Evening journal., 1899-08-03

after the storm abated the water sub
sided and the occupants Of the houses
were able to go downstairs.
The Logan House was flooded the
barroom floor being covered with mud
and water.
AS soon as the storm was over Street
Commissioner Pierson was out look
ing for places that needed immediate
repairs. He said houses in all parts
of the city were flooded In some
places the sewers were overhowed. The
most damage was done in the vicinity
Iof Eighth and Morrow streets. and on
Poplar street south of Fourth.
TREES BLOWN DOWN.
The trees blown down throughout
the city are innumerable, and no pre-
vious storm has made such record
in this direction. Part OF the tree
planted by David Ferris in the Quaker
burying ground at Fifth and West
streets, was blown down. A tree at
Fourteenth and Market street blew
down. and striking the roof Of the
home OF United States Judge George
Gray, carried part Of it away.
A large tree was blown down in
front of the bicycle club building.
On Job H. Jackson's lawn a tree was
blown down. On West Eleventh
street, between Madison and Monroe,
the street was completely blocked by
three large poplar trees which were
uprooted and fell directly across the
street bed
At Broome street tree fell across
the street car tracks and delayed the
cars for forty minutes.
Street and Sewer Department work
men are at work to-day removing fall
en- tree trunks and broken branches.
STREET CAR LINES.
Never before did a storm OF such
brief duration tie up the street car
lines so effectively. At Sixteenth and
Market streets a car jumped the track
and this temporarily put the Riverview
line out of service.
The East Eighth street line was put
out Of service for some time on account
of trees falling across it and blocking
all of the cars on the east end Of th'
line.
At Eighth and Washington streets
a tree blew across the track and pu
that line out of service for a few min
utes.
The wreck crew OF the Wilmington
City Railway Company and the line re
pairing crew were both kept bus,
during the evening getting the line
into shape The railway officials SAT-
that the storm was most severe for tn
time it lasted Of any which had eve
come into their experience.
Passengers on the Darby cars com
ing from Chester and Philadelphia
were surprised when they came int
the storm centre and wondered wha
they had struck, swhen they left Ches
ter the storm was over.
LOST THEIR PRODUCE
The truckers who had fruit and vege
tables for sale on East Fourth stree
lost heavily. The storm came S
quickly and was so much worse tha
they expected that they did not hav
q time to move to a place of safet,
East Fourth street was like a smal
river, and soon the watermelons, toma
toes and other produce were floatin
K down the street.
It AvERTED A WRECK.
Patrick Winn, the flagman at Wate
S and Market streets, prevented whs
might have been a serious wreck TIL
D.. street was a torrent of water and
number of boards and planks used
builders were lying in the gutter. The
o were carried down the railroad trac
y about the time southbound train NJ
60 was passing. Winn saw the dange
and rushed out and tagged the trai
e just as the wheels OF the engine wei
Iel about to pass over the timbers.
,al The water was so deep around Il
French street station that people coul
not cross the street, and had to wa
Ie until the storm subsided before the
pl could venture out Of the building.
DAMAGE TO WIRES.
vi Iineman Hyland reported wire
,s down all over the city. and their con
ins in contact with other wires cause
II the fire alarm bell to strike sever
Or times.
The telephone companies did M
% suffer greatly, the most damage beiT
done to the police and fire alarm tel
T. graph system.
re A number of electric light wir
70 were also knocked down by falliI
trees. Where they were seen thu
40 were cut or someone placed TO guai
TX them. At Third and Madison streets
II. live wire was cut by Lineman Hylan
G. About o'clock. while Elwood Shar
II years old, was walking past Lind'
ne and Harrison streets, he stepped on
he live wire and was thrown violently
"a. the ground. He fell on the wire al
,s was badly burned about the face al
hands.
d. In falling he struck his head infiC
ing a deep cash and was rendered u
-. | conscious His iniurfQq were dress