Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-10

About II O'Clock yesterday morning, terrific rain
swept ovrf the city, doing Incaioniablo damage
early vegetation IN The vicinity Of tho city, noodnf
the streets, dolnaine CELLAR, and swcepng away neWb
laid ioundatona d many Of the brdlner Just put IN
der way In The northern section Of tho city The rain
wus accompanied by lghtnina sharp and vivid and
rtruch little damage being done hoaeyor In the First
ward one Of the chmnoys Of brick house, occupied
restaurant hy John Leamy, on street near IT, inter
SS struck and scattered over t6o Toof In Tho Gsos
town p9es station d9sins tAe tern Tho tolsF1sP5ie
pane q sas. accompanied ~ bHght sheet Of aaine
msni VS. Vacated, su6soausnt sSaminsiiss showed
no asmars y ths lpsttgmspne = NJ -.
qNph ~ which correct time a sont 70 Their daily
direct fun The obscTyAi ~, During ihs Storm, ~
wire INTO no store leaving IL impression on The NIGHT
ming arres,er and nsulg The ye.,er, which "a alr
The iprsssen made tg toe eootTisiy ,hs psper I
kyoups siri named Sarah Hunhsa was standing at >
aia ssrs v tse rear q hg1se A. hs corner Of hi9e
house. the hpia pasirE down The rsis spout ihsqee %
the per.9n = the who reostsed ypsg g .hqc y
ssasei.is Medical ss.i.isPes va prompl5 obtslnSd,
but ne now w. 10 sTipeal sG y, W, I'm M, ho,o -
dsri = mech = that II sary 70 light The han
S s o,S ss q shs AIN began Sse. "a & s,ms
sohea,ib upon The rvoi a rondsr 4 Impossible 70
a time business vas eptlrsb suspended. The storm
Inc heaviest which has preyaiicd IN hs aiiiads .of
me peltlns g.ln d mach damage to The erop. IN
were iotsg Destroyed and DC irut trees stripped q
In Alexandria.
thunder shower occurred between II and O'Clock
Sis6ts inches o. water falling during IL eontihaSnos
some q the stseeSrosngs we're r.ndeEed imPsseahle
ue1t the corner o. Pr1ooss and Royal streets vas
ES,s,dsa b he gSssE % such a. ssssPt s3d . .Sddsn
ayqd drownlng Tysybody hopes that this vii be the
REGATTA Of the AnaIo-tan Boai Club.
Ane5 thEee PestSonsms1t. the Taegbers o. Tie
se.son ye.,srdY, %rs,n OF shine and a. Pr2, denoe
s sns s SS S sy ~ sSS hS
q ins1ds both lSdis. sad Esntlemen A. the club.
q asS SsnSISI Sspsy H Of he boats bOyS siuB sPd
Tue 1sss Ssrc, aIs., large hsndsgne baqiins club
a.g, Of white and blue, presented by Mrs Less snd
70 aoat iTom tie Flagstaff o. the club house seem
suss We s 5eSsu g SS A%SSaR
q the qlub t1sty eIeeued, wtoh were presented ~
place, Col vi & Psrsor SetIg on behalf Of tho iSdy
donors aud Major b. b. french ,ch ug thom for the
Owing :, tho VEN d'.a5rooab,o weather, II vas lP.
PSs'tsls gst out ne entity strength Of tho club only
cared sho "a the follow - 81 Ike Prescott
SafSa 5psTssk S 81 hSS G W. as crow CoIS S
yAldweh str2ke, .oem1n . Br9Nhi 4, Roach, q
"Foah Belle" the f1t net hFidisd by Mr. Patton,
president Of the club and the latter by We d stroke
Of the Annapolis crew tho old and wellknot Eal
con" was manuel by picked crew, prom rent among
them being Garder, the Wellk7own con miBf1l Of the
club
In addition 70 The above there were large pr'ubsr
Of small craft belonEl1g y i.val club Ana eitEens
Alter roNuG around the ticuit- Of the boahouse f0i
half an hour, and displaying lei- proficiency In tho
athletic sport, word was Sven and a. headed up the
river to gitncas the race between tho MAr1Acassst
and the lAghtooL Ar. we'd at the Aqueduct bridge
the al I'VE boats took their Positions and At the Wort
hhtiu on the current was ven strunI and the swell
ven, heavy, consequently the ume made not a
g2oa a. y9uld have been under other circumstances
me shell got the Lead from tho stArt and main
tanod II during the tcachAng the stake boat n
the boat house about thres lengths in advance u he
adversary.
II matter Of regret that tho weather was No unit
Eorabe a. u 4 certain, ndginE from the numbers pre-
ssat taat r., day sgald have seon al the docks an
uharvea In the nerhborhood crowded 10 witness III
sport MAY their merit exhibition takc place under mT
favorable circumstances