National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-19
THE AUGUST STORM
A PARTIAL INuSDATION or THE CITY.

The Sewers Dhmneu tp-Fhe" SapncHy
Insunicicut for ssch Fioed-The Dass-
aEe 20 Property-An Inspection OF the
Avenue from Third to Thirteenth Street
Estimated I.oss-Bxtcut Of the Inun-
dation-persounl Details.
The recent heavy rain storms have not only
produced serious results In washing away railroad
embansments and culverts and In lani.sliles,
but the Immense fall OF water so oyercrowded
the capacity Of our sewers that cellars and the
lower portions Of many buildings, In some sec
tons OF the city, have been Inundated. Several
OF our merchants, by prompt measures, were
able to transfer their goods to places OF safety,
while others were not so fortunate. Reporters
OF the REPUBLICAN were detailed to make care
full Inspection Of some Of the inundated points
Yesterday, including the section between Third
and Thirteenth streets, on Pennsylvania avenue,
with the following result:
Vt. MARC HoTEI-
The damage sustained here was comparatively
ws srSstn Sp ss,ns fstner s
tossed against the wall beyond this no other
liquors were lost. Al the rapid rise Of water
he Sschsn furnace a and range was S es,,u e IN
and the guests OF the house were compelled TO
hunt breakfast elsewhere.
occupying tho jeweiry store adjoining, pronted
ny the experienced gained from y previous
ffeshet and left nothing In his cellar that water
could injure. II has been useless to him for
some time, and this loss he estimates 70 be $50
month. A year ago his cellar was suddenly filled
with water, at which time he had sixty-nve sewing
mae i Ines stored: These were so seriously dam
ing and repairing. lie thinks that he Will not be
caught In similar trap second time.
the druggist, Is quite a heavy loser, his cellar
having been four times Hooded from the recent
rains, and several Thousand dollars worth Of
Stock DAMAGED. ne mad stored there vArnishes,
oils, turpentine, dry colors, &c. The water rose
50 rapidly that the barrels were noated from the
skids, aud In butting together were broken, thus
enptying aud destroying thelr contents Nu-
merous boxes containing perishable articles also
met the same tate aud u Impossible at present
| TO estimate the loss until an Inventory can be
taken: Tue drug department being Above the
| LOCKWOOD, HurTr TAYLOR
had been through the mill before, and removed
| and furnace, which the water could not nuect.
The only delay occayioned TO them was being
compelled to suspend the work OF twony hands
for three quarters of DAY, Is they could not
nnd any place to make their services available
| After the water drove them from the cellar.
| lDAvR,
the hatters, sustained no manages, as they keep
| npthlnS IN their cellar W, empy po&es' WHICH
s. GoLDsrKis AND CO.,
pewnbrokers and Jewellers, had the consolation
strange 70 relate hal been through the entire
| stormy week. Mr.. r. J. lIelberger, VINO keeps
the eiolhlng store sdjoininx, aud M. llirah next
| On the right, were all rs pleasantly situated.
METROPOLITAN HOTEL
Little Inconvenience was experienced in this
hotel by the general overflow On ell sides, IS the
water appeared to pass on almost AZ rapidly ~
it came In, No damage was done, As everyth
| perishabe had been removed from harms way
prBAsTs.
| This saloon probably suffered worse than auy
| other place along the block. Three times within
week have they been thus visited, and TIT
water rising rapidly, causes ne proprietors ant
ter the nVod Of last Tuesday precautionary meas
ure were taken to preserve the meats and pro
duce In case OF q repetition OF the watery visit
/. and BY this prompt action much was saved tina
| would otherwise have besn undoubtedly de
: stroyed. There Ia net much damage 70 stock In
cted, but the principal loss Is from the frequent
: closing OF the saloon on THIS account aud thu
losing the valuable trade The establishment has
. always received.
The proprietor stats. hat he r,.e OF water ia
his cellar was very light, and caused no damage
It oil In the front part, and not sufcient u
: interfere with business He further states tina
the hotel has been particularly fortunate In thus
respect, as on no occasion has the rise OF water
, In the cellar been great enough TO damage stocl
or prevent the use OF the ground moor OF TIT
Z building.
A.CAvAGSARo,
dealer In fruits and confections, although under
the National hotel, has quite . different ex-
perience to relate. Four feet OF water stood 10
his cellar for several days, and his sugal
candies and starch were completely saturated
and totally destroyed. lie places his loss a. 500
Although the water has departed, the cellar u
: still very damp and unnt Tor use; besides ne u
: afraid To replenish stock 10 that store-room, a
he does not know how long u VIII he before ht
ii GEORGE HOFFMAN,
shoe me chant, had nicely slowed some m,
sides OF leather, with which he proposed TO turn
y out quantity OF superior work. hucn 10 NJ
surprise, when he went TO inspect The tame,
hides he did not know them, Tor they had soaket
In three feet Of water Tor several hours, ant
were decldedy changeu 10 appearance anu quai
= ity. lie thinks that he Is about - out BY tha
n arrangement, and has decided Tor The future u
keep his hides one story higher.
GEORGE W. DRIVER,
0 at the corner of Four-and.a-haif street, made
+ very fortunate escape. lie hAd Just receive,
h some very valuable pIAnus OF cnoice liquors, bu
, postponed placing them IN the cenar untii I'M
! day following, by which time the flood had lille,
3 and male II unlnviting Tor MS STOCK.
BROWNING,
{ not complain TO any extent OF the water force'
into his cellar, but does protest against the cArg'
o. nita anu lnuu backed 10 there 6y me wa,er
:, shiny appearance, and needed Q complete ant
9 thorough cleansing. Like other merchants, thi
!. cellar Is useless 10 the proprietor, because
tell AT what hour he may be deluged with water
$ BREGAzzIo
Q comes 10 with the unfortunate, aud bis loss VII
\ probably De as great as any other sunerer. Hi
cellar contained about $1,000 worth NJ wines an,
liquors, aud the water rose so rapidly that h wa
!. Impossible to get the barrels out Some OF thos
d by striking together III the commotion caused I
Z leakage and much OF the spirits was lost In thi
manner. The cellar still contains water, and un
+ III u departs aud gives nun an opportunity u
u examine his stock II Will be Impossible To Civ
his Loss, although he thinks now that II VII
= reach 500.
BUN BRYAN,
J. proprietor OF the restaurant and dining rooms Il
u the same square, knew that his cellar would b.
= Hooded, because II happened once before after
heavy rain. So he removed everything hut barre
OF catsup and vinegar which he Is willing 10 los,
In consideration Of the fact that every thing els
= Of value was saved. To Obtain this experienp,
' II cost him t3Ib-whlch the flood OF year az,
brought 10 him.
WASHINGTON HOUSE.
Here there was an abundance OF water, but
: nothing In the cellar to injure except q furnace
: and so little value was placed on Ii that no per
, son has made an examination as 10 Us condition
u since undergoing the soaking process. III,
water did not remain q great while, and person
living Ia the house assert that they do not ex
q perience ~ much trouble from the backing uI
3 and flooding by the water a, was the case whei
Q the old canal was In existence.
EXCHANGE HorKr,
0 directly opposite the one previously named, wa
q not sighted, but came near being delayed. Al
the produce and meats were spoiled on Wednes
" day, and the lesson taught proved so beneficial
7 that nothing Of the kind has been placed Their,
D small, hut the Inconvenience OccasioneL wa,
. very great.
ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY
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