New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-02
WhSHTNG TON PARTIALLY FLOODED
STREETS IMPAssABLE FOR AWHILE, AND GEL
LARS FULL OF wATER-sroRMs ELSEWHERE.

STREETS IMPAssABLE FOR AWHILE, AND GEL
LARS FULL OF wATER-sToRMs ELSEWHERE.
Washington July 1.-For few hours to-day tho
merchants and residents Just south OF Pennsylvania
ave. had a vivid reminder Of the food which
little more than a month ago Sweled the Potomac
River and inundated a considerable portion Of thu
city. One Of the heaviest transforms ever seon
here began in the morning, and, Increasing in
severity became tremendous downpour about noon,
compelling people to keep indoors. The water camo
down in torrents, and the the corners
choked up, backing the water across tho
streets from curb 10 curb. The lower level OF tho
city, along the Centre Market and the produce
houses In Pennsylvaniaav ave-, suffered most, and hero
the water In places three feet deep.
Cellars and In some instances the main floors vcro
flooded, and the grocery men and produce dealers
along Louisana-ave. and the south side Of Penn
sylvania suffered considerable loss. The Penn
sylvania Railroad station in sixth-st again
surrounded by water which up almost 10
the main floor of the building The cabmen made
quite neat thing Oat of 1t by carrying people
TO and from the building. Many people living
I'm the washed district had but recently had their
buildings repanted and touched up since the recent
frcshet The rain sbated after O'Clock, and
the sewers carried Of the water leaving
the streets again passable TO pedestrians.
The large silver vault in he courtyard OF the
Treasury Building, tn which over so,0poooo silver
dollars are stored. was hoodd with two inches ot
water. Considerable damage done to tho boxes
and bags containing the silver, but the latter was
unnured. force OF men was Kept busy balns
out the water until the rain stopped.
Carlisle, Penn, July ! CSpeciaD.-The storm which
passed over ShepherlstOwn and Bowmandae on
SATURDAY and Sunday of the heaviest that
has visited that section In years, and the water
reached a height never before known Cellars vera
flooded Outbudings and fences carried away, i've
stock drowned, and the growing crops washed out
portion Of the stone bridge which spans the Yellow
Breeches Creek was also carried away. The loss
Is quite heavy
Schenectady, ". Y, July 1.-The cloudburst at
scribed: thundershower from the north and
another from the south met deluge Of water
followed, swelling a small creek which Is entirely
dry I'm summer to a river The water rose five feet
In a few minutes, higher than II had been IN twenty
years, OVernOwed its banks, hoodlng meadows ana
fields and destroying hay and other crops belonging
10 a dozen farmers. who lose 800 10 S2oO oach
Las CRUCES n NJ, July IA man just in from
the mining camp of HermOSa reports a terfioe
cloud burst that flooded and washed away over bali
of that prosperous camp.
Newark, Ohio. July IA heavy ainstorm this even
ing washed rock Out In cut on the Pan handla
track. near Hanover. eight miles east Of here. Tho
gave train backed the rock. throwing eleven "srs
of TIE track and causing a disastrous wreck =
road is blocked both ways. The only man on e.
train jumIed TO save his life. The damage TO cars
Is heavy.
St. Paul Minn. July More scattared reports from
Dakota and Minnesota have been received concerning
In some quarters heavy winds accompanied the rain,
but serious damage has been reported.