The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-24
FIFTH EDITION
THE STORM MI.
Baltimore in a Flood-Loss Of
Men and Horses.



ful and destructive floods ever known in Balti-
more is now prevailing. The rain descended
in perfect torrents, from to nearly o'clock.
1t is still cloudy and raining some, but with
signs Of clearing. The waters Of Jones' Falls,
which runs through the centre of the city,
have swollen and overfowed the banks on all
sides, from where that stream enters the city
on the North to where it passes on the South
nto the Basin.
In many places the water near the falls out
side of the channel is from fifteen to twenty
feet deep, and up to the first and second story
windows in numerous directions, completely
flooding stores, dwellings. warehouses, etc.
Boats are navigating several Of the streets.
In North street, north of Calvert, in the region
of the Northern Central Railroad Depot, the
water is from two to five feet deep. 1t is also
the same in Holiday, Pleasant, Bath, Gay,
Saratoga, and all other streets in that vicinity.
In Holiday street the water is half way up
to the second story of the old City Hall, where
the City Council meets, and where the city
fire alarm and police telegraph is located. The
Holiday Street Theatre is filled over the lower
floor, and the stage and parqHette are literally
under water. The present Mayors Office and
City Collectors Office situated on Holiday
and North streets, are also flooded consider
ably in the lower stories. The foundation of
the new City Hall, fronting on Holiday, Fay
cite, and North streets, is also completely
filed, and perfect flood is rushing through
Harrison and Frederick streets, across Balti-
more street, and down Centre Market Square,
filing all the stores, cellars, etc.
The water is also running across Baltimore
street, out of Gay and Holiday, to some depth.
/ Gay street bridge is swept away; also some
other bridges higher up, and the rubbish
odging against the Baltimore street bridge,
| driving the water, partially swept it away
also. 1t cannot possibly stand.
The old gas works on Holiday street are
| flooded. The flood has also been very great
in the western part of the city, along Chats
| worth Run and other streams.
All along the falls on either side for some
| squares there is literal flood. Carriages
carts, lumber Of all kinds, boxes, barrels, tim
| ber, and various kinds of goods and debris are
| floating down. At present we cannot tell, but
| there is no doubt that many lives, both OF
| human beings and beasts, have been lost. 1t
| is fearful to contemplate. No one can possibly
| estimate the immense amount Of damage to
goods, stores, and property of every kind.
From Ipresent appearances it may reach mil
lions of dollars. All the city passenger rail
way cars have been obliged to stop running
in consequence of the bridges being washed
away. At the present writing the rain has
ceased, but it seems threatening more, and the
waters are about at a stand still.
Despatch to the Associated Press:
BALTIMORE July 2-3 P. M.-The water
commenced rising few minutes before
O'Clock, and rose at the rate of two inches per
minute, and has continued to rise up to this
hour. Calvert street is flooded to Lexington,
within few feet of Monument Square. North
street is flooded almost its entire length, to q
depth of four to eight feet. Holiday street to
Fayette street is flooded, Ford's theatre being
entirely surrounded by water, which is pass
ing down Holiday and Baltimore streets. Gay
Frederick, and Hanover streets are entirely
submerged.
The water on Jones' Falls is several feet
above the bridge, and it is not yet known
whether they have been swept away. On
many of the wharves south of Pratt street
the water is several feet deep. A city pas
senger car was swept from the track on Gay
street down Hanover street with a number Of
passengers in it. The widest rumors prevail
in regard to the numbers drowned, some esti
mating the number at seven, others say al
were saved but one, Mr.. Ward, printer.
large number of dray horses and some drivers
are lost. There is no communication between
the eastern and western parts of the city
The water is sweeping everything before it,
There is no communication north by tele
graph. The flood is the greatest ever known
here.