The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-04
THE DELUGE.

est Hurricane of Modern Tlmes-Streets In
undated-Plazas Turned Into Lakes-Cafes
Under water-Pcople Drowned In the Streets
An Awful Scene.
The Buenos Ayres Standard of March IL gives
the following particulars of the great storm,
reports of which have already reached us by
telegraph
On Wednesday, the 9th OF March, one of the most
fearful storms ever experienced in the River Plate
burst over Buenos Ayres. The afternoon was
temporal" setting in from The southeast Mr louis
Mclean and others refused to allow their boats to
cave the mole with passengers; nevertheless, some
boat which left about r. M. for the Villa del Sate
with q lady and two gentlemen, was caapszed
and the passengers were drowned AT the
cure cure tss steam @ laHnes % BABY, eR''sS to aboard
same evening for Liverpool but the risk OF going out
twelve miles deferred everybody from the attempt
passenger who had left for the Tycho Brahe some
hours before, and was unable to reach her, turned
back, and met the boat capsized in which the lady
patched boat with some sheep at A. NJ, which
reached the Tycho Brahe safely and then seeing
the storm coming on sailed for the Tgre instead OF
trying to return to port. AS the evening closed in
the storm increased, the rain began TO fall in tor
rents about o'clock, and many OF the streets were
deluge after four hours OF
THE MOST NCEssANT DowNPoUR,
and people lost their lives in carriages, trying
to cross the Tercero. At the corner of Supacha
and Cordoba coach was carried away; the coach
man escaped, but the passengers and horses were
coach was carried down by the current, and the
driver and his horses drowned. At Gale Defensa
the current washed away child. and some other
casualties Of this knd are reported in the south end
Some of our friends resident at Cinco Esqunas had
the Recoleta omnibus having broken down at $50,
and the streets become dangerous to cross. The
once Setembre omnibus coming into town at
O'Clock found rapid stream at the corner OF Piedad
and Uruguay; the driver plunged in, the bus was
carried down 100 yards and thrown on its side two
OF the horses being drowned, and the passengers
eght in number) forced to get out through the win
dows and scramble or swim to the Sidewalk Three
corpses were picked up yesterday in Gale Uruguay,
but they were probably either horsemen foot pas
sengers brought down by the current. The Northern
Tramway had three horses drowned. In Gale Para
| quay coach upset; the coachman was drowned,
but some ladies inside were saved. The rainfall was
| THE MOST DREADFUL EVER KNOWN.
The algibes were soon flled and the water flooded
all the lower rooms OF the houses in some places to
the height OF three feet, We hear OF floors having
given way in many houses, and in one case the
] pants OF room narrowly escaped falling into
old well or water-closet under the oor The houses
the brewery in Gale Bolivar were under water
to the height OF three feet and in those streets ad
acent to the Tercero the inhabitants were all but
drowned. The Plaza Parque was a navigable lake,
O'Clock the rain subsidized, and the wind began to
blow with tremendous force, coming In gusts,
ana was s Res sest TO
continued with more or less force till In the morn
ing. The captain of the bark Damon says it was the
most fearful gale he ever experienced 1t blew 80
hard that he could not stand on deck and the water
washed clean over his ship; his anchors could not
|
Majestys ship Cracker rode it out WELL having fore
seen the storm by the fall OF the glass from 20
| 295S when the storm began; four ships drove past
| her. but did no harm. The whaleboats were carried
| about in every direction; one was seen to go down
with two aboard and OF the seventy two lost or
aground 1t is believed many OF them had one two
| men aboard.
CORPSES PICKED UP.
The scene which presented itself yesterday at
daybreak is beyond description; nine corpses were
picked up on the beach, three at the foot OF Gale
San Martin, and Others are reported but need con-
| hrmation.
| THE SHIPPING.
The shipping disasters reported at Maxwells Com
| mercial Rooms are as follows:-Italian gunboat
Prncipessa Margarity, formerly the Osorio, ashore
at the gas-house; steamer Emilia, with hay for the
! army ashore at Pobre Diablo with stern smashed
| in. Steamer Cavour sunk, crew escaped to a
lighter. Two sohooners and polacre, one
Of them a German vessel painted green,
boats, the Henry, No. 2s2 and No. sl4,
| ashore at same place. Schooner Catalina uninjured,
ditto. A pilot-boat smashed up under the mole
| another sunk. Sixteen whaleboats In front of Lo-
renzO Torres quinta, and fifteen between the foot
| OF Gale Charcas and Tuckman Several whale
boats sunk. Dutch schooner Maria HaydOrn lost
bowsprt. Portuguese bark ditto. German schooner
ditto. Whaleboat Domingo sunk. Several lighters
lost masts and rigging
THE LOSSES.
The storm hled about 2 A. M. yesterday, and al
daylight the river was again calm The passengers
for the TychO Brahe and Captain Peel went aboard
noon and blew hard gale While we write it IL
still blowing vary hard, but the sky has cleared VI
and the weather seems to promise to be fine.