Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-26
THE EGUIN0CrIAL STORM.
Heavy and Destructive Rain.

ton yesterday was unusually severe. heavy
ram storm set In about 81 O'Clock p. M, and
continued several hours, the water falling in
/ torrents and flooding the streets and avenues
4 making many OF them impossible. During the
evening there was considerable thunder and
/ Lightning, and the temperature fell several de-
| grees. There was some damage done 20 untn-
7 shed sewer work, but not 10 a serious extent.
/ THE FRRsHET IN THE TIBER-
| The Tiber was unusually high, but the new
arch over that stream carried OF all the water,
| and there was fourteen inches OF room to SD are
/ at the top OF arch. portion OF the work Ter
/ the creek at Indiana avenue was slightly dam
| aged. At the outlet near Maryland avenue
| bridge the water spread and over1owed large
portion of the low grounds in that vicinity, the
lower floors Of the houses being flooded so as 10
render Housekeeping work on the first doors M
practicable for some time.
ON PENNsYLvANIA AVENUE
many of the celia were flooded, and soma of
the restaurants were compelled to suspend busi-
ness for several hours. The 9th street sewer,
where it intersecs the 3 street sewer, in conse-
qnence OF the extraordinary pressure upon il,
gave way, causing the water to back up and
overflow Missouri avenue and tie Easements OF
the Marble saloon, Duhants, st James, How
ard house, Hall & Hume's grocery store, Ma
Conai bOte,, Bryan & Bros grocery store, and
TIE majority or the houses or the north and
south siOe of Pennsylvania avenue, between +,
and 9Th streets. also, the botanical garden. Tue
cellars and base ne1ts about the corner OF 1l'h
streetaIid tie sveuUe-Haryey's FTeuni's, Lat
liner y Gle AIRY g, and others-were also tOoded 10
ght extent. Al the intersection OF New
! l.
v2s covered with water. rendering crossing, eN-
ceVt by wading, Improbable. A nOng the SUIT
ierers by damage OF goods along the avenue are
Hal X Hume, j. y. Bryan Il tTO., ard Bianch-
arc X AOliUn.
THE STREET RAILRoA Ds.
Tie street railroad up the uoCCh sile OF the
Capitol was covered with SAND anI gravel, and
after its removal, to allow the collection of cars
at the loot OF the Capitol 20 move further or the
navy yard paSseH gers were again doomed to be
disapI pointed, the new track east of the Capitol
so M "a. %
further eas. than east 1st street. The temporary
track near the site OF the old eth street bridge
also spread, and cut OF through communication
with South Washington, but some of the cars
having been caught below the break, passen-
gers are to-day conveyed in them after walking
over the Intervening track. Along in the Old
First Ward, about the circle, where the track
layers have been at work, the tracks were coy-
ered with water, conveying sand and gravel,
making progress almost impossible. In Bridge
street, Georgetown, where Riker's men have
torn up the big cobblestones, they left them scat
tered along the track lover the street, causing
pedestrians TO stumble and riders and drivers 10
get well joted up. The track Of the 14th street
railroad Is broken up at the crossing of Rhode
Island avenue, and passengers were obliged TO
get out during the rain, walk couple of squares
between the rails, and get into another Car to
pursue tselr journey.
DAMAGE HERE AND THERE.
The washing of earth from unfinished street
improvements caused much damage, and dur
ing the evening number of horses mired and
were with diticuity released; one getting into
the mire near the northeast corner OF the Smith
sonian grounds lad his leg broken before he was
rescued The nj street bridge, near 10th street,
is in very unsafe condition at both sides The
rain OF yesterday and last evenin washed away
portions CT the earth on each site, after which
there were slides, leaving dangerous holes at
both the approaches. There is sea OF mud on
each side the bridge in the carriagewRy, and the
sidewalks are almost impossible. The sewer at
the corner of 13th street and Massachusetts ave-
nue. Caved in, and horse fell into it and was
cellars OF BaTbouTs buildings, corner of It'll and
streets, were oVeThowed-seven eight feet
OF water being on the lower floor. 5. Herman,
on 9Th street, South Washington, was damaged
TO some extent. The board fence at the corner
OF ard 9Th streets was blown down. In the
vicinity OF 2d and h streets north west the water
accumulated TO such an extent that people were
unable to gain access from their front doors to
the street. The new wood pavement on 18th
street and Rhode Island avenue was considera-
bly, disturbed, and in consequence of the float
ing debris, the street cars were greatly impedsd.
A small wooden bridgeion the Point OF Rocks
railroad, about mile and half north of the
city was carried away, the timbers being carried
down the Tiber to the Baltimore depot, where
they lodged.
The storm did some damage to the wooden
pavement new being laid on 18th street. Ths
portion recently laid but which was not
graveled was lOosened considerably and will
have TO be relaid. No delay in the work,
however, will be caused, as the damage was not
OF very serious nature. Ninth street above M
now being dug up preparatory TO receiving the
concrete pavement, was perfect river, but,
fortunately, the work upon the sewers there had
not been commenced, and there was no damage
sustained. The work this morning could not Be
resumed though on account OF the mud and
water.
Damage ta Georgetown.
Except AZ 0,ie point the storm AID bat Little
GsEiasf- n Georgetown, besides washing holes
in entertainments, carrying Debris down the
streets, and mskiSs the later in 4 very muddy
And unpleasant condition. AT tie intersection
OF Bridge and Potomac streets, where the streets
are being Tiled, the water rushed DOM in heavy
volumes from tie north, esst and west, aud
OveIiloved the cellars Cf asssEs. CrOpley, Nc
GIL, M2Ekin, Owens, and Divine * LudJick-
all situated or the north side 81 Bridge and
east OF Potomac street. Mr.. CGOpIey estimates
his loss by Che destruction OF drugs at 500. The
damages TO the property Of the others were com
paTatiyely slight During the StO 7 n il was found
necessary to break open the msu-trap cOmIuu-
nICsting with the sewer TO let OF the Na-er.
which stood several feet deep at the point men
toned. AS il was, Considerable Of the fOuHda-
ZION Of the Courier building was washed Olt.
On the west side of Potomac street, at
the corner of Bridge. several feet OF the
foot pavement were washed away. At one time
the water threatened to inUndalc the market
house, but ditch was dug along the east side Of
tie building TO divert it. The people who went
10 market this morning had 10 wade throug On
mud To reach the building. The contractor Tor
grading High street had nIled in three or four
feet at intersection with 81 street, without leav-
ing any escape for the water which runs down
TIE heights. Durlng storm aQ I'm
mense torrent of water poured Gown, and was
rapidly filing the cellars OF Messrs. Gaeg!er
grocer, Linn, hotel keeper, and others, when
hole knocked in the arch al that point saved the
property from further destruction. The prop
erty owners who have had experience OF the
rush OF water there III heavy rams, represent
that they gave notice to the men who were
doing the work OF the danger from an overflow,
but the warning seems to have been disTegarded.
High street (Which separates the 50 aud eth leg
isletiye diStriCts) IL a main thOTOughfaTe Its
condition last night was such that 1t could not
be crossed az any point, nor could the street cars
be approached without wading III mud Or water.
at the street bridge several large holes were
washed in the earth entertainments on either
side, but no damage was done to the structure
itself. The embanKmeDt east OF the NJ street
bridge across Rock creek, also suffered COnsd-
eTably, much of the earth being carried down
deep gOrges made by the torrent into the creek
Showing Their III lands
BOSWELL BOILERS SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE.
COINS CrglrI IN EiasfseuFk District ,goT.1