Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-14

and their loss will be but aoour s5l. Massrs.
Hall Hume G Cleary, Pennsylvania avenue
between Sih and 9Th streets. lose from $500 To
$500, and perhaps much more The entire stock
or gt DDS In the cellar are aloat, and in Is -
buttS OF sherry wine. Should the spiggotS ge-
knt cked out of these the loss will De four or fy
times the above sum.
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
A STAR reporter this morning took a survey
or the wharf frontage Oh It's whole line. Al
the warehouse aud wharf OF the Inland an
Seaboafd Coastng company, not 80 much
damage was done as was feared. The lane
Moseley was forced up against the warehouse
Which was stove In On the north side in c0nsc
Quence, ana The boat somewhat damaged III
steamer John Gibson was fastened up to tn
end OF the wharf and lifted up. so that her DO.
tom was on a level with the warehouse noor
but as the water SGbS.ded she settled with Il
and was not much damaged. This steam 'r va
caught here with heavy cargo intended To h
discharged at Georgetown, but her freight VA
ub !oaded here and certei over. The steamer
John W. Thompson and Lady OF the LAX, arc
also fastened up at this wharf and are on Tia
south side OF the warehouse uninturad eSeep
being badly scratched by ice and dritt Las
night the John GibSOn's hawsers were parted
ard she fOated around on the south side OF The
WI, Mhali ana all OF them are aground together.
lie nCorlng at the end OF the wharf was stove
IN ard damaged. but the heavy storage or
freight kept the warehouse intact Mr.. Bailv
in charge thinks 81 900 Will cover the loss OF
the company. Others estimate Ii at much
more. Tie small wharf belonging TO Mr.. Jonq
Miller. north OF the Inland ana Seahoari com
pan!S wharf, was not damaged at all. The
wood and coal wharf of Mr. Samuel Emery
suffered somewhat in the displacement OF fiooI
and breaking fpiieS. His stock OF wood and
coal was out CT reach OF the water and unin-
jured.
At Sherir's wharf the steamer Mattano laws
on the south side OF the wharf all safe and with
ont even a scratch. The wharf Itself however
has been pretty badly used. Saturday evening
tie ice came down IN a gentle manner blIl
with Snrh mower that the
the floor buiged up and broke into pieces. and
the sheds all wrecked The whole affair did nOi
take more than three minutes MIR. Jones'
agent 1or the Maitano, says $3.50 will cover the
damage sustained. AZ wharf No. 2. Potomac
Steamboat Company, tie rhre+ mastPJ
schconer "Sal1na ". Burren," from New Jer
sty, which h2d lust discharged her cargo of
stone for the District government. was lifted up
bodily On the end OF the wharf, and remained
careened over. inclining toward the channel
until O'Clock this morning, when she fel! eff
breaking down the end of The wharf ard max
Ing commotion in the " ater and ice Sue
appears to have sustained no damage as far a
can be seen. She now lies IN open water at the
south side obthe wharf
At the Ferry wharf not much damage was
zone except 10 the steamer ArToTSEn which
was ll1ted up by the bows on the end OF the
wharf, and one OF the pile posts store hole in
her bow below the water line. She was tem2ora
riiy repaired from the inside before she was got
oh, but lH i'll be necessary for her to lay up fOr
repairs. She had Tot been got fairly Off no TO
II " tlCCh Iulo II gaIlAf OF men
engaged yesterday aud this morning with lack
screws and other appliances. The City of Wash
lIgtCD was In tue COCK. auQ Is UniDiuTed. The
Mary Washington and ". W. CoTcorau were
lying below the Ferry wharf and Potomac
Steamboat CompaIyS wharf and are safe
having sustained no great amount OF damage
considerable damage has been GOaC the wharf
OF the Potomac Steamboat COMPANY Tine
steamer Excelsior was 10 the slip. and remains
without any injury whatever The George
Leary was at the end of the wharf and hfted
up on the end and careened over. In forcing
ON the wharf the sheds were damaged and
quite badly wrecked, and the wharf pushed In
about two feet. A lcrce OF men was put to
"o1k yesterday, and the steamer Leary was
gradually pushed of, and IL is thought she VIII
sustain no injury whatever except some Slight
scratches.
