The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-14
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general, that theS great volume of water
4 from! above had reached the city, and, that
4 the existence OF the great ice:gorge. below
d the city could do no worse than to form a
basin andprerent the passage Iof this water, :.
without doing more serious damage. 80 !
H. j. SeyeraI captains of vessels ice-bound in
i this port ,.and other friends, yesterday yis-'
Litedtthe captains of the bark Pepita and
schooner Oakes Ames, iu the midst OF the
gorge at Graveyard Reach. !, They report
no change from the condition OF the gorge
when, gisited by them Saturday, with, the
4 exception OF asrnal current OF water run:
gning off on the Chesterfield side. An ex--
| tended description Of the gorge. will, how
I ever; be found in the statement Of Mr.. Hall
published below. S'""' .'.'.' a. { 80 '''''.
The ycurrentttof the river last night and
during yesterday was by no means swift,
! aud. the surface OF the water was covered
:. with floating ice as on Friday and Saturday.
! WRECKED IN PORT.
Saturday night the large barge New York
was capsized abreast of the wharf OF the
| laden with freight taken off the Clyde
steamers and wharves for safe-keeping, and
lies in avery dangerous condition.
DAMAGE AT osBoRNE's, &C, ..,.
The Dispatch correspondent at Chester
writes that "part Of the wharf and shutes
at Osbcrne's were carried away by the
freshet Friday. The captain OF the schooner
w. c.. Alcott, loaded with wood at this
wharf, feels greatly concerned about his
vessel. There is large field OF ice above
! Osborne's, which seems to extend mile up
the river. II this ice is broken up by
freshet it is feared it will sweep everything
before it." .g,.t2E.i#
1t was reported in Richmond yesterday
lthat two briggs and five schooners en- Togte
for. Richmond, had been driven ashore at
! No, vessels, ice-Ibolulnd at the Richmond
! .wharyes have been as yet injured. Ilu2st /
AT LYNCHBURG. j. ,IiaissgsSf
A dispatch received yesterday morning
from Lynchburg stated that the rain ofJSaJ-
'urday and Sunday bad not materially affected
theriver at that point. ThefeweTe no indi-
|'cations OF a destructive freshetIatlL tlLytch-
burg, but it was possibb9that the Riranna
and other streams were much swollen. a.
sdispatchi dates IS q, cleeiet ies stated that.
standstill. Information received from an
other source states that there. had been
about two feet OF snow at Lynchburg.
THE GREAT GEORGE.
Mr.. E. G. Hall, superintendent Of rock
excavation on James-Rivcr improvement,
went as far as Varina yesterday on horse
|baek to ascertain the condition OF the ice
lam. He found the river to the level Of the
bottom-Iands full OF ice closely packed from
Richmond bar, three miles below, to Kings
lands reach, little more than ten miles be-
low. From there, cia Dutch GAP cutoff,
the river is clear to one fourth Of a mile be-
low yarina. The bend avoided by the cut
off is packed with ice, which Is stationary.
The current through the cut-otfis not rapid,
1.-THE water standing at six feet on the gauge,
or say two feet and half over ordinary
high tide. From little below Vsrina, as
far as Mr.. Hail could see, the river was full
OF ice, perfect gorge, and parties interro-
gated about it varied as to It's extent, the
mildest estimate putting 1t at bcep Bottom,
and the most excited at jamestown.
The mass above Kingsland's Reach seems
+ to be densely packed, and supports high
above ordinary level the schooner Dukes
Ames and bark Pepita. The surface OF the
gorge or;glacer is rough, the blocks OF ice
lying in every direction, with here and
! there logs sticking out. The upper line Of
this gorge is at Richmond bar, and is being
extended towards the city by the ice now
passing over the falls. The city dredges
and other machines are safe as yet. The
tide-gauge house on Richmond bar has
been carried. away. In Mr.. Halls opinion
there is not powder and dynamite enough
: in the. United States to remove this mass.
; The whole mass OF ice is reported to have
moved about six hundred feet since Satur-
day. 1t is feared that when the gorge
moves, should 1t move in mass, every
wharf on the river, to say nothing OF ship
ping, will be in danger
. The city tug Frank Somers, which is be-
low Richmond bar looking after the
:: city dredges, is between two gorges, but In
perfectly safe condition.
a@ 90 y THE wYANOKE. !'.. -t.
The steamship Wyanoke, after discharg-
! ing her cargo, has been removed to point
. opposite the old railway, and near the Rich
mond brewery. ~ ~ -.
The Old Dominion tug-boat o. A. Arnold
, is kept constantly fired up to be ready for
any emergency. t.-.,-....,f. .
: Last night the wharyes of the company in
Rockets were under water, and boats had
| to be used to reach the company's office.
Il. SCENES AND INCIDENTS. Il s.
A large portion OF Rockets is still inun-
: dated, and considerable suffering is re-
ported in consequence. Late last night
narties were still engaged in cutting ice of
the Dock near Fifteenth street. When the
: reporter made his last rounds some OF the
stores had lights in them, and watchers
were up eagerly .inquiring afterthe state OF
the water, but a majority OF the people IN
,, 1.-the districts liable to inundation had be-
taken themselves to bed, and were doubt
less dreaming the happy hours away, re-
teardless Of food OF Its consequential! dam
, tages. SIif 10 Iiis.Jt.tl,I Sai - GGtaFt'.jt
/ The water had not backed into Gary, sey-
! enteenth, or Dock street, as was the case
Friday nigh, ,and the rise seemed to be get
lting !perceptibly slawerG1I atGmud> y II .
!, ;9It isirepoMed chat near Graveyard Reach
,, ! the water rushing through thebfelds has
formed another river with newrchannei! /
AS these last lines are penned it Is proba-
bIe but not certain that the worst OF the
faeshet Is over. h Uniila the gorge is broken,
however, no one can ,iioretell what the f1-
ltHre has in store Tor u.s.. That gthe waters
I.WiR soon subsida without further damage,
navigation and trade speedily resume thsir
Wonted, channels, and all the distress Incl
dental Mpon the flood be speedily relieved,
lis doubtless lthe, wish sot every true, honest
heart In this community. .9s152a - !
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