Evening star., 1897-02-25
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
High Water in the Potomac Going
Down.
Illustrated Lecture and other Local
Notes of General and Especial In
tercst to All Concerned.

The high water in the Potomac is now
going steadily down. after reaching its
maximum height yesterday afternoon Ac-
cording to anticDations, based on advices
received from the upper regions of the wa
ter course. the water did not come high
enough to do any damage beyond, per
haps. weakening some of the wharyes
along the river front. Nothing was re-
ported as lost or washed away from
Georgetown, and there We're very few
boats moored at the wharves In fact,
there was only one boat along the water
front. and that moored along the coal
wharf. near the Aqueduct bridge. 1t was
securely tied to the wharf with additional
rdisng 1t above the level of the wharf and
setting one part on the edge of the land
There will be comparatively little difficulty
in getting the boat off
Though the water is recedine it has lost
none of its Swiftress. The current is still
running strong, especially in the center of
the river. The sight from the Aqueduct
bridge Is magnificent. The Swift-moving
water, looking like thickened mud, comes
sweeping down in ripples and eddies. bear
ing drfftwood and other objects floating
The piers of the bridge cut the water but
the impetus carries the mass upwards and
then breaks Off making a very graceful
curve. Some of the piers have managed to
stop the driftwood, which cut the water in
L
the Golfer dam around pier No. 4. The wa
ter daSheS over the west side like a cata-
ract, and the interior of the dam presents
the appearance of a miniature Niagara
river. Dr!ftWocd and entire trees have
been swept over the dam and when tfe
water recedes there will be some labor in
clearing the place The sides Of the hold
hold up remarkably well, and showed no
signs of breaking. The water would heaye
up in circles fully fifteen feet in diameter
looking extremely like a boiling mass, the
upward mass breaking and reminding one
for all the world of a mean and nasty
muddy road. Then again the current would
sweep under the bridge with such force
that. meeting in the canter of the piers. a
regular whirlpool would be formed. the
suction evidently being something great
These were caused by the piers cutting the
current as it came down from the upper
regions, and a man would have little show
for his life in such a water.
Up to IL o'clock this morning the fail of
water was something like twenty inches
and still receding. At the rate the water
was suhsiding it would take until this
afternoon before the level would be equal
to that of the wharves along the water
front. Then the true damage can be ascer-
tanned, but no harm is feared outside of a
liberal coating of mud on everything. The
Potomac Boat Club no Ise was entirely in
undated, and while very' little damage was
done to the place, the cleaning up process
Will be the most troublesome. The high
est point reached by the water al this
place was about six feet.
Illustrated Lecture.
DR.. A. G. Rogers gave his illustrated lee
ture on Ben Hur last evening at Linthicum
Hall. There was a good-sized audience
present that enjoyed the speakers remarks
The lecture Illustrated by 1l5 colored
views. making a pretty Stereoptcon spec
tacle. This was the second appearance of
the lecturer in this place the present sea
son, though the lecture had a very success
full run in Washington. The affair was
given by the members of the congregation
Of Christ Church. the proceeds being an
piled to the choir fund.
BacheIOrs' Club.
The Old Bachelors Club of GEORGETOWN
gave most delightful party in honor of
the Misses Draley, No. 2i47 street north
west, Tuesday evening. During the evening
games of all kinds and dancing were en-
1oyed until late hour. when a dainty col
latlon was served. Among those present
and Ella Draley. the Misses I-amkin. Pigot
Sebastian and Myers. Messrs Draley, Jas.
f. Smith, Handler. Fuller Foley Sebastian
Steliions, Smelling, Davis, Lamkin and
Spicer.
An old maids party will be given Mon
day evening under the auspices of the Bon
Ton Dancing Academy at Masonic Hall
A gold ring will be given to the young lady
making the best appearance.
Fannie NJ. Lorain has bought of Mnrtie
NJ Anderson lot :, in block II of Glen Echo
at an unnamed consideration.
The funeral of Mrs Katie NJ. Tanning
took place this morning at . O'Clock from
st. Stephens Church, with a solemn mass
of requiem.
The police of this precinct have been un-
able as yee to find the mother of The al.an-
doEe0 colored infant that was found Tues
day evening on Bath street.
The fire plug a the corner of Both and
streets Is reported to be III neeG of repair.