeGpea Sy e0iofsd
water, many OF them being literally over.
flowed, and some moved from Their places.
The bridge over the run at r street north
that several horses got their legs in the holes,
and were with difficulty extricared, which
caused the early Suspension Of trips Of the
The run in the northern part OF the First
Ward was overfiowed from 18th street to Rock
creek, causing serious Inconvenience and some
loss to families residing in that locality.
The low grounds north Of X street, in the
Second, Third, and Fourth Wards, were over
flowed by the torrents pouring into streams In
that section.
Last night, about TX O'Clock, the far.poie
over the Ferry House, at the foot Of TIN street,
was struck by lightning and chi vered to pieces.
The bolt seems 10 have glanced from the flag.
stan TO the street car, No. IS, standing in front
OF the house, stripping every particle OF har-
ness from one Of the horses, and wonderful to
say, without injury TO the animal. The belt
belonging to the horse was found some 30
feet from the car trsck. The conductor, Mr.
Scott who was alone in the car At the time,
was thrown down, bat not injured. The pro-
prietor Of the Ferry House restaurant Mr.
George A. Shekell, states that the largest sized
cannon fred ia the house could not have made
louder report. A gentleman standing in
front Of the countershad his feet so benumbed
" Tue euock os W DC nearly p6ralyZeo Tor q
time MI. Shekell thinks 1t was about the
narrowest escape he ever made. -.
The water In the Eastern Branch is higher
than ever known before, and at the Navy Yard
1t is over the wharves, already extend ing sew.
eral feet beyond the line reached in the great
freshet Of 1864
The water in the Washington canal is in
some places over the walls, especially along
the lumber yards between 18TH street and the
causeway At nth street. 1t haS backed mp In
the sewer at the corner OF 11th and B streets
and there 10 q considerable pond there, extend
ing up to the doors Of the notorious houses on
the west side Of 18th street. A number Of
newsboys and bootblacks have had running
back and forth this morning several rafts.
taking messages for the inmates; and II 10 RI.
mored that eeme Of our citizens, who stopped
In one Of the houses last night, were still there
this morning at Q late hour, unable TO get home.
We hope this will allay any uneasiness at the
domestic hearths Of the missing ones, as they
hope during the oourse Of the day to Be able
by hiring boats, to rejoin their families.
A ROBBERY P1EvRNrBD-Lasu night. h.
tween II and IL O'Clock, one OF the workmen
in Nuuck's gunsmith shop. on 9Th street near
Pennsylvania avenue, was going into the ehop.
where he sleeps at night when he disco versd
that burglars had taA.n possession. He called
on o1acsr Psasesr They entsred BY kickins