The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-08-08
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Mondays Violent Rain Storm
Falls Makes Trouble Again-Greut's
Funeral-Politics, Etc, Etc.
BALTIMORE. August 4th. Is

BALTIMORE, August 4tn, 1882
| Messrs Editors The great rain of Sunday
night last and Monday, accompanied with very
| heavy southeasterly wind and considerable thun-
der and lightning very destructive and severe,
not only in Baltimore, but all over Maryland and
some adjoining States, especially south. 1t was
quite singular storm, such as seldom seen. At
| times the wind rose to perfect hurricane, blow
ing so severely that persons could scarcely stand
on their feet. Each shower, as it came seemed to
increase in magnitude and velocity, until tle fall
of rain reached over three inches, more than has
fallen in the same time for many years, complete
ly drenching and washing our streets, pavements,
&C., as if they had been scrubbed, that to-day
they are perfectly clean with clear sky and warm
atmosphere, the mercury ranging from rs to So
degrees in the shade, though a pleasant air pre-
vailing. Many lower parts of the city were
Hooded to the depth of several feet and numerous
cellars filled, doing much damage where persons
did not have time to remove their goods. This
was the case especially on Harrison, Frederick,
Holiday and other streets Jones's Falls
Fortunately, however, the flood and OVERLOOKING
were in the daytime, giving people time-to a
great extent-to remove their property, but,
nevertheless, it was quite destructive in various
ways, putting them to heavy expense to make re-
pairs. Persons are now husily engaged baling
out their cellars lower rooms and other places,
which cannot be fully done for two or three days.
AT best it must be a heavy tax upon them. For
tunately there loss of life, but several very
narrow escapes-some of them almost miraculous.
Though Jones's Falls, running through the city,
has within the past few years been completely
walled up on both sides, yet the water, during
heavy rain-falls, appears to food the city and
overrun our streets nearly as bad as it did BEFORE
caused by water daming up through sewers and
cutters necessary to carry drainage and water
from the city, which must find an outlet into the
falls and harbor. This seems to be the chief diff
nuIfy No ~ in Won knon ono
else will invent means by which the water of
the streets be carried off during heavy storms
as to keep the sewers and cutters closed and at
the time allow the drainage to pass away with
out causing the water to back up run cut in the
streets and cause flood, like yesterday and on
some other occasions, he will make his everlasting
fortune. The main difficulty now is the backing
up of water in the sewers or cutters into the
streets or low places, causing, of necessity, an
overflow. Otherwise the walling appears perfect
as it can be made and would serve every reason
able purpose 1t is surprising that architects or
those who aided in improving the falls did not see
this Millions more Of money-at one time
or another-have been expended to make this i'm
provement, and yet it seems not to have accom-
plished the purpose afforded much relief either
from danger or loss of property. The bridges
across the falls very rolid, we'll built "Isti
answer their ends admirably, but how to keep the
water from backing up the sewers into the city
during heavy storms seems to be the only real de-
feet which requires being remedied. I may assert
with confidence that the authorities of our city
will give you, gentlemen, editors of The UNION
even "Nestor," your Baltimore correspondent
or any enc else, hundred thousand dollars who
will produce such result strike upon an in
vention that will efectually secure the desired
end. Don't all speak at once who will make the
MACHINE,
The funeral of Gen. Grant will take place at
UT Satu 0f hat
noble patriot and immortal hero will be largely
attended. Many WILL of course, be present from
Baltimore and all parts of Maryland, as likewise
from other cities and states. 1t will be general
and solemn holiday. Let his memory be in the
heart of every one, which 1 feel confident it will.
The best information now extant goes quite
concusively to show that Senator German will
certainly be reelected to fill his place again as
Senator of the United States. 1t also appears
conclusive that Hon. George Cotton will again be
chosen president of our Baltimore Police Board.
He certainly makes an excellent and efficient
officer and does aspire to anything else. This,
however, has to depend upon which party gets
majority of the Legislature. 1t might be that the
Republicans may get it. Let us hope so, but
even then Mr.. Cotton would stand good chance.
Things are almost in statue quo just now, our
business men and many prominent merchants being
off on their summer tours, mostly to the capes and
the mountains. Those ut home don't do much
either on Change or elsewhere.
Peaches from Maryland and Delaware begin to
come into market quite abundanty and sell at
moderate prices. Better ones and more abundant
will be on hand in a week or two. The supply of
watermeons and cantaleups is large. They are
very fine and reasonably cheap.
just now hear of fatal case of well-grown
boy, residing near the car stables, on Greenmount
avenue, from diphtheria. The disease is said to
be very contagious. Nevertheless, excepting
summer complaint among children, the general
health of Baltimore is quite good. NEsToR.