New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-05
MARYLAND.

WASHINGTON Oct. THE heavy storm which prevailed
yesterday did much damage. The rain was unprecedent
ed for its violence The canal banks were oyerfowed
and the lower stories Of the houses adjacent were Hood
ed The bridges the canal and elsewhere In the city
were washed away and several new houses damaged,
owing to undermining by the water The sewers
also injured and in several the ground caycd in
The effects Of the storm In all directions About
midnight the whole force of the Seventh Precinct
called out to to the assistance OF the families In
fJrdys Court, Pennsylvaniaave. and Frstst the
Tber having oyerhowed into the court and to rescue
Of the and children the officers were obliged
to wad> In the water up to their nccks. Tie families
carved TO places OF safety and In or two IN
the EeTe oasd off, Of fur
qEs serted By the Station Nses
overaowed butt the inmates, mostly colored people got
away with their furniture Three collins were washed
Express Office, opposite the station Tney PROB
ably were washed from some burial place.
property considerable. The bridges over Rock Creek
swept away; also fences frame shanes and every
were entirely submerged The propretors Host large
quantities Of lime. The buildings at OF the kilns
caught fire from the slaked lime. The Canal Conpanys
mud machine and the mud machine belonging to the Gov
ernment were swept down the creek ana over Tho dam
belonging to foundery was washed some distance down.
and passing under the lower Ks bridge struck the iron
took away about Is feet of iron handrang It's
Company This morning, a eolored man sexton OF
Chrst's Church. Georgetown, while engaged in catching
drftwood at the Paper Mil Bridge, accidentally fell n'
and was swept down by the current.
There was much damage in Georgetown. Among the
many occurrences broke loose the water tearing
and washing the street considerable distance. Owing
to the rise IN the Potomac River the merchants on
Waterst to-day removed their goods out OF reach OF the
water In the flood from the Upper Potomac should
be heavy The Chesapeake and OHIO Canal broke just
above the Cabin John culyer aud the steam packet that
started this morning obliged TO return TO George
The steamer Pioneer, Capt; Cathcart ran ashore
above the aqueduct bridge and leaking badly THIS ~
a coal boat running on the Philadelphia line.
Bladensburg, Prince Georges County, Md, was again
than before KNOWN and in some parts OF the village
even the upper stories of houses were flooded.
The New York train due here at an early hour this
morung did not arrive until O'clock in consequence OK
few feet OF the track the GunpOwder river having
been washed away, and detention In Baltimore, be-
of the Pratst bridge being thought unsafe The en-
gneer discovered the near the Gunpowder yer just
in time to prevent serious accident, and the damage
WAsHINGToS Oct. 4-The storm Of rain and wind
which prevailed here during the entire time without in
PERMISSION all day yesterday aud all night last night was
one OF the most severe and damaging that has ever
visited this locality The destruction OF property has
been immense extending in all directions from Baltimore
TO Richmond All the about the city were over
flowed. Bladensburg inundated, railroad and telc-
graphic communication north and south seriously inter,
fered with vessels and steamers stranded bridges carrh
away, and houses washed down. Three collins were
washed from burynggro near the city, and hoaed
down the Tiber Creek lodging near Adams Express co
storehouse near the depot. All trains have been de-
layed aud mails have arrived since TINS morning.
Much damage has been done to the canals and buildings
adjacent thereto Several fatal accidents reported
BALTIMORE, Md, Oct 4-Mdnight.-The through MORN
ing train from New-York for Washington has arrived
There has interruption OF travel on the Wasnng-
branch road. The damage on the main stem OF tne
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Eisyllle where tho
trestlng was disturbed and between Eisyllle and
Sykesvie, where the track was badly washed. 1ne
and on time tomorrow. The Northern Central trains
are running regularly.