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

6. W. Knox and the Union Transfer Company
and the expense Is on the railroad. Until fur
ther notice, the Virginia Mldla i'd railroad Will
start Its trains from the Baltimore and Ohio
depot at 7:l0 q. m. and 7:30 p. m. daily the pas
sengers going to BladenSburg. thence Oh the
eest Alexandria branch to Shepherds, where
the cars are ferried across TO Alexandria.
REPAIRS OF THE LONG BRIDGE.
At this end of the Long bridge Maryland
avenue is alive with lumber aud mea already
framing the tim bers and preparing for replacing
the break in the road at this point. About zoo
men will be set to work tomorrow morning Oh
this service, and the railroad men say it will
not be long before the cars Will be running
again. The officers OF the road dispatched men
TO Alexandria this morning, and the tugs "P0-
tomac' and "Comet" were eng aged to work lp
towards this city to cut the way open. At y
o'clock they had got up as far as the halfway
Tree, with a falr prospect OF making their way
through. The Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany had force OF men on early to-day, and
a! IL O'Clock had nine wires connected across
the break In the Long bridge. Men We're also
engaged In getting pile drivers at work, so as
10 replace the break In the bridge. The rail-
road engineer, Mr.. Walter. In cnarg at this
point states that temporary structure win be
effected across the break and rails replaced, so
as TO run the cars In few days.
AN INSPECTION OF THE BRIDGE
made this morning shows that the damage to
the Virginia side Is not so great as was ex-
pected. and 1t is thought that the trains Will be
able TO run now by saturday evening next
The route adOpted-tranfer by 'bu5ses through
Geo1get0WD to Fort Runyon--wiil De used for
only few hours, for 1t Is expected that The
ferry boats will be able to run thi8 afternoon,
and the connection with the south Will be made
by the boats.
Various Opinions About the Flood.
MIR. Wm. Orme attributes the whole cause of
the great food In the city 10 the Long Bridge.
Mr.. T. L. Hume. In answer TO the question
What remedy would you propose?" answered.:
"BloW up the Long Bridge;' and MI. j. ".
Boteier expressed the same opinion.
Mr.. Dennis Callahan remarked that General
jackson had the right view when he suggested
bridge with good long spans. ani tn the
General has been blamed for much that should
oe charged 70 economical members OF Con
gTess. The bridge should be an open one
WHAT MAJOR TwISISG SAYS.
Major W. J. Twining, Engineer Commissioner
OF the District, states that the cause OF the
Oar OH the monument grounds, and the in-
sufficient width between the piers Of the long
hridge-tho heavy sheets OF ice catching be-
tween them, and forming solid embankment,
causing the water to flow over the low grounds.
II may be said that had the river been miles
wide the same thing would have happened, un-
less the river had bcen deepened. Major Twin
ing scouts the idea OF some that the food
showed the fallacy OF narrowing the channel,
and claims that il the channels are 30 feet or
more deep they would carry off the water
safely. He states that the fact that the steam
erS were forced upon the piers and endangered
shows the danger Of an open channel on the
washington s:de, and Is an argument In favor
18th street. Open this channel to the main OF
Georgetown channel, and this flood would have
nad mad clear sweep on the whole water
front, and would have cut off the Wnary6S to
tie Eastern Branch. The piers OF the Long
bridge. as stated before. are TOO close to each
other. There should be at least 300 feet dis
tance between them. lie thinks that this
flood Will be OF Importance to US, as showing
the necessity OF improving the river, ana ii has
probably settled the question OF an open Wash.
fngtOn channel.
