Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-16
After the Flood.


The day workmen employ ed In repairing the
Long Droge was relieved by the night hands
yesterday afternoon about sun down, the scene
OF operations being brilliantly Illuminated dur
lDg the night by calcium lights Up TO last
evening 80 carloads OF lumber had been I'M
b oaoed at the end OF the bridge The company
mas already two pile drivers on the work and
mas engaged Capt Rogers, Of Alexandria, who
II possible, Will have his pile driver at work TO.
oay: The railroad company having 10 pay the
made necessary by the break, recognizing a
saving OF time and money IL they can make the
transfers by boat, have put tugs at work OPEN
Ing the channel, and yesterday, with the excep-
ton OF
THE GORGE
at the mouth OF the Eastern branch they had
the way open TO Alexandria This gorge was a
tangled maze OF drift wood and resisted the eff
1orts OF the tugs nearly the entire day. Towards
evening, however, it began to loosen aud one
OF the tugs working from this end was enabled
10 reach within $40 feet OF the others.
TIE SITUATION BELOW WASHINGTON.
the Alexandria Gazette Of yesterday says: "a
large number of people went to washington
This morning BY way OF Shepherds. The steam
Jug BreWerton made transfer OF cars this
morning, the first time since Friday last. Two
sioops-one the b. H. Lambert. Captain EaOch
Davis, and the schooner Chief Captain Oliver
LeW1s-left here to-day for the lower Potion &c.
me Ia9t steam tug Major, Captain Christie, also
schooner Willie, Captain johnson. loaded wi b
oys ters, to this city, her cargo having been pur-
chased mere. 1t Is understood that the steam arS
Leary, Lake, Arrowsmith and Moseley damage d
by tne mood In Washington. Will be brought
here Tor repairs. The river is now said ID tie
clear CT ice TO its mouth"
TWO CASES OF DEsTITUTIoN.
caused by the recent flood have been renorrad
by Father Wbiteford. A shanty by the tow
path, at the foot of Goth street, was occupied by
a man named Poindexter, his invalid wife and
enid, and man named Haymon and his sick
WE saturday morning, the day on which the
quick barking OF their little dog, and looking
out discovered the water surrounding the house
A SKIN passing by at this time. the occupant
OF IL ha1led them and came TO their help. Scarce
~ had they left when the shanty they had oc-
cupied lifted and fioated away with the ice.
carrying everything they possessed. They
found shelter In the shanty OF a colored woman
al 40g lgth street. The other case Was that or
young woman who was prematurely deliver.
ca OF her child. at 3Ol 10th street. In this case
the flood surrounded the house, and terrified
me woman TO such an extent as to result In her
Cept her young brother, and an old lady named
Farrell.
TRAVEL THIS MORNING.
rms morning an attempt was made by the
City OF Alexandria to make a connection with
washington by taking the Georgetown channel
TO Littleieds wharf (Easoy'S point. but in
COZ sequence OF the draw on the vir-
gina size OF the river being out OF
tugs at work On the gorge off the Eastern
branch about noon had broken through. and
We're at once MADE for
the transfer OF southern passengers to
connect with the $50 train by boat.
The transfer was made from the A. & F.
CepOI IN Alexandria on the arrival OF the
southern train, about O'CLOCK By omnlbuseS
TO the city OF Alexandria, and on arriving at
the harT, by buses they were transferred to
the B. 6 P. depot, and took the 23O train north.
that train being held back a few minutes for
lhem. There were 81 passengers by this train
LATEsT-NAvIGATION OPEN
Mr.. Bailey telephoned THE STAR from 9Th
street wharf this AFTERNOON as follows: Naviga-
lion open; steamer Gibson afioat: pulled off bv
Gorcoran and Thompson: river open; ferry boats
running.
Four oyster boats laden with bivalves sailed
INTO the port OF Alexandria to day, the first
,lIce me breaking up or the ice. The steamer
J. w. thompson started down the river this
morning. and the schooner Mary Elizabeth
~as toH ed out by the tug Gorman and started
10 cruise.