Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-12
WASHINGTON c.. SATURDAY,

| bow. The full force OF the pressure being on
| the lower iron work of the south drawer. IL Is
thought that the entire south end viii have TO
| 60 when the Ice starts
REsCTEp wOkES
| The water had Completely surrounded tie
| dwelling house south OF the bridge, and tie
women were in great Ter ror. They had man
| aged TO get on 10 the abutmeDt wall, and
wopd having been brought over 10 the north
end of their situation, Assistant chief Engineer
| A. Waters at once dispatch some train men In
| hand car, and taking the women on board
bridge. They were overjoyed az their delivery, /,
| as they expected TO be tioated OF. The elder
MIS-. Geiger and her three daughters had
risen so high that they had stopped at point
where they could neither GO forward nor re
turn. The old lady was nearly dead from
fright when she left the hand ear. Some or
tne people living iG that vicinity took them 10
their houses.
TRAVEL INgEIRrrTBp.
The ofncers OF the railroad shut the gates ai
| the draws On each end Of the bridge and would
| allow no one 10 60 on the bridge after 10
| o'clock. The damage on the railroad is very
great, and viii interfere with travel for some
| time. All the short bridges and culverts be-
| tween the south end Of the bridge and Fort
Runyon Will have 10 be rebuilt and much grad
ing and filling done. The damage to the Long
| bridge will also be great, even should the
water settle gradually, but the universal belief
| is. that should the gorge be suddenly ioosened
and all the ice move out at one time, the entire
bridge VIII go, as wei as the wharves on the
| outer line OF the river front.
THOUSANDS or SPECTATORS
Up TO i O'Clock no accident had occurred TO
life or limb but the risks taken by the wreckere
who are preparing themselves hooks and polls
TO save property. may result In loss of life be-
| fore the excitement iS over. The main SHORES
| are lned with people from ell parts OF the Dts
| trict, who are congregating TO witness the uu-
usual sight. The oldest denizens on the line OF
| the river front say that they have never before
| witnessed such al ice gorge below the Long
| bridge.
WATER AND I'B RUNNING OVER THE LONG Bird iE
At one O'Clock the water was running over
the entire length OF the causeway, the plank
foot walk and railing being anoat, and large
cakes OF ice lodging on the causeway. The
h high hoard fence separating the railway from
and some OF the telegraph poles On the line OF
The south wall OF the causeway have fallen
There appears to be an immense field OF Ice
aeeumula,ing above the bridge and It ia thought
that If IL gives Way suddenly the bridge ana
everything In its way will have to 80.
THE EASTERN BRANCH,
2:3G r. Mn the Eastern Branch the water
has risen level with the Anacosta bridge, but
as yet has done no serious damage, but on tie
contrary II assisted the workman In the Navy
has been In the ship house for repairs, and
which resisted all their efforts TO launch her
until TO- day, when the hood carried her Of.
Duoants restaurant was flooded about noon
as also Mr. j. Ii. cranes cellar, and along
Louisiana avenue, between 9th and 10th, and Is
street, between 9th and 10th. business was at a
stand. still. Mr.. Churchnan, al the corner or
10th and Louisiana avenue, tour commission
house will lose considerable.
Serious Accldent.
TIE WATER ENTERING A FOUNDRY CAUSES Az
EXrLosloN-Tw9 MEN INJURED.
The Botanical gardens and the grounds wes'
were soon filled with water, and this caused a
| serious, and what came near being fatal acc!
| dent. About II 4 o'clock the workmen OF iray
| q Noyes foundry, On Maine avenue between
| Sd and Il street, We're engaged In casting with
| cupola OF heated metal, when the water run
| In on them, and, supposing that it would BE-
better to prevent II reaching the cupola and
| chilling the metal, the bottom was opened. In =
! mediately the liquid mass fell into the water
| and the steam generated so rapidly that with q
| report exceeding that OF SIX pounder. an ex-
| ploSion took place, shattertng the two cupolas
| and throwing several OF the Workmen around
| two Of them being quite badly hurt. one OF
| these was George Gibson, residing at No. :s09
| Virginia avenue southwest, who was badly
| Injured internally. as also scalded by steam,
| aid George Robinson, who was ln juTed In thu
legs, as also by the steam. DIR. J. X. Reilly ar
! other physicians were soon in attendance and
| attended the wounded men, aud the Police
| ambulance being sent for they were conveyed
| TO their homes. Robinson. It is likely, VIII
| recover but Gibson's Injuries being internal
IL is doubtful whether he will recover. A num-
| Der of the other workmen. as stated above
Were Knocked down or forced against the walls
| by the force OF the explosion. but none other
| we're hurt seriously.
The Situation in GEORGETOWN.
! Things were lively along the river front OF
| Georgetown to-day. Merchandise boats ana
| all kinds OF property We're being carried away
| from the water. Car loads OF people went over
| from washington TO see how things looked
| spectators lined the aQueduct bridge and
watched the men at work removing goods
| From the aqueduct down the river gradually
| crept up al the rate Of about ten Inches an
| hour. The current was angry. and madly
| swept along with Its masses OF Ice ar a
| rapid rate. lU was a moving wass OF Ice foes
| The ice was rotten and rapidly melted. The
| lloes have become broken In many places and
| big mass iour or fiVe feet above water. came
| crushing down. out could not 90 much dam
| age II the thing II struck possessed a reasona-
| bic amount OF soiidty. The ice was SO rotten
| that IL broke.
| TIE PIgRs OF TIE A9UBpUCT BRIpGR
were pounded hard, and did good work In pu.-
yeridng the masses that struck them. The
sound OF the contact could be heard from the
bridge, but could not o. felt There has not
been the slightest danger OF this bridge giving
away. An excltable watchman, who was on
duty last night. got completely scared when
the ice began to. break with 4 loud noise
AS IL struck the bride he thought all was up,
and spread the report that the structure would
go before morning. The small frame houses
about the bridge were abandoned during the
night. Trey stuck up about half way above the
water. and their thin sides suffered some The
Ice does not go In shore above the bridge, aud
but little damage was done by 1t. II trends
with the channel TO the other shore and IS
there piled. The District side OF the river +
comparatively free from Ice. IL docs not bank
there.
TIE FLOOD IN WATER STREET
The thoroughfare along the river bank Is
open from High street up to the Aqueduct
bridge. AT the Aqueduct the water makes pas-
sage impossible. From High street down To
the street bridge there is nothing but water
lt Is six or seven feet deep In places. crazy
morse attached to crazy wagon tried TO make
the passage, but the driver turned back when
the water reached the steed's launches. The
size streets which run from Water street 70 the
WharveS are running streams of water. Be
tween High street and X street bridge all the
stores are Hooded. The goods have been either
moved out or hoiSted to the story above pas
seho mas taken out ali his boats
MOVING SCENES.
The increasing water OH the stretch OF the
street above High caused people to move to-day
who did not think IL worth while last night.
Herr d CtSSeli commenced IN pat oft hai raIs M