New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-15
IN PENNSYLVANIA.


PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 14.-The amount of
rain which fell in the late In this section exceeded
seven inches. More than three feet OF water is now
passing over the dam Paramount The first floor OF
the mills at Manayunk is flooded andbusiness there Is
partially suspended. In the city, boy was rescued with
difficulty from drowning near the mouth OF culvert
and John L. Mayor was drowned while attempting 10
rescue his horses from stable which was flooded
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY IN PHILADEL-
PHIA-BRoKEN CULvERTs AND FLOODED CELLARS.
From The philadelphia Public Ledger 1Ug a. 3,
Yesterday morning when daylight arrived
the streets In many portions OF the city were found to
be overlooked from house to house, and the cellars OF
all the buildings oiled with water Especially was tins
in Kensngton where the drainage very denc
The heaviest part OF the storm occurred WINE ne
prevented from dischargng their contents except by
bursting the street or backing up the lnets ana 10
many places drain pPeseadng from tne cellars t Ua
rushing out tore away the sidewalks ana hIeu
the cellars with muddy mixture ABOUT 1.ss Ine
on Frontst. in the vicinity Of the Kensington depot
the entire locality overlooked and at Front ana
about ten feet deep at the intersection OF te
Kensington Hotel stood three feet deep on the
floor Of the barroOm. OF course all the cellars IA the
depot between the platforms. the stood in water
almost up TO the floors. The white cars OF he oecohd
and Thirdst line had TO change theI route ZOE M
North Pennsylvania Railroad depot at Berks-st some
of the attempted TO make the passage Dy one U
on the seats to AVOID wetting, while men waded ahead
At Joseph D. McKee's " Penn Knitting Mills" the
water stood two three feet deep in the street noe
water poured in filing the basement entirely There
was about $4,000 worth OF machinery IN tne basement
all OF which is more or less damaged AT O'Clock a. H.
the water rose so high put out the fires in the
boer-room. which is on the ground level AT the ex-
tensive knitting mills OF Thomas Doan the damage was
very heavy The water backed up through the drains.
filing the cellars putting out the hres under me ooels
fpmDOrarily OF employment A large
Of knitting machines OF inc most 'aIua,
hundreds OF finished sbawls scarfs, &C., were ruined
MIR Doan thinks that his loss eanDot be less IMAM soO
and it may be far of that sum. At the Monitor
Carpet Works Of Dornan Maybin Co., the boilerroom
was submerged and the mill stopped. Inere was out
time this mill has overlooked and the proprietor,
having learned wisdom by experience, does not keep
WTeh H 10 % the SaeT died the cellar and
the main floor to lhe depth OF about two feet qnan
great deal OF yarn that will have to be redyed before
be used The fires were put out and work stopped at
The flooding Of the streets was very bad in all the fol-
lowing localities, and all the cellars were hiled with
Hope at the Of Master and Mascher Front and
otter Third and Culyer Germantown-:oad and Girard-
ave-, Leopard-st. and Girardaye, George ana Canal,
St John and Beaver, Second ana Canal Mascher and
jefferson, and Frankiordroad ana Aensts. In Frank
ford the rain was the heaviest known ior several ears
but ground there being high but little damage was
done. AT slHollow," near Harrowgate a low
place Kensington.ave., the water rushed over the
road in such volume 10 bury the tracks in sand and
stones, and interrupt travel Tor considerable utne.
The manufacturers KensingtOn extremely indR-
pant that the city authorities do not provide better
drainage for the district and the holding OF meeting
spoken where their indignation may be expressed and
tue best of overcoming the difficulty decided upon
For some two weeks workmen have been employed IN
constructing feet and half cuvert on TrOut-st,
from Third Fourth-st and connecting with the one
on Fourth-st The work had been completed but the
street was not paved. Yesterday morning, about
O'Clock the heavy rain settled the clay and 1t
pressing the water pipe besides the cuyert II
snapped off and perfect cataract OF water soon swept
away the cuvert with noise that could be heard for
squares Tie hole extends nearly the entire width OF
Fourhst and about IS feet wide and or feet deep
at the head Trouts and that street caved In from
in the neighborhood were flooded with water,
and IL was nearly three hours before 1t shut or
About O'Clock yesterday morning the main sewer on
the east side OF Twentyfourth-st., above Hamilton
about ten feet in diameter caved in with loud noise
The caving OF the culvert and falling OF the material
from above broke gas-ppe and allowed the gas TO
escape and spread about the neighborhood. The gas
pipe was aferward plugged up thus stopping the escape
of gas The water however continued 10 run into the
excavation, and the water running through the sewer
washed down EARTH gutter, paving. bricks OF the cu
vert &C. until hole made 35 feet by 30 feet wide
and about feet deep TO the bottom OF the culvert
about 80 feet of the culvert itself being broken and
ried away. Farther undermining OF the chasm
prevented by the rocky foundation either side OF the
sewer the excavation for the having been made
through rocks years SINCE Travel the street
bloekaded, and ropes were stretched across the
street prevent the passage OF vehicles by the dan
gerous place.