p. m. | 4.89 | 18,900
2 p. m. | 4.85 | 18,700
3 p. m. | 4.84 | 18,650
4 p. m. | 4.75 | 18,200
5 p. m. | 4.71 | 17,900
6 p. m. | 4.66 | 17,650
7 p. m. | 4.64 | 17,550
8 p. m. | 4.59 | 17,250
9 p. m. | 4.54 | 17,000
10 p. m. | 4.51 | 16,750
11 p. m. | 4.49 | 16,700
12 p. m. | 4.37 | 16,000
14. 1 a. m. | 4.37 | 16,000
2 a. m. | 4.35 | 15,925
3 a. m. | 4.35 | 15,925
4 a. m. | 4.33 | 15,800
5 a. m. | 4.34 | 15,850
6 a. m. | 4.31 | 15,700
7 a. m. | 4.27 | 15,500
8 a. m. | 4.25 | 15,300
9 a. m. | 4.17 | 14,900
10 a. m. | 4.08 | 14,500
11 a. m. | 4.05 | 14,325
12 m. | 4.02 | 14,150
1 p. m. | 4.02 | 14,150
2 p. m. | 4.01 | 14,100
3 p. m. | 3.97 | 13,900
4 p. m. | 3.94 | 13,750
5 p. m. | 3.85 | 13,300
6 p. m. | 3.75 | 12,775
7 p. m. | 3.75 | 12,775
9 p. m. | 3.71 | 12,550
12 p. m. | 3.66 | 12,300
15. 6.30 a. m. | 3.50 | 11,525
1 p. m. | 3.41 | 11,050
6.30 p. m. | 3.41 | 11,050
16. 6.30 a. m. | 3.00 | 9,125
1 p. m. | 3.00 | 9,125
6.30 p. m. | 2.91 | 8,700
17. 6.30 a. m. | 2.5 | 6,900
1 p. m. | 2.5 | 6,900
6.30 p. m. | 2.5 | 6,900
18. 6.30 a. m. | 2.5 | 6,900
1 p.m. | 2.41 | 6,500
6.30 p. m. | 2.33 | 6,200
19. 6.30 a. m. | 2 | 4,900
1 p. m. | 2 | 4,900
6.30 p. m. | 2 | 4,900

DAMAGES.

GENERAL STATEMENTS.

Estimates of flood damages are always approximations only. It is
possible to determine with a fair degree of assurance the cost of
replacing structures which have been carried away, to estimate the value
of goods destroyed--especially if they be commodities stored in shops or
warehouses--to calculate the amount of operatives' wages lost, and in
the case of general mercantile business to estimate the damages incurred
through consequent reduction of trade. Destruction by flood, however
v