Evening star., 1901-04-22
WATER Is RECEDING
The Potomac Below Cumberland s
Rapidly Subsiding.
BAND 0. TRAINS RESUME SCHEDULES
Extent of Damage to c. and O.
Canal Not Known.


Special dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md April 22-The wa
ter is receding along the Potomac below
Cumberland very rapidly. The Baltin ore
and Ohio tracks. which We're covered with
over three feet OF water at Sir Johns Run
at 1 o'clock this morning, are now clear
and all trains are running, but somewhat
late. The tracks were not damaged, but
there has been great loss of crossties
which had been scattered along the line
for a new track.
Train No. - from the east. came in this
morning five hours late. All trains are
now running according to schedule and by
evening the regular order of things will
have been resumed.
The extent of the damage to the banks
of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal is not
yet known. The water rose six feet above
the towpath Sir Johns Run, and 1t will
be some time before it will have fallen
sufficiently To permit investigation at
this and other low points. 1t is known that
there are some serious breaks. Water could
be seen pouring from them from the rail-
road. Han"ock. Md. narrowly ped in
Undati"n Tho back water rose to the edge
of the town iii the west end.
Miss CafInn's Body Recovered.
Those vino conveyed the body of Miss
Mary Caiian. recovered one mile below dam
No by Maurice Orndorf were only able
by the most heroic efforts to carry II to
the home of her father. Thomas Calan a
merchant at Little Orleans. They crossed
the swollen stream TWO miles below the
dam INTO Maryland at much risk Miss
Callan was drowned in freshet six weeks
ago. Nothing has been seen of the bodies
OF Nicholas Jenkins. Emanuel Smith and
Robert Garter. the three coiored men of
Baltimore who were drowned while cross
ing the river at Green Springs SATURDAY.
Nearly aii the farmers along the Potomac
bottom and in the South Branch valley are
heavy sufferers The West Virginia Gem
.ral and PittsbUrG railroad had trouble
from iandsiides. but the road is now open
II Is feared some Chesapeake and Ohio
canal hIatmen may have been cauph- IN,
the flood. they were seen moving along
the trea cherous places twelve hours hefore
TIE fal! began Nothing will be known rIn-
u alttr courIers go out and examine the
Situation
High Water at Point of Rocks
Special dispatch 10 The Evening Star
FREDERICK. Md, April 22.-John Ste
venson, an aged negro, was drowned this
morning white attempting to cross Tus-
carora creek between Washington Junction
and Gaithersburg. Stevenson was driving
to Washington Junction and drove into the
water at the usual fording place and the
morse, wagon and man We're Immediately
submerged. The water was fifteen feet
0tep- BOth man and horse were drowned
The waters in this county are raging the
= fotomac being twenty-five feet out of bank
and river and canal are running together.
All trains coming here from the west have
been delayed several hours. 1t is utterly
impossible to cross the bridge at Point of
Rocks
Danger Past mt Harper's Ferry
Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star,
HARPERS FERRY, w Va. April 2o-
Both rivers are about twenty feet above
low water mark here. No damage has
bcsn done and both rivers are now falling.
All danger is over.