Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-13

len, luteIIuptIuS mdlLS III many QlTtC-
tiOns No mails from this section to
West Virginia.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Feb. 12.-The
James river here is about ten feet above
high water mark. At Columbia, fifty
seven miles above Richmond, it had rails
ed seventeen feet at noon and was still
rising At Lynchburg the rise was
twelve feet. The wharves at Richmsnd
are submerged and the water is still rising
slowly.
Aa Unprecedented Flood in Washington,
City.
WASHINGTON, Feb. (12-At an early
hour Washington market had few
inches of water in it, and it rose rapidly
and soon the food was knee high. Many
dealers hastily left, but those having
heavy commodities for some time stood
their ground, anticipating that it would
not be long before the water would re-
cede The butchers and many other
market dealers, later in the morning, ex-
tempOrlzed street stands ON the north
side Of the avenue, in front of the stand
erected for the Inauguration, and there
vended their wares.
The ice began to gorge across the chan
mel at Grisboro about 9 O'Clock this morn
ing and at 10 it had, to all appearances,
became solid gorge across to Virginia
there, 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 and
floating. The water at the Inland and
Seaboard company's wharf, near the
arsenal grounds, rose five feet above the
highest tide, surrounding the deport and
warehouse, and had it not been for the
immense weight of flour and other heavy
freight stored the whole wharf would
have been lifted up.
The botanical gardens and grounds
filled with water, and this caused seri-
Gus, and what came near being q fatal
accident About 1l:20 the workmen of
Gray & Noyes foundry on Main ave-
nue., between Third and Fourth streets ;,
were engaged in casting with cupola
of heated metal, when the water broke
in on them, and supposing it would be
better to prevent it reaching the cupola,
and chilling the metal, the bottom was
opened Immediately the the liquid mass
fell into the water, and steam generated
so rapidly that with report exceeding
that of six FOUNDER, an explosion took
place, shattering two cupOlas and throw
ing several workmen around, two being
quite badly hurt.
Near Sixth and B streets, IN the neigh
borhood of the Potomac depot, FIVE Ninth
street cars were abandoned, the drivers
taking the money boxes under their
~; ,hn
Seventh street cars continued to run
through the food during the day, pas
sengers adopting kneeling posture on
the seats The same was the case with
the Belt line Great difficulty was ex-
perienced in crossing from the city to
south Washington, the water being in
some places five feet deep.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-Pennsylvania
avenue from First to Seventh and from
Eighth to Tenth streets is a sheet Of
water, and all cellars and a number of
first floors, on either side of the street, are
submerged, The lower portion of the
census office, in which the records were
stored, is completely flooded. This morn
ing the fire department was called upon
and succeeded in keeping the water down
until the documents of Importance were
moved. Great damage is reported along
the wharves in Georgetown.
LATER, 1:3O P. MA report just re-
ceived from Long Bridge is to the effect
that water and ice are rushing over the
entire length of the causeway and. that the
side ratings are being carried away, but
no immediate danger Of the piers giving
away is anticipated.
The water completely surrounded
building On the South side of Long
Bridge, IN which were several women.
They were finally rescued. The boat
clubs have removed their boats from
their houses and lumber on the wharves
in Georgetown was anchored as securely
as possible, but portion was carried
away. All travel over Long bridge is
stopped and no trains leave for the South
via Alexandria.
Trains from the North over the Balti-
more and Potomac roads stop several
squares south Of the depot, and passen
gers are transferred in coaches and wag
ons through the water which extends
from Pennsylvania avenue, distance of
about three squares, and Is from two to
four feet deep. The wires between Wash
ington and Alexandria are all down and
the Western Union sends Southern bust
ness to Alexandria by couriers on
horseback, who cross the aqueduct
bridge at Georgetown where the water is
almost to the bridge, the piers of which
are pounded by ice with tremendous
force; but the ice, being soft, Is quickly
broken, and passes down the river.
At Harper's Ferry the river is twelve
feet above low water mark, and rising.
Three spans of Long bridge are carried
away and the ice is still running very
high.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-At midnight
there was no perceptible change along
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and the streets lead
ing south. The street cars ceased trips
south of the avenue at 8, and communi-
cation with South Washington except by
boats is accompanied. with great hazard
The damage in this city must be very
great.
At 1fit,ramkee the Heaviest Sno,C or Record.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 12.-The storm con-
tinues, and all trains are delayed or
stopped altogether. The telegraph wires
are working north and northwest. 1t is
the heaviest snowfall remembered here.
The streets are blockaded, no street-cars