Evening star., 1902-03-01

Expected High Water Mark Will Be
Reached Early Tomorrow.

Reached Early Tomorrow.
News from the upper Potomac this after
noon was not quite so alarming as it was
early this morning. The river at. Harper's
Ferry is a trif1e higher than it was Thurs
day. and further rise Of four or five feet
Is expected. According to the information
received at the Baltimore and Ohio Offices
the water at Harper's Ferry was twenty
four feet above normal at noon and was
rising at the rate of three and half inches
an hour showing quite g. decrease in the
volume of water coming down the Potomac
and Shenandoah rivers since the early
morning report was received. A further
rise Of four or six feet Is expected. While
this rise will result in flooding some OF the
cellars in the lower sections of the city, the
weather bureau officials say it will result
In no serious damage. A rise of thirty feet
at Harper's Ferry, they say, will not flood
Pennsylvania avenue, and a greater rise Is
by no means anticipated.
High Water Mark Tomorrow.
Rain Is not falling today anywhere along
the water shed of the Potomac river and
the greatest volume Of water is expected
to reach here about 1 o'clock tomorrow
morning at high tide. Yesterdays heavy
rainfall throughout Maryland and West
Virginia and the consequent high water
caused some alarm last night and owners Of
StColhOodIS "c1S Ieduy W move lnelT craft
at short notice When the rainfull ceased
no further alarm was felt.
Harbor Master Sutton said this afternoon
that the water along the river front was
tr1f1e lower than 1t was Thursday, when 1t
washed over some Of the wharves and
caused some damage.
The sea wall about the flats was almost
covered with water. There was no Ice In
In the basement Of the Marble building at
Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street. Not
since Wednesday has the barber shop and
pool room there been open for business.
Wharves Washed Away.
The steamer Wakefield returned last night
from a trip down the river as far as Lower
Machodoc creek. bringing $50 barrels Of
oysters and an amount of other freight.
Officers of the boat found that Stiff's wharf
and the wharf at Somerset Beach had been
washed away by the ice.
Many men and boys were out the
water today catching drift wood from up
enough to last many months.
Yesterday afternoon the high water in
the Eastern branch damaged the wood and
coal yard of s. M. Frazier, between the
branch and Railroad avenue, Anacostia
The fence was washed away and large
quantity Of wood and coal was soon covered
with water. number Of boats were sent
out and men in charge of them recovered
.
who considered the floating cord wood pub
lie property appropriated It to their own
use. The noon bulletin received at the
weather bureau from Harper's Ferry was
the same as that received by the railroad
officials.
Last night was one Of anxiety to the
people living along the banks Of the Po-
tomac between Georgetown and Cumber-
land, as well as to the residents Of Virginia
along the line OF the Shenandoah river be-
tween Harper's Ferry and Riverton. Both
the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers were
raging yesterday afternoon and last night
after the storm, and weather bureau
ports from RivertOn and Harpers Ferry
received at 8 o'clock this morning were to
the effect that the rivers were still rising,
and additional trouble for this city was
threatened. Should the waters along the
upper rivers continue to rise considerable
damage may be done on the next high
tide about / o'clock tomorrow morning
At Cumberland yesterday the water
reached the highest point in the history of
the city. and business was practically sus-
pended. A severe thunderstorm visited the
city last night. Willis creek assumed the
were flooded. Small boats were used on
some Of the city streets with which to save
lives.
Landslide at Shriver's Hill.
At Shriver's hill there was a landslide.
Carrying a quantity of mud and stones
down the hill, breaking fences and smashing
windows. The electric cars were stopped
by the high water and last night the city was
In darkness owing to the flooding of the
electric light plant. Many business houses
were flooded and the property damage will
amount to many thousand dollars Broken
gas mains shut off the gas supply, and to-
day efforts were being made to repair the
damage. The government building site was