Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-26

S a. m.-Tho river remains the samc as when
| last reported; break in the canal, right over
Conduit, thirty feet wids q heavy E&ln IS now
| filling
9a. m.-Thc river la, fallen !! i1cics siEcc
the last report; the rain Ess c22s:d.
The sigual s:rv:ce observer al the AqGcduot
Office, Georgetown, d. e., rcportsa AS iOI!o.s -
"a. m.-Thc river fell Two inches during lie
past hour. Total fall si0ce clock =. H., l !!
| inchcs.
Sa m-Thc river fell .! inches during the
past hour.
Ga. m.-Thc river fell inch during the past
| hour. Total fall since | o. H., Is iGches.
The signal service observer at liarpcr's Her
~, W. Va, reports to the Chief Signal Officer
as follows NOV, at $50 4. H., tic rivers
| have fallen feet, hut are still very high.
The Richmond Wing gives the following ac-
count OF the storm IN that city:
| The rain in Richmond as well as in The coua.
try, Thursday aud Friday came lowa with ::
violcncc never before knowa in Rc1monl 49,
Friday night up to . 'clOcl, III the ipTri:!& !a
rain poured down wlth0u: intcrmsSoD. Tie
water TED in the streets as though they were
rivers, aGd the cutters and cuiycrt5 oyCit9wcd
on tho pavemenGs, giving warning that Iui.
|
TIC next to oTcliiow.
Hard as i. r.aca in Rictim0D,; from a.:Yic.S
received at the Wh!g c!icc, We %r& III 10 b.
licye That the rain poured tLWl with ;Q';ai
power al up the Ja&:ts liver from Rici!rIvi:,!
up to ana heyond i.yfc:I5u!s. lnlicc;: it w.
general. Earr Saturday IloyGGg kilograms
trom LyGchhurE iuJic2tcti thar Tie GiY.7 y. 5
risiag RAPIDLY there.
Later ii the day Gains kilograms w2!uia;
Richmond to look cut." Abou; hall l,ast |
o'ccck the river began 10 rlSc very rapidly, G;;,,
then merchants aud others doiGe business a!on;:
the dock began 10 mJec their good. II jr
Poe, chl.f Of police, upGG receipt Of c"ut!on.TT
kilograms. seat GU. policeman 10 notify every
body alien. the 9a Ct tie district c2g&fId ~
the flood OF 1870. Nearly all o' the merchants
doing busi1css on Main street irom Fifteen !.
street to the Ola Market 1t oncc b.9an t0 .:igY:
their goods from tic lower h0c,s OF ,'jc;r stores
above TIC high water mark. Gi: the ,iic; -.
activity Was sill g:c%cr.
III The Nc7 York sheds !. laig3 humber oi
bales Of co'tea were at once moved ag2gy AL
placed upon ihc hill near iStau3a's Hail. ira;,,
whaGcc they will &c moved to some s.hlriouse
There was SO much 10 move 10 this port #
the town that teams were very scare, and .;Gt,
10 be used ju!iciousIy. Daring Saturday ,i;a
heaviest amount e hauling a2l Eij;G% cyc:
made in Ole day Was done.
The banks OF The dccl; rta,ut2,, picture 81
activity. ~ ug came Oh the wi3oGS rushed
| faster, tho drivers shouted harder. and III n
rolled barrels and hos lcads will. decreasing OK
ctcucnt. Ariona lhc lir,t Oh the dock 10 b.
gin wosli Was ilr. j. SlnIth, who IHs he !a:s
est junk shop end st0llag house IL that part ct
the city. Bryant Is ca. $ siiiac ';ll+ :,:;S,'at,
ed {. scene CT oct.v.tv, aGI IN: d;<t i,.orn III"
sumGc as it was has J tossed bags ~: TASK
cts was thick and stliiDg
| Mr.. Newell, the caIpcGyr, WhG VS. nu;tlu"
up Dew wharf for the Clyd: line OF steam.
| boats, had large quaoity OF splendid lumber
stored at the wharf ready for U.s.. T:i:3 had to
be removed in double quick haste, iUr The va
Ter at this poiot Was rising very fast. lie had
to work hard IL Get lhn llt!h"r sway before ii
VAS covered.
About o'clock ii nigh! the Cd Market .uti
vicinity presented l scenc Of excitement little
dreamed Of ~ up town People. Here The
flood cl 1870 l3t its devastating marks, and
the rcrch:n, aud butcher did n1t propose to be
caugh: ~ il again. ilcchcr, tnc sausage ml1.
lad score Of Iiands In0sing hi;; big iron satt
from his STALL while the butchers slung aside
saws esd clcavara and went to work hanging up
hams and joiuts of beet il the top OF their
stalls. IL few short mGmcnls-loER before
tno 5el nan I' nr L, , "oi y. S;.;tt
tcasu vi ~ :" uIS ,'',,
Joa enr ,La . I i'"'E
tatted cali.
Ou .t''o '',sG'' o.i"I:n iliIcti'h "''n n1F'
I".I I' t''o p S"ulS"S. a'. uI''Et*, illhl
rolling their whi>kcy cot ct tic way, showing
tered, 80
Krakcr WHO'S. STORE yeas uo,;er prornl. :,
1870. was saline cothinr at Ia n'rlo.I I'll
unr,ind(u Of the rrsh Of Ehorl.,c cs.si j., h;r
immcdiatc viciniIv, >'.> ''''
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o'alnlISs'on i'iI'c:''!,', Was I'D SHARP 10 oe
o-'hh1 u'pp!'h' anu MO HIS large HsS}ft'ncnt
nt e9rS'En'''Sn'S HoS'" Gus % ''o track 81 INC
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