The Evening critic., 1882-05-29
WEST WASHINGTON.

The storm which visited our town on satur
day afternoon was scarcely ever equaled In tho
quantity OF water falling In so short space OF
time, and considerable damage was done by
the great accumulation % water from tho Ina
ability OF tho sewers TO carry II on. This was
especially the case on Thirty second street,
from Dunbarton avenue TO Just above 2 street,
where the water reached a depth at some
points offully four feet. The store room and
cellar OF i. Il. Berrys grocery establishment,
the first floors and cellars OF payno's shoe
store, pauls plumbing establishment and the
Montgomery House, on the east side, and Han
Ions grocery, Schreiber's tailoring establish
ment, Freeman's fancy store, Lyddane's and
Renehaw's groceries, Lockharts drug store
and Mr.. Ramburg's establishment, on the west
side, were all more or less inundated and sus-
tained considerable loss. just above ? street
the three new brick buildings In course OF
erection for William J. Lown were much dam
sged by the water breaking over the sidewalk,
washing out tho foundation division walls
and throwing down the joists Of tho first
floor On Thirty y-flfth street, owing to the con-
tracted opening to the sewer between N and
streets, the water accumulated In an enor-
nous volume, flooding the first floors and eel
lars OF Mrs. Love- Messrs Scrivener, Mckinley
Magruder and Mrs. Ely, and pouring down tho
steep embankment on the east side OF tho
street In perfect cataract, made Its way down
the valley between and o streets. on Thlr-
ty-second the back wall OF Ramsburg's place
was undermined and fell out. No estimate OF
OF the loss has yet been made by any OF the
sufferers. Yesterday the people on Thirty
second street were busily employed In bailing
out the water, some Of them having secured
the services OF reserve engine NO. L FOR that
purpose.
The funeral OF the late Water Registrar Cox
took place yesterday afternoon, and was at
tended by large number OF his friends and
employees of the District government. Rev. A.
II. Stewart, Of Christ Church, offlciated. The
remains, encascd In handsome cloth-covered
casket, were Inferred in oak Hill Cemetey.
Tho fnncral was conducted by Mr.. Joseph Il.
irch, undertaken.
Tho schooners Of Saturday and yesterday
interfered very much with boating, tho Po-
tomacs getting in their work on the balconies,
while the Columbus had out but one four
cared crew, made up of Kintner, Mute,
Nesmuth and Thompson; Smith and Klntner
In singles, the barge, manned by Harlan,
| Garland, with Davis, covswain, and fvo plea
| sure boats. Stinemetz met with an accident to
| his boat by running into the float at tho land
| ing and bending an outrigger. From Passeno 8
there were nine boats out on Saturday and i've
| yesterday, and this morning Mr.. I. s. Harding
| and one of the lady members of the Bluestring
| Club were out In single gigs practlcing for
| their race. From Johnson & Bakers there
were four pleasure boats out, Coburn with a
single and Somers In his new gig, with which
| he was much pleosed.
There was no imposition upon tho reporter
| OF this paper in regard to the Columbia crew,
referred to In Sports and Pastimes column OF
| yesterdays Herald, nor does his supposed
| greenness compare In the most infinitesimal
| degree with the conceited self-assumption OF
| superior Information in regard to boating
matters, of which tho writer Of the article In
| question appears TO imagine that he has ex
| elusive monopoly, although 1t is doubtful II
| he knows a cardboard streak from a pintie
hook, and was apparently we'll satisfied to ex
| tend his generally beggarly away of aquatic
| notes to two or three times their usual mum
ber by clippings from last weeks Issues of this
| paper.
| The May procession of the scholars OF Trim
| ity (Catholic) Church Sunday school, yester
day afternoon, was participated In by abou
| 500 children. 1t moved from the Sunday
school building to the church, whore a bene
diction was pronounced by Rev. Father Kel
ley. 1t was intended to march up rs far a.
the convent, but the rainstorm prevented 1t.
Arrived Schooner John A. Gilmer, CaptaiI
Smith, from Philadelphia, with 175 tons o
coal for Mayfeld Il Hieston.
Steamer Lady Of The Lake takes out to-da,
for Austin 4 Herr, 1000 bushels Of corn-mea
for Southern markets, via Norfolk.
Canal-boats Farmers Friend, with 2,5O
bushels of wheat, to Hartley 4 Bro, and Sam
uel Jarboe, with 1000 bushels of wheat, ,SO
bushels Of corn and 25 bales of hay, to ]. g
K ]. Waters, arrived by canal this morning.
Sales on Change this morning: $50 bushel
wheat, 81 .43; GOO bushels at S1.4Oh; 1,24
bushels at $1.4O; 400 bushels at $1.37H
| corn at 80 cents.
Excelsior Tent, No. AZ, I. o. r., having take
q long lease on the hall occupied by them owe
the Farmers & Butchers Market, on Thirty
second street, have had II put in thoroug
ordor, and 1t Will be thrown open this evenin
on the occasion Of their entertainment an
hop.
About IL 80 this morning, as Mrs. Berti
Minor, residing near Falls Church, Va, wa
alightfng from her carriage at the corner
Potomac avenue and NJ street, she fell with col
siderable force 10 the ground, badly brusin
and cutting her face. She was carried ID til
drugstore Of Mr.. It. l.. Cropley, whore he
wounds were dressed by DR.. Bowie Tyler.
Georgetown Fish Market reported by C. ]
Harper, wharf agenD: 10000 herring, at Z
to 81 per 1000; 800 shad, at $1S to S25 pt
100; 500 tailors, at $3.50 TO 81 per 100
High tide, 5:17 this afternoon and 5:24
m. to. morrow, Both.
DRESS suits. Geo. Spransy, 5O7 9TH street