The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-30
GREAT FLOOD In BALTIMORE.

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SOME SECTIONS OF THE CITY EIGHT FEET
UNDER WATER. = HORSE CARS SWEPT
AWAY = BUILDINGS UNDERMINED =
PROPERTY DESTROYED. DAMAGE
MORE THAN S3,000,O00 THE GRA
MITE MILLS AT ELLICoTT CITY REPoR
TED CARRIED AWAY, AND SIXTY LIVES
LOST.
BALTIMORE, Nd, July 2i.- Rain
falling early this morning
After slight intcrmission, it began to
pour in torrents, and up to pm. con-
tinued to fall necessarily. That portion
of the city adjacent to Jones Falls is iu-
undated, and travel in that vicinity was
entirely suspended. Frederick and llar
rson SITS. were completely flooded, and
Center Market space, and the Maryland
Institute was surrounded by sheet Of
rushing, foaming water that carried every
thing like hogsheads, barrels, bales OF
hay, &C., with it. The first floors of the
stores on the streets above named were
under water, and the merchants were
compelled to remove their goods to upper
stories. The water commenced rising Il
few minutes before l o'clock, and rose at
the rate of inches per minute till 2:45 p
IN. Calvert ST. was flooded to Lexington
ST., within few feet of Monument square;
North st, almost its, entire length, to the
depth of eigth to nine feet; Holiday ST.
to Fayette ST., Ford's Theater being sur
rounded by water, which passed down
Holiday and Baltimore SITS. Gay, Fred.
erick, and Harrison SITS. were entirely
submerged. The water at Jones Falls
was several feet above the bridges in the
afternoon, and it is not yet known whether
they have been swept away. On many
of the wharvcs south Of Pratt ST., from
the falls to Frederick ST., the water was
several feet deep. A city passenger cal
was swept from the track on Gay st. down
Harrison ST., with number of passen.
gers. The widest rumors prevail in re-
gard to the number downed, some esti
mating it at seven, others say that all
was saved but one, Mr.. Wards, a printer
is known to have been drowned. 1t is
impossible now to get the facts. \ mum
ber of dray horses and some drivers arc
reported downed. There was no commu.
nication between the eastern and western
portions of the city, and there was nc
communication south by telegraph, all
the lines being down. No such food has
ever been known here.
BALTIMORE, July 24 10 p.m.-The
flood to day subsidized as suddenly as ii
arose. Shortly after 4 o'clock the water
was carried off within the banks of Jones
Falls. At this hour the damage cannot
be approximately estimated, but none oI
the estimates place it below $4,000, 900
Hundreds Of stores were submerged, and
many hogsheads of molasses on the
wharvcs and sugar in warehouses were
entirely destroyed. \ number of build
iDgs and stores were undermined and
damaged. Denmead's foundcry and
Bcntlcy's iron works were partially swept
away. The gas works supplying the
eastern part Of the city were submerged
and that section is without gas to night
Some of the water mains are reported
carried away.
The loss Of life in the city has not been
asccrtaiBcd; it is believed, however, that
but few have been drowned. Mr.. Wards
who was reported drowned, was saved and
is we'll. Col. Webster, Collector of the
Port, rescued a drowning man by rush
ing into four feet of water as the man
was being borne away in torrent, com
pletely exhausted. The trains to Wash
ington arc running. The damage to the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is comnara
lively slight. On the Northern Central
Road the damage is reported to be great
or, and the trains will not run for several
days.
\ telegram this afternoon from Ellicoti
City (formerly Ellicott's NIills), reports
the Granite Mills carried away, and GO
lives lost. DR.. Owens entire family, ex.
ccpt himself, were drowned.
TIE VERY LATEST.