The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-01


| trjct besdouarters) bad been melted Of, and
he at once renewed the copnectlons. This
done end the line was restored.f
DAMAGE TO THE RICHMOND AND ALLEGHASY
| -RAILRoAp.
We mentioned briefly yesterday morning
that the water in the canal on the hrst level
had broken through at Sixth street and was
running over into Byrd, damaging the
bank and street, and that The basin was al
most full TO oyernowiDg. In addition to
these rises. the dock also oyerflowed its
banks at one or two points, but The works
were not damaged thereby TO any extent.
Canal l-Superintendent Williams, who was
| In the city. was notified at bis hotel, and
with MIR. Cosby, assistant superintendent,
! got UP about midnight and went up to the
three-mile locks TO have the waste-wsys
opened. in order that the overflow might be
stopped and The pressure upon the banks
relieved. The only serious damage to the
| line OF the new railroad ascertained up 10
this time Is the washing out OF q portion OF
the fill between the lower and upper locks
at the three-miIe locks. The earth there
was loose, and, Of course, wes easily wash
ed into the feeder from the river. This
| fill would have been fully completed to-day
and the track laid down across 1t, but the
wash will now cause q delay OF day or
two and some additional expense. The
| high water in the canal is, il Is stated, at
| tributablc more to the fact that the waste
ways were not open than from the heavy
rainfall. The work OF filing in the wash
was OF course commenced at once, and will
be speedily repaired.
DAMAGE AT The NEW RESERVOIR.
The storm was more severe in the ex-
| treme western end OF the city and beyond
the corporation line than in the centre OF
Richmond. All the reports we have tend
to strengthen this conclusion. There was
considerable damage, for instance, at the
new reservoir This is the more surprising
in view Of the fact that the splendid heavy
banks were so thoroughly rolled with CORFU
gated rollers and made as hard and firm as
il was possible, and then well turfed. But
even all this work seems to have been una
BILE to stand the driving rain which flooded
the city. About one half OF the eastern
side OF the bank sloughed of by reason OF
the rain, and one third OF the north bank,
while on the south and west side there are
many cracks OF a serious nature caused by
the washing. This will all have to be re-
turied and repaired, and will involve con-
siderable expense. The inside Of the re-
seryoir is OF course unharmed; but until
the outside is repaired the superintendent
OF the Water Works thinks it will be best
not 10 raise the water in the reservoir higher
| than ten feet. AS soon as the earth Is in
proper condition the damage to the en-
bankments will be repaired. The water
was about three feet high in the reservoir
yesterday morning, and the river had risen
about one foot.
THE RAINFALL.
1t was believed by many persons yester-
day that the rainfall of the night previous
was greater than had been seen in this Vi
cnity for many, many years past. Actual
measurement proves that it was 3.2I in the
city, but that it was much greater at the
| Fair-Grounds and northwest OF that point.
| The figures we give are from the officers or
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mae Railroad Company, where the rainfall
was taken. The Grove road yesterday
morning near Mr.. e. +. WOrtham's house
was vast pond, extending for several hum
dred yards, the water varying In depth from
six inches TO two ieer. In some places In
that vicinity there was so much water that
persons were compelled TO have their car
riages driven up to their very doors in order
to get away from home without wading
through the water.
| BRIDGES WASHED AWAY.
Reports come TO us Of much damage TO
bridges in the country north OF Richmond.
Indeed rs far as heard from all OF them
within range OF the storm have been washed
away or injured to such an extent as to
need repair before they can be crossed.
The bridge across Bacon's-Quarter branch
on the Brook turnpike was partly car
ried away, and will have 10 be almost
entirely rebuilt. The bridges spanning
ShockOe creek near Poplar street ana
above, and at ii. NJ. Smiths warehouse,
were carried away. The bridge on the
new turnpike was also washed away, and
there may be Others which have not yel
been reported.
In the vicinity Of n's.Quarter branch
Mr.. Powell's ice-house was washed away
and eight or ten tons Of ice floated OF.
WHAT THE LIGHTNING DID.
The high water did not do all OF the dam
age during the storm. In the city We have
accounts OF several buildings having been
struck by the lightning, and doubtless We
will yet have similar reports from the coun
try. About IL O'Clock The lightning struck
chimney in the dwelling OF Captain L
G.. Coghan, 23l0 Broad street. 1t entered
one of the flues, and in its passage tore
from the inside n quantity OF bricks, NOR
tar. and SCOT, all OF which tumbIed into tht
room in which the Captain was at the time
He SAYS that the crash was the most horrible
he ever heard.
MIR. David n. Walkers residence, neal
Monroe Park, was also struck, The lightnln!
going down the chimney, knocking OIL
norton OF IL and scattering the SCOT ant
dust into the rooms below.
The late residence OF Rev. &. {. Bitting
ID. D., No. 9O4 west Main street, now occu
pied by Mr.. Z. w. VOlkman, was struck du
ring the storm. Mr.. Volkman was the onl!
occupant Of the second story, where In
: room he was amusing himself durlni
the storm in making clippings from
newsDaper. His scissors were Knocked
from his hands, and his right arm
seemingly parayzed an hour or two
,, The damage to the dwelling amounts I
about one hundred dollars. A brick fror
the chimney was hurled on to the top OF
neiQhbor's kitchen thirty feet away. Th
9 electric fluid entered one OF the cbimney'
ran down the gutter and into the terra-col
y ia pipe, tearing 1t up and open and Anail
spending itself in the ground.
Z The kitchen chimney OF No. 9lS Yves
1 Main street, occupied by Mr.. A. A. Hutch
!. son, was also struck and very much dan
aged.
< The granite paving on MPin street net
3 Monroe was torn up by the lightning.
ET CETERA.
The basement OF No. 3l4 west Mai
:, street. occupied by Mr.. Francisco, WI
{ flooded from floor to ceiling. The furn
: ture actually fioated around in the room
and the water had to he pumped out.
4 Policemen Hardy, Cartwright, and Waltt