The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-08-01

We visited the scene on Saturday, aud never
before did Ne witness such ruin I, MAS AS ifnn
earthquake bad visited that scciiuu of the city
aud urrouird even the firm ground The ni-
pcarance Ui every thing was changed whole
rows Of stores were ruins the streets Themselves
were great holes filled with mud, water aud is.
bTis Of every kind devastation was everywhere.
The loss is fearful, pecuniarily. while several
persons met waitti graves. just think Of IL Ms
Wdi'r risiHg kigh eHoggh 10 run ~, through IIoM.
'ily 1rs,f mi" Bfitmore, md 10 nm ne LassHsnf
al Ms Sun elfc, Hundreds % people were home
less aud pcnniles' having, indeed no place OF
shelter cxcep, provided Us the city authorities
or rimlidihiknI community. On Monday We
saw large number 81 ih,sv un'ofiunaics ~ the
station HOUSES. where they had teen taken Tor
shelter The ely u Ia drpluiAble condition
Mud Is every where, 10 some places several iett
deep. THE city authorities have neie' nobly IN
This emergency. The councls have appropriated
the large sum O $3.50, 600 Ia relieve the suffering
and We have witnessed their interchangeable eXer-
tions 10 repair ihc damage done % the city aud
ciil1rns All that men could do the Ciiy COM
missiuucts police officers and men seem 10 be do.
ins while the steam fire engines have been con.
sttnily 1T work, day aud night, Ia clear the cell
lars Of the water accumulated IN them. To show
the inF'e OF the current though, the city asngle
incident viii suffice 4 street car was caught
by ih~ ilond on Cav street lifted IN the track
aud cufi,d duNn Harrison street with fearful
| r'pidiA When IL started some eight persons
were to y hut all these managed 10 cscape. h,
cl'nring to roi's thrown To- them. awnings Be.
except an old nan tnl hoy, Who were drowned
TIL car 10 ~ cuuisr turned over several times
aud ~ - suplrd, bottom upwards, 10 front ~
| the Nd lu,iinir W. saw Il there on Sn,ur.
ia' np'Hing, there hein. nothing leii Of IL, how.
ever. but 10, Hour aud wheels. A reporter Tor
I The Am'ti,nh SAWS:
The .rea~ saturday morning In the flooded district
10 HN..kf-
language ~ IuS"r ~ i~sr pon iupart To- the fra
De- iili and adequate appreciation 81 the magnitude
~ the great dlsasef and one sesrely knows whsr 10
sin u relate Sha, j. 10 b. ~ tie havoc and ruin
nov la arr {" tie ey- sincc the waters have suhid
IN baltimore .fr~ At he ntrrsecion u tia, thor
"Hgh'-f' Niii Harrison street aud Market space y
rfhaps - thr most impressive rxhibtions ~ "a.
i"rc. ,l '"ae ~ the flood The battered. .carri and
nad 'ii"i nas ~ either side Of iitrtisou sweet
us l"'ni .h"us ~ drrth q H. water 10 have hrrn
I Mt irs' th,n Ugh; {" ten g.,
St. Fuiuu,r ~ g. fui MAY A. rate ..,ai ia
t"l-''4 {" o." Faad. ni Niaga'a anh sdrn ! heavy
umhr' aHi week. Tan kinds. came with fsH force
lsAini 70" front of The Mafy land Institute Whrfr IL
dsilri ard .ssti toun either side - MARKET SPAR,
aud through a." arrhr openings i"adng to the market
hnl.r ri~ resistance ufcrrd l., IT, building aud ths
SAst cmuia,"n e dsLris In front ~ u soon caused
ilr water 6" S1sh "a; THE street aud foot Ways and
h.ht,ls q car, l,,Is - earth YER .vrpt on, Z" /,
ifh ~ ten nr twelve ,rt including half the width u
baltimore 'i'~"t ia Ing hare the massive foundations
- ~ in'itur. on either corner. for considerable
bat fr the popularity of,h- fo1nda,an q the Mary
s'h Ih'i'nlr tie hnhiing mus' inevitably have hcrn
-
f"~' n .,i~' driven down into ih- marshy soil nriy
Supported IL" heavy 't"ue foundation walls and dehed
The p"s-f - the food Thu. the hudnz stands secure.
U"Ash - a." s"tfy :" nh.~tNe this morning that the
pier s!r fin. the nuf'i~A't - the huilus hl
settled about tao nci-s and ,hat tie me-, ,frh an ~,
"a.t ID = damaged
We ~ Glad Ia Sc ''h the lsupir OF the cit,
ar'.rncf 'iu. l'',in.ly coward, the relief 81 the
snn'''r. u Thea" iu So: tor io relieve the di.-
'rrs'-s 4" 'r'sr people is ~ worthy an objrr, ~
''r .m,hi'1-s 80 m, ran h. enlisted IN
u 'ii Be- mu''i, l,iorr the coualy uf ,iy
rr"t'i- ifn'i his lrrii of this et,ni calamity
Ma .'i'L', "t,r o., visited J., such ana'h,r one >
-tt''' % - NV yrs. Th".'' who hnvran
iir' 'l.,i -! 'n"u. i, iinmcnsrly popular IN
New ". ~ .,n larry TIA, State when no
oth"r "i'"m"''st would hAy- the ghost OF a
cha $50. vii do u..l ,.. ,"n-ilcr the follow IN q.
fact.
+ In -" S"yh'ut W.. defeated tor ,,uvcrnur
aud received 81. 80 voice church. an the
sam" ticket ipr Lieutenant Governor. received
I .l>.nnr votes church over Seyim"ur 1861.
H. 49, seymour was elected Governor aud
received 2d'.i?l votes Church elected on the
samc 'icac. received :66.Iis church over
Srymuur. eO.6.
~ l>'i seymour commanded but ljJ. !g3 n,,i
81 III" nearly aU".uoo Democratic votes IN the
state. AID has POPULARITY. great a. j, wa. on
account 81 h,s S"t"ing the Maine liquor law
could not occur" his re- election. aud hc wa H.,
i"at"d hY nfs. thu iI.i"n candidate. ~ i"w
vote.
IL 10. >"ym"u' wa. elected ,;"lcrn"r hy 4,
vot" 81 sud.Gi9 i"h-s. on the sainc ticke; ,or
Lieutenant towering. wa clert"i 10y a vote ct
"0G.'n'. ami skinner. canal Commissioner. hy
'"'."iG. Jones "N"I = n",ir. - SKINNER over
S.ym"ar. iGs
Ia l>dI seymour Wa defeated f,r u.ycrn.r
'.i received s6l.:Si Ion - for Lieutenant.
'''YcTuar "u IA" saline ticket. received Jsi. ~:
Uncover seymour. -. F"n,pn's Republican,
mHl"'ity tins year Wa. >295."