Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-14
Aleer the Fl0od-A Tour OF Inspec,
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lower temperature and rising barometer.
After the Elood-A Tour OF Inspec.
| ton.
| All dsy yesterday the road loadiag to tho
Long Bridge vas thronged with people Iamong
them Cur reporter on an.iuspeciog tour, apx.
lous 10 SEQ tho extent of the damage to that
structure By tho h,ol of Saturday. Vehicles
CT alt kinds wero pressed into service, and those
unable 10 secure horse or other meacs Of con
| Vcyalco, footed ii, arriving at tho bridge only
| to see a vas: sheet OF water, sweeping every
thlng bctorn Ii, 10 its angry, threat nlng our
rcot. from Fort RuDyon to the Virginia end of
| the Long Bridge, which portion OF the struo
| turc alono survived the .cok. Tho largo crowd
| prescott, The rushing Wa:ers. The devastation,
| aad tho laborcrs engaged 10 ro-crec.ing tho
Telegraph poles tina. hsd been washed away,
| presented 40 animated scene. Tho wreck was
| complete. The entire cluscway of the bridge,
aGd the rGilr0sd bed. tics and rails, Hcro Como
| for mile.
The fac tnothy farm OF Mr. Allen Dodge,
! OF Georgetown, vas covered with wafer, tho
barn. mrcl damaged, filled With hey, standing
| alono On 40 l,aod Of ice, while off 10 tho dis
| tsnco On another field OF ice stood hut looking
tive Jackson Cry Hotel presented tho appeal
! auco Of az ark csught ia the flood with lis WIG
doW5 opcl. The root only was observable.
Tho wIlter with SIX other pedestrians, leaving
| tic Lo1g Bridge, wooded their way to the Aqco
dust Bridge, which was found 10 be 10 good
coalition. Mr. Thorn stated that the only loss
herc Was thousand feet Of timber. which woro
swop5 away Saturday Eight. From tho wharf
OF tho Borden Mining Company, of which MIR.
WA. Masters. OF this city, Is agent on tho
Georgetown side, as far as tho oye could reach,
could &c seen opllc1ots oil the destructive course
ii the II nd. Wtaives had boon sYert away
and tuild!Ess wtro Sill standing 10 waller UP to
tho second sory. Ll,hough by the giving
away Ct about tour spans or 400 feet Of tho
hoac Bf!ige, which occurred Saturday night
about cine clock, the wator had fallen SIX or
seven tee:.
Passcg over 1io tho city tho water vas
'ouad 10 haTo almost cntrel y subsidized, and
tho rv.r font wa3 tho principle ohsc: OF at.
srsc!ion. 'llocEcrs Division" was still 10
paItial7 Submerged condition. Tho denizens
e! the southern section OF tho locality wero
loGklog out OF tho second story windows Of tho
houses aud toats Hcro sill. 10 active service.
Inc shares along the river were linad With sight
sc2ra, aod largo nuIb2r of men and boys
were at work
Ia place Of the water which tho high lido
had !oEcsd Up ca the wharVGs and into tho
s;rCcis, there was 6 mass OF broken loo which
had tetn ir,Z n solid The socno wss dcsoato
in tEc * reno. hu. prCScotcd mary pictufesuuo
features. Where the Long Bridge had stretch
Cd there YES 90 uubrokoE view up the river to
Iho virginia shore. Below, the huge mass Of
the bridge "hioh had been torn away lrom ilH
PISS sud ciriitd scmo POO yards, lay turned
over 20 the side on the surface CT tho ic,.
E!cEo and there q hugo truck of a tree or
pcoo o. !umbCr 4hiEled up by tho fOroo Of the
current stood terc aud black against the sky
Below the bridge number Of oyster boats
we've grounded on tue shore.
|. is believed that tho Washington channel
is cntircly b,ockci TO tho bottom. and that the
leo !eachts o.! tho way 10 tbs bottom Of tho
river
Tho steamer George L1ary is lying at tho
PotOmso Ferry wharf. Sh, has DO. sustained
any great damage from Tho pressure of tho loo.
Shn Was pressed upon tho wharf ard tho piles
had % Le CT. awsy to get her 0il.
.hc stcs!uer h,rowsniti Iiis Just below the
bca'y. She is rrts:Ci up oD tho tho wharf,
aod aa3rHhcAsi0Is arc entertained as to the re
SUI The Vessels G;!cn the ico bceas to move.
a 'ho Seventh street wharf three mastcd
scHG00rr has been s1T0ri nj on The shore and
Is ylnK IN H,r SIDE.
:ho N1.oi.y IS I}ia; with her b;oalsiio
aS.'.s: :!a aha'I aad htu1, aud the upper part
- Icstaa a. lie G"aIi
TIC a2GII'ia !;!b|oa aul tho Inks, which
ar !5.toAc,i :oEath.r, i!avl been driven from
h'ir ulo2r'ns Ia ront oF tho wharf, and lie be.
in| hJ house hrouEdCd On tic arsenal lot
Ihe Tho;IEsan, Gu tho south sdo, il cousid
rlC cat OF dagger. There is 60 Way OF reIitv-
la and hn ib
! siderable Anxiety tho movement OF the ice.
Ino TACT that tho ico is gCrgod tho entire depth
ct tho chaoucl adds to the gravity of the stu3.
ii01. Tho force with which this mass Of loo
vi | m0V0 will be tremendous.
FhC damage to tho Eong Bring is estimated
al $l23 900. Mt OILY the portion OF the
b;dgo which w:9 cirrIrd away will have to DO
| rebuilt, but elso tbs in'lro cauaeWay. To TO-
store the d:.w OF tho bridge TO q condition fit
for !:aTcl wIl est considerable SUN. Tho
| Gcc.ss;fy lumber 10 reconstruct tho dlmsgcd
causcwGy il already CD the ground.
There will bo vciy little Interruption to travel,
rs arrangements have been made to convey pas.
scugers ior tho Sou h by railroad to For Ruu.
yOn. Hhero they will be met By omnibuses. The
trains @! the Bltimoro and Ohio Railroad will
DO transferred from Shepherds to this city on
the railroad barge. whoro they will mako con.
necu0o with leo virginia Midland Hallway.
all itc)ui1g trains ovtr tho Virginia Midland
Railway will DO mot at Shepherds,
The pedestrians VINO accompanied the report
cr returned last night, toct soro and weary.
The 1v-r is net unusually high at this poin',
ana 20 damage has been sustained hero.
The tusboots Potomac and K1to left here
this aiternocp. employed by Capt. Gundic of
Il c &. 4 p. Il. H., to try snd break the ice
gorge between Gios5oro' ard Arsenal Point.
rho C q, thcso points is very heavy, complete
~ ekirg UP the entrance to tho E's.crn
Branch.
CIRCUIT COURT FOR TIE CoUN1Y.-A spe-
cal tern Of tho Circuit Court for tho County,
Ju;ec jams Keith p:esilog, commenced 10
this oitY to day:
Foot 8 heirs vs. Foo.'s executor; report Of
| Commissioner John Nj. Johnston filed.
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