The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-22
THIRD Edition.
THE RAIN Has CEASED.
nut WILMINGTON Is COvEREn
+ WITH W ATER.


Storm Before-The Sky is still
of n Threatening appearance
III, "A Supposed Death by
! -. Drowning.
Tho storm OF wind and rain, which
has ragged over this city since Satur-
day, has ceased for time at least, but
signs of It's damaging work are on
every side. The rain ceased falling
last night. but whether we will again
have clear weather, even the forecas.
Ter at Philadelphia IL unable to say.
A When he was asked last evening to
tell about the storm and when h
would stop, he said:
i You see he eaid ''this thing OF
meteorology Is not an exact science
by q long sight. SO much may hap
pen to modify things. Under certain
conditions we will have say fair wealth.
Or at a given place and under the same
general conditions Wa will have at an
other time lots OF rain. No. it's not
nm exact science. Now, Just see how
this storm has acted. 1t started up d
Montana over u week ago. and came
hcross the continent leisurely, play
ing the mischief. Under an ordinary
Schedule 1t would have passed out Oh
hhis country q day or two ago, but II
ran against big lot of high pressure
tust over Newfoundland.
That high pressure refused the
storm the right of way and there was
nothing left but FOR 1t to come down
here o I'D rain Itself out. Yes. this Is
indeed, u very heavy rainfall. won't
say that 1t has yet broken the recorl
for this section, but 1t has come
mighty near 1t. l can't remember
anything which has boat this spoil
for dampness, but il ID largely local
That Is, 1t 10 coniined mainly to the
eastern part Of tile state of Delaware
And New Jersey. The rain area reach
bs from Baltimore to a point between
Philadelphia aud New York and fr our
Tho coast to the mountains.
Not for many yours has this city ok
rer.enced ninun iation such 8 IS nov
nlong the river fronts. Tie mos
FERROUS state Of affairs exists bsyon,
Eleventh. street bridge. where Til,
water OF the Brandywine Greet brokl
Its banks ard rushed into the cellar
OF buildings squire and hall from
The bank. At a point below the Pull
man works the water also RUSHED
through tho banks and flooded tn,
houses In the neighborhcod and trans
forming the meadows OF green gras
into beautiful lake of yellow wa, ei
The water between Thatcher ant
J1eald and Thirteenth and Sixteenth
btrcets. and all the houses on thes,
htrcets were filled with water to TIL,
FIRST floors.
The BraGdywine below Market stree
bridge was higher than 1t has bsen Of
many years. lie ovortlowed Its bnnkt
everywhere. Only q tip of the largt
willow tree on the island OPPOSITE
kirkwood Park was visible. II wa
water from kirkwo Park to Thatch
or street. The pnrk was Hooded am
the tops OF benches could be seel
sticking up far out OF the water. Tire
OF the lighthouses anchored on iii
western side of Eleventh street bi1dg,
did not have enough cable. and tn
water completely covered them.
Along the Christlana's bank the wa
ter 10 still high but subsidiug. In TIL
rlcipity OF the Delaware Pulp Work
the water is over the fences Along tn
Brandywine crack The condition wa
pot 50 bad as along the other trihutaI
les OF the Delaware. but II was 50 hig
that people who reside along its bank
bad to remove to plucos OF safety. A
Bancrofts mills tile water rose to
feet, completely flooding the lowe
rooms OF the building and causing th
entite plant TO ba c;oHed for the day
This morning the water was still higl
and the plant was unable TO start VI
At Riddles mill til: same condition o
affairs exist.
The creek at Kltmensl and nsar.b
points was unusually high and it lUoR
ed us II 1t wOull overflow tho love
floor of the mills at the first nana,
place. 1t was thought bnst to clos
the mills and lie on the safe side. A
Stanton the water vac also high an
tho low places wore overlooked.
The railroad com pani9s suffered tn
greatest lnconyience for years. o.
the r., W. Il. y. Railroad. at Principle
much time was lost by wushcu
which made II exceedingly dungurou
for trains torun over the sunken traCh
Al Claymopt last night tile water Of Il.
Delaware river entirely submergad III
track, and for time traffic at tina
point had to be suspended, TTuln
however, were running Oh time Owe
u road this morning.
Never before has the Philadelphl
division OF the baltimore and Ohl
Railroad been Knocked out by sturi
but this Hood OF water comp eLel
crippled tile division, making 1t In
pOss bic To run trains either in OF OF
Of the Chestnut street depot. III
water OF tho Schuylliill river filled til
handsome building to q depth of o.
feet, causing all the offices on III
lower floor to he vacated and the
contents ruined 10y the water.
Passengers from this city were ca
red TO the rear Terminal station OvI
the Pennsylvania Rail Dad and the oil
sine which formerly was used IN Il
t-nHspo tat'on Of visitors TO tho Gef
gnupInl I--R tTt,n p.nrn .,
from Que to two hours laLs, but tt
1iOFllng they were moTing on
l;ood time III possible under such vi
favorable circumstances.
BEYOND MAEEt-r srRrET RETpGE.
THIS section OF the city is one va
muddy lah =, ranging Ia depth fro
6ne to -four feet Houses appear
rats. whilG to AMI fro from them bei
are conway ing household goods al
human freight to places of safety.
lAough serious tia situation. the SIM
boy delights in such flood a5 lie "a
hes about In tho water and olAe
float BY on tufts OF los lumber.
A rEORABfG FATALLY
Tie only reported drowning Is su
posed to bays occurred in that seutlo
tieOrgs Williams and his WIG. resfl
Ia DoN cat along the ". Il y X
al a POINT about ono milo from l.
Market street bridge. low sonar
beyond the bridge tho water uppeu
and out beyond tho little home
Williams the lake e4lculs. About t
car the water is D feet deep and VIII
stepUrler was rOwed to tna spot Il
morning the car was uHorcupig
household furniture lloated about
but there were lgU OrrupAItS