The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-27
Bridges and Dams Swept Away.
rtcTORrES MILLS, AND TANEERKE!
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From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun. y,sssHEZsf-
This city and the adjacent country was
visited yesterday with violent storms of
rain, which lasted several hours, producing
a most disastrous flood. The rain poured
down ia torrents from early in the morning,
and about midday the water in Jones's falls
(which passes directly through the city,
rose with great rapidity, soon oyerfowing its
walled banks, backing into numerous con-
tiguous streets, and penetrating dwellings,
stores, and innumerable Easements, Gre
ating great alarm, and damaging and
sweeping off property, carrying, away
bridges, Sc. = So g
The small wooden bridge at Charles
street avenue was the first within the city
limits to give way, and sweeping down with
other debris from above, passed under the
lofty Belyidere and Eager-street bridges,
the latter being stone arch, and reaching
thence the iron bridge at Madison street,
struck it, causing that bridge to give way,
and soon after the bridges at Monument,
centre, Bath, Hillen, and Fayette streets,
making seven bridges in all in the city
swept away. Gay-street bridge was sprung,
but stands, as does also Baltimore, Lom
bard, and Pratt-street bridges, though they
were overfown. So = a. - 5hft' :"
The dwelling of DIR. J. McWilliams, on
the east side of Jones's falls, ON Fayette
street. three-story house, was washed
away, nothing but the east wall being left
standing. The family of the Doctor had,
fortunately, been removed previous to the
falling of the wall. Loss estimated at about
$4,000.
The foundation of the large building on
the cerner of Front and Plowman streets,
occupied by Messrs. Bently, Larrabee & Co.
as an iron foundry, gave way, and the
front and west walls fell with tremendous
crash. Fortunately, the workmen had left
the premises, and no one was injured. The
place was entirely submerged with water.
The loss is very heavy. r-.,G
The soap and candle manufactory Of
Messrs. Armstrong & Co., on Concord street,
was submerged to the depth of about ten
feet. The building was but slightly in
jured, but the loss in stock and machinery
is large. =Ha< bg.,E. 81
The extensive sugar refinery of Messrs.
Woods, Weeks & Co., corner of Concord and
Lombard streets, the rear wall being on
Jones's falls, appeared to be in o preearious
condition, with floating debris piled against
ii, and large amount of valuable ma
chinery rendered worthless for the time
being. There was also considerable
stock of sugar ON the lower floor, which
was either washed away or destroyed. The
loss is variously estimated at from $25, 200
to $4,000.
A large amount of sugar and molasses,
lying on the docks at the foot of Frederick
and Gay streets, was washed away and de-
stroyed, involving a heavy loss. The sugar
and molasses was the property of several
importers, and it is impossible to estimate
the loss. The loss of Messrs. Fisher Bro
theirs is set down at $4,000. Messrs. Kirk
land, Chase s. Co. lost but little.
The heads Of Smiths Spears and Du-
gan's wharves were washed away clear up
the railway track on Pratt street, and in
one or two cases the railway track was in
jured. 1t being impossible to pass the
trains over it last evening, the passengers
were transferred to other cars, and thus the
through travel was uninterrupted.
The various lumber dealers on both sides
Of Jones's falls from Pratt-street bridge TO
the basin lost heavily, large quantities of
lumber, shingles, slaves, ETC., being washed
away. Some Of the lumber yards were
left with scarcely any stock. .., .-E Sg,SS
Merrill Manufacturing Company's dam
at Belvidere bridge is partly destroyed.
The thick brick wall surrounding the
yard of the German Zion church, on north
Gay street, both on Holiday and Gay
streets gave way, and fell with q, heavy
crash
Gay street from Fayette street to the
bridge, and Saratoga street from Gay to
Calvert, were both completely under water,
and the loss to those residing or doing busi-
ness on both is very considerable. G3 !
RAILROAD CAR IN THE FLOOD.
About / o'clock city passenger car No.
"A, John Plummer, conductor, and William
Bloodgood, driver, in passing from Gay,
street bridge, was caught by the flood when
opposite Harrison street. The body was
lifted by the force of the current from the
track, and carried rapidly down Harrison
street until it reached the corner Of Fay;
ette, where it lodged against the restaurant
Of MIR. John English. The driver managed
TO loosen his team, and the horses were
saved. There was lady and two gentle
men in the Cur at the time the former was
rescued by means of rope thrown her as,
the car swept down the street; the male
passengers we're rescued by lady in the
house against which the car lodged, she
helping them out from the second=storys
window. ~ ss.v.l..as.a. ! i
HOLIDAY STREET. -e~s7s.
The water extended through Holiday
street to the corner Of Faystte, entirely sub
merging all the houses from Monument
street. FIVE or six squares, to that point.
Inc oihce Of the police marshal, the police
''a'on, and all places of business, were:
oliy accessible by boats, 0. number Of which
were brought from South Baltimore on
arays The Holliday-street Theatre had
Nn ieet OF water in the parquette, the base
hisA' being filed. Mr.. Ford estimates his.
.Os1 at not less than $4,000. The extensive.
sAcaEatlon opposite, for the basement of the
new City Hall, was also filed. The central
pOt,ee station was inaccessible last night,
anu oy order of Marshal Farlow the busi-
Msss ol The district was transacted at, the
.arshsfs ottice. All the residents on this
aieet lost more or less, and it will require
"eoss 70 remove the water and dirt from
yards and cellars, ,.:. ,sf
.ai.s I've :, water rose so rapidly and unexpect-
aly mat many persons employed in the
,S" "st Stories made narrow escapes with
Josh sh hVss. AT the copper foundry Of Mr.
us ssaua kegester the worknen had a very
s~hs hioW escape. MIR. Samuel REGISTER sunk.
fra.s fussea th.ee times before he was rescued
a rsna me building. Mr. REGISTERS loss is
psaiyeonslderable, ss ia also that of Messra,
''sh Q Flynn, machiRists, adjoining. s
HARRISON STREET, y
IL harrison ,hi street was entirely under water.
i,n ".e aepth Of ten to twelve feet, and be-.