The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-28

BADLY BE LIGHTED WITH GAS TONIGHT
WATER CUT oFF-THE FLOODS OF l771
AND l7a5-soME OF THE TRIALS OF CAP
TAIN CLIFFORD. AND THE STEAMER JOHN
sYLyEsTER-TnEC CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO
ROAD OPEN AGAIS--sOuTHERN TRAVEL
MANCHESTER AND vICINITY-TliE TRUE
HEIGHT OF THE FLOOn-THE RIVER AT
BUCHANAN TWENTY FEET ABOVE THE
FRESH OF SUALTIES-DAMAGES
IN BEDFORD CoUNTY-REPoRTs FROM
HALIFAX, n. c., AND OTHER POINTS, &C.
The river cot within it's banks Yesterday.
It left on both shores and in many OF our
thorouchiares in the inundated districts a
heavy deposit OF yellow mud that will be
hard to remove, and be sticky and nasty. as
long as it remains where it is. Along the
entire river and dock-front from HaXalPs
mills to the lower end OF Rockets, and on
the shores OF Shockoe and Gillie's creeks,
the sight is one quite discouraging.
Mud covers wharveS, sheds, fences, coal
and Mmber-pilcs, and sidewalks and floors
which were within its reach. There were
hundreds Of men employed in removing
this tenacious aud 'unwelcomed substance.
They had to work with shovels and
hoes, and made slow progress; and I'M
clean labor 1t was. Had there been
plenty OF water and fair supply OF
hose at their command they could have
washed it of much easier. On Twenty-first
street. near the Libby prison, drag, or
scraper, drawn by two mules, was engaged
in pulling the mud off. -' "... -.
Companies and D, Of the Fire Depart
ment, with their steamers, pumped the wa
ter from most OF the cellars in the neigh
borhood OF the Old Market on Main, Frank
lin, and Csry streets, and did the public 4
really great service in washing of the pave
ments.
The street-cars. with unexpected enter
prise, began running yesterday. For n con-
siderable portion OF the day they had to
drive through the mud, where it was as
deeply deposited as anywhere in the city.
THE LOSSES.
The losses are quite as heavy as sup.
posed.
They fall upon hundreds and thousands
OF people-upon the poor living at Rockets
and on the line Of Shockoe creek upon
the Canal Company, whose wharres and
tow-nath have been injured; upon all the
emplores OF the mills and manufactures
who receive their water-powcr from the
canal or basin, the same having been cut of
By the break ct the Six gates: upon the
coal. and lumber, and ice-dealers, whose
stocks are damaged and whose yalds arc
filled with the Shiny reSidi,m Of the food !;
upon the steamboat companies, whose
wharyes and sheds will have to be replaced
or repaired, and who were subjected to
the cost OF removals and to the detention OF
ships here upon the railroads, who suffer
not only the loss Of bridges and embank-
mcnts, but, what is considerable, stoppagc
OF receipts and the enormous enlargement OF
expenditures; upon Talbot & Sons, found.
crS: II. NJ. Smith, {. II. Palmer, P. FL.
Starke, and Watt IL Call, agricultural-im-
plement manufacturers, all OF whom suffered
from Shockoc creek, and whose losses by
food and stoppage OF work is in the aggre.
gate very large; uponth city OF Richmond,
whose streets are in many places broken
and. indeed, upon all classes.
INDIVIDUAL INSTANCES.
The five spans Of Mayo's bridge which
were washed away will, it is believed, he
recovered. The iron-work can possibly be
taken apart and replaced on the piers, in
which event the loss OF the MessrS. Mayo
will he by no means so great rs the public
have been ready to suppose.
The Atlantic and Virginia Fertilzina
Company will probably lose twenty or thirty
thousand dollars. They are the heaviest
sufferers yet reported.
HaXall. Crenshaw d. Co. can repair their
losses with three or four thousand dollars.
The GaIlego Mills Manufacturing Com
pany had Only trifling loss. Their flour
stored at and near the York River railroad
sheds was nearly all saved. y representa-
tive OF the firm said yesterday that their
loss was not worth mentioning. 1t had been
that they had five hundred barrels
of flour ruined.
The flood caught the sheds Of the Phila-
delpLia Steamboat Company, on the dock,
filled with cotton and other freight, much
of which had been removed there from
Rockets for safety. The damage is quite
large. but an accurate estimate cannot now
be made.
I'D. Porter, hardwarc-dcaler near Seven
teenth and Franklin, will lose about $4,000.
A. 3. Clarke, hardware dealer, on Main
street right ut Shockoc creek, will lose
nothing, having removed all his stock from
exl osed situations in time. William Sears
Wood. stoye-dealer, on Main street, may
rists. in their two stores may lose 81,
aged $4,000.
These are but samples. They indicate the
extent OF the flood and the damage done.
To undertake any enumeration OF all losses
would be colossal work.
In some instances where heavy losses have
fallen the parties could have removed their
goods for trifing amounts Of money. They
wouldn't do it. They didn't believe in "the
sensational dispatches" from Lynchburg.
Oh, no! The insurance companies, which
mad insured from water the tobacco in
Mayo's and Planters warehouses, and Da-
venport Il Morris, and dozens OF other pr,l-
dent firms, did tetieCe, and consequently so
prepared for the flood rs to sustain little
loss.
THE GAs-woRKs.
The tires in the retort-housc at the gas
works were rckindled yesterday morning. at
: O'Clock.
They will be making Gf not supplying
gas by tonight. There are already two days
supplies in the holders. To permit them
to be drawn upon the water which has
filed the street-mainS near the Old Domin-
ion Steamship sheds will first have to be
pumped out. II that can possibly be done
to-day, as is hoped, we will have gas to.
night; il not, not. ....
All the machinery ut the gas-Wo rkS is
hurt some. The yard is as nasty as posi-.
bic. 1t will require very much labor ant
the expenditure Of some money before The
works are restored to their former condi
ton. .'.'t'.'
WATER CUT OFF.
Notwithstanding the assurances received
from superintendent Davis and other OF
1icials OF the Water Department that thu
water would last until Thursday, portion