The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-26

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| ing 70 many thousand bushels.
The houses on Front, Hhlen Buren, and Centre
noor and much suffering must ensue among these
poor people, many Oh whom were last evening In
| quite destitute condition.
An immense Tree from up country was driven into
Front street. ana came to anchor Gay street,
while several drays standing In Front street were
! washed into Gay street.
| At the corner OF Gay and Hillen about half OF a
barn. roof and loft, with quantity OF hay in it,
from somewhere In Baltimore county, came to a
halt nearly blocking up the whole street.
A large frame house was seen fioating down the
| complete condition, but dashed to pieces when
| going over the falls above the bridge
All the market benches in the upper market house
OF the Marsh Market are Janned into the lower
ket, and remain In inextricable CONFUSION.
man took refuge on the roof Of the hsh market,
the water touching the caves Of the roof. He was
rescued when the n0ed subsidized sufficiently.
Mr. McNOes, a blacksmith and a cripple, was
saved by Colonel Webster from The second story of
the public store corner OF Lombard and Gay streets,
| where he had been washed by the Hood. Colonel
| the risk or his own life.
The Baltimore Special Dispensary 70 North street,
suffered severely from the Hood. The water ran
within two feet OF the second story. The apothecary
department was totally destroyed. The loss is not
Messrs Parlett q Muhlhofer. carriage dealers, cor
ner OF North and Saratoga streets, sustained loss
Of from $4,000 to $4,000 Great credit is due Mr.;
Parlett for helping TO the lives OF women and
children in the vicinity of their establishment
Messrs. George Appod Sons tannery, on the
| petely inundated and several frame structures
washed away. race passing through the upper
portion OF the grounds had Its walls partly washed
away and otherwise damaged. house on the
southeast corner OF Madison street and the Falls,
belonging to Mr. Henry Grey, had the side wall aud
portion OF the front wall carried away portion OF
the front and side wall of Messrs. Denmead's foun-
dry on the south side of Monument street, was IN
derm'ned and carried away. The foundry on the
north side OF the same street was considerably dam
| aged. The side wall OF Messrs. Bayfield, Greggs'
Maryland Tannery, on the west side OF the Falls,
entire premises flooded with water The stable of
Mr. Bernard Clark, on the south side Of the same
| street, east OF the Falls, was washed down. The
| rear wall OF two dwelling houses binding the
stream belonging to Mr.. Clark was also carried
away. A large frame structure belonging TO Mr..
George Meyer, on the north side of Bath Foundry
street. was swept away, with seventy head OF hogs,
as reported. A loft containing hay, part OF the
same building, was carried by the flood beyond
Iiillen street on Front and lodged In front OF DR..
ThOrne's establishment.
Among the losses in the vicinity of Centre Marke.
space one of the greatest was that Of Mr.. Benjamin
Berry, tea dealer, rs West Baltimore street. His
stock in the cellar and first floor or the store
valued at $40, 1000, and is utterly destroyed.
The large grocery houses OF G. Lewis Dunlap and
Edward c. Ross also suffered the almost entire de-
structiOn OF the immense stock OF groceries and
liquors stored in their cellars and on their first floors.
Tie losses of each of these gentlemen Will probably
reach twelve fifteen thousand dollars Smith
Bros. N Co., merchant tailors at Marble Hail. 3S
West Baltimore street, had their stock Of clothing
and CLOTHS damaged TO "a large extent Their loss
will also be well up INTO the thousands. In fact all
the stores and business houses lying IN that section
enumerate and that VIII make heavy figure In the
immense total that is yet to be reckoned up.
rhe cellar and first floor Of the public store
OF Gay and Lombard were flooded. The cellar
nled with large quantity OF gins, wines and other
liquors. in casks. 1t is believed that The damage
done to them is slight On the ground floor was u
lot Of raisns and other imported fruits, in bo.es
the property OF Messrs. +. l.. Palmer n Co. These
are Injured to a heavy extent the amount 90 which
IL not yet known. A steam fire engine was ~ wore
last night pumping The water out OF the cellar the
On the west side OF Bath OF Foundry street. adjoin
ing the bridge the dwelling of Barney Ic'<el-
ney. The flood carried away the rear ana ,ront
walls and occasOned great damage to The distil-
eres located north OF that street. the amount of loss
being represented as reaching S $4,000 the
east side of the Falls on the same street.
occupied by Dennis Hogan rs public
manuIactory OF Messrs. Smith & Curiett, corner OF
Pleasant and Holiday streets, was completely mum
dated in the lower stories and considerable damage
sustained. The premises OF the Gaslght Company,
lower down the stream, were flooded to such de-
gree as almost 30 prevent the manufacture of gas.
