Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-29
Great Flood at Baltimore--Damage
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baltimore .Jslv 24-The rain commenced falling
early this morning, and, after slight intermissloh,
began TO pour in torrents, and up to this hour Two
p ny has continued to fall incessantly. That por-
ton Of thu city adjacent to Jones Falls is mum
Dated and travel entirely suspended in that Yicin-
ity. Frederick and Harrison streets are completely
flooded as also is Center Market Square, and the
Maryland Institute is surrounded by sheet OF
rushing water that is carrying hogsheads, barrels,
bales Of hay etc. with It. The first floor of all the
stores on the streets named under water and the
merchants have been compelled to remove their
goods to the second stories Of their houses The loss
will be very heavy, but cannot be now estimated
No loss of life has yet been reported.
LATER.
The river commenced rising few minutes be-
fore one o'clock at the rate Of two inches per min
ute and has continued TO rise up to this hour 245
p III. Calvert street. is flooded to Lexington, with
in few feet Of Monument Square. North street,
almost its entire length, is flooded to depth OF
from four to eight feet from Holiday street to La
fayeite, Fords Theatre being surrounded by water
which is passing down Holiday and Baltimore
streets. Gay Frederick and Harrison streets are
entirely submerged. Water at the Falls is several
feet above the bridges, and it is not yet known
whether they have been swept away or remain
The water south of Pratt street. from the Falls to
Frederict street. is several feet deep. city pas
senger car swept from the track on Gay street,
down Harrison, with a number of passengers. Inc
widest rumors prevail in regard 10 the number
drowned, some estimating the number at seven ana
others that all was saved but one, Mr.. Ward,
printer WHO was drowned 1t is impossible now to
get the facts. A number of dray horses and some
drivers are reported drowned. There is no commu-
nication between the eastern and western portions
OF the city. The food is sweeping everything be-
fore it. There is no communication North by tele-
graph all OF the lines being down. No such Hood
was ever known.
LATEST
Baltimore, 10 r. M-The food to-day subsidized
as suddenly as it came. Shortly after o'clock the
water was carried off within the banks of Jones
Falls.
At this hour the damage cannot be appropriated,
but none OF the estimates placed it below $4,000
Hundrei Is Of stores were submerged, and many
hogsheads of molasses on the wharves and the SUI
gar in the warehouses entirely destroyed A num-
Der of buildings and stores were undermined and
damaged. Denmeades foundry and Bentley's iron
works were partially swept away. The gas works
supplying the eastern part of the city were sub
merged, and that section is without gas to- night
Some of the water mains reported carried away.
The loss of life in the city has not been aseer-
tanned. 1t is believed, however that but few have
been drowned Mr.. Ward, who was reported
drowned was saved and is we'll.
Col. Webster Collector of the Port, rescued a
drowning man by rushing in four feet of water as
the man was being borne away in torrent, in a
state of exhaustion.
The regular trains to Washington are still run
ming The damages to the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad are small but on the Northern Central
Railroad are reported to be much greater and trains
will not run for several days.
A telegram was received this evening from Eli
colt City, formerly Ellicot Mills reporting that the
Granite Mills carried away and sixty lives lost
DR.. Ovens entire family, except himself, were
drowned in the river.
Baltimore, July 25.--The loss by the food win
reach several millions At Ellicott's CITY the de-
struction of life and property was great Thirty
houses were swept away, some containing whole
families, who were carried with the current and
drowned. Several bodies have been recovered TO-
day the mills. The loss of life in the city of
Baltimore is not positively known to exceed four,
that number of bodies having been found. There