Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-15
The Washington DeIupe.


All alorg the river front today scene OF
activity is presented. many men being en-
ployed in cleaning up and repairing damages
~ the flood. It IS found IN many cases that
the damages are Lighter th4n az first supposed.
Much more or the river was open today than
yesterday. and above the bridge there Is a large
ARA OF open water, whtoa IS yet running quite
swift From the Gauseway OF the long bridge,
extending norihwestHard, the ice IS yet piled
Up 80 the Georgetown channel. aud beyond
there are immense drifts OF ice much OF II
having teen landed In the low grounds OF the
south side Of the river.
DAMAGE TO THE SOUTH END GP TIE LONG BRIDGE.
Fully 200 feet of the treStle work from the
south end OF the Long bridge has been Carried
Of. On this work The railroad company has
atout 80 men employ eG working night and
Gay. They viii, 1t IS expected complete 1t by
the ED OF the week.
AT THE NORTH EHp or THE BRIDGE
there are ever 211 men at SGrk unGer the charge
OF Nj. Walter, the. engineer OF The railroad
lost spans Of The bfidge. Here there are two
tugs at work with pile driver driving the piles
The part OF the bridge that has gone Will be
replaced by pie wolk]. The telegraph company
Las large force at Work; Mr. L. Whitney Is
personally supeiiLLeIding the putting up OF the
wi1s. Last light Mr. L. Monkey having four
sctie a EoTel and beautiful one. TIE WORK
vii be lighted up thus until IL is COM pte-ea
It's row expected that this work will be done
aid Trains running by Saturday eFenlng.
The tug boats which are in The employ of The
Baltimore and Potomac railroad forced their
waJ up TO tie arsenal last light, ana II Va
thought that the way for the ferry boats would
be Cpen TO day. TIE steamer CITY CT AIeXau-
GTia got down as far as the arsenal This n2frl-
hg. out there was az immense lot OF drift WOOD
packed with the Ice at that point, forming q
barrier through which IL Was unable 70 pass.
aid Ii returned. FrCn G;esbOr0 Point TWO rugs
wee maHiullJ and gradually working the,r
afternoon.
The steamers Knight and Gibson resume their
regular tfipS between this city and New York
Oh Saturday next.
The BALTIMORE ICE STEAMERS
The city u Baltimore has two ponderou5 ice
bIeak6rs, in the Eay O. steamers OF great
strength With engines Of extraordinary power.
one belongs to tue state and city Jointly aud
il LarLed The Maryland The other ts the
property Of the city exclusively, and is called
The LatTCDS." our District Commissioner
when danger was imminent to both life aud
property within our city because OF the ice
gorge In the Potomac, telegraphed Mayor
Latrohe for assistance In the way OF Breaking
the gorge. The appeal 5as met By polite
refusal, and the ice-b boats remained In BalrI-
mere harnor 80" Ing Vessels, which her tugs could
have done as well. Washington would not have
refused Baltimore under like ctfcumst anceS
and did not refuse her aid when it was asked 10
Lelp eXtIDguish u big fire in that city not long
enough back TO be forgotten.
ADDITIONAL LOSSES REPORTED.
chlnely, s200 10 500. His stock of goods was
mostly removed up stairs 10 the first appear
aDce Of danger. Along the river front the
following additional losses are reported: BiSco'S
wharf. al the foot or 10th street. Is much dam
aged. One Of the WhafVeS was lifted conpletely
off and viii have 10 be rebuilt. HIS scaie
house and scales were damaged, and one hun.
died and fl1ty tsacks OF salt In his warehouse
was partially melted. He thinks his damage is
about = .2a0. At the fish Wharyes not many
river crafts were moOreG, most OF the oyster
boats eeing down stream az the time OF the
freeze.
one schooner vas lifted up On the end Of the
wharf. filtys WhafVHS were not much dam
2ge5, eXcepl at the ends. JohnSons wharves
at the iCCt CT 9Th and 18Th streets, were pretty
badly damaged. The wood work having been
lifted up ana twisted Of the the masonry work,
The wal ehouSe Oh the end being also badly
stove IL 10y the drifting Ice The 18th street
street Gre, waich viii require rebuilding. TIE
entire losses OF the JohnsOnS', VIII. 1t is
thought not exceed - ,5'e This firm loses
besides ,00o switch ties for railroad purposes
town.
The CARP r0NDs
ii Is still thought the carp i'll the ponds near
Bdpc0ck Lake are safe, and that even Il some
got over the Wire fence they are likely TO De In
SiCe the Lev large lake below. The habits Of
this lsh carry them TO the bottom Of the water,
while hey remain dormant in the coolest
weather, and not a fish Is likely to have es-
season throughout the country, and even had
the stock escaped into the river. IL would not
have been an lIrepaIable disaster. All OF the
Old breeding i3n are safe III the watts on The
small Island near BaDcock lake.
TIE LATEST-TnE ICE G0KGE UEBR0KES.
2:20 OC.Ork.-ThiS afternoon there were foIr
tugs at work on the fee gorge. but they were
Apparently mailing but little headway. and sp.
pearancea we're that they would GOt get
through this afternoon. They Will, however,
Is oTk 81 !; until II moves.