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

sion Of ordinary police. duty can, by com.
municating with the chief or the officers at
the station-hot1ses, hare them attended to.
When tho city is again supplied with gas
the police will return to their routine.
THE HEIGHT OF THE FLOOD.
The monument in front Of the St. Charles
Hotel records the fact that on 1st October,
1870, the river rose "a feet and Of an inch
above ordinary high tide. On Sunday 1t
rose II inches above the pointer on the
monument-say 25 feet 5! inches above high
tide. So states gentleman living right
near The spot, who marked the high-water
line Sunday.
THE GREAT FLOODS OF III AND 1905.
We are informed by an old gentleman OF
this city that in his youth he has heard aged
citizens speak OF the fresh of 1905 as being
very remarkable, but not altogether as high
rs that Of I'LL. Amongst other incidents
OF it which he remembers to have heard is
that boat could 20 in and out OF the Bell
Tavern door. Many now living remember
this tavern, which occupied the corner
where now stands the st. Charles Hotel,
only it was sixteen feet higher up the street
the doors OF which being about the same
height from the sidewalk, would make the
rise Of 1905 about two feet higher than that
OF 1877.
James Peasants, Esq, of .Goochland
county, usually known as James Pleasants
OF contentious" so called to distinguish
him from his son, the late Governor Pleas
ants, considered the flood OF 1895 so remark
able an occurrence that he made memo
randum Of it i'm his family Bible. II this
book is in existence it would be very inter-
esting to have this memorandum published,
and would add much to the rather unde-
fined history of that disastrous rise OF the
waters.
THE TRIALS OF CAPTAIN CLIFFORD AND THE
SYLVESTER.
The steamer John Sylvester, OF the James
River Line, was not ableto 60 down to Nor
folk this morning on account OF the con-
tinued high water. She will sail on Friday
morning at $3.50 O'Clock. E
Mention of the Sylvester's sudden de-
parture from Rockets was made in the Dis
patch. Captain Clifford reports that he
had q perilous time OF it. After leaving
her moorings, near the city, the steamer
went down in the neighborhood OF Wilton,
below Drcwry'S Bluff, where the captain,
after many difficulties, made fast to tree.
lie describes the turbulent current as beng
most formidable and alarming. He lay
there all Sunday night in fear and
trembling, and on Monday morning, when
daylight came he went out to feel for the
lines with which the Sylvester was made
fast to the tree, and which were under
water. TO his horror his hand came in con-
tact with a large moccasin snake that had
taken refuge from the dcluge in the tree
. top. Stepping back on board. he was again
confronted by another serpent-this time 4
huge black snake-that lay coiled up on the
deck in a striking attitude. The Captain in
short order sought safer quarters.
While the steamer remained tied to the
tree the larder OF the Sylvester was rcplen-
ished, for many rabbits, one or two opos-
sums, as we'll as birds, came on board to get
beyond the reach OF the seething current.
The Sylvester is now safely made fast
to the Chesapeake and Ohio wharves, and,
as has already been stated. will resume her
regular trips on Friday.
RE0PENNG OF TIE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO
RAILROAD.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad has
been re0pencd for the transportation OF
freight and passengers. The telegraph line
was restored yesterday at ? p. NJ. between
Richmond and Huntington. The mail train
from the west left Williamson'S, 1913 miles
from Richmond. yesterday morning, and
came on to the Rivanna bridge, where the
train remained until p. NJ, when il
crossed the new trestling and came on to
Richmond, arriving here last night at late
hour.
The express train from Hinton arrived
here this morning little behind time, and
will leave at S:45 tonight and go through
to Huntington without further Interrupt
ton. Last evening four freight trains
bound west left Richmond, four left Staun-
ton, and three left Charlottesville. Passen-
gers for the North tia this road 60 to Alex
an dria. where they cross the river in steam
eIs. The express train which arrived here
this morning brought down the delayed pas
sengers, who had been at Hinton since the
break in the road. The mail train which
left here at $40 yesterday morning remained
at Rivanaa bridge until P. NJ, when it
went on west.
1t is not an inopportune moment to say
that the very courteous and gentlemenly
officers OF the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road, and indeed all the roads leading from
Richmond, have very cheerfully and
promptly furnished us with all the infor.
damage done by the fresh, and for the in
formation and the pleasant way in which it
has been given these gentlemen have our
thanks.
THE DANyILLE ROAD.
The officers Of the Richmond and Dan
vile railroad are not able now to say when
their line will be open for through travel.
AS soon, however. as they can do so they will
transfer their passengers across Roanoke
river in boats and send them on by trains on
the other side. Some few passengers who
have been detained at Roanoke station
crossed the river yesterday and came on to
Richmond last evening. The bridge that
was washed away, together with the
loaded cars that were upon it, were
found about Il mile below on the bot
tom-land. Many OF the timbcrs and
some OF the iron will be used in the
erection of the new bridge. a force OF two
hundred hands will leave Richmond this
morning on special train for Roanoke.
Trains Nos. / and will for the present run
on their usual schedule between this city
and Roanoke. Colonel T. NJ. r. Talcott is
at the bridge experimenting the work OF
repairing the damages OF the flood.
SOUTHERN TRAVEL 81 THE RICHMOND AMI
PETERSBURG ROAD.
The Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
Company is running its trains as usual, ano
passengers for the South can leave thlS
morning at $40 O'Clock uia that road ano
the Atlantic Coast line. The transfer Of
passengers will be made at Weldon.
THE YoRK-RlvER ROAD.
Elsewhere in this mornings Dispatch
will be found notice OF the Richmond
York-RiYer and Chesapeake Railroad Com
pany, announcing that that road is now re-
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