Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-14

vended their wares.
The ice began to gorge across the chan
mel at GrisbOro about o'clock this morn
ing and>at 10 it had, to all appearances,
became solid gorge across to Virginia
there, blocking up the river entirely to
Long bridge and above it to Georgetown.
This had the effect of raising the water
to an unprecedented height, most of the
wharves on the river front raising up and
floating The water at the Inland and
Seaboard company's wharf, near the
arsenal grounds, rose five feet above the
highest tide, surrounding the deport and
warehouse, and had it not been for the
immense weight of flour and other heavy
freight stored the whole wharf would
have been lifted up.
The botanical gardens and grounds
filled with water, and this caused seri-
Gus, and what came near being fatal
accident. About 11:20 the workmen of
Gray & Noyes foundry on Main ave-
nue., between Third and Fourth streets,
were engaged in casting with a cupola
of heated metal, when the water broke
in on them, and supposing it would be
better to prevent it reaching the cupola,
and chilling the metal, the bottom was
opened. Immediately the the liquid mass
fell into the water, and steam generated
so rapidly that with report exceeding
that Of a six FOUNDER, an explosion took
place, SCATTERING two cupolas and throw
ing several workmen around, two being
quite badly hurt.
Near Sixth and B streets, in the neigh
borhood of the Potomac depot, five Ninth
street cars were abandoned, the drivers
taking the money boxes under their
arms and riding off on the horses. The
Seventh street cars continued to run
through the flood during the day, pas
sengers adopting a kneeling posture on
| the seats. The same was the case with
the Belt line. Great difficulty was ex-
perienced in crossing from the city to
south Washington, the water being in
some places five feet deep.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Pennsylvania
avenue from First to Seventh and from
Eighth to Tenth streets is a sheet of
water, and all cellars and number of
first floors, on either side of the street, are
submerged, The lower portion of the
census Office, in which the records were
stored, is completely flooded. This morn
ing the fire department was called upon
and succeeded in keeping the water down
until the documents of importance were
moved. Great damage is reported along
the wharves in Georgetown.
LATER, 1:3O P. MA report just re-
ceived from Long Bridge is to the effect
that water and ice are rushing over the
entire length of the causeway and that the
side ratings are being carried away, but
no immediate danger of the piers giving
away is anticipated.
The water completely surrounded
building on the South side Of Long
Bridge, IN which were several women.
They were finally rescued. The boat
clubs have removed their boats from
their houses and lumber on the wharves
in Georgetown was anchored as securely
as possible, but q portion was carried
away. Ali travel over Long bridge is
stopped and no trains leave for the South
via Alexandria.
Trains from the North over the Balti-
more and Potomac roads stop several
squares south Of the depot, and passen-
gers are transferred in coaches and wag-
ons through the water which extends
from Pennsylvania avenue, a distance Of
about three squares, and is from two to
four feet deep. The wires between WASH
ington and Alexandria are all down and
the Western Union sends Southern bust
ness to Alexandria by couriers on
horseback, who cross the aqueduct
bridge at Georgetown where the water is
almost to the bridge, the piers of which
are pounded by ice with tremendous
force; but the ice, being soft, is quickly
broken, and passes down the river.
At Harper's Ferry the river is twelve
feet above low water mark, and rising.
Three spans of Long bridge are carried
away and the ice is still running very
high.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-At midnight
there was no perceptible change along
Pennsylvania avenue and the streets lead
ing south. The street cars ceased trips
south of the avenue at s, and communi
cation with South Washington except by
boats is accompanied with great hazard.
The damage in this city must be very
great.
at MI,rnmkce the Heaviest snO,c Of, Record.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 12.-The storm con-
tinues, and all trains are delayed or
stopped altogether. The telegraph wires
are working north and northwest. 1t is
the heaviest snowfall remembered here.
The streets are blockaded, no street-cars
duu UuSluCSO SOuOIoiiy oo0POiita-
ed. The propellers Depere and Menomi-
nee, in the ice in the bay, are just visible
The propeller City of Ludington that left
yesterday afternoon for Grand Haven,
Mich, must have been out in the worst of
the gale Many local accidents Of minor
Importance have occurred.
SnoW Blockade at Rock Island.
Rock ISLAND, Ill, Feb. ia drifting
snow storm began last evening and con-
tinued all night until noon to-day. The
snow is piled four feet in many places
Trains are blocked travel almost stopped
and pedestrianism difficult. No mails
have left here or been received since last
evening. Trains on all the roads are un-
able to move out or in.
Sno,C and Gale at Loscisritte.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. 12.---The rain
storm that set in yesterday changed to
snow this morning, which has prevailed