Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-08-08
THE BALTIMORE FLOOD.
Scenes and lucidcnfs-The Loss of
Life.

We CLEAN from the Baltimore papers of
Monday the following additional particulars
of the great food:
"On Baltimore street, at the intersection
of that thoroughfare with Harrison street
and Markat Space (says the American) is
perhaps one of the most impressive exhi5i.
tions of the force and volume of the flood.
The battered, SCARED and mud stained walls
on either side of Harrison street near this
point shows the depth of the water to have
been not less than eight to ten feet deep
This vast volume of water, running at rate
equal in velocity to the rapids of Niagara,
and laden with heavy timbers and wrecks
of all kinds, came with full force against
the front of the Maryland Institute, where
it divided and swept down either side of
Market Space, and through the arched
openings leading to the market house. The
resistance offered by the building and the
vast accumulation of debris in front of it
soon caused the water to wash out the
street and footways, and hundreds of cart
loads of earth, were swept out, to depth
of ten or twelve feet, including half the
width of Baltimore street, laying bare the
massive foundations of the Institute, on
either corner, for a considerable space
"But for tho popularity of the foundation
of the Maryland Institute, the building must
inevitably have been destroyed. The walls,
however, resting upon triple rows OF spiles,
driven down into the marshy soil, firmly
supported the heavy stone foundation walls
and deficd the power of the flood. Thus
the building stands secure, though VIC are
sorry to observe this morning that the pier
supporting the northeast corner of the build
ing has settled about two inches, and that
the first arch on the east side is damaged
THE WRECKED PASSENGER CAR.
Immediately on the north crossing of
Harrison street was to be seen all that was
lett OF the wreck of the city passenger rail-
road car, the perilous drifting of which
from tie track on Gay street an account
has been given in these columns. The
lower portion of the body of the car was
found bottom up. The upper portion had
entirely disappeared, its appearance indica-
ting more strongly than language could de.
Pict in what fearful peril the passengers
OF this i'll fated street car must have been
placed.
PAvEMENTs TORN UP.
"The footwsys and portions of the street
along the entire length of Harrison street,
as also on Frederick street, portions of FAY
cite street and Gay street, have been swept
out, in some places down to the foundations
OF the buildings, and much time and labor
must be required to repair the damage
The entire line of Harrison street is filled
with confused mass of wrecked and ruin
ed property, covered with mud and filth,
whilst from every doorway the inhabitants
are shoyelling out masses of mud, enough
to fill good sized scows.
CRIEs OF DIsTREss
"Presently cries of distress were heard
from the market house, and it was soon as.
certained that number of persons had been
caught there by the storm, and were in peril
of being drowned by the rising flood. With
promptness and thoughtfulness that il
highly creditable to the gentleman, Mr.. Ste
vens procured piece of timber, and with
the assistance of his friends knocked out
some panks on the side of the ticket Office
in the main entrance to the hall, which ena.
bled them to communicate with the people
who were flood bound in the market beneath
The water was now some eight or ten feet
deep, and the only refuge of these unfortu
mates was by climbing upon and clinging to
the stalls. The first one thus rescued was a
little girl about twelve years of age, who
was elingiDN 10 one Of the doors Of the