The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-17
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i"'r'"'i-.' Rivers In the Cn,--.rect- I'm.
his~"n,'-Narrow Escapes fro,u Drowning
Great Destruction of propyrty

| pa>~ab's--Narrow Escape. fram Dre,y,,,.-
| Grrat Destruction OF Property.
| WAsHiNcfoS August l6 1857
The Storm which has jus, visited this city has no, had
nc equal IN violence for seyca yelrs past From
wednesday evening until ii,is rnornns The rain fell in
cessap'iy, and at lines wih most serious powcr The
result J. that sewers culyrrts cellars now buildings
new sHees, excavations tho railway tracks BRIDGES
&c, nave suffered incaculabo damage
~ The point near The aTchway over New Jersey ava
nue north Of the railroad depot cGices NcIicnry and
Brewer we're proceeding alone, aDoat lgo!yc mna;es
past nne "s'ocs, whsG they beard ares or distre,,
from Iao shsncs s,astoi along tho edrc Of he crec
occupied by colored per.ons aud plun..a. dovr IN
Their nes n tie swelling food the, resol,ed the bald
Jugs and rescued runOer OF men, women and r.,.rsr
VINO had climbed 10 the tops of tables aud barrels .r
wers ~ great PERI Of being swept away one ro,,s,
was brought oet who had little chiid bit tvs DAYS OH
fnither up tue Inc OF the rfber At a lower point a
nainoor OF Two story shsnres wer sp,,nsr,, T., IA.
s'coha hoor 10 which the inmates resor,ed snd wber.
'hey TTd Justify for help. Tie cfccrs radcl ana
sNa'e TO their assistance and brouea, or s.ye,.i
1e'pi'ss women and children one al thc,woaar, AZ,
~ very delicate condition. 1--we stanties in tie b,
iosl esstcf New Jersey avenue between ~ anil a. ,.,
were submerged The officers faana ga,nly IN
basement where the water three ice, deem .ro
se'her The eihoeis saved FIVE mates. seven fcnsss ana
number Of children fros the p.sils NJ .,noc,,l,, .
ihelr swn houscs
firsf street east, tetgeou u ard sire.is ws.ap
rrc'seS river las; night was also seyen,h srae ~
" stree 70 the Navy Yard. The people were M ana 40
tue waicr, sad amidst che heavy fall OF rain and h
ns wnd could be Seen hcSenug about toe isps or IN.
sbNoNs heusoholders The damage IN these io,,,ias
ns useh very severe some ca-ss the water osr
flowed che psrior fnofe ' ''ei-
On run street, between sud streets The wasb,o
away uss peer severe and It Impossible for vah,-es
~ pass Eong seventh street from " sreet Ia he -. /
tms ne as1nsae wa terri-e here Tie street /. III
TORN w lot the purpose Of laying wafer sd asnnas i
painE nag sud curt stones ii was reod 0es ~, ~
fsl o. the heavy body Of val.r A nu,nbar q, me-, /
earns the night IN rescuiae marks, was
chr .a.s ,ahe utp he city by uf seventh street
ne dam ~ TIE Intersection ., Seventeenth street ,,s
zee csnas mas suffered "a She several to,,n5
twenty fee at the lock end ha. baon supx I. AMI 800,
wssheo away. fortous - The dam from -four 10 ale |
~" y hensetehe have allen in various localiaes
anu " - tnoufht the damages will exceed ~ 600 |
Tue accounts from The surrounding country In rag,-d
70 damage 70 the peach crop and The beating down Of
lue corn ueics are numerous while fences trees ana In
some casss housss reported as ssrov.,y a.rsa.
ne Storm nae been terrific IN Montgomery and prlnr.
seosgs countes Which ATOM the District Of Coam.
Up 10 three o'clock this snespoo, ma, s,v eo,n,,. |
wagons had reached this city The bridges ovcr ors,
!oa, Nm ia s away aud all travel along ne
'up.ed The Asylum or River road aud tho Worlboroush
GAG nave oeen oomple'sy inundated, and all travel
M pIssss.hsrg s ,s me I:nnsllyiown, Rockville
alec The Great Falls road "
NJ pn.,nay agent Of the Richmond and rrsdsrers
%, on bcsvd the steamer cscrs,sns' ana rsDors.
nm the storm vas terrible iii along the line |
the road ron Richmond 20 Aqua Creek The
ssey submerged ss night, and "a srsn hsd 70 snlssh
long, tating the chances Of cafe track In some |
sDd on toe ~sS ss AZ sssS ss
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