, 1881-02-14
UNPA PARAILLELED.
Fitting Climax to the Hor-
rors Of the Present
Winter.
Scenes East and West Which
Have No Precedent in
Our History.
From Two to Nine Feet Of Water
on Pennsylvania in Avenue,
Washington.
A Highy-Alarming Condition Of
Things III The City Of
Toledo.
The Stores and Residences Filled
with Water, which Is
Rising.
Gas, Drlnking.Water, and Coal Out OF
Use, and 100000 Feet Of
Lumber Floating.
No Trains oil tho Trtlnls Lines
Ablo to Pass tho Sceno
Of DcsolntiOn.
General Outline of the Great
Floods at New Orleans and
Everywhere East.
The Awful Blizzard Which Is Howl
ing and Cracking Its Cheeks
Westward.
No Trains oil tho Trunk Lines
Ablo to Pass the Scenc
Of Dcs0lntiOn.
General Outline of the Great
Floods at New Orleans and
Everywhere East.
The Awful Blizzard Which Is Howl
ing and Cracking Its Cheeks
Westward.

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Spstidl DApGteh 10 The Chttapo 1fttbHt.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Fob. l:.-The pcoplo Of
Washington 1lAvc to-day been treated to MI 1it,-
wontcd sight, that OF seeirg rGS-b boats plying up
aud down Pennsylvania avenue, conveying nee
teatrians, where 1t wns dangerous even for
horses to 70. For sGyeEul >lnys tho nnticlpatlons
nj tho brcnk III tho Ice gorgcs nt flnrrcr's Furry
havo been lninglc! with approximations Of II
Hood when tho thaw should como. 1.Rst night
u heavy rAln act III, accolnpnnlc, BY a rse Of
temperature so thAt tho air was hat md stcamy.
About E.:3U o'clock this morning
tho Ice III tho river Immediately
nbovo Georgetown broke 1ir and won't
down In q RUSH, most Of II lodging nEnnst tho
picro Of tho An,,cduet fridge and tho Long
Dridge.
T1lEl.E WAS MUCH EXCITEMENT
in Georgetown md Washington along tho river
front, and those who had stores, lumber, ctc.. vi
tho whurvcs wcrr' soon i'.l.lly engaged III u,ak-
Ing everything secure. The stctnors ut tho
whnryrs got up steam and Wcrc fully manned
for tho double purpose nf securing the!Hselses
an'i assstt'g III Tho work nf Swing property
The ryur-trnnt IN GcNrEctnWn WINS 9iilG.l with
penpe ut midnight. III Ill tho warehouses
nloig Water street men werg nn duty. hlll tho
places wcro Lighted np merchA,lss beEan nioy.
1tfecn-feet rise ut ilnrpcrs Ferry begun tn mp
psur Mt ucorHcsown. the Imcnho iieh! ot In
s@9Fs nrpreu 'cs 70 'n' ny qc W bodily a "a to INV viii
Crush brnke into rrcut cnkas atld went rushing
awi.y Into tho darkness, crushing tho whRryeE III
IN 111E CITY
tho day Inns been ono Of Intense excitenent md
thousands OF people who Wcre moved simply Uy
curiosity tronsSd tho ny nyos t9 artt %ntch inc
brcnl wins well up aDnK i street: Northwest. cx-
,ena!ng ,lHlf-way ovor tho wak a,ltl ~ TO
dwellings, and business hotlsrs.. The water nj Il
street waa between thres anil four feot deep l,y
So'c!ock; nua the female c,nrlnyes nt tue !tI-
rcAu Of Engraving ntlI Printing TN their way to
work wcrG compelled to takg cars or coaches.
THE SCENES
Ia tho lower part Of tho city wero novel; and
Slco Of Ao aGn5s"' X Of te ,ahn s n
of tho Gensus G!,co r,piily ilisa with watcr.
ou e II ur1v oc eerKs * n 1 II ways fys
lurIng thu entire night, removing the records 10
pnsS Of sley MS 4 S 4yene tSrs were
from two to threo feet deep.