At stephenson Bro 3 wharf considerable dam.
age has been sustained. The appearance OF
things Is very much mixed, but until it is
asC6rtatned whether Or not the gorge VIII siis-
tal0 suCden break or gradual melting down
OF The Tee II is impossible to tell The am cunt Q!
damage this firm Will sustain. II now looks as
ii tie entire wharf Will have 20 be rebuilt
wien the ice came down ii threw the whole
structure some four or five feet south. bending
the plies on which the wharf fOJT rests AMI
sEapL Ing some or them OF like ppe stems
Some coai belonging to the Potomac Ferry com
Tary S wharf which had been stored here was
Nasltd q away, and some Gak WOOL belonging TO
tie &eSsrS. stephenson swept away. Thess
gentleman are appTeheESye that the worst T.
70 cone, especially If the ice moves in i boty
Heretofore, when there has existed heavy
frtSEets, this whatt has lifted up, but would
cone back into the Fight position. This time
however, il does not look so fayora bic for them
as tie plies underneath have been bent, and
r. main So MessrS. Clark ii Given, wood snd
cGal dealers, have sustained no mi Jury. their
stock OF fuel being stored north OF Water street
The wharf OF the Cooperative Ice company
was lifted up ana has settled of the place. and
VIII require thorough reconstruction. The
ice run erected 20 conduct the cakes from the
vessels 10 the ice houses was considerably
wrecked ana will require rebuilding. The ice
houses are ali stored ruil OF kennebec ice and
are uninjured. 1t will probably cost sl,O00 to
replace things SIS good as before the Hood
EVANS boat house st the foot Of 10Th street was
lit Bodily OIL The plies on which 1t rested
and is considerably wrecked. He succeeded IN
getting Out all his boats without damage %
them.
Messrs. Wnsatt and Uhlers lumber ana
planirg nill at the foot OF 9th street was dam
aged somewhat. The water stood two feet
over the floor, submeTgtIg the machinery
which is badly rusted. Mr.. Chlar thinks $3.50 on
$500 viii replace things as sooC as they were.
completely wrecked on the extreme end. the
ice showing the wharf flooring inland ami
snarping the outside piles off. No damage was
done the ice houses The wharf and ice raa
will have TO be rebuilt at a considerable cost
The Great Falls Ice company'S wharf and lee
houses at the foot Of 10th street are intact. AZ
Little River the Ice float carried away the
wharf and displaced the elevator, ana Mr..
Handy, the assistant superintendent, states
that he thinks ST 900 Will cover the whole ex-
tent Of damage the company has sustained.
THE DAMAGE IN GEORGETOWN.
Tie damage by the recent freshet is very IN.
considerable in this part OF the District being
not near so great as that in 1877. At the canal
Office they Know OF no damage to the canal
The water Is ten feet over Dam No. f. but &c Is
Impossible TO tell whether any damage even
here has been done Or not. Telephone com mu-
nicat!on all along the line Of the canal to Har-
pers Ferry this morning brings no new4bf any
damage at all, ana the canal authorities feel
very comfortable. The water was not as high
at any place along the canal by four feet as in
1877.
The damage to the coal companies Is also
very Slight The Borden company had 2aJ tons
CT coal On the wharf which was washed 10 a
small extent ard muddfed. The New Central
lost one fourth OF their platform and had 80
tons Of coal on the wharf partly washed They
The Consolidated company although WinShfp'S
wharf appeared TO De ia the middle OF d sea
saturday, also had wonderful escape. The
wharf was but little damaged; their derrIck5
uDhurt and but little coal washed away.
Their less is hence slight. So also al the Mary
land company 'S-Rays docks The George
town college boat-houSe was slightly damaged
by being stove In at one end. Moore'5 plaster
nil is also unhurt. Mr.. Moore says 800 VIII
fully cover all his losses, both on Water street
and st the mill. d. z. Robinson sustained
sn all loss at Foundry mills by some fiour get
uDg wet Beall Shoemaker'S mill was damaged
ovelfiowing fits banks and making bad wash
and partly undermining small portion OF one
side OF the mill. 1t can be remed1ed at once
however, and serious damage thus prevented