Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-25
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BALTIMORE, July 24.-Rain commenced
falling early this morning, and after slight
intermission began TO pour in torrents, and
up 70 two O'Clock this evening has con
ttnued to fail necessarily. The portion of
The city adjacent to Jones Falls is iuun-
dated, and travel entirely suspended in
lnat vicinity. Frederick and Harrison
streets ~ are completely flooded, also Center
MAtAet space and the Maryland Institute
y y surrounded by a sheet Of running water
tha' Is carrying hogsheads, barrels. bales of
nay, etc. with 1t, The 6rst floor of the
stores on streets named are under vstar
and merchants are compelled to ren,c,.,
their goods to the upper stories IT, ~,
VIII be very heavy, but cannot now bs g.
timsted. No loss Of life yet reported
LATER,-The river commenced r;s;,,,
few minutes before one o'clock at the rsta
Of two inches per minute, and has con-
tinued to rise up to this hour 2:45 p. NJ
Calvert street is flooded to Lexington and
within a few feet of Monument Square
North street almost its entire length, 10 the
depth of four to eight feet, and Holiday
street to Fsyette street. Forts Theater ia
being surrounded by water, which is pass
ing down Holiday and Baltimore streets.
Gay, Frederick aud Harrison streets are
entirely submerged. The water at Jones
Falls is several feet above the bridges, and
it is not known whether they have been
swept away. On many wharves south Of
Pratt street, from the falls TO Frederick
street, the water Is several feet deep. A
city passenger car was swept from the track
on Gay street, down Harrison, with a num-
Der of passengers. The widest rumOrs
prevailed in regard to the number drowned,
some estimating the number al seven. All
were saved but one, Mr.. Ward, a printer,
who was drowned. 1t Is impossible now
to get facts. A number Of dray horses and
some drivers are reported drowned. There
is no Communication between the eastern
and western portions Of the city. The
food is sweeping everything before it. No
communication South by telegraph, all the
lines being down. ........
BALTIMORE, July "a, 10 P. M.-The
food to-day subsidized as suddenly as it
arose. Shortly after P. NJ, the water was
carried off within the banks Of Jones
Falls AT this honr the damage cannot be
approximated, but none Of the estimates
place it below S3,0O0,00O. Hundreds of
stores are submerged, and many hOgsheads
of molasses and sugar on the wharYes and
in warehouses are entirely destroyed. A
number of buildings and stores were I'M
dermined. Bentiy's ironWOrks were par
TALLY swept away. The gasworks supply
ing the eastern portion Of the city were
submerged, and that section is without gas
tonight The loss Of life in the city
has not been ascertained. 1t is beloved,
however, that but few have been drowned.
Mr.. Ward, who was reported drowned, was
saved and is well. Col. Webster, Collector
of the port, rescued drowning man by
rushing in four feet Of water, as the man
was being borne away in torrent com
pletelY exhausted.
Trains to Washington are running, as the
damage to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
is comparatively small. On the Northern
Central road the damage is reported great,
and trains will not run for several days.
A telegram this afternoon from Ellicotfs
city, formerly Ellieott's Mills, reports the
granite mills carried away and sixty lives
lost. Dr. Owens entire family, except him
sell, were drowned in the river.