Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-25

DEoMufu.
The heavy rain storm which visited our city
yesterday, and which cleaned our stir ats
cooled the atmosphere. and revived vegetation,
which wss parehed and dropping from the
previous drouth, was far more severe north OF
washington, aud was terribly destructive IN
Baltimore and IN the neighborhood of thar
city The Baltimore Gd,ef,e Of his morning
says:
The heaviest aud most destructive fiooa ever
known IN The annals Of this CITY took place
yesterday. not even excepting the great Hood of
ic'59. Yesterday morning al an early hour the
rain commenced to fall and gT nd uaIly iucressed
IN violence until between the hours Of e. ght and
nine O'Clock a. m, when IL fell in torrents aud
was accompanied by considerable thunder and
lightning. About twelve O'Clock IN. the water
IN Jones Falls commenced 10 overflow, and in
very short time the whole Of the 10 wer Dor.
uon OF The city was covered many places TO
The depth OF Iom eight 10 twelve feet.
The whole of the bridges from the Eager
street bridge to the bridge over Bsti sur, al
We're carried away by the water. Above the
Charles street bridge a Considerable ext mt O
ground was covered and the bri dze was swept
away. The whole extent OF the stream Wa
filled with all kinds OF dcJris, press every
where frig5tful spectacle. All available
points of observation Jhroug hout the city Were
lined with spectators aud many All, ct,ng incl
dents Were noted. The suddenntss OF the over
nOw was for some time a mystery an Ihe city,
as although the fail of ran was excessive AZ
would by no means account for AZ. lhe cause
OF this, however, We have since learned 10 b.
as follows. About seven miles above the citv
the line Of the Northern Central Railway pa s.
es by Lake Roland. At this point an arm of
the lake extends for some dIsf1pce east OF the
road, connecting With the main portion bv a
culyert passing Unoer the road bed. W men
the storm was at its height The water IN this
arm was observed 70 rise with great rapidly,
covering all the grounds around its sides. and
the culyert wasi evidently either too small %
carry of the great volume OF was obstructrl
from some accidental cause.
About IL m. the water commenced TO run
over the bank of the road way, forcing IN the
lines Of rails towards Lake Roiand, form 'uc of
them regularly Inclined line towards the
Lake, and then emp ylng with a fall OF some
twenty feet into the Lake itself Tins abra sion,
once commenced. increased faster and faster
ard so grt al was The volume OF water emptied
into Lake Roland lhat The water OF the Lake
was elevated uLJI a. was forced over the main
dam 10 a height of several feet. From thence
this extraordinary volume OF water passed ON
TO The CITY, carrying away all Obstacles 10 H.
progres, anc, doubtless, causing ne sudden
Overflow ana Its disastrous cOnseg uepces
herein Re corded. All the bridges b-tyg,. IN the
Lake and the city are stated 70 have been car
red away. Above The Lake several small
bridges we've carried away, and three OF them
were at Ole time 10 De seen floating in the Lake,
with vast qusntitIes OF fence rails, trees and
other 5rtcles brought down by the Hood. The
damage IN this section n very Il Eat, snd the
VI t.
ever the water c. aid reach them
There is 10 news nom the main stem OF toe
BalpmOle and OHIO road west OF Ellicouts
Mills, ss the telegraph line beyond that place
as not an working order"
Tie Baltimore papel- give details of the de-
stTuCuUn OF mills, bridges, dwellings, a.,
making & total loss. so Jar as eau be- esuTa' al
present, Of about s3,BU,OCJ. Crichton's wb's-
XIV oIstillery Has entirely 81 >lcoyed, notbtag
belr & lett OF rhe estIDD snment but a ma OF
ruins. All fhe whisky IN the stills and in the
bonded warehouse was swept OF down JONES
Falls.
Loss OF LTFE.