Four horses in stable on Low street, adjoining the
Falls belonging to Mr.. Haminii, were drowned. One
of the animals was valued at $500 me rear portion
Of the foundry OF Mr.. {. w. Bently, above Lombard
street, was almost completely demolished. In addi-
ton TO the above there was accustomed great damage
TO other parties whose premises bind the stream
AZ also Oh the various streets lying contiguous
thereto. A portion of the wall of the large building
OF and Frederick streets occupied on the
ground moor grocery, was washed out by the
food Of water and the stock greatly damaged. The
pavements in front of the Wecher Office and two
other buildings between Fayette and Baltimore
siYets were torn up by the action OF the water.
The yard wall of the Middle District station
partially washed down.
THE HARBOR.
But little damage was done TO the shipping IN the
harbor, although the tide was unusually high. After
the rain and wind had subsidized hundreds of small
boats filled the basin, some engaged in ferrying pas
sengers from one side to the other who gladly awaited
themselves of this mode OF communicating with their
families. There were other boats, however that
were not employed In such honest enterprise.
Al the mouth of Jones' Falls and its immediate
vicinity were a number OF small craft engaged in
gathering up the wreck OF hOmesteads that The tor
rent had destroyed collecting lumber, barrels, hogs
heads, household utensils, and in fact articles of
every description, not for the purpose OF saving
secure boat load Of anything that they could get
hold Of, run 1t over to the Federal Hin or Locust
Point sle OF the Basin land II there and return for
fresh cargo. These pirates seemed TO be principally
engaged In capturing the slaves and ends Of hogs
heads used by the sugar refneries, thousands OF
which were floating In the Basin, having been swep,
away from the sugar refneres bordering its line
BOAT RUN DOWN.
About two O'Clock. the tug Grace Titus was
coming up the harbor nearly opposite the Long dock
one OF the many boats in that vicinity ran mme-
diatey across her bows and was sunk. Immediately
upon the coldng of the boats the only occupant
in the smaller vessel made desperate leap for the
bow OF the tug and succeeded N obtanng'a hold
and dragged himself upon the deck. The rowbOat
In the meantime had passed underneath the tug and
arose again, bottom upward. The captain Of the
Titus with praisew orthy zeal that deserves com
mendation stopped his vessel at the moment OF the
collision, and nnding that the colored
saved reversed the engines OF his vessel aud started
IN pursuit OF the rowboat. which recovered
rghied and iis owner sent ON his way rejoicing
GRrrING HOME UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
The hood reached It's Deighi between twelve aud
two O'Clock the dinner hour of many of our cihzens
Those doing business or employed on the west side
Jones Falls and residing the east SIDE and
situated Uicc rei'Sd, We're OF course anxious 10 ob
tain their dinners and hear from then families par
tcularly those whose homes situated
upon the line Of likely to be affected 10y the tor
rent. Thousands OF anxious congre-
gated on the principal streets crossing the Falls
anxious 20 cross from one side TO the other, hut
afraid tn risk their lives Ill doing almost GER
tain death would have been the result the tor
rent being irresistible. Thousands awaited them
selves, by travelling great distance out Of their
way, of the crossing afforded by the Eager street
bridge. other cCnyeyanccs were awaited of, and
the following II one among the many that has
come under our nOtce:-Mr. W. j. Crouch, the ell
cient foreman OF our composing room, resident OF
East Baltimore accompanied by an attache Of the
American, who also resides in that section OF the
city, conceived the idea OF reaching their homes 10y
water, instead OF making the detour 10y land. They
aNned themselves OF The facilities nfordcd hy the