The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-25
Great Flood in baltimore.

BALTIMORE, July 2I.-Early this morning
rain commenced falling here. After siight
nterinission 10 began again, about 0 o'clock,
to pour In torrents, and up to this hour, 2 r.
m, has continued to fall necessarily. That
portion Of the city adjacent to Jones' falls Is
inundated and travel Is entirely suspended In
that vicinity. Frederick and Harrison streets
are completely flooded; also Centre Market
Space and the Maryland Institute Is sur
rounded by a sheet Of rushing, foaming water
that Is carrying everything like hogsheads,
barrels, bales OF hay. SC, with 1t.
The nrst floors on the streets named are
under water, and merchants have been COM
PEELED to remove their goods to upper stories.
The loss will be very heavy, but cannot now
be estimated.
The water cont enccd rising n few minute
before one o'clock, and rose at the rate OF two
inches per minute and has continued to rise
up to this hour GAS p. M Calvert street 10
flooded to Lexington, within few feet OF the
Monument Square north almost Its entire
length to a depth Of from four to eight feet
Ford's theatre is entirely surrounded by water
which is passing down Baltimore and Holiday
streets.
Gay, Frederick md Harrison streets arc en-
tirely submerged. Jones' Falls Is several feet
above the bridges, and 1t is not yet known
whether they have been swept away.
On many of the wharves south of Pratt
street, from the Falls to Frederick street, the
water Is several feet deep.
A city passenger car was swept from the
track on Gay street, down Harrison, with a
number Of passengers. Tho widest rumors
prevail with regard to the number drowned,
some estimating the number at seven while
others say all were saved but one, Mr.. Wands,
a printer, who was drowned.
It is impossible now to get the facts. A
number OF dray horses and some drivers arc
reported drowned. There Is no communica.
tion between the eastern and western portions
OF the city. The flood is sweeping everything
before 1t, and no communication with the
South by telegraph. All the wires are down.
No such food has ever been known here.
tsTILL LATER.l
BALTIMORE, July 2i-l0 p. m.-The hood to-
day, subsidized as suddenly AS 1t arose. Shortly
after y. m, the water was carried Off within
the banks of Jones' Falls. At this hour the
damage cannot be approximately estimated,
none OF the estimates place 1t below three
millions of dollars. Hundreds OF stores were
submerged, and many hogsheads of molasses
on the wharves, and sugar In warehouses We ere
entirely destroyed.
A number OF buildings and stores were under.
mined and damaged. Denmead's foundry and
Bendley's iron works were partially swept
away. The gas works supplying the eastern
portion OF the city were submerged, and that
section is without gas tonight. Some OF the
water mains are reported carried away. The
loss OF life In the city Is not asccrtaincd.
But few were drowned. Mr.. Wanda was re.
ported drowned, but was saved, and Is well.
Col. Webster, collector OF the port, rescued a
drowning man by rushing In four feet of water,
as he was being borne In the torrent, com.
pletely exhausted.
The trains to Washington are running. The
damage to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad ID
| comparatively small. On the Northern Den.
trail railroad, 1t Is reported to DO greater, and
the trains will not run for several days.
A telegram this afternoon from Ellicott
City, formerly Ellicotts Mills, reports that
the granite mills were carried away and sixty
lives lost. DR.. Owens entire family, except
himself, were drowned.