The AmeTic0n says: Yesterday mornlng,
while the flood in the Patapsco was rising very
rapidly, thrI men, James Eydep. q ,. Bydsr
sud another named Hawk, employees AT one of
" mans farms, abOU: mile this side of the
Relay House, went out in a row-bOat To an
island IN the river opposite IT, farm, for the
purpose OF securing small steamboat belong
ing TO MIR. Wnans, and lying at anchor al the
island. While on the island the water gained
on them so rapidly that they We're Obliged TO
seek refuge in the limbs OF a sycamore trra
The water still continued rising, sud after the
men had remained in the tree half an hour en-
deayoring 10 save themselves from tie msSs of
timber that was rushing down the stream, the
tree was uprooted, and they Were thrown into
the current.
George Byden has not been seen since. and is
supposed TO have been drowned. Hawk was
thrown higher up on the Isl3nd. and is sun
posed TO have been killed by the force OF the
shock. tug viii be sent after him as soon as
the water subsidies sufficiently TO allow of its
use, but II Is hardly possible that IN his ex-
hausted condition. he has survived the dangers
he encounter 1. james Byden managed to get
astride OF an immense log, and was washei
down through the boiling and sPething cur
rent, until he reached the Long Bridge az the
foot of Light street. where he clutched some Of
the timber and we'd himself by getting up tue
bridge DuI1ng his perilous passage OF seven
miles. be was severely cut and bruised by the
0eJT5s which was floating down the river.
OF which Were COnrlnuatlV SrrlkinC him
he barely escaped with his lie, and his adven-
ture may be regarded as one of the most re-
markabie OF this remark able episode. He was
put into carriage and sent 10 his home at
Winans' farm.
Whilst the food was at its height in this
city, the spectators OF the fearful scene on the
lower portion OF the Falls were Mortified al be-
holding man in the middle OF the mad water
course struggling brayely for his life. Whilst
evidently fully aware OF his awful peril, he
was yet showing great presence OF mind and
cauiiousness that seemed 10 warrant the
hope that he must surely be saved. On he
sped, striking out brayeiy with his hands, div
ing, and now and then avoiding Instructions
and 10 clear the timbeIs of the bridges - he
neared them. He passed in this way Lombard
street bridge, Pratt street bridge, and the
bridges south OF that, seemingly in safely
until the current suddenly dashed the poor
fellow headforemost against q small tug boat
when he sunk and wss lost, The name OF this
victim has not been learned, and so rar as we
are advised, his body has not peen recoy ered.
A drowned man was fshed out of the Fails
al Pratt street bridge. He was a man OF robust
frame, and his face bore evidences OF death by
blow, evidently inflicted by floating timber
during his struggles in the water. IL was SAID
that be was a horse-shoer by trade, some per-
sons protesting TO recognize him. His name
could not be asCertained. A man in attempting
10 procure some of the large quantity OF Drip
Weed floating under the LON bard street bridge
Was swept overheard and drowned. He had
Deen previously warned of the danger by the
police, but persisted in his attempts. HIS body
was not recovered. Some colored men er gagged
IN securing hogsheads floa.ing in the dock at
who was dis covered clinging to 4 piece OF TIM
Der. He was found to be unin lured. His name
could not be ascertained. The body OF an un-
known man WAS found last evening i'm Harri-
son street, after the flood had subsidized. and
was taken TO the watch house te await identl-
ficaiion.
PASSENGER CAR SWEPT OPP.
About half-past twelve O'Clock one OF the
city passenger cars OF the Gay street line.
more street, with about a dozen Passengers. Az
Guiding one lady. Immediately after crossing
the bridge the car proceeded Oh far as Sara
toga street, down which the water was run
ming al a furious rate. reaching the floor of the
car. The horses Houndered IL the water, and
the 'front.' wheel left the track and the driver
Il nhitehed his horses and endeayored 10 attach
them to the other end of the car and crav II
back on the bridge. II was al this time that
both the conductor and driver unfastened the
horses from the car, and getting on their backs
Went on shore, leaving those in the car to save
themselves as best they might. The car soon
foated, and was swiftly moved oy the tre-
mendous current down Harrison street, surg
ng and swaying in every direction. There