The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-07-25
MAR YLAND.
TREMENDOUS STORM IN BALTIMORE CIT
INUNDATED.

TREMENDOUS STORM IN BALTIMORE CITY
INUNDATED.
BALTIMORE, July 24.-Rain commenced fall
ing early this morning After slight inter-
mission it began to pour in torrents and up to
this hour q Z. M continued to fall incessant-
ly. That portion of the city adac mt to )nes'
Falls is inundated, and travel entirely sus-
pended in that vicinity Frederick and Harri-
son streets are completely flooded; also Centre
| market space; and the MARYLAND Institute is
surrounded by sheet of rushing foaming wa
ter that is carrying everything like hogsheads,
barrels, hay, &c, with it, The first floors of
the stores on the street named, are under wa
ter, and merchants have been compelled TO re-
move their goods to upper stories. The loss
will be very heavy, but cannot now be estima
ted No loss of life.
The water commenced rising few minutes
before one O'clock, and rose at the rate OF two
inches per minute, aud has continued to rise
up to this hour e. a. p. NJ
Calvert street is flooded to Lexington. within
Jew feet of Monument Square; North street
almost its entire length, to the depth of eight
inches, and Holiday street to Fayette street;
Ford's theatre is being surrounded by water,
which is passing down Holiday and Baltimore
streets. Gay, Frederick and Harrison streets
are entirely submerged. The water at Jones'
Falls is several feet above the bridges, and it is
not yet known whether they have been swept
away. On many of the wharves South of
Pratt street, from the Falls to Frederick
passenger car was swept from the track on
Gay street down Harrison with a number of
passengers. The widest rumors prevail in re-
gard to the number drowned. some estimating
it at seven, and others say all were saved but
one. Mr.. Wards, printer, was drowned IT is
impossible now to get the facts. A number of
dray horses and some drivers are reported
drowned There is no communication between
the Eastern and Western portions of the CITY,
the Hood sweeping everything before It. There
is no communication with the South by tele-
graph, all the lines being down. No such
flood was ever known here.
EUentng.-The Hood to-day subsidized as sud
denly as it arose. Shortly after O'Clock the
water was carried off within the banks of
Jones Falls. AT this hour the damage cannot
De approximately estimated but none OF the
estlmateS place it below $3,000,OO0. Hundreds
OF stores We're submerged and many hogsheads
OF molasses on the wharves and sugar in ware
houses We're entirely destroyed. A number of
buildings and stores were undermined and
damaged Denmead's foundry and Bentley's
iron works were partially swept away. The
gas works supplying the eastern part of the
city We're submerged and that section is with
out gas tonight Some of the water mains
are reported carried away. -
The loss of life in the city has not been as
certained. 1t is believed, however, that but
few have been drowned. Mr.. Wands, who was
reported drowned, was saved and is well. Col.
Webster, Collector of the port, rescued
uto"hinS man Nv TuSuluS iHJO lour 1eeC OF WA
ter as the man was being borne away on the
torrent completely exhausted.
The trains to Washington are running The
damage to the Baltimore & Ohio railroad is
comparatively small. On the Northern Cen
trail road tine damage is reported great, and the
trains will not run for several days.
A telegram this afternoon from EllcOtt City,
formerly Ellcott's Mills, reports the granite
mills carried away and sixty lives lost. DR..
Owens entire family except himself, were
drowned.