The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
WASHED BY THE RAIN,
Baltimore Visited by the
Heaviest DoWnpour in
Many Years.
Foundations We're Undermined and
Several Dwellings We're
Swept Away.

BALTIMORE. Nd, Sept. 6.-Baltimo
was visited to-day by the heaviest down.
pour of rain in twenty-five years. Starting
at o'clock this morning, there was little
cessation until o'clock tonight. There
was little wind and no thunder or light
ming.
The most serious accident occurred on
Greenmount avenue, near North. The
quantity of water that dashed down the
surrounding inclines soon overfiowed the
sewer and caused it to cave in. The over
flow flooded the cellars of 1872, 1914 and
1916 Greenmount avenue.
The rushing torrent undermined the
foundations and the buildings collapsed,
the occupants thereof barely escaping with
their lives. The material and furniture
was carried away piecemeal by the angry
waters. and tonight big yawning hole in
the ground marks the place where the
three dwellings stood. A frame house at
1922 Greenmount avenue was also badly
wrecked.
Fremont avenue, between Baltimore and
Lexington streets, wherein sewer is be-
ing enlarged, was badly washed. 1t is
feared that the foundations of number OF
been damaged.
One death, the result of the storm, was
reported late tonight. Mrs. Annie o.
Smith and her son were washed off the
footbridge that spans Jones Falls at Mount
Washington. The young man succeeded
in reaching the shore, but his mother was
carried toward the city on the turbulent
stream and drowned.
PLETHORA OF DOMESTIC WOES.
Lore at First Sight Ended in a Fight and
Desertion.
TARRYTOWN, N. Y, Sept. Civilian
J. Lovett, now rs years old, several years
ago married a Mrs. Harris of Astor, Iowa.
1t was case of love at first sight. Lovett
bought cottage on Beekman avenue, in
which they began housekeeping, and dur
ing the first few months their married life
was blissful. A few weeks ago rumors
came to Lovett that his wife had another
husband, with whom she was correspond
ing.
Mrs. Harris is the mother of daughter
Is years old and a son of 10. The son lived
with her. During Wednesday evening he
got into a quarrel with Lovett about feed
ing the horses. Loyett threatened to
throw them all out of the house.
The son threw pail of hot water over
the OLD man. Lovett tried to stab the
young man with his pocket-knife. Mrs
Lovett interfered, and he made lunge at
her. Then he picked up his wife and
threw her out of the window and kicked
the boy out of the back door. He threw
their belongings out and forbade them to
re-enter.
While Lovett was at work yesterday
afternoon Mrs. Lovett and her daughter
forced an entrance and took out several
articles which she claimed are her own.
Lovett, on learning of it, followed them
to the railway station, where he requested
policeman to arrest them. The police
man refused and the couple left for the
West Lovett last evening was excited
and threatened to kill himself. He told a
reporter that it was not the loss of his
wife that he was moaning about, but the
articles she had stolen. He says he has
authentic proof that she has a husband
and several children in Iowa. Lovett pre-
sented sorry appearance, though. he is
said to own bonds and gold to the amount
of $50 600.