The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-30
THIRD EDITION.
AFTER THE STORM.
The losses to the City Supposed to
Reach Over sec, oo0-some of Those
who Were Damaged and How Much.

Reach Over SEQ, ooo-some of Those
who Were Damaged and How Much.
Now that the storm Is over the real
extent OF the losses have become ap
parent. So far MS has been investiga-l
tod the losses will aggregate over S20,-
600, not including losses to the city by
damage reaching thousands more. The
REPUBLICAN yesterday stated who the
heaviest losers were but could not at
that time approximate the amount OF
the losses.
Those whose losses overreach n
Thousand dollars are Owen j. Hession,
-four and feed dealer, 1920; F.Blumen-
& thai a Co., morocco manuIac urers,
$3.50; William ]. McClary, morocco
manufacturt 1880; William Lea and
6One, flour manufacturers, $1,000.
Patrick Dillon, saw mill SlO00;John j.
Jacobyi sewer contractor, possibly
Sl0e0, and the contractor for con-
structing the parkway at kentmere,
possibly $500. Other losses are esti-
mated Us follow:
Rockland paper MILLS $500;
Rockford dyeing mill at probably
$50; Delaware Terra Gotta works
$500; William Simmons, contractor
for paving streets, about 800; G. X.
Weaver, contractor, $50; Henry Bluath,
$500; John ID. kurtz, baker at Fourth
and Poplar streets, lost about $500 by
Che sewer stopping up; J. d J, n. Har-
man, furniture dealers lost about $50;
Daniel A. Forrest, &l20; John A. For
rest, ESQ, Garrett S. Smith druggist,
Dupont street and Delaware Avenue,
ete; Joseph G. Taylor, Front and Jack
son streets. $50; GibsouA. Collins. No.
1Oea Lancaster Avenue. SIS; Mrs.
katharine Hailigan, No. $50 Ian caster
Avenue, 5000; Mrs Martha Joyce, No
$50 Lancaster Avenue $50; j. j. Han
ley, Monroe STREET and Lancaster
Avenue, $500.
The following losses are reported on
Adams street: John Todd, Front and
Adams streets. $500; Mrs. Catherine
Early. No. l02, slUO; William Rash, No.
lO4, 20; William Whtcraft No. 106,
l5;Joseph Keenan,. No. los, 25; John Il,
Reed, No. 40, 30; Mrs Susanna Short
lidge, No. IL, 10.
John II. Mcguire, J. G. Duncan and
Thomas Luke, Orange street, between
Second and Third, are losers il
amounts ranging from $40 to $50.
The grentcat destruction, however
occurred to the residents on Secont
street between Madison and Monroe
and on Monroe above Second. Here i;
where the sewer caved in and the iiood
swept through tho houses, 20 inches
high IN tue first story, after filling thu
cellars. The losses on West SecOnC
street arc as follows:
Iilghmnn Anderson, Monroe ant
Second streets, $3.50; Hugh McGinley
no. ISL, $500; Mrs Ellzebeth Brown
No. T65, $50; Anthony Smith, No. 13l
$500; John j. White, No. no $3.50
lawrence Rgney, No. 737, $50; David
leo, No. I95, 800; ID. w. DeNallinger
Nc i23, 500; Frank Hyatt, No. 72l
eeO0; Francis Haughtey No. 7l9, S2c0
David Wilson, No. III, 5I5; Frank Tar
ner, No. us Si25; Wilmer McEiroy
No. us, SIPS; Lee Wah, No. I'll, $3.50
5ohn O'Donell, No. 707, 825.
On Monroe street. the following ar
losers to the amounts named; JOlil
Sprague, No. 200, 300; Mrs Johl
No. 202H, 500; Edward McNalr Ne
fea. 500; William Rutter, No 2Ot
S2o0; John II. kutter, No. 2Os $500
a. II, Beale, No. 30, $50; William
Brown. No. PIP, $50; james Walker
No. PA, $685. George w. Blast, No. 2lt
es5.
The foregoing does not include hal
fAe losers and losses in the city indce
those who escaped losses are In th
minority. Hardly property owne
OF houspkeepCr can DO met with VIII
The Street and Sewer Commission
ers had just finished grading Laucas
ter Avenue between Franklin an
Broome streets. and had the sand n
delivered ready for laying the Beigln
blocks The Hood carried on ever
vesige OF the sand and tore holes i
the street exposing the gus and waJt
pipes. The railroad track stood up
foot above the street. ThecurbstOnC
r.aaf hts .litNd .,tt a.
telephone pole undermined topple
evr.
The HOW tracks of the Wilmingto
City Railway Company on IRENE
street above Front, were badly wa -hei
and the small quantity OF paving a
ready done was ruined anu will hlA
to BE- done over. The tracks SCENE
to form a channel down which Il
water ran in torrents.
The residents on Poplar street, b
low Third, do not deny this time tn
they have had complete oyerilo'
More than once the REPUBLIcAN h
had occasion 10 refer to baSemen
washed 10y floods on this street, b.
the reports were always promptly d
MED. They are not denied now. Pc
lar street would Gas SECURE from owe
nows rs any other section of tho city
Sthltup run was converted into t
right kind of sewer as it shoald lie
The main outlet TO this sewer Is
front of Mr.. j. d. Kurtzs baker
Fourth and Poplar streets, but this
let becoming carly chOkel up. I
overflow riiShel down the street fill
cellars with water. lhisIs what caus
Mr.. Kurt2s heavy loss and mixed sul
thirty orf9rtY barrels Of flour, butt
eggs ard ulhpr ingredients for baki
with mud. Charles II. clifford. SeGU
and Poplar streets, grOcers, loSta lai
quantity OF butter and ether prolu
The Food was destructive over ia 1
Ninth ward. The drains from
Philadelphia and Concord Turnpii
and from Eighteenth AMI Twentit
streets proved inefficient to carry
the water, which turned off into
lane leading 10 the big inill and ent
ing the engine room wet the wide b
on the lily wheel VIII III operated
mill. Great damage WAS done in
hret corn mill where the kiln DIR
meal is made. Wellington Evans.
miller, saw tho water start In tho II
door near where tho former olllee
and tried to stop IL witha plank. Ill
self and the board We're iloatel do
stairs Tho water left its mark
Inches high on the first lOOr and alb,
six inches on tho basement floor /
spread into the second corn mill 1
hlled the ConYeyors and elevators 1
wet the machinery. Mill feed Of
kinds was damaged.
The whole works wero then s.
down and the mill did not start ag
until $50 last night. There is so
talk OF the Company suing the
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