The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-03
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tandent, who is almost heart broken at the
loss OF his pe,s Along the river front, ,usu llly
calm aud peaceful, Ule POsOnec was a wide
roa ing, iuruuie { stream dirty water
rushing madly onward, an1 bearing on its
s".ft-moVing surface logi, telegraph poles,
portions OF house aud all kinds Of deb is.
The sire am was nearly twice its normal
width, and flowed six fest anl more deep
through three streets along the river front.
suhmerging "harve nall manuf icturing
establish nents, and tapping the second
hoors OF IN lis, boat houses and fertiliziaQ
works Ia Georgetown. Farther wn the
st cam II comUl.tely flooded he Potomac
mats. which the z gbyernnent had raised
at great expense to a hgat in most parts Of
four I'd live feet, and i1u- lated tn abodes
OF poor negro squa ters who had bulls
Ilree frame span atong the rive s. ed q.
The rising Of the waters had eclip sed the
high wa er mark of 1877 TIE loss will be-
enormous. Some place it at 81 200, 900, but
no relia 10 I sur can be given Until the
water subsidies and allows property owners
chance e. examine their bulll lings. The
city has been SD it off from com nunica-
tlon with tlo west and s,uth for two lys.
an the w,ll b. scarcity OF mil aud
other supplies until the roads ara repaired
suiho.ently TO allow railroad trains and
wagons to enter the city.
DIDN'T GO TO CHURCH.
President Harris N did no attend church
to-day, but spent his time in communicate
ing with the people iu the hood-stricken
districts, with view to granting tAem such
relief as lay in the power Of tue COVE n
ment. The President has oferel TO extend
the people in distress any succor which
the vernment coull give. He
said that the governme lt would
supply any rations and soldiers to
assist Ia the work of reclamation possible.
Tue government has abou. 9 0J0 tents
wAich it can lend 10 the sufferers. The
government has also under its control sew
e.al thousa d ten s bel Inging to the militia
of the service, and these will be loa lei il
need ID. Tn offer saldie was made for
the reason that it was thought they might
% useful Ia cleari z away Tue deb il, search
ing for the drow ned guar ing pro perty.
HALFoRD's FEARFUL SUSPENSE.
TIE day has been one Of fearful suspense
to PriyaJe Secretary Halford Mrs Halford
and ner daughter Jeannette left Indlauap.
oils on tram that got out Of Plttsourg
yesterday morning. He ad thought that
the train got past before ths Il od was at
its worst, but tnis morning received word
from the Pennsylvania railroad tnat it
wa, reported tlat the train on
watch they we're had bee lost
about 10 nstown. Between 5 and 8
O'clock is evening a I legran came from
the philadelphia office OF tie Pen isyivania
railroad, stating tnat tney had opened COM
munications with Altoona aud h ID learned
at Mrs. II ,lford and he daughter were
all right, bit had lost all tneir baggage.
Clara Barton, president II tie K "a Cross
Associ ton, Left here for 10 nsto vn this
lnorning. DIR. Hubbel, the fisId agent, and
corps OF tained workers accompany ner.
She will work through tue flo ds district,
distribu ing food, clio hing, IN ,dici 10 and
necessary articles OF ol o furnishing.
with Johnstown as her headquarters.