Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-15
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STATE tnat an oio pltct, who brought vessel
through He'll Gate Wednesday night, said he
experienced the greatest difficulty In reaching
East river on account of the strong tide and
terrible gusts Of wind and rain. All the Sandy
not been SO rough in great number OF years.
NO damage TO vessels has been reported at San
dy HOOK. A sloop lying of the Jersey City fer
crew were drowned. The storm was very, Sc
verely felt on Long Island, the crops being bad
ly damaged by floods.
DAMAGE IN PHrLApELPHrA.
The amount of rain in Philadelphia in the
late storm exceeds seven inches. Three feet of
water is passing over the dam at Paramount.
The mills at Manayuuk have their first floors
flooded, and business is partly suspended. In
Philadelphia boy was rescued with diff culty
from drowning, and John L. Major was drown
his stable, which was flooded. Last evening the
old foundation wall on the site of the proposed
building Of the Guarantee Trust Company, on
Chestnut street, above Sd, and the sidewalk ad-
joining, caved in. Three boys were playing In
the cellar at the time, one of whom-Edward
Quakey, aged 13-was crushed to death by the
debris. The others were uninjured.
THE FLOOD AT ALEXANDRIA,.
Some of the streets in Alexandria were CODED
the water rushing down them in torrents, sweep
ing everything before it, and the cutters of
many of them being for the time, rendered i'm
passable. The bridge at the intersection of
Pitt and Princess streets was washed away, and
the water at the intersection of Royal and Prin-
cess streets was about eighteen inches deep.
compelling their occupants to move their fur
nituTe TO the upper stories and to open all the
lower doors 80 rs 10 allow the water free exit.
The upper end of King street and Peyton street
we're submerged to such degree that the street
cars could not run until the flood had subsidized.
TERRIFIC AND FATAL EXPLOSION.
The Baltimore Sun saws: The damage in
hicted upon the low country adjacent TO Elk
ridge Landing, near the Relay House, is very
great, and has been attended with loss of life.
Shortly after nightfall on Wednesday the waters
Ia l,aNn 49,
able property near the landing was destroyed.
At Ellicott's smelling furnace the water rose so
rapidly that the furnaces were inundated
causing a terrific explosion, shattering the
men who were attending the furnaces. The
explosion was occasioned by the water surround
ing blast containing several tons of moulten
iron, and the sudden action OF the water upon
the heated mass generated steam so suddenly
that an explosion similar in effect to that of a
steam boiler occurred. The damage done to the
mill by the water and explosion will amount to
many thousands OF dollars.
ANNAPOLIS CUT OFF.
Great damage has been done to the Annapolis
and Elk Ridge railroad. The down train Wednes-
day night passed safely over the line, but
Thursday morning the 6:20 train was able, with
difficulty, to reach only Igleharts station, about
four or i've miles from Annapolis. The earth
at this point was washed completely from be-
meath the track, and it is learned that no less
than six places are washed so badly as to be
impossible by the train. Mr.. VIM. X. Hutton,
Cifl eHRlHctI OI lne ROAD, WIN force OF work
men, Is on the road, and by one O'Clock had
mended four of the six injured parts He is
now at work on culvert at Millersville which
Is washed away, thirty or forty feet wide and
about thirty deep. One other culvert remains
TO be repaired, that at Follonsby gate. No
mail was received at Annapolis Thursday from
any point.
THE BALTIEORE AND OHIO AND METROPOLITAN
BRANCH RAILROADS.
1t was thought at a late hour on Wednesday
night tnat the damage to the Baltimore and
ONO railroad was of great magnitude, but a
survey OF the line and its branches Yesterday
gave more hopeful view of things. When II
became known at Camden station on Wednes-
day night that travel had been interrupted, Mr..
Sharpe, master OF transportation, and Mr.. Mil
Ter, train agent, despatched with all celebrity
possible, large gangs of labOrers to points af-
ected by the storm, and by 4 p. m. Yesterday
he entire line of the road from Baltimore t.
farbersbuTg, and its branches, was declared
open.
1t was feared on Wednesday night that vast
amount OF damage had been inflicted along the
line Of the Metropolitan branch of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, there being a large
number Of streams on the line of that road
Jut fortunately the road bed and bridges sue
,essfully resisted the fury of the flood, not
oOt OF the road was injured, and an inspection
II the bridges yesterday evidenced the fact that
hese structures were sound.
DAMAGE TO TIE BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC
RAILROAD.
Inc damage by the storm TO the Baltimore
nd Potomac railroad is so serious that travel
will be entirely suspended for several days The
assenger train which left Washington Wednes-
ay evening for Baltimore over this road could
roceed no further than Stony creek, some "a
niles from Baltimore. 1t was also found m
oSslble to return, and the passengers, 40 or 80
n n number, we're forced to remain on the cars
II night Some OF the women and children
Tere not taken off the train until O'Clock last
'veniDg.
The Baltimore American of this morning says:
he most serious damage done to railroad
interests by the flood On the Patapsco is to be
ound on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad,
'hlch crosses the Patapsco river about one mile
s 2 81 OF .he Relay House. The railroad bridge !
levated than the lofty viaduct of the Washing
On branch road, and its lower timbers were
herefore brought quite near the surface of the |
D ghty torrents that fairly tore along under |
he structure on Wednesday night, Yet
this, the bridge escaped with |
ut very slight damage. The abutments are |
Dmewhat washed, and several of the timbers |
roken by being struck by floating tmbers, |
robably the wreck of the county road bridge |
rom above. The damage to the track of the |
otomac road, however, as already indicated, |
very great. The first serious wash of the |
pad Is at Williams dam, on Stony Run Branch |
ne dam gave way about ten O'Clock, and the
iIge volume OF water thus let loose, swept |
llh immense force over the railroad track for
early half mile, tearing out all the baIIasting
M BED OF the road, and leaving, when the |
alter subsidized, portions of the track suspended
tne ar without any ''visible means of sup
~
yer, was carried over q steep embank ment
nd deposited upside down in position some
we've feet below the bed Of the railroad.
laiden's Choice culyert, near tie Frederick
'sd, was ontirel, washed out. The eulvert at
ulphur Spring, about FIVE miles from the city,
nd the culyert at the seven mile post, were
70 washed out. The banks at HerEert's run.
az Whllams Station, sixty feet OF embank-
ent ana three culverts at Severn river and |
e banks at Little Patuxent river. were ali
,di- damaged. The south end OF the bridge
'sr21bs' Little Patuxent river is nearly gone
~ the res. Of the bridges on the road have not
stained any damages. The road from the
lie P,.tuxSut yer to Washington is free
on All distractions. and the whole damages
The road is confined to within twenty miles
Baltimore Large forces ~ workmen are at
)rk removing dirt. erecting II esties and repair
q the track the latter in many places weak.
ed by the ballast having been washed away.
I'D company Is wc~ki"g with great energy,
nj tl,ft =" ''rn5 ably be brief
'-~T.
A SOBER YOUNG MAN WITH ECONoMI,.-
ORALs.-A young man named Harper, EN-