The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-14
Last Nights Dispatches.
TIE STORMS.
Overflow at Washington.

tne n0tels on TebusJlFduia avenue De
tween Third and Seventh streets, There
is about three feet OF water over tn:
ground floor of the Washington market
and Ford's Opera House.
The Virginia side OF the Long Bridge
is reported giving way. but 10 inascsssibls,
owing 20 the great depth OF water. Penn
sylvanis avenue. from First to Seventh
and Eight to Tenth streets is a sheet oil
water. All cellars and many frst floors
are submerged The census office dscu
ments were barely saved.
Great damage isTsportcd at the George
town whsrves.
1880 D. n.-The entire Long Bridge ia
under water and the rushing ice and water
ia carrying away ratings. There is no
immediate danger to the piers. however.
AT an early hour Washington market
had few inches of water in it and it
rose rapidly and soon the flood was
knee high. Many dealers hastily left
but those having commodities for some
time stood their ground. anticipating
that il would not be long before the
water would receds. The butchers and
many other market dealers, later in the
morning. extcmporl2ed the street
stands erected for the Inauguration. aud
there vended their wares. The ice began
to gorge across the channel at Giesboro
about this morning and at 10 it had. to
ali appearances, become solid gorge
across the Virginia shore, 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 aud floating. The water
at the Inland & Seaboard Companys
wharf, near the Arsenal grounds. rose FIVE
feet above the highest tide, surrounding
the depot and warehouse. and had it not
been for tho immense weight Of the -four
and other freight stored. the whole wharf
would have been lifted up. The Botani-
cal Gardens and grounds were filed with
water and this caused serious and what
came near being fatal accident. About
ll:30 the workmen Of Gray Il Noyss'
foundry on Maine avenue, between Third
and Fourth aud -a-Ralf streets. were
engaged in oastisg, with eupola
OF heated metal. when the water ran in
on them, and supposing it would be better
TO prevent it reaching the cupola and
chilling the metal. tie bottom was opened
the liquid mass fell into ths
water and the steam generated SO fast
that with o report exceeding that of six
FOUNDER an explosion took place shatter-
ing two cupolas and throwing several
workmsn around, two being quite badly
hurt. Mar Sixth aud B streets (the
aeigh ghborheod of the Potomac depot five
Ninth street cars were abandoned the
irivsrs taking the money boxes under
their arms and riding of on horses,
The Seventh street cars continued to
'un through the food during the day the
adopting kneelipg posture on
he seats The same was the case with
he Belt line. Great difficulty was ex-
in crossing from the city to
south Washington, the water being in
ONE places FIVE feet deep.
at midnight there was no perceptibe
hauge along Pennsylvania avenue and
he streets leading south. The street cars
easGd their trips south of the avenue at
aud communication with South Wash
Dgton, except by boat, is accompanied
Nth great hazard, The damage in this
ity must be very great
At Harpel's Ferry the river is twelve
set above low water mark and rising.
Three spans of the Long Bridge haye been
arried away. The ice is still running very
1igh.
NEW YORK Feb 12.-Ths Hoboken
meadows are flooded and 500 sfamilies are
helterless. The excitement is intense.
Floods are reported in all directions.
There is great damage aud considerable
Danger.
MAUcH CHUNK, Feb IL 1t is feared
hat the foods will carry off $4,000 900
eet of lumber in the boom at White
Haven and destroy the Lehigh Valley
bridge at Penn Haven,
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l2-Nearly all
he mills at Manayupk and number of
iweliings are Inundated. Loss on stock,
machinery, etc, 100000
MILFORD. Penn. Feb. H. The rain
storm has stopped. The Delaware river
S still rising and the food is nearing
3ushkill, where the greatest danger is
cared, The gorge at Connesbaugh broke
his morning A field of ice is moving
fifteen miles in length and so solidly
Redgsd that it supports logs and other
,eavy bodies. Many valuable RATS and
nuoh loose lumber and considerable hay
las been destroyed,
NEW ORLEANS. Feb, IL -In the Third |
district and that portion Of the city lying
below the old basin an average fall OF ten
aches is reported. while in the upper por-
ion of the city. south of the new canal, a |
Itill greater fall is reported, Sluices were
,ut ia the canal and the protection ieYses |
q the rear Of the city. which allow the
= alter to run out freely. The FIRE engines |
will be put at work to assist the draining |
q machines. The relief committee continued
he supplies OF cooked food. A novel
ipectacIs is in the funeral professions in
boats.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa, Feb. i2-The
.errible snow storm of yesterday and to
lay has completely isolated this city from
he outside world No trains have arrived
Or departed since last night aud all have
been abandoned. The trains thas left
here have been snow bound all day a.
distance of 100 10 200 miles from here.
The Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy at
smpted TO start train ost Tor Chicago
10 night with gang Of SO men to shovel
now, None of the delayed traips are
until te morrow afternoon or
Monday. Other business is about sus-
pended and the coal dealers say they
.avn't ton of coal on hand.
OMAHA. Feb. l2-The snow blockade
las shut all roads 10 the state except the
Union Pacific, which sent an overland
rain this noon. bat its incoming train
tailed twenty eight miles west Of Omsha
The Burlington and Missouri road has
i've trains stuck in the snow and is feed