Evening journal., 1896-02-07

on Rafes-YouoE womsa Clerk Rescued
From AN once in Rowboat- Christians
aad Bsandrwine Come Way Up In
Town-some Railroad wsshouts.
The steady downpour Of raln, that bs
gan at 10 o'clock Wednesday night, re
tardsd business and flooded all the
s reams and rivers Ia tbs neighborhood
Nearly three T. chez OF rain fell, and
water rushed do-n L 30 hills OF Whining
ton with resounding ioroe.
Never has Wilmington looked cleaner
and purer than when the wsather cleared
and the skies frightened this morning
after the heavy showers Pavements
that have been black with mud for
year and thoroughfsres that have never
been cleaned, according to good author
ity, we're purified and frightened into n
healthy and attractive state.
About / o'clock yesterday afternoon q
high vino sprang up from this northeast
aud whistled furiously through town
Much alarm was caused by the winds
freaks with the Wilmington Bicycle
Clubs banner, spread across Market
street from the Humphrey building.
The wind whipped all the steamers of In
one clip and then caught up the huge
swinging slgn and cracked II high ia the
air like a hlacksnaks whip. making
sounds Ike the report Of Colt revolver
Finally the big banner hung 10 sbreds
Anxiety was felt along the Christians
rs there was peculiar phenomenon
accompanying the storm. Tide began to
abb about . 30 from a very high mark.
Until o'clock II continued at a strong
ebb yet did not fall one foot the whole
time and it wac an ordinary high tide at
/ o'clock VIII IL should have been low
water
AT Market street bridge both piers OF
cribs we're submerged early In the after
noon for the second time In Bridgetender
Swans administration as engineer OF
tbs draw The tlds broke banks and
hlodsd lowlands before night.
At ~ 30 yesterday big tree-s shade
maple which has for years been a land
mark at Eighth and King streets-blew
down across the street. It was a miracle
that no lives we're lost nor property
damaged, as the tree crashed TO tue
ground In a twinkling.
During the heavy wind storm last
night about fifteen feet OF the roof OF
the crematory was blown of. A chimney
on Fenn's drug store At Eighth and West
streets was also dsmoll shed.
Miss AiIcroft Imprisoned By the Tide.
Miss Anna Allc-oft. clerk In the office
OF Hanhoffer & Vaughn, near Front
street wharf, on the Christiana, found
herselta a prisoner Ia the office about 0
o'clock last evening. The Christisna had
come up the street until It completely
surrounded the building. At 8 80 o'clock,
ss the thoroughly frightened young
woman sew the waters rush Into and
through the cflce a rowboAt wff
pushed up against the door and she was
rescued.
A Yacht Left In the Street.
yond Eleventh street bridge last
evening. when the Braudywine ovsifowed
It's banks, q force OF men with rowboats
removed several families occupying little
houses on the loWlands near Thatcher
street A ysoht. the Mary and Anna.
anchored Ia the creek, was picked up by
the freshet and swept up into Thirteenth
street whore IL was left. high end dry In
the middle Of the street, when the tide
receded.
Brldgetender Russell Overheard.
The big tide which came 10 aud covered
up the Third street bridge cribs doubtless
saved the life OF Bridgetender Russell.
When the waters we're at their highest,
Mr. Russell weat below TO sdj just one Of
the electric wires. Suddenly ne lost his
balance and foil overheard with his
hauds full Upon coming up be found
the tide sufficiently high to enable him Co
grasp the crib top ard crawl out. Had
it been an ordinary tide 1t would have
meant swim ashore or drown.
The Floods Best Work.
One great public good was accomplished
by last nights food II so washed and
sushsd the surroundings and property
Of the Lleblg Chemical Com
piny that there Is no smell and
no oily water coming from that estab
lishment to-day. 10 fact, for the past
two days it has not been any more
obnoxious than II it were 3 florists head
quarters.
Phsnix Company Called Upon.
It is understood that the Pho ak
Steam Fire Engine Company will b.
called upon this afternoon to pump out
the water that has flooded the Plokeli
Foundry in the Ninth ward All
the f1or Of that .plant has been under
water since early yesterday afternoon and
the establishment cannot be operated
under existing circumstances.
washout on Lea's Branch.
The only serious damage sustained
along the P. W. & B railroad WAS ou
the long siding known az "Lea'i
branch, running 10 the William
Lsa, and Sons Company mills
on the BIandywine, where there was q
bad washout, and railroad workmen arG
out to day repairing the damage,
Cardinal satolll Goes to Philadelphia
Cardinal Satolli passed through tow
yesterday on an early afternoon train en-
route for Philadelphia where he was ths
guest OF the Catholic Historical Society
at the opening reception OF It's new
building, No. 7l5 Spruce street. The
cardinal was accompanied by honsignol
Sharetti, his accountant. aud Dr.. +. O.
Rookie, his private secretary.
The Chester TO BE Towed Away.
Tugboats will proceed, as soon as the
high wind spends itself. 10 move the
steamboat City OF Chester upon which
the machinery and boiler work have beer
completed at the Harlan and aollings
worth shipyard. The Chester will be