The evening times., 1899-02-25
NEWS FROM GEORGETOWN.
Rivermen No Longer i'm Fear of q
Potomac Flood.

Rivermen and those who have property
on the river front no longer fear a flood.
This morning the river was down to it's
normal height and there was but little ice
floating down stream. The exceedingly
muddy water. together with slightly in
creased current and an occasional snag or
floating log, were the only evidences of
disturbed condition of the stream. The
water reached the ordinary high tide stage
last night about 10 o'clock, and at that
time the ice ceased to come from above.
General Manager Nicholson, OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal, stated this morning
that everything at the head waters OF the
river is quiet. The water has fallen so that
he no longer is anxious concerning the
property of the company. His agents sta
toned at numerous points along the river
from Georgetown TO Cumberland have
ceased sending reports on the condition of
the river, and Mr.. Nicholson says that this
indicates that there is no danger. The
merchants who have removed all damagea-
BILE goods out of reach OF the threatened
flood are now taking steps to remove their
effects back to their accustomed places. 1t
is generally thought by all familiar with
the conditions of the river that the danger
of freshet for this year is passed In
all probability, they say. there will be no
more ice to obstruct the passage OF an in
creased volume of water, should there be
rains heavy enough to raise the water in
the river. 1t is probable that the usual
heavy spring rains will fall, making the
river high, but no danger is anticipated
from them.
The mass meeting OF all the churches ot
Georgetown to be held tomorrow after
noon at $3.50 o'clock at the West Street
Presbyterian Church, for the purpose of
taking steps to aid the congregation OF
Gay Street Baptist Church, whose ediiice
was destroyed by fire several weeks ago,
will be addressed by number of promi-
nent ministers. nr R. +. Will
lingham, of Richmond. will be
the first speaker and will be followed
by DR.. Samuel H. Greene. of the Calvary
Baptist Church and Dr. c. A. Stakely. of
the First Baptist Church. An attractive
and appropriate musical programme has
/ been arranged and Percy S. Foster will
lead the singing.
George Waters, who has been seriously
i'll at his home on Thirty first Street. with
threatened attack of pneumonia, is i'm
proving
Funeral services over the remains of the
| late Mrs. Eleanor Evans Bangs, whose
death occurred Thursday at Relay, near
Baltimore, were held this afternoon at
! o'clock from Oak Hill Chapel. The Rev.
| DR.. Hammond, pastor of the Congress NJ
p. Church, officiated. The church was
filled with the many friends of the de-
ceased, and the floral offerings were beau
tiful and numerous. Interment was made
in Oak Hill Cemetery.
| Isaac Henderson, colored. nineteen years
old, was found yesterday afternoon by Ser
geant Conlon suffering from fit on Thir-
| ty-second Street near the canal. He was
| first taken to the Georgetown University
Hospital. but as he had been taken there
last Monday suffering from the same afiiic-
tion admittance was refused him because
! the surgeons were of the opinion that he
was shamming. He was then taken to the
Washington Asylum Hospital in an am
bula0rp