Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-28
THE storm,



Tho storm yesterday appeared 70 have spent
most OF it, fury along the river front Of the
Potomac, Early yesterday morning the water
ross 70 height thst 5000 submerged Al The
street, aud by 10 O'clock several OF them were
enHfely destroyed.
The nsh wharf At the 100, OF Eleventh
surred TO and fro, and threatened momentatily
70 become complete wreck bp' the water
having faTi-n some ~ inehs, ey : o'sloek, the
displacement Of a few planks u e
Rllry'- two wharves, shove and below, how.
ever. were carried away. entalliug = loss to
their owner Of At least = 500.
FowIer's whatf wts submerged durlnE the
lay, and = considerable pirtion nOAted OF.
rbe once and countlus room were hlled with
water to = eonaidefable depth, and q qoaniffy
OF onfd wood on the wharf vas lost. Nc. "
will suffer TO the amount OF tl 500.
Johusou's wharf, at the foot OF Twelfth
SSpi Of M. carter, At fsittssS,h street. sS
L1.s shout 81 OoJ.
Fsy'S wharf, At Ninth street, va, subustg.
ed, hu, The dNm.ge done was trinlIE, as com
rhe wharf Of S, p. Brown, near seventh
street, was destroyed, ~ also n portion OF the
wharf near hy, where the steamer Vanderbilt
IL moored. Altogether the damage done 90
wharf property alonE the irOnt will not fall
There was quite number Of sOhoonefs and
happy to record that iSey eselpsi serious in.
IuTy, only a few Of them being Uoh alfsd "
From inquiry Of the "oldsst OsptAin" We are
risen 40 hiEh 10 40 short a time. 81 ,eolsiiS
from a s1uth wind and rain Of 40 bStsf snts
tion, - =
THE IIsnERMsN.
Every proparstIon mad been made veststd,v
Tor the departure OF \ large neet Of vessels for
the ahAd fisheries along the PotomaeJ bat the
Il "on the briny dsepn Testeriay. And come.
quently they will remain tied up 10 their moor.
Ings until The wind changes fsVornbiy, %
SATURDAY, however, Mr. Wm Knlrht asIisd
with his vessels 10 n H.hinS .hoIsst Mani
Vernon LNndinr
Ga the same day Mr.. John dIbson, with a
large force depsrfed for MS ahorea Al Stnnsv
PoInt, HIN Point AMI Sveamnr, I,sndinS
opposite i1dlan Head. On he yIrsinIs sida
NF WIN. a stswatt. with his ssinss .nd
men s a. sS,S1 ISS ,as White Nous.
We NAV hoaT on aome talI h.uis N m seiisions
Potomac sh.d And bsI,inS ssou, tSe Iatiss
part Of the present week.
e,asi yestsSisy would bny. senriassa INV
ono ih.1 1hs s,v N u r,i,If ,snd s,,,S ~, 4,
withont fo5nb.1oo fo, IN ,,,,s,,t.a, '. 80.
mad nesrIy oyesNshsd tbs MAI sIans ~
snti,e rouis Ths onIx naiot Shs,a a. 80 =
n. eonsnss was in ne Tisinitv Of El.yaots
strest' the water rnnnIas sIanS Ian,.Isna
avenue All aiIinS ths ..iisra ~ 5000
hnn.s. a. ~. ns,,k - s-hish 49,, " =. ~ ~
soon repaired by 4 BAHIA y
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made th.iS wsV Inta ,hs Soon ma snnshs
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.s,vsn,, ~ M 1877. 80. ~ ~.
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