Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-04
AFTER THE DELUGE,
Unfounded Stories of Drowning
Wreckage-A Lost Home.

Except the damage to bridges and wharves
and the irreparable injury to the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal traces of the food hereabouts
are rapidly disappearing. Georgetown is de-
ploring the stoppage of the coal trade and the
enforced idleness of the mills for want of water
through the canal, and the prospective shut
ting up of the lime kilns for the want of lime
stone by the damaged waterway.
The story that a number of persons were
drowned some miles above Georgetown has
gained circulation and is credited by many
river men. Several parties started out this
lostan Island, believing that they would find
there bodies of victims of the food. The
search is so far without result
Another story, which, upon investigation by
the police proved to be erroneous was started
yesterday to the effect that baby carriage
containing the body Of dead infant was found
on the low grounds above Georgetown: also
story that the bodies of two white men were
subsequently found.
The interior Of the Columbia Athletic club
boat-house has already been put in ship-shape
order by Janitor Bremmer, and all of the boats
placed in position ready to be taken out for
their daily spins.
Every place of business in Washington and
Georgetown is undergoing needed cleaning.
Previous to the freshet there was tract of
land, containing about three acres, adjoining
the New bridge and extending to Analostan
Island and back to the causeway. This morn
ing, after the river had subsidized to its former
bounds there could be seen no traces of this
land, and at this point the river is widened
considerably by the washout.
HIS HOME SWEPT AWAY.
Daniel Mansfield, lock-tender of lock No. IL.
suffered a severe loss in the freshet, although
taking more than ordinary precautions. See
ing the danger, he at once secured las he
thought) his house by heavy ropes to a large
sycamore tree, but the force of the current was
so strong that the house and its contents az
well as the sycamore tree, were swept away,
leaving him entirely destitute.
THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM But LITTLE DAMAGED
1t was first thought that the District would
be a large loser from the food, but the dam.
age will amount to but very little In con.
yersation with Captain Lusk, of the water
department, he said that il was remarkable
how well the sewers Of the city stood the pres
sure. The sewerage system is but little dam
aged. Capt. Symons this morning paid visit
to the Chain bridge to learn the damage done.
He will inspect the other bridges and property
under the control of the District and report the
damage done at an early day.
THE wHARvEs BADLY DAMAGED.
The water in the river had receded TODAY so
that it was only little higher than the ordi-
nary high-water mark. In going down
it has exposed to view the damage
done along the river front, especially
to the wharves, which is probably greater
than at first estimated. Sections of pilings
have been torn out in many places. Wharves
lifted off from their supports in settling back
have been broken and twisted out Of line.
REBUILDING THE LONG BRIDGE.
large force of men employed by the Penn
sylvania railroad company was at work to-day
on the Long bridge rebuilding the span that
was wrecked yesterday.
1t is not expected that the work will
be advanced far enough to permit
trains to pass until Friday or Saturday.
WOOl-Growers Want an Extra Session.
Assistant Secretary Tichenor has received,
for transmission to the President, a petition
from the delegares to the conven-
ton of wool-growers, held in this
city last January, asking that an
extra session of Congress be called to consider
the question of tariff legislation, with especial
reference to wooden products. The petition is
dated at Columbus, May "a, and will be pre-
sented to the President tomorrow by Mr..