The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-19
THE FRESHET.
The Appearance of the River Banks-The
Damage Done The SabsldinR waters.

The ,Appearapce Of the RIysr penks-The
Considerable damage has been done along the
banks of the river Schuylhill by the freshet Of
yesterday. The water has now somewhat cub
sided, so that all the harm which has been done
can be ascertained. The front of the Park has
been considerably damaged in some places by
the ground and the river wall being washed
away. A corner of wharf near the water
works has been torn away. The turbine
wheels are all running and In good order,
but at one time yesterday the water covered the
floor OF the turbine wheel-hOuses to the depth of
foot and half, and it was feared that 1t would
rise still higher and necessitate the stopping of
the works. The highest height of the water
over the dam was six feet. 1t has now fallen
about one half, or three feet, and Is still subsi-
ding. The highest point was attained about
o'clock last evening, at which time the water
presented a most furious appearance. IL was
covered with timber and brushwood, and was OF
a dirty, dark color. The stream poured over
the dam with terrific noise, taking with 1t the
floating substances, and dashing them together
below the dam with terrible force
The freshet, however, even at its worst, was
nothing to compare with the great one OF last
year.
The floor of the Quaker City Barge Club house
was covered with water, which did some damage
| to the property of the club. The wharf at Fair
mount from which the little river steamers start
was completely submerged, and only its surface
! again appeared to view this morning. The
| wharves on either side of the river below the
| dam as far south as the Arsenal were covered
wafer,
| foot Considerable lumber and other merchan-
| disc stored upon them were carried away and lost
! The paper mill on Race street was surrounded
! with water, the street being covered with water
as far east as Twenty-third. The mills at
Manayunk were compelled to stop. The
amount of rise OF the water was much greater
farther up the river than opposite the city. The
! Wissahickon was very much swollen, and con-
siderable loss was sustained along its banks.
! The Delaware river at one time was also very
! high. At o'clock this morning several Of the
! piers were under water, but the water subsidized
before any great damage was done.
SERIOUS BRAwL.-Yesterdaya at the upper end
of Chestnut Hill row occurred between lot of
| iron miners, during which two of the number
were seriously injured. The parties who are
! all employed in the mines around Montgomery
county, had taken holiday, aHd came down to
the "Hilr for q frolic. Partaking rather freely
of decoction made of villainous whisky, eggs,
and milk styled egg-nogg, they soon became
excited and commenced wranging. As is usual
where two different parties of Hibernians meet
old feuds were reawakened, and the terms
"Bloody Far Down" and "Corkorian" soon led
them to blows. Now in the Green Isle when
these faction fights occur, the weapon used is a
''shillalah," and the greatest damage that is
ever incurred by the participants is broken
| head now and then.
The participants in the present instance,
whose names are Michael Boyle, Henry Carr,
| Charles Gallagher, Michael Laun, and Robert
Barr, have become Americanzed, and have
fathers, and yesterday showed their new idea of
| fighting by freely using their knives Barr was
badly cut in the stomach and twice in the left
| ear; another one of the crowd had an artery of
the arm severed. When they had enjoyed their
brutal sport to their full desire, the uninjured
ones commenced caring for their wounded
brethren. A physician being called on he
dressed the injured mems wounds, and then
lodged information of the row at the police sta
tion. A squad of officers proceeded to the scene,
but only secured one of the party, Boyle, who
was held in $1,000 bail by Alderman Comfy to
answer at Court.
BALL-ETs.-The cabmen did lively business
last night in carrying parties to and from the
The Mayors police lieutenants were all
present in citizens dress.
Many noted sporting men were to be seen
amongst the assemblage.
The police force was we'll represented. All
of the force fortunate enough to own or borrow
a suit of clothes attended.
Some of the downtown patrons supposed
| the cologne vase to contain holy water.
"A ddnSeuse that nightly charms the patrons
of Fox's appeared with blue silk train three
"A certain female, well known under q
"chidsh Sobriquet," appeared in a cherry
colored satin with train of ten feet
The attempts at affectation on the part o
some of the "females" almost caused revulsior
of feeling in the stomachs of the caryatides tha
grace the building.
The Squire was hard worked, and did al
in his power to add to the ecldt of the occasion
The costly dresses of some of The female
seemed TO give them much annoyance and from
appearance one would believe they were no
used to wearing such fine apparel.
The ''dressing" of some of the "demi
monde" showed to the audience in all plainnes
their true character.
| THE ARCH STREET BoBBERY.-Before Alder
man Burns, of the Seventeenth ward, yester
day, were arraigned William Furlong and vii
liam Radcliffe, on the charge of being concerne
in the robbery of the cloth store of Messrs Cas-
selbery d Cadwallader, No. $50 Arch street
some two weeks ago. 1t will be remembere'
that the goods were all recovered last week b.
Chief Kelley and Messrs Lukens and Tryon
Since then the officers have kept sharp watc
for the thieves, and have at length managed t
capture them
Mr.. Cadwallader being called on, identified
| glove found on Furlong as having been stole
l from their establishment, and upon this evidenc
the accused were sent to Moyamenslng in de
7 fault of $1,000 bail each to answer the charge G
robbery at court.
RowDYIsM.-About 6 o'clock this mornin
r the usually quiet neighborhood of Washingto
D | Square was made the scene of disgracefG
. | street brawl, which for time threatened t
! | prove serious in consequence. About the hou
4 | named three ''roughs, one of whom is name
r Henry McQuade, attacked a couple of colore
e men and beat them severely. The weaker part
{ struggled lnantully against their assailanti
t but were soon overpowered, and would perhap
= have been beaten to death had not o servant {
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