A Fare and q ReScGcs
Shortly after seven o'clock Saturday night
flames were seen to issue from the second story
windows OF one OF a row or two-story brick
buildings on the vest side Of 10th street be-
tween L and c, aud an alarm was at once
sounded and the fire department responded
The fire apparatus Nos. and got as GEAR th-
building as they could, on account OF the Hood,
and the hose was run out the flremen carrying
II through the water, Which was ever waist
deep, aud directing the streams where they
would 90 the most coed. The origin Of the tge
was probably the slaking OF lime-the premises
belDS occupied by AT. James I. Walker, dea!cr
IN lime. cement and roofing materials. The
iifres spread rapidly, and soon the al Dining
house occupied by Mr.. d. McGrath. dealer II
jackson wagons. &c, caugnt fire. The flames
were finally subdutd by the tiramca. who
worked under the most adverse circumstances
being at times almost up to their neckS n
water-with loss OF near g, 900 TO Mr. Walker
$3.50 to 20o0 Oh the building and $1,000 10 M.
McGrath.
While the fire was In progress the occupants
OF an adjOin1ng house, Including an Old man
over seventy years OF age, and several women
and children were thought to be In danger aud
Sergeant Johnson, with two officers, went TO
their rescue In boat. One OF the firemen be-
came exhausted While working on the fire. Mr.
b. Clark, residing at 1iU4 6th street had his
foot run over by an engine and badly mashed
Losses by the Flood.
In the Washington market when the water
n ri c1,,
that there was much danger, and 1t was some
time before there was general movement TOR
the outside. Some seeing the water rising put
their commodities on the benches and LETT
them there. TIE water reached up to within
four Inches OF the top OF the benches In the
b street wing. Besides the trouble and loss
OF sales nearly every dealer In the market SUI
fered some damage, the large majority but
little. Among those who lost heavily were
2. S. Smith, some $50 boxes OF oranges; $500 co
$500: Mrs. Engels, 5000: Joseph Shreve, $500.
500; H; Bradley, $500; A. Devote, $3.50. P.
Hall, 500: Rabbit and Brown. wild turkeys)
$50. Mr. w. Fl. Hoover, in his haste in moving
MS meats; etc, Saturday morning LOST, or
mad his pocket picked of over 500.
Ine wholesale market men located on
street, between 9th and 10th Streets were sut-
fereIs, but most Of them had moved their pro-
duce 10 the second stories OF the buildings
and saved the bulk OF their stuff. Among the
losers Eere were Colman d Son. $4OO DrGry a
Co., Worcester Adams, and Andrews & Wade,
W. E. Anderson and j. Donnelly were also gnt
losers.
On 9th street, opposite the market, McDaniels'
restaurant loses $500; X. Echhorn, bacon dealer
s., 500, John Scott eating saloon, 5000; George
Hilton, provisions, S,5; s. T. Jones, Hour and
feed, $500: A. Nepthus, restaurant 800: c.
EGels. meat shop, AID H. Midileton's restaurant,
several hundred dollars each; Rothchlld cloth.
Ter, $500; j. Ii. SemmeS & Co., grocers. were
flooded four feet and lose over s. 600; MeSSrs.
StIang q Tucker lose $780, Shafer & Clary lose
over +, 200; j. 81. Bird. lime, &c. over $500: G H.
Holmes, restaurant, 5000; John A. Baker, agri-
cultural implements. &C, loses over 81 900 III
the hood1ng OF guano, clover seed, &c; j. C..
Ergocd Co., grOcerS, lost over So 900, princi-
paliy sugars. The commission merchants on
this square generally escaped serious damage
and their loses may mostly be expressed
by two figures. McCielland's foundry, at the
corner OF Louisiana avenue and 10th street, was
other tools, which will certainly make ft aeces-
sary for an extensive job OF cleaning Co be done.
At the Bazaar there was considerable damage
done by the breaking OF the sewer which passes
directly under the building. and one OF the
horses fell into the break and came near being
lest, but by attaching rope to him and httch-
ing another horse he was gotten out. East OF
the market ali the business people on 7Ch street
suffered. Mr.. p. Mann, agricultural imple-
ments, from $1,000 to $1,000; Mr.. E. G.
Wheeler, over ST 800, and all the restaurants
In that row suffer some. Most of these took
the precaut!on to anchor their whisky and
other liquors, following the example OF the
American House people. On Pennsylvania ay.
enue probably the heaviest losers are Messrs.
Beal Baker, (490,l In whose store the water
tyrn foot a lno