The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-07-30
A Portion OF the City Of Baltimore
Fl0Odcd.--The water In Some Streets
Eight Feet Deep,

BALTIMORE, July 24.-Rain commen-
ced falling early this morning, and after a
slight intermission began to fall In torrents
and up to this hour , o clock pm, has
continued to fall lncessantly. That por
ton of the city adjacent TO Jones Falls is
inundated and travel is entirely suspend
ed in that vicinity. Fredrick and Har-
rson streets are completely flooded: also
Centre market space and the Maryland
Institute is surrounded by sheet of
rushing water that is carrying hogshead' s,
barrels, bales of hay, &c, with it. The
first floors of stores on streets named are
under water, and merchants are compel
led to remove their goods to the upper
stories. The loss will be heavy, but can
not be now estimated. No loss of life
is yet reported.
The river commenced rising q few
minutes before l o clock, at the rate of
two inches per minute, and has continued
to rise up to this time 2:45 p. m., Cal
vert street is flooded to Lexington street
within a few feet of monument square.
North street, almost it's entire length, is
flooded to the depth of four to eight
feet Holiday street to Fayctte street is
flooded, and Ford's S Theatre is being sur
rounded by water which is passing down
Holiday and Baltimore streets. Gay,
Friedrich 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 wharfs
south of Pratt street, from the Falls to
Fredrick street, the water is several feet
deep. A city passenger car was swept
from the track on Gay street down Har-
rison, with a number of passengers.
The widest rumors are prevelant IN
regard to the number drowcned. Some
estimating the number at seven and
others state that all were saved but one
| Mr.. Ward printer who was drowned.
1t is impossible now to get the facts. A
lumber of dray horses and some drivers
are reported drowned. There is no COM
munication between the eastern and
| western portions of the city The food
is now sweeping everything before it.
No communication South by telegraph
all the lines being down. No such flood
was ever known here.
LATEo'
BALTIMORE, July 24-10 p. m.-The
flood to-day subsided as suddenly as 1t
arose. Shortly after o'clock the water
was carried off within the banks of the
Jones Falls AT this hour the damage
cannot be approximated, but none Of the
estimates place it below three millions
of dollars Hundreds of stores were sub
merged, and many hogsheads ofmolasses
on the wharves and sugar in the ware
houses entirely destroyed. A number O
buildings and stores were undermined
and damaged Denmead' foundry ant
BentIy works were partially swept away
The gas works supplying the eastern part
of the city were destroyed, and that sec
ton is without gas tonight. Some o
/ the water mains are separated and carried
away,
The loss oflife in the city has not beer
ascertained 1t is believed however tia
but few have been drowned. Mr.. Ware
who was reported drowned, was saved
and is we'll ColonelW ebster, Collector O
this port, rescued drowning man by
rushing into the water as the man was