Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-03

NV iess suan SooV,OU. AT bernn, rev miles
| east OF Knoxville, the whole village was inuu-
| dated. All the residents of the place fed for
safety to the hillsides with such OF their house
hold effects as they could take with them. The
principal sufferers in business way win be
Jordan. Champion l. Co.. VIM: Gross, and Sam
buildings on the low grounds were partially
submerged. and much loss and suffering was
experienced. Near the tunnels there we're
| several heavy landslides also which. covered
OF the new iron bridge across the Potomac. lust
finished on Wednesday, were swept out
EIGHT LIVES LOST.
The people are still encamped on the hills.
and the river presents a scene of terrific gran
deur. report came last night that eight lives
were lost there in the food. Four of the VIC
TINS, two women and two men, were cooped
up II one house. Finally it gave way before
the pressure of the water and the inmates were
iost. Ihere Is great damage done in the town.
CHURCH SUBMERGED.
The Catholic church at Point of Rocks stands
about 500 feet from the river. Yesterday the
water was up to the caves of the roof.
The loss sustained by the destruction of four
piers OF the newiron bridge at Point of Rocks
will amount to from SO, 900 to $4,000.
The upper portion of Anne Arundel county
and the eastern part of Howard county. Md,
appear to have been quite fortunate. While in
other sections OF Maryland there was great
devastation, at no time was the storm so severe
as to drive the strawberry pickers from their
work.
A Patapsco Freshet.
The Patapsco was a rushing food on Satur-
day, but it has now receded somewhat. Nothing
since the food of '6s equals this.
All communications further west by rail are
cut off. Half the bridge over the river at
Gray's is carried away. The contents of
dwellings were removed. John U. o Briens
saloon and the Veterinary hospital were swept
down the stream. The wooden bridge at Hoods
mills was swept away. The only death caused
by the freshet yet reported is that of William
Hudson, a flour packer at Orange Grove,
below Leicester. As he was returning across
the Susquehanna bridge, it was struck by a
huge log and broken. His helpless friends saw
man and bridge swept away.
At Gathers a portion Of freight train was
| rolled over by the track being undermined.
At Harper's Ferry the railroad bridge
make it solid and able to withstand any
damage from ferryboats, etc. At Point Of
Rocks the tracks are submerged, and river and
canal are one.
Virginia's Loss.
At Fredericksburg, Va, the water has fallen
low enough to see the dam above town. Gate
houses, lock-gates and waste-ways and gates
have been swept away. About eight acres Of
Beck's Island has been carried off by the food.
Bridgewater mills, elevators, rollers, burrs,
office, and cooper shops have been swept away.
Knox Brothers bone and fertilizing mills are
rapidly falling in. The electric light plant
power will have to be replaced, as their dyna-
mos are completely wrecked. The Germania
stroyed. Taylor's cliffs have fallen in and
filled the canal at that point. Banks OF the
canal at the dam have been swept away.
The water power conduit through the lower
part Of the city has broken through. No SER
vices could be held in the churches tonight, as
there was no light in the city.
At Hunters Island the scene is a desolate
one. This flood has done more damage than
those of 1856, 1857. 1870, 1874 and 1879 put
together. Never in the history of this city has
destruction been so great by water. No correct
estimate can be given of losses.
RICHMOND ALMOST ISOLATED.
The James river is on big rampage, and
Richmond is almost as completely isolated from
the outside world as she was during some por-
tions of the wer. Approximations of a freshet
equal to that of 20 and II proved to be we'll
founded On all railroads there have been
serious washouts and damage. The lower por-
ton of the city is completely submerged, and
boatmen have been doing a thriving business
for two days traversing the streets.
PETERSBURG PARTLY UNDER WATER.
1t is nearly forty years since Petersburg had
its last big food. 1t occurred on March 9.
1851, but it was small in comparison with what
has been experienced yesterday and to-day.
The violent rains sent the Appomattox in a
boom. The earliest damage was from the
bursting of the receiving reservoir at the
water-works. The whole lower part of the city
is under water. Every bridge but one SPAN
ing the river, including the Atlantic coast line
trestle, is swept away and all railroad COM
munication north and south is suspended and
probably will remain SO for day or two No
accurate estimate of the losses by the food can
be made, but it is not exaggerated if placed at
S100 000