FnnD's 0rElA-1tnUsE
was surrounded. Aud tho avenue nion9 where
Ninth. scycmth; and -Four -a,sd-n-halt streets
tido were covered. and ceilars on. the north s.do
had tiyo ami EIx fact nf wnter In
tho,n. The hueksteIs md dcncrs III Tho ,narkrt
took possession ot tho dry Rphts on tho nyc,1llu
sidewalks md supplied their customers. Thut1-
sands Of peraGnR-tmuI, women. At1d ehittlrct,--
tae sS o x N sreet nent s
surrounded by four [,rt tr watur, and thv cur
rent running out along Sixth street WINS tlMiper-
Dt,sly rapid. Tho Htreet-rAia running n1OnX
there hRl to bc descrtnl III hlsstc, at,l lott
standing tn tho water. Tho water ross SO rap
Idly
THAT DRIVERS AM, rAasHx0EI.s 1,EcAM,:
ALARMED.
md called for hur To rot out. Spring wngons
ncru sent Into tho current to tNku itunl of. At
O'clock the 'vAttr hhd rcnc!inl tho north side
II tho avenue, A1td, NJ AbuNt the sAtlu tinlC,
Il k1tJ
tho avenue. Near tt,o ct,rner OF Sixth atll Il
isrce,s, In tho nc!ahborhotM q! tho rnt0tnan
t}erot, tiye of tho Ninth street limo If curs ht,l
10 be abandoned, tho drivers takEuY thotr
n'oncy-boxcs under thesr arms, a1M| riding uir
o tnS!s b osss II "G ensS ar'xsr wa, ,,9 q
hg fnrgnt tho nly passenger hp hnd IN, MD rH!e
% leaving h!'a: Alter tug passet,Eer hn!
tho CIR 10 tho uthur H. view tho situation, asl
thn crowd hasI e'!joSe! tlle alRsitn friendly bus.
tho I!ny. thu passengers Mnpttnx II knueilnK
position OIL tho sstis. md tho aA.nU wis tho cAse
with tho belt-inc ours.
nE1.nw THE AyESt'E
tho city is In p!tIutle ctn'llsoi Tho ce!lars bu-
lux tltmtlrI, aitl, in nMly instances, the waiter
roachng 70 The irst iuur.. Tho baltimore s.
Putoninu depot Ia surrounded By water four ur
livo feet deep, a,.l engines ct,t rtltI.u Into TIC
depot, ls tho VAtcr invalcs tue ltsr,luebs put-
ting nut tho fires. Al tho 1rent Scyrnth Strsot
scrne. Thu place WIS Tiled with t,roi.Iv, when.
ull ut oncU, us MI eyewitness dnderlbcd II, tho
WAtcr
SEEMED TO 0Esll FROM THE d1souSl,.
Women, sereAulcd, u,lt!, gathering thor skirts
nt'pll thou, run ftr .lry Mn,!. linrltstnra
i9attiy gnthorei l'p THUR mosa',lcs. md with.
10 tho north st'iu "f tho avtno wtlere w,ls dis
pin$el this uttsrntist u tnnH llu uf lhents, vug-
tshbles. butter. eggs. Ard trt!lss Thu vlcw trp,l
tho TOP Ut the htuh buildings WIS stur.ls1,x.
EttGMutHE from tho Washington Monument
A!0nK Ito htl 0t thu Auesnt u!bpr to tho Cup
itDl uUd ti!onec rck nurttoust Dl tlso Glty ttpry
lay brtiah ukt,ary. kfllTlnx In tho sun, while
bc.uw the broad l'ntDlnnu rolled III solemn
Erundeur lsa mgfty 1!thA tH thu ECU.
G!EHss1NH TIL: ESTUARY
at the various intersections Ut tlIe streets wnro
seeming to be ot in tull iure. There WIS hi uil.
usually inrXu nufIhcr ui vehicles IN tho ,yyJ,t,
the H0vcsty ~ driHilg thr.lgt twn ar tbrnp trei
ot water seemingly ntforIlns IN H,idlltutAl
heAd tho skr wis blao ~ sAl,ullirt, The sun
4h0e with AlHlust sut,alir grrvtIr R,lt wr,,ld
Of ul klls were tarnwE AsEslu or worn with .lIa-
cum furt. u tho weather rtnltnutA WtlrIl tho
tho leo wak only bcglnnlg 10 treAk, and
TONIGHT II IL l.AtSINn AGAIN.
Tho cU ennln,G1iGtd ~ purue ncru;a tho ck,aunDl
ut Glesh0rB about Yo'El,Nk tilS morning. uilta
AtstMt IL o'clock II hl IN ul nIltIlr1e9 l3erOtnu
solid Knrge ueroas to tho VirR! !niA slnre. bl1uk-
Ing up tho rlyer entirely tn tho .Unx lirIlue and.
ubuyc X, to GcUr4Ei0wll. llts bud tho vifcet Ut
Talsux thu wAter 10
AN UNPRECEDENTED HIGHT,
n0ht of tho whurrus tho river front rising up
And hnatn2 IN Tho water. AT tlIp lnllL1 S0a-
L.tri t'1IupAny1 HhArf+ ncAr tho t1bGHAl
0rulrds, rAIsc,i ufA,ut i've feet AlDyG the
! highest ti4v, ulo "1teE surrounding tho ds.