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

kitchen and dining furniture was prec pitateo
the stream. The inmates barely escaped WIN wv
lives.
THE DAMAGE TO MARYLAND RAILROADS
BALTIMORE. Aug 14-The rain-storm wnio,i
commenced In this vicinity Tuesday night ragged WIN
unexampled fury Last night the streets IN 'ai
parts OF the city were submerged and large nunV
cellars flooded. Jones's Falls overfowed, ana Po M
Of the old flooded district was again inunda'eu' -
water in some places four and five feet deep uu
no instance reached above the first floors OF DWELLINGS,
The utmost CONSERVATION prevailed for time
the dwellers in Harrison and adjacent stree" .Sa
about O'Clock this morning the water subsidized M W
railroads running 10 this city have been more VI -
damaged and the detention OF the mails mas peen w
general than any previous occasion ior years r,
On the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, last night SINAI
land slides occurred at Red Cut and vinegar h' w
wash at Elk Ridge Landing, which threw the Cineina
express bound West of the track. Tho Tram ""o
damaged The st. Louis express, due here al III ~ ~,
was delayed at the same point. culvert was "a0
out and one or two minor washes took place oet"
Elk Ridge Landing and Annapolis Juhchou' o.
were two land slides on the main stem west Vi w 80,
Law House. between there and Ilchester, ara MINI
breaks between nlchester and Point OF ROCKS -
Washington Branch was in running order at 10 ocooA
this morning. Mr. Sharp, the Transportation hSs"i
states that the aggregate loss to the road Will ho'
beavv and that the main line viii be in running oruo
by O'Clock this afternoon.
The track at Severn Station, on the Baltimore "nN
Potomac Railroad il submerged delaying all trains
The officers OF the Northern Central Railroad s'''
that their road is not affected by the Storm
OVERFLOW OF JoNEs's FALLS IN BALTIMORE
From The Baltimore SEn Aug. IL. -.
In the city the storm OF Wlnu ana Iain "a ae
OF nnexamped fury and had TO be seen ana Iet 70
ape many Of aem were rendered impossible In the
lower portions of the city the pools AT te f
OF the Streets deep and wde ana tue lsw o the
nate pedestrians who compelled 10 DC OUT upon IN
streets were forced to make considerable detoulS
order TO cross Great apprehension was IeIt SSonId
line OF Jones's Falls lest that turDulelt
overflow as IL did in 1868, and many residents pl -,
son-st. were busy during tho night pac.hhs ~
their effects and preparing for tne eon'i"se near
On Harrison, GAY ana mnc, act,vity after mid
night as at MONDAY on ordinary occasions. lied
houses were still lighted up and great ACTIVITY nds
among the residents engaged IN Iss .n d,n the
from the lower 10 the upper floors. Further do~n .o
line of the falls HarrisOn-st near batnole, SS
water backed from the falls through one OF TWO se"e
into the street. causing the greatest tbe basin
which had risen. threatened grave disaster " PPhe
venting the ready outflow from the rising noOu vi o
falIs Fortunately, however at Few minutes pas
ocIock the rain having ceased the danger began 10
pass away. and by 30 minutes AFTER one ocioeA e.
ceptibe fall indicated by the watermatks ~ uy
ar bridge Az 1880 this morning all danger was appar
In the falls having rapidly subsidized "A loot OF So
DAMAGE TO THE CROPS.
From The Washington Star.
At Frederick much damage was done 10
willie the hail which said 10 have fallen to the SIZE OF
an egg was very destructive Corn fields were srlppeu
and vegetation destroyed Almost all the WINDOW HiaSs
in the village broken. The chesapeake anu ohio
Canal also suffered from che storm, several breaks pes
reported and bars washed away IL Will take Ten Jay
to repair the break the cuyer Of the canal at Berlin