Evening star., 1868-07-27

| soon oA~r mo -oey on FRIDAY. Parties living
1 IN tne court say that sullivan remaiued IN has
4 mouse, q two-story flame building, after hav-
4 ing ben repeafcdly warned that he was In
| great ds neer, End on the water reachin- the
4 second story ne wes carriei oat into the Falls
and was seen no more.
rHIcrY-nsHr prowNsD AT ELLoorr oIry
| The hrst OF the vict ms wes Mr. Matthias Nc
CAuiey, very worthy msu, who a. before de-
| scribed. went down with he tower OF Mr. be-
ford's mill, in which he vas empioved Mr.
John Re se and his dauyher Carohne-two
persons Mr.. smith Murphy, With MS wife
and children-three IN AL Mr.. John Gay-
brugh, with he wife aad child-three in all
Mrs DIR. T. Ii. Owing, with six cnildrrn aud
colored mau and woman. servants. number
ing nine In all. Mr.. william Hamilton, his
Wife and Iorr childreu-six in all. Mrs. Far
row, and her two neic q, the Misses Duyal,
a servant-four IN sn. Mr.. Wm. Patterson,
bis we and tour childr~n-six in all. Mr..
VIM. Part dge, hs " .fe and grand -da lighter
three m all. Mr.. VIM. Steele was also lost
from tue Ch6 apease Mill when IL was swept
sway. Th~se are all the drG'hs that are known
10 have occurrd-thirty- -eight in all. Tow or
fhree others are missing, but there is no pos
, We sssnrance . tha, they are among ths VIC
TINS OF the Mood. some place the number of
lost nj forty-thr"e but the above are all that
are known 10 be lost n this writing.
TERRIFIC SCENE
The nver makes a sudden bend A little above
the Railroad Hotel and the Granite Mill
owned by Benz. Deford, Esq, foi med a KIND
OF o.eakwafer Al one side OF this angle, which
with the mountainous rocks on the other side,
mad hitherto combined TO hold the stream m
check during its angry moods; but the water
now roe sixteen 4 ei higher than n hsd ever
been known TO reach before, entering the lower
stores ofthe mui and carrying on Its surface,
timbers. Iec--s housrT, barns, cattle, loads of
nay, and every nostIng substance thai could
De conceived Of The roar Of the water, it
came sureing through this narrow pass. is
reprrSen; 10 have b"en more terrific and ap-
palliDg TO behold. The SPRAY was thrown
twenty feet above the surface OF the torrent, al
tImcs, " hilst the darkness that prevailed al
most obscured the vision, and added iucreas ed
horror to the spectacle
AT this time the immense granite walls of
ur. Deioro's cotton mill commenced 10 totter,
and the outer or walPr wall soon after gave
way, carrying with IL the roof. The entire
contests OF the INNER Sc building. with all its
magnificent machinery, fell out into the torrent
with a crash that drow ned the roar of the ele-
mentS aud thus, property valued al S251U0
was swept out Of existence in a moment
The Gd-efte has the following additional par
teulars From a gentleman who returned
yesterday from Ellicott City we learned some
particulars OF the destruction al that point
TIE scene is said to beggar description, and
only personal observation can convey 10 the
mind an adequate idea of the wide spread aud
general ruin. Of the Granite Mill. a substan-
tiai structure with its stone foundation wall
IN some places al least twenty feet thick. only
a irae nent of wall remains very few houses
or buildings e-caped, and those which Were
not swept bodily away Were much damaged
and hlfcd with mud lett by the subsiding
water. The number Of drowned is estimated
at from sixty TO seventy. OF some twenty per-
sons who had congrecatnd in a house which
was believed to furnish safe haven not one
eScapcd The IA e Of the family Of DIR. Owiugs
rs unfortunately confirmed. II is said that
whlle the water was rising about the house a
gentleman drove to the door on a draw. aud
begged MRS. Owings 10 seek a place OF safety
But tie house being newly built and strong
she was sure IL would withstand the Hood ana
d cliped the proffered meaus OF escape As
the water ro@e higher and higher, the family
got upon the roof aud from thence passed over
me roofs OF several adjoining houses 10 what
tney supposed 10 be place OF safety. From
mere tfey were one by one washed away and
drowned before the eyes OF the agonized hns
baud and father, who was powerless 10 aid
them.
The Flood at Frederick.
This disastrous ireshet was not confined in
ITS ruinous features, 10 Baltimore and EIhcott
City. for accounts from Frederick represent
mat, although there was no loss of life, the
damage 10 properly will reach a million dol
lars This arose from the sudden overflow of
Carroll's creek, stream which passes through
thar city, and among the los ses are the follow
ing:-The extensive ranyard Of Mr.. Bantz was
completely cleared out, as well as thar of Mr
Loats; Myers livery stable, togeher with a
number OF valuable horses; BeckIey's bakery,
and other buildings, the names of who owners
could NOT be learned, have been entirely de.
stroyed, besides Hart a Keefer's lumber ward
and let OF furniture. ALI the bridges across
the creek have been carried aWay entirelv
disconnecung the southern aud eastern portion
OF the city from TIE remainder. The damage.
u is estimafed, viii amount 10 fully sI.OO0L0O.
wheat and corn have been swept away. and
all the mill dams in Bush Creek Valley nave
been washed out.
Al SykesviiIe.
Here the hotel OF Mr.. Crimes. with its entire
contents, valued at $4,000, has been carried
away, leaving the proprietor and his family
with nothing In the world but the clothes they
wore when they escaped from the premises.
Inc store OF Messrs. ZI.n--erman & Schultz
with large stock Of goods, worth fully saOfsn.
nas oeen swept on, aud not a vcstige of II is 10
oe seen anywhere. In that vicinity a sever
nan storm was experienced during FRIDAY
morning, and stout stalks of corn have been
cut on as with a knife. Shocks mill. loeated
At Morgan's switch, point about thirty-six
and four mills in the vicinity O. Marr,ottsyille
shared similar ate.
The Railroads /
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has suffered |
very severely in this freshet. In addition 10
the Damage TO the iron bridge at Ilchester al
ready noticed, il Is learned that two large and
costly iron bridge in the vicinity of Elysyille
have en- carried away. involving a loss Of
S1OO,Ot0. Il B-sioes this, the road at yarious
poin h?s bcen very seriously WISHED tnouyh
the destruction of toe bridges will be toe prin-
iation OF passengers and freight. All the dam.
age TO toe road. il Is ated, has been done east
OF the Monoc2ey, and but little of At east of Mt
Airy, and trairs are running regulsrly be-
tween Frederick Junction sud WheeIiag II
is probable that IN a day or lwo the railroad
company Will lun pc 1eDger trarus 10 IlcbeS-
tef anu tneL tne pS SSensers by coaches
q distance OF about twenty m'ies. where con-
neciion will te made with the trai.s on le
western enS. A week or ten days must elan .
before trains can run with accustomed reya- /
larty.
The Northern Central Railway Company are
running passenger traPs between LutberyilIe
and Han risburg, and assenEers are transported
I'D coaches between Baltimore aud Lutberyille
There will probably be much DELAY IN the /
resumption OF regular trains upon this rosd as Il
upon The Baltimore and Ohio.
RgLIKF FOR TIE SUFFERERS
Inc following WIS received by telegraph IN
Balumore laet night, aud the promptitnde of
the generous donor, who is a native of Balti-
more, is worthy Of the highest commendatiop.
OFFIcE PHILADELPHIA LEDGER, July oS-
TO tie Ag~Rt Of the Associated Press, Eattsore. I
subscribe sl,c00 for the sufferers by the late /
HOOD, and Philadelphia will gladly make up L
fund. GRo w Ou,,
Wall Street fs.day.
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