The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-25
The Flood in Maryland-Ap-
palling Loss of Life
Great Destruction
of Property.
Affairs in MexicO-The European
Markets.
Ets- Ets., Etsss Ete.s Ets., Ets.
FROM BALTIMORE.
The Flood I'm .Maryland-Great Dsstruc-
tion of Property and Appalling Loss OF


tion of Property and Appalling Loss of
Life.
Special Despatch TO The Evening Telegraph.
BALTIMORE, July 81 cannot add much
without going into unnecessary details as to
what has already been telegraphed to you. The
flood has entirely subsidized 1t was in all respects
as destructive as heretofore represented. Facts
now ascertained, prove 1t even more so with
reference to damage to property, though the
loss Of life in our city, thus far ascertained. is
not so great Only Eve or six dead bodies are
found, three of them unknown. The fear is
however, that many others have been lost and
swept Off nto the basin.
The damages to individuals and firms, In
many instances, vary from i've to ten, fifteen,
twenty, thirty. and fifty thousand dollars
These are merchants. manufacturers, members
of forwarding. houses, etc. The heaviest losses
however, are amongst the poor shopkeepers,
etc, who had their all swept away. Some sup
pose that ten million dollars will not more
than replace the entire public and private losses
in and around the city. Thousands Of persons
at work to- day cleaning cellars, stores ETC.,
and fixing up. The Mayor is authorized TO en-
ploy forces for this purpose. The City Council
was in session last night but did nothing den-
mite except authorize repairs to bridges, etc.
Nearly all the bridges on the Northern Cen
trail Railway for fourteen miles out are gone
The trains however. run to and from Cockeys-
VILE from the northward, and the bridges on
the Baltimore and Ohio Road beyond Ellicott
City were greatly damaged and carried away.
The cars run TO Washington, but not west.
ward. The details of the destruction and loss
Of life at Elicors Mills, now called Ellicot City.
are appalling The water rose suddenly to ten
feet higher than was ever before known. Gam.
brelps lower Patapsco flour. mill was SWEEP
away, and with 1t two men, one named William
Steel, and the other Snyder Mr.. Steel was
afterwards seen clinging to log, and 1t is said
was saved Gambrell's upper mill was par
TALLY destroyed. The extensive granite cotton
mill of Benjamin Deford, said to have cost
$780, 900, is q total ruin. In 1t Mr.. McCauley, o
night watchman, lost his life. Grsy's large
granite cotton factory has been considerably
damaged. The house of Mr.. Boone, the super
intendent Of the works. and the gardeners
house are goae. but their families were saved
The entire row OF houses between the turn
pike bridge and the Patapsco Mills are all swept
away. DR.. T. B. Owing's new house was carried
by the water across the alley which divides it
from Palmer's row, and his wife and six chill
dren climbed 10 the roof of Mr.. William II.
Fountains dwelling, there only to await de-
struction in O few minutes. The food carried
off the house Of Mr.. Fountain, who Is the head
miller at Gambrells mill, himself, wife, and
daughter. the wife and six children OF Dr.
four colored servants. Mr.. William Partridge
a mechanic, sixty years old. with his wife
and granddaughter, are lost. A mong the
others carried away with their houses. are Will
liam Patterson, wife, and SON. Mrs. Fsrrer and
her two grandchildren, Fannie and Emma
Duvall; William Reese, wheelwright, wife.
son, and daughter. DR.. Owing was on the op
posite side of the road after his house had gone,
and was told that his family was in the adjoIn-
Ing one, and standing there saw it too driven
to destruction, unable to give the least assist
ance. He has only two children left, who were
away from home.
The stores of George T. Bradley and Joseph
II. Leipher, with all their goods, are gone. Mr..
Leipher succeeded in saving his books. The
body of lady was rescued from the water at
Leicester. She was not quite dead, and every
effort was made to revive her, but very little
hopes OF her recovery were entertained. The
large railroad bridge at Leicester Is an entire
wreck; in fact, all the bridges over the Pa.
tapsco, as far down as the Relay House, are de-
stroyed. The Avalon Nail and Iron Works
near the Relay House, have been swepi
away. No lives supposed to have
been lost. The Union Company's Cotton
Mill, half a mile above ElIicott city
is said to have been very badly damaged and
much cotton lost. The loss at Ellicott City is
estimated at over a million of dollars, and hfty
to sixty lives are lost. Provisions have been
made In Baltimore to provide for those In real
the feeder of the Baltimore W ater Works, has
not gone. but is badly damaged There was
death and destruction among the rats, millions
of them being drowned.