The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-16
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
LEoR ADDITIONAL LOCAL ITEMS sEE INSIDE PAers'l
RAIN AND RUIN.

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yunk UndorgOes Another Cleansing
Operation.
The second Deluge which was duly inaugu-
rated in this city on the first of the present
month, is progressing as favorably as the most
ardent admirer of rain-water could desire. On
wednesday evening the city was honored with
another special visitation by King Pluvius who
continued assiduous in his attentions during
the greater portion of the night Yesterday
morning he redoubled his viRor, and during the
whole of the forenoon "the rain descended and
the floods came (" and from the unfortunate re-
suits of this watery outburst we were led TO the
conclusion that, like the house mentioned in
Holy Writ some of our habitattons were built
upon the sand.
the Delaware River front of our thoroughly
drenched city presented very dismal and lis.
heartening appearance. The water in many
places rose above the level of the avenue and
gave the disconsolate long shore men q gratui-
tous view of Venice. Some enterprising com.
mission merchants attempted to hold the flood
at bay with broom, but they found themselves
quite as powerless as King Canute, when he
said to the breakers of the North Sea, "Thus far
shalt thou come, and no farther"
At Fairmount Park the effects OF the heavy
storm were plainly visible. 1t was again quilted
in several localities, thus marking out natural
Water-courses which, If culverts or drain pipes
were laid, would prevent the same thing occur.
ring in the event of another rain-sLorm like
that of yesterday. Deep crevices were cut in
the walks by the torrent which flowed down
the banks, and In many places large pieces of
sod were torn from their places.
1t will be remembered that during the storm
oflast Thursday week, the water congregated
into large pond this side of the culvsrt at
Thirty -hrst and thompson Streets over which
the Reading Railroad passes. This culvert
being entirely too small, then gave way, and
the waters coming down with such force as to
carry away large portion of the embankment.
A temporary trestlework was put up, and the
trains made their daily trip. But last night the
water, like mighty torrent, that had accumu-
lated on the high land above, rushed down
rena snf the IL gea en-
The force of the rushing water carried with 1t
such an avalanche of sand that at once filled
Spring Garden Water Works. This bay is II
feet inches in depth, 30 feet in width, and
extends to the Schuylkill and was filled to its
The,supply of water was cut off and the works
stopped. The damage done will exceed $4,000,
and since the Fairmount Park Works have
also ceased pumping, the supply of water to
many OF our manufacturing establishments
will be cut of, thereby greatly increasing the
damage by the flood.
The Spring Garden Works suffered to the
extent of several thousand dollars The engine
room was covered 10 the depth of two feet with
sand, and the forebay was filled with the same
material to the depth of fifteen feet.
The Reading trains were delayed several
hours in consequence of the earth being washed
on hand at various points along the read, and
with considerable labor the trains were
passed. The bridges were closely examined in
places where the waters were high, but all were
The earth has washed away at the iron.fur-
mace above Girard avenue bridge, doing con-
siderable damage to 1t, and leaving large
chasm in the street.
The damage in and about Thirty-tirst and
Thirty-secondI and Thompson is large. The
breweries located there have suffered greatly,
Messrs j. and p. BALI consider that the total
damage done since the commencement of this
rainy period will exceed S25 900. The water has
eaten out the plastertng in the walls OF their
buildings, and filled their extensive beer vaults
full This last storm was repetition oil the
former, and has added to the already large loss
Mr. Gustavus Bergner's loss by the storm OF
Yesterday and last night was about $4,000, mostly
upon beer, which attained too warm tenn pera:
ture by the presence OF the water which noWed
into the vaults, filling them to the arches.
Messrs. Vollmer Born sustain loss OF about
$500 upon the stock on hand. The other brewe-
ries around, those of Messrs Goltz Brallman,
etc. were damaged slightly.
being so damaged as to cease running, the
brewers will be unable to carry on their opera
tions until a new supply Of water is provided.
WaterWorks was undermined, and came down
with terrific crash upon the Reading Railway,
Workmen being imm ediately set TO work, soon
cleared the track SO as as not TO impede the
running of the trains
Inhabitants suffered severely from loss OF pro-
perty and partial inundation.
pen to Catharine, and farther south were COM
pletely flooded with water, and singular and
many were the devices resorted 70 TO get them
Ellsworth street, also, received pretty good
saturating, and there were but few dry cellars
In the Vicinity Of Twelfth street and Wash
ington avenue the flood was more severe than
that which happened week or twosince. The
cellars were overlooked, and in fact the water
at one time was so high that people might have
gone in boats from house to house.
Westward of the Baltimore Railroad depot
unpaved streets were quilted by the hood, some
portions ofthe Baltimore track were submerged
but not sufficiently to interrupt travel.
The culvert on Chesnut street, near Forty
second, gave way with q resound1ng crash
frightening many in thesneighborhood. 1t ts 7C
feet long by 25 or 80 feet wide, and was thongh'
TO be O good and reliable piece of workmanship
The culVert on SAMSON street. below twenty
second also gave way with tremendous noise
The entire middle of the street glided down
regularly and evenly. .
At Twenty-seco and Filbert streets some
damage was produced by large excavation
At Eighteenth and Spruce streets the Watel
laid In the street in large floods the culVert a.
that place being unable TO carry II on.
Spruce street, from Twenty nrBt TO twenty
third, was also almost engulfed with water, anC
it was with difficulty the cars were enabled Il
From Point Breeze race course down Il
8chuylkill Point the food was immense. TheI
across the Schuylktll the roads leading from
ex-Coroner Fenner's plantation, near Penros
Ferry, to the Suffolk Park course, and theme
TO the Darby road, were overhoWed In man!
places, but no damage was done In this sec
lion OF the rural districts quite q number q
dairymen live, and hundreds of COWS graz
fhere Many OF the animals had to swim befor
Teaching the higher ground
"Oldmans Greek, +" In the southern part of tn
citv was greatly swollen, and overioWed il
Ranks doing some damage.
The Point House road passing through th
low meadow ground In the First Ward, wa
nveridoWed while the rain continued; but th
water soon ran on through the many drainin
u1Snes umhn new Court House cellars were prett