The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-17
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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Further Particulars of the Damage sus-
tanned by It-FairmOunt and Its Miry
Surroundings.
The Schuylkill has by no means recovered
from the effects of the terrific rains of the past
two days, the water being of a rich-mud color.
The flood has subsidized slightly however.
Last evening the river had attained a height
OF six feet and seven inches at the dam. AT ten
O'Clock this morning II had fallen at that point
to five feet and ten inches, but 1t is again the
increase. In the engine rooms and other apart
ments of the Fairmount Water Works there is
sand deposit six inches in depth, with several
inches of water covering 1t, and more still
making its way inside. The machinery has not
sustained much damage as yet, but the wood
work of the establishment has been injured to
some extent. The engines were forced TO sus.
pend operations on Thursday evening" and
until four O'Clock this morning It was
not possible to resume work. At that
time, however, the four turbine wheels were
set in motion, and will continue at the labor of
replenishing the basins until high-water. when
1t will be necessary to suspend again The old.
fashioned revolving wheels are still motion
less. II will therefore be seen that the greatest
economy in the use OF the Schuyllkill water is
still necessary. The streets and sidewalks have
been SO thoroughly secured, that they can be
suffered TO rest from any further inundation
for a few days But our citizens should also
bear in mind that vast amount of water can
be saved, by little care and forethought, in
In the forebay adjacent to the water works,
the water has risen to within foot of the level
of the ground. while Its usual height is about
ten feet below that point. In the Vicinity OF
the arbor at the eastern end of the dam the
water has risen high above the wharves,
number of trees in that locality being almost
entirely submerged. The wharf of the up-river
steamboats, Is also under water for the distance
of several yards. The little ticket office
at the end of the wharf is likewise deuged, and
Workmen were engaged this morning in bailing
ii out The drives and walks in the Park are
in q wretoned condition, and before they are
fully repaired quite an expense will be sus-
tanned by the city. The handsome drive along
the river front is under water at several points,
and several of the boat houses in the vicinity
of the Water Works are surrounded by the In
tractable element. Some of the boats were
filled and swamped by the flood.
The manufacturing establishments in the
oi tne Waer @ NO MorSs tc nave @ oeee e6
storm, several of them being still unable to
resume operations
The river below the Dam is filled with drift
wood and debris of all kinds, and the wreckers
are reaping a harvest in their way. A number
of families have collected enough fre-wood to
last them through the coming winter, and
others are still laying IN their stock. one OF
john D. Ward. who had large Quantity
of hre-wood on his wharf at the foot of Ches-
nut street His loss will probably reach $4,000
The building, on the western side of the Schuyl-
kill were somewhat submerged yesterday, but
this morning mo t of them were free from the
Watery plague. AS the water is again rising,
however, they may be subjected to still further
annoyance and damage.
The people of Camden were just near enough
to Philadelphia to reap the full benefit of the
deluge, and considerable damage has been suS-
tanned A dwelling. house on Benson street,
water that it crilmbed to the earth. dwell
ing-hOuSe on Second street, between cooper
and Penn, belonging to Mr. Simeon Ringle
was also damaged. The north wall OF the build
ing has cracked in several places, and 1t is
feared il will have to be taken down, ...'
From all quarters in the country we are in
receipt of news relating damage to property in
consequence of the storm. Telegraph COM
munication has been interrupted at many
points, especially along the line of the Baltl-
more and Ohio Railroad and the Northern
Central Railroad. The lines west of Harris
burg, and in the neighborhood Of Williams
port have likewise been interrupted. .
vxyli inln hal
its fury was one of the greatest ever known IN
this locality. Since the first of the month the
rain-gauge at the Pennsylvania Hospital has
registered the fall of 1866 inches of rain, and
y during the twenty-fours ending yesterday noon
we have had $3.50 inches, the greatest rainfall
ever known in Philadelphia since the record
has been kept at the Hospital. In September
1898 6-Oll inches of rain fell in about twenty
four hours, but August, 1867, has outdone that
high figure by two-thirds of an inch.