Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-08-01


bu, stands, as do also Baltimore, Lombard
and Pra,,s,. bridges, though they were
ovcrAown. The railing of Gay street
bridge is swept off.
Damage TO Factories, Etc.-The
manufactures. stores and dwellings on the
line of JOnes's falls all suffered more or
less damage. On the west sido Of the
falls The manufactoIy of the Pearl Homl-
ny Company was damaged 10 about 81
Goo The tannery establishment Of
Messrs. Appold & Sons wao injured by
an overflow OF the vais and lOss OF Stock
swep, away. Loss no, ascertained, prob
ably $4,000. J. II. Head d Co.'S tam
merry was damaged. i, ID supposed, about
100000, the watts being ovcTilowed and
the office and parts of another building
swept away. Nlessrs. Parlet & Null
hoior, carriage dealers, corner of North
and Saratoga streets, lost about $4,000.
The Monument Mills, on North street,
owned by Messrs. H. NJ. Warfeld q
Co., suffered severely. The dam, race,
head-gate, &C., were carried away, ond
much valuable machinery damaged by the
water and mud. The water was thirty
feet deep in The building, being up 10 the
burr floor, The dwelling of DR.. J. Nc
Wilkins, on the east side Of Jones ; falls,
on Fayctc street, three story house,
was washed away, nothing but the east
wall being left standing. Loss estimated
at abou, 700. The Baltimore Special
DispensaIy, No. % North street, was fill
ed with water up 10 within two feet OF
tho ceiling. The foundation OF the build
ing on the corner OF Front and Plowman
s,rce,s, occupied BY Messrs, BCudy, Lar
rabee IL Co., as al iron ioundeEy, gave
way, and the front and ives! walls fell
with q tremendous crash. Fortunately
the workmen had loft the premises, and
no one was injured. The place was en-
,irely submerged with wafer. The loss
is very heavy. The extensive sugar re.
iincry of Mcssrs. Woods, Weeks Il Co,
corner Of Concord and Lombard streets,
the rear wall being on Jones'e falls, aP-
peared 10 be in q precatious condition,
with floating debris piled against 1t, and 4
large amour, of valuable machinery rem
dercd worthless for the time being. There
was also considerable stock OF sugar on
the lower floor, which was either washed
away or destroyed. The losa is various
~ estimated al from $25, 600 TO $4,000.
A large amount OF sugar and molassos ly-
ing on the docks at the foot Of Frederick
and Gay str, was washed away and de-
stroyed, involving a heavy loss. The
sugar and molassos was the property Of
several importers, and i, is impossible 10
estimate the loss,
holiday Street.-fho water extended
through Holiday street TO the corner OF
Fayeuc, entirely submcrging all the
houses from Monument stree, five or six
squates, TO that point The oGicc5of the
police marshall, the police station and all
places OF business were only accessible
by boats, number of which wcrs brought
from South Baltimore on drays. The
Holiday Street Theatre had ten tcCt Of
water in the parquc,tc, the basement be-
ing filled. The water rose SO rapidly and
unexpectedly ,ha, many persons employ
ed in the lower stories made narrow es-
capes with their lives.
Harrison Street. stree, was
entirely under water 10 the dCpth OF ten TO
twelve feet, and being the street next ad-
jaccn, to the falls, was, Of course The last
street which the water left. In fact, up
to late hour last night ii was next 10 i'm
possible TO get into this th0roughlare on
account Of the mud left by the retiring
waters, and the wrecked material on eve
~ side. This stree, ia mostly occupied
by lsracliIcs, engaged in small retail bust
ness, and as no one escaped, the loss in
the aggregate is very heavy. Nearly all
the awning and lamp-posIS were carried
away by the heavy tim6crs which passed
down.
Baltimore Street.-The water extend
ed from east Of Front streo,,o Gay street,
on Baltimore street, and tie destruction
Of property has been heavy. For a tine
also, the water ran out of Holiday street
into Baltimore succl Nj. Berry, No.
rs, known as The China tea store, csI-
mates his loss OF not loss than $4,000.
Mr.. Scldner, dry goods dealer, No. q,
loses aboui $4,000, Mossrs, Rosenic!d
& Co., corner Of Baltimore street and
MaEke, Space, were successful in getting
n quantity of their stock out Of the way,
and consequently their loss is about 3D.
500 Messrs. Smith Bros. & Co., cloth
icrs, sustained considerable loss by their
sock being damaged. al persons doing
business on both sides OF tic street suffer
cd morc OF less loss, bu, in the excite
meni last evening II was found impossible
to ascertain Individual losses. A large
umouN, of the lumber and debris that vas
forced down Harrison street found lodg-
ment in front Of the Maryland institute,
and there j, accumulated until it became
piled up to the accond-s.ory windows,
and extended out to the city passongc.
railway track. Among tho debris thus
accumulated are portions Of houses,
bridges, boxes, and every description OF
wrecked lumber.
Frcdcrick Sircst-The flood rushed
down Frederick stree, with great fury,
from Gay street to tho basin, inundaling
all the cellars, and in some cases reaching
up 20 the sccoad.siory windowa. and in
mauy cases families were taken from the
upper stories OF dwellings in boats, Ev-
Frv uDC residing on this street sulerct,