The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-19

osinists on the boat also found 1t neoes-
sary TO wade up TO their ankles in warm
rain water to get onto dry spot.
RANDALL SQUARE A LAKE.
Randall square was worse than ever
last night and tho mud, when the waters
recsded lay IA foot deep on the SIDEWALK in
front of James Ill. Nolan's news tore. and
any quick growing plant would have
reached maturity by this morning had 1t
been planted.
The water reached the car steps and
flowed inho Lees barroam and the tcellars
nearby. There were men who tried TO
cross the square, though the water was
knee deep in places. These mon had taken
too much interior liquid stuffs before they
made the attempts and couple OF ttbem
had close calls from falling and meeting
their death in n watery grave. Over on
thee north SIDE of the square there was a
miniature geyser, which threw water a
foot and q half high. This furnished
amusement for q swimming dog. which
had it's curiosity bump well developed.
A horse attached to n carriage got badly
scared at the roar of the rushing waters
and had there not been cool head and
pair of steady hands directing there might
have been an opportunity for some young
mon to qualify for the life saving service
of tho national government. No one
could recall when there was so much
water In tD0 NOrLn Emu DtlOre.
Star street was almost all washed down
onto North Main street.
Other highways suffered but not as
much as the last named street and the
square
SEVERE IN EAST PROVIDENCE.
The storm of last night visited East
Providence with unusual severity, and
made many bad washouts. In the yard
between ;. 8. Rich's store and bis store
house hole some six or eight feet deep
was made. The highways or Freeborn
avenue and Orchard street were badly
broken up. A dangerous place was made
on Mauran avenue, and the street and
sidewalk on Waterman avenue near Red
Bridge was left in bad condition, and
Highway Surveyor Whelden was mt tho
place early this morning with large
force Uf men, repairing the damage. The
sand and gravel To the depth OF several
inches was washed from Waterman avenue
on to tho tracks of tho Consolidated Rail-
road. The roads leading iIte the town
are reported to be In very bad condition.
1t was the most severe storm while 10
lasted that has visited the town in a long
while.
ONE HOUSE RUINED.
The most serious washout was at
house on Water street, owned by Gather
inc Jngraham There had originally been
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IL had been partially filled with ashes
ana other material, and the water rushed
into the cesspool with such force that 10
broke away and with 10 carried away
about fifteen feet of the cellar wall and
allowed the water to run into tho cellar
to the depth OF four feet, running every.
thing in tho cellar, and rendering that
side of tho house unsafe. The house Is
occupied by MIR. and Mrs. John Evans.
Mrs. Evans was in the collar Mt the
time of the break and narrowly escaped
being injured by tho rush of water and
tho falling wall. The stencil from the old
cesspool was something terrible, aud
pervaded the entire house. Steps were
Immediately taken Co repair the damage.
Hicks Brothers stable on First street was
flooded ana damaged to the extent of $780,
The bakery Of Thomas Nutini, in the
basement Of Ray block, corner
flooded To the depth of a foot aud much
sand and dirt was carried In by tho rush
of water down tho hill. Mr.. Nutini coald
not estimate his damage this morning.
wASBOUTS IN CRANSTON.
Last nights rain storm washed several
! OF tile Cranston roads AT the corner of
| Cranston and school streets there was n
! big deposit OF fine dirt. On Park avenue
! In several places deep ruts were worn
| into tho street by the rushing waters In
the depression of Park avenue near Au-
burn pond there Is left large deposit Of
| loan and sand washed down tho road
| from tho hills Gladstone street in Ar
lington recontly paved to prevent wash.
| ing. Is In good condition considering the
steep grade. Farmers throughout the town
are disappointed with so much rain Near
the Cranston Print Works the street car
tracks were buried I'm sand Tho l0;l0
car TO tho city was derailed at this point
as was also another car that tried To pull
the first onto the track Men were sum.
moned from tho Arlington car barn and
with tho aiu Of jacks put the car on its
way after q delay Of one hour I'm traffic
The heavy shower last evening caused
considerable damage to tho streets I'm
PawtuXet Valley and tho electric cars ON
all Of ttc lines were greatly delayed by
tho sand which wpshcd an tho rails