Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-28


e,ent, Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Wash
,r,qton, d. g., Nou. %. 1877-l0:30 a. NJ
For the Middle Atlantic States rising barome-
ter, southwest to northwest winds and colder
partly cloudy weather are probable, with occas'
ionsl light rains.
The RESULTS OF THE FLooD.-Aocounts OF
the ravages made by the late flood continue to
come 10. The subsistence of the water at
Georgetown has revealed a scene OF great de-,
VISITATION. Nearly ell of the wharves have had
their plank flooring forced up and swept away.
The trestle.work on the wharf formerly oc
cupied by the Consolidation Coal Company,
gave way, the wharf being undermined. At
Rays wharf, some 100 tons OF coal we're
stored, Is of which were swept away. Inc
wharf is badly damaged. At Agnew's wharf,
where several hundred tons OF coal were piled,
about 500 tons were washed OFT, and the wnari
oil broken up. The amount estimated as iost
there is about $1,000. The Borden Mining
Company, who bad 400 tons Of coal on their
wharf lost at least half OF that amount. Inc
tresto work there is supposed to b, also dam
aged. About $500 will be necessary to cover
The loss there. Messrs. Dickson l. King lost
20 cords of wood and had about ,Ooo tons OF
coal damaged. Mr.. Stoner lost $50 tons OF
coal aud 100 cords Of wJod Besides that I,Ooo
toss Of coal Gsere damage Nv hcIus fl 'niei. There
v.rs ? 800 barrels OF -four stored 10 lhn New
York Steamship CompsDy's stor'hOuse, q
great deal of which was damaged by water,
though i; was all early removed to place
where It was regarded as safe The steam tug
DR.. Rodgers was carried up on liartley's wharf
and still remains there; she will have to be re.
pularly launched. The schooner Armenia,
wS;eh was lying at @ street wharf partly load
ell with aoaI. was lifted upon the wharf by tho
food on Su1dsy night, but got off during the
Succeeding right. Sbo received 90 serious dam
aocs TIE schooner 4. st. CLAIR Edwards.
which was lyiug near the Armenia. vas swept
upon the wharf aud left there by the reaedlng
waters. She now lies high and dry. and VIII
have to be lacked up and launched again, Ike
8 new vessel.
The water is very muddy aud turbulent. aud
Inc officers of the steamer Mattauo, which ar
rived I'D last night, report tue mud and current
as extending nearly to the mouth OF the river,
while the channel is filled With floating articles,
which have been brought down by the Hood.
Tho waller works dam Was not 80 badly To-
iursd a. at first supposed, and was being re-
paired to-day.
The srsins 90 tho Virginia Midland road are
running through to Lyuchburg. connecting with
the G. & o. road both ways. On the Manassas
branch, they ar, running to FroDt loyal Inc
through trains are passing over the Aiexan.
dria aud Washington Railroad, and the local
trains were ruu to day, Ont st irregular hours
The CANAL.--Ihe following additional pas'
ticuIars of casualties and damages along the ca
IA! are pleaued from the Gazette's exchanges:
The wife aud child Of Zlchareh Reed we're
drowned on Sunday afternoon, near Goose
creek, opposite Edwards Ferry. The boat IN
which they were crossing the river was Washed
over the Great Falls. Mark Smith aud wife
were drowned by the sinking OF the boat u zz!e
Repan, as also Charles Little, of the Dr. Brod.
erick. The boat Ben Bissell Is reported to have
been washed out into the river pear Shepards,,
towu. aud mashed to pieces. She was ioaded
with coal, which was lost. a number OF other
cases of bosts being carried ff1m the Ca
pal IT, tho river are also reported.
A force Of twenty men and ten carts VII! De
put to work at the break 10 the caoal near Eaes
mill, aud the repairs of the break at the Chaln
bridge were commenced to day.
Mr.. Fietobsll, superintendent VI .l.e q se-1"
towo division OF the canal, reports that the Gu,
nal betyecn there and Seneca Is 10 feaTfn'
oonditioo. 80,
Col. James g. Berret. one Of tbs drec;ora OF
~, Ghrsapcakc and Ohio Caual Company, was
in Grorvetown yesterday. 10 consultation with
spvrral Of the milers in refereUoc TO repalrlrs
tbo Georcetown level Col. Betret makes
,ronosition that if the millers will advatc. one
pear', water rent the company will have the lev
ri repaired ia ten working days, g. that the
milk will be enabled to start up. From wha'
vas learned in conversation with several or the
millers Yesterday afternoon. tho supposltIou l.
that the miers will accept Col. Berrets propo,
si,ion and advance one year water rent. Col.
Rarret estimates that it will COST about %, OOI
IN repair the Georgetown level. and the water
rant from tho mllers will cover that amount.
The damage to tho caoal is reported to DC
oyen greater than was expected. At tho LOG
wall level ten miles from Georgetown. one
hundred and fiEy yards of the bank were wash
I'd away. At this point tho canal s sixty fee
deer. it will cost large sum to make the ne
cessary repairs, and boatmeu say 1t cannot OF
renaired before spring. A number OF breaks
ali them smaller, are reported between George
town and the Great Fails, which will alfo occu
nv considerable time and entail largo out'"!
to repair. .---.-.-
M1ss1NG.-The chief of polio, OF Philadel
mia has received letter from A. =. h'chards
SUPERINTENDENT Of police OF Washington CITY
acknowledging tho receipt of note 'uau'llo
about James V. Peterson, aWSer and con
veynooer of Philadelphia, VINO "ys ba Istte
received states that man named Peterson Q
Ps,ors. about the age OF the m'sslog man
;nmncd overheard from the steamer Lady G
The lake, from Norfolk, when within i o
! miles Of Washington. some days since: y
Sunday last the body was seen floating IN IN
eurrens by passing vessel but t as the 'n'fI'
| 4;..ords nromised to irquire further aod RI
mort Chief of Police Jones telegranhed.
Suneriutendcnt Richards to spare 40 exerllo
~ eSnense to recover the body. MIR. Peterso
was native of Petersburg. Va' was lelt
no n orphan boy, and after various hardship ri!
heoamc 40 hopored and successful man;
/ -icido of Peters vas ohronc'ea 10 inc oaAs''
). time of it's occurrence.
- CoURr.-Judge james Sangst'
CcUNIl !. >use to keep an ordinary WI
prestdtng.-hc. riilis.
granted to A1nle /. 'uslker; appeal from ju
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