The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-03

Z SAs4<SI-a1XLAt ~ low st.. i
Saloon; Harpers barber-shop-the water
finding its level at Pearce's jeweIry store.
A ferryfrom Hamilton's hat store, conveyed
passengers to MePhail's drug store rs late
as 9 o'clock p. III. on yesterday.
!3. ON CARY STREET " / %.
the highest point west, on the north side,
reached, by the flood was the vacant lots adj
Joining the machine shop of Sloat " ADJ
dingon, Just above 10th street, Messrs,
Sioat & Addington barely escaping. Below
this, Wooley & Co., wholesale liquor deal
ers the Grand junction saloon,E number
of ,lncccupied buildings, Ross saloon, and
the entire block from 18th to- 18th beyond
Squire Aliens restaurant, was entirely sub
merged. the water reaching its highest
point east just beyond 18th street. 5a,
On the south side of Cary the cellars OF
Eddins's moulding shop. Andruss, pattern
maker, and S. G.. FIournoy, builder, were
overfowed. These are just below 14th
street. "A. Y. Stokes & Co., 18th. and Cary,
employed a large force, and removed most
OF their goods but their floors were flooded,
and their loss is considerable. The foGn-
mond, and Talbot & Sons, were sub
merged. 81 -
Smith & Potter, junk dealers, and Cur
RE g. Co., ship chambers, on this street be-
low 18th, were the heaviest sufferers. All
of the coal-yards in this vicinity were under
water. -,
ON FRANKLIN STREET.
The highest point reached west was in
front Of Kelly's blacksmith shop, at the
corner Of 10Th OF Union street. On the
north side, S. Maccubbin, grocer and feed
store; B. G. Galloway, locksmith /; l.. T..
Chandler, John NJ. Higgins, grocers; Rose
IL Day, timers; Jas. L. Porter, hardware
j. Augustine, confcctioner !; Adams 81 Co.,
j. A. Lacy, grocers, were the heaviest suf-
ferers. The water reached the store Of
John w. Wilks, on this side, and it reached
its greatest elevation in front of Porter's
hardware store, being about six feet.
On the south side, Is. G. Blythe and j. z.
J.. Masurier, grocers SCOTS drug Store;
Gresham & Co., w. II. Cox, grocers Lich-
enstein, dry goods; and SchweitZer's shoe
store, were the flooded. The water stopped
in front Of the grocery and liquor store OF
NJ. LoterZo, No. 1713. .-.f
FOURTEENTH STREET.
The water did not reach 14th street eX-
cept across the canal bridge on the dock,
and near Mayo's warehouse.
FIFTEENTH STREET.
On the east side, the cellars of Abbott &
Lehman, &. r. Workman IL Co., and q. /.
Herring were flooded. No great damage to
property, as everything perishable was re-
moved. The first floor OF q. 4 s. WOrtham
Il Co., grocers and metal merchants, was
flooded. The vacant lots used for storing
lumber by S. G. Flournoy were oyerfioWed.
On the opposite side, in the office OF the
Old Dominion Nail Works the water was
about two feet deep; their loss consldera-
bic. Ragland Il Co., lumber dealers, loss
small. a r-.
| SEVENTEENTH sTREET-NORTH. Z. b
The water came up above Crews soap
factory, and about The old Swiss saloon,
flooding the fish and vegetable markets and
all of the stores OH the east and west sides
thereon. The excitement on the former
side New Jerusalem) is said to have been
intense.
EIGHTEENTH STREET.
| The water did not reach above Squire AL
| len's-here at its greatest fury it reached
| four feet above his first floor.
Metzger's cooper-shop, OH the dock, was
oyerfowed. but owing to wise precautlon
his loss is slight.
| ALONG THE DOCK.
] The dock presented the. appearance OF
miniature sea-, being one Vast eXpanse oil
| water. ,
D. w. Moore q Co.'s corn, wheat, and
plaster mill, worked until driven ont ut II
o'clock A. M. Saturday ut 6 o'clock p. NJ
the water was eight feet on first floor.
| Babcock IL Co., Smyth Il Co. ice-dealers
s. z. Lathrop, coal and lumber; Rahm 4
Co., bedstead factory, all suffer more ol
less.
| MANCHESTER.
| On the Manchester side OF The James The
ravageS Of the flood have been proportion
ately disastrous. Early Saturday morning
! it became evident that a most serious fresl
was to be apprehended, and preparation
| were made ut all of the manufacturing
establishments to remove all that was pc
rishable or movable. Crowds gathered
around Mayo's and the Danyille bridge
aud lined the banks, watching the Tel
| destroyer. About 104 4. Nj. portion o
the southern division of Mayo's bridge wa
carried away, and about an hour after, gal
lantly breasting the storm, the remalnde
was forced to succumb. Everything OF
Sharp's and Talbott's islands were ssWep
away, and Belcher's narrowly escaped.
| TIMELY PRECAUTIONS.
| The Danyille company commenced laying
1 granite blocks to strengthen the elnbank
| ment between the canal and river, whlci
was in imminent danger OF being destroyed
| BADLY HURT.
| While engaged in this colored man
named Henry Davis, an employe on the ma
terial train, was run over and seriously III
tjured.
| HOUSES UNDER WATER.
/ Later in the day the water continued
rising rapidly, and soon that part OF tht
town known as the :. Lower BoWery al
| that portion north of Third and east OF Hltl
Istreets-was deluged, in some places up p, u
| the second stories Of the dwellings,: Ine
Inhabitants, as well as those In MARX
Field, around the neighborhood OF tne
Cool Spring, were making preclpltate nlgnt
after moving what furniture they couia III, Z,
the upper portions OF the houses. LIZ
cottages were secured as well Us posslpie
and left to the mercy OF the deVourlnS exc
| ment. A wagon engaged III moving MI. IN.
| P;rvear was caught in the Hood, and The
horses only saved by cutting them loose ant
leaving the wagon and goods. "a terry
| with Headquarters ut Third and Hull streets
conveyed the people and some few neces
sary articles to places OF safety.
| LOSSES OF THE FACTORIES.
| at the bucket factory OF Allen q 90: TIT
destruction was fearful-a large quantity {,
stock, buckets, &C., being swept away. 4
new frame building, erected to accommo
date their increasing trade, was turned owe
and completely wrecked. Their damas
cannot be estimated.
The foundry Of Baird's heirs, at the othe
end of the Manchester canal, was also con
siderably damaged. They were proDaDl
the next heaviest sufferers, losing pattern
and stock, in addition to the great aanas