Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-30
SUNDAYS HEAVY RAIN.
A HainfaII of over Two Inchcs-,rhe

Thermometer Falls Nearly 2Oo.
Between $50 and 2.45 O'Clock Sun.
day afternoon, it began to cloud up. and
tine thermometer, which had been gBo at
o'clock, fell to 81 at 2.48, when'it was
dark and blowing, with some thunder and
lightning. At 2.57 it began pouring in
torrents and continued to do 80 until after
$3.50, raining, sprinkling or misting until
1854. Signs Of clearing began at 1856. Alta
few minutes after O'Clock there were
some heavy crashes of thunder, and electric
ity played about the GAzErTE's SWITCH
board with cracking ant sparks. The
fall of the GAzETTEs Thermometer was
from $50 to 81, rising to So again at
o'clock. The rainfall during this shower
was very heavy, the gauge showing LIS
inches.
A second shower began about $50
O'Clock and lasted about three hours, the
rainfall being half IN inch, OF total for
the day of 2.25 inches.
At the Highlands the fall of rain was so
heavy ut one time and the clouds looked
SO peculiar TINT water spout was feared.
The wire lending to the telephone in
the office of DIR. Keables, Seventh and
Poplar streets, WINS struck by lightning,
but no serious damage resulted therefrom.
A piece of washboarding along which the
wire ran was split of and some wood
work was slightly scorched. The DOCTORS
family felt the shock produced by the
lightning, but was not injured.
Lightning broke pane of glasa in
front window of the residence OF John Il.
Engle, No. 615 Poplar street, and split
open u tree al the corner OF Beech street
and Maryland avenue.
Property in various parts of the city,
but particularly on the west side, suffered
much damage from water.
The gutter on the north side of Front
street, between Jackson and Van Buren,,
was washed out to n depth of about two
and a-half feet; the dirt and rocks being
carried down into the sewer at Adams
street, causing an overflow.
AT the residence of Patrick Quinn, No.
800 West Front street, the first floor was
flooded to a depth of two feet.
The foundation of the adjoining build
ing, occupied by John McGinnis, rag
dealer, was washed away and the house
partly turned over.
Bradford's row, on Maryland avenue
below Adams street, was flooded to n
depth of between three and four feet.
Several inches of mud were washed
upon the tracks of the Front street rail
way between Adams and Monroe streets
and travel was greatly impeded.
The cellars of the burned building nj
the northeast corner of Seventh and Tat
nall streets, which was occupied by f. b.
Mccain, were filled with water and the
Washington engine was engaged until late
mt night in pumping the wnter out.
Yards on Madison street We're sub
merged to the depth of two and three feet
by the overflow of Shipley run sewer.
Cellars in that neighborhood were also
flooded. .--.
In some places along the Christiana,
wharves and yards were submerged to the
depth of three feet.
The schooner Brutusof New York lying
at Shipley street wharf had to be
anch bred in mid-stream to prevent its
being filled by the overflow from the B.&
p. railroad property.
On Fourth street wharf dirt was washed
up in heaps, and the sidewalk WIS rem.
dered almost impossible.
The bed of Seventeenth street, ON the
Highlands, was badly washed out
One of the barns ON DIR. Burr's prop
erty on the New Castle road about two
and a-half miles from this city wa,
struck by lightning bolt during the
storm. The lightning in descending re-
sembled large ball of fire and was fol
lowed directly by sharp report TIL,
shaft entered the gable end of the barn
tearing some of the woodwork, and run
ming along rafter shiyering it t.
splinters. The current ran down cornel
post and plowed its way into the grount
i'll corner of the horse stable Just behin(
the horses. No damage was done th,
animals nor the barn except to the Woo
work of the latter.
AT Liberia street the sewer constructed
by the II. d p. Railroad Company wa
choked up and damned the water owe
the adjoining properties TO great extent
doing much damage. This is the sewe
over which there was much contention
between the railroad and the citizens, u
to its size, and its failure TO take all tn
water yesterday is evidence that the peo
pies verdict, that il is too snail, is eyi
IDENTIFY correct. Al Pennsylvania avenu,
and Union street, the sewer also erecte,
by the b. ~ 7. railroad, was entirely insult
ticient to carry of the water and backe'
it over adjoining properties into cellars
&c., doing much damage TO property.
Al Seventeenth and Union streets
lIuHh Nnuer tllt lfilchS III lIle INAScnbt
railway was too small TO take in the Hoo
and il spread over the surrounding neigh
borhood. The city's sewer at Third an
King streets was OVERLOADED, and il
filthy, odUriferous contents have ilowe
into the cellars of houses in the block.
The overflow from the SIMPLY III
sewer Sunday afternoon damaged
Beste a. Brothers slaughter house, 0
Eighth street near Madison, ruined
cement floor in the ccller of the rpsidenc
of James Sutton, No. FOG West Eight
street, damaged the houses Nos. 7O2 and ~
West Eighth street, belonging to Il. Best
to the extent Of S:IOO and rendered wortl
less five slaughtered sheep, belonging
III q. Nj. BeeSon. Considerable tlumnl
was also done ut the morocco factory
William j. McClary, Sixth and Monrt
streets.
DOWN THE STATE.
Rain began falling at Georgetown
noon, and nj Dover at p. M, and
Lewcs four hours later. Down the Sta
the rainfall was comparatively light, NJ
very little damage resulted from